For the safety and protection of our attendees, 4th Street has a pre-convention testing requirement and a mask policy. We may update or modify these policies at any point until the commencement of 4th Street Fantasy 2026. Please review this page again immediately prior to your attendance at 4th Street.
Attendees found by staff to be non-compliant with these policies will not be permitted into convention spaces.
EXPOSURE CONTROL AND AFFIRMATION OF NON-POSITIVITY
All attendees of 4th Street Fantasy must provide a photograph of a same-day negative COVID test at the registration desk on the first day of the convention.
MASK POLICY
Attendees must mask in all convention spaces with the exception of masking being optional in consuite only while eating. Panelists, with the consent of neighbors, may be unmasked for the sake of clarity.
The rest of the hotel will be mask-optional and will likely have other events with other attendees who will not be masking.
The mask must cover both mouth and nose without holes or vents, and must have means of being secured (a scarf or bandanna is insufficient). 4th Street strongly recommended the use of properly fitted N95 or KN95 masks. Medically ineffective masks, costume masks, and obviously damaged masks do not meet this requirement.
GENERAL DISCLAIMERS
Please be advised that a risk of exposure to COVID-19 may exist in any public space or event at this time, including 4th Street. By registering for and attending 4th Street, you acknowledge this inherent risk on behalf of yourself and/or any attendees to whom you are serving as a legal guardian. Attendance at 4th Street 2026 is contingent upon acknowledgment of and compliance with all convention health and safety guidelines. Noncompliance may result in your being relocated or removed from the convention space at the sole discretion of 4th Street staff.
While we will try to control our designated convention spaces as best as possible, the hotel staff and non-convention guests are not bound by any 4th Street Fantasy policies. We cannot guarantee their vaccination status or compliance with physical safety procedures for COVID-19.
EXPOSURE REPORTING AT THE CONVENTION
Attendees testing positive for COVID-19 during the con or otherwise suspecting serious illness during the con must report this to 4th Street organizers immediately. All such reports will be treated as CONFIDENTIAL by 4th Street personnel and it will be at an attendee’s sole discretion to discuss their identity and the nature of their symptoms in public. The primary contact for COVID reporting is Scott Lynch; reports may be made in person but attendees are also encouraged to use the email addresses scott@scottlynch.us and/or info@4thstreetfantasy.com. Phone/text number will be provided to attendees at the con. Attendees testing positive for COVID-19 will be required to leave the main convention spaces and relocate/isolate, either in a hotel room or off hotel premises, and will be asked to reconstruct as best possible the time and location of their interactions with other 4th Street attendees.
Symptoms which may be of particular concern, according to the CDC, include: Fever or chills, coughing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, unusual fatigue, muscle aches, headaches, new loss of senses of smell/taste, sore throat, congestion, nausea, and diarrhea.
Attendees suspecting an exposure to COVID-19 or worried about symptoms they may be experiencing, may request a rapid test from 4th Street staffif they do not otherwise have access to such a test. 4th Street will provide rapid tests promptly as long as supplies last.
Attendees testing positive for COVID-19 up to five days following their departure from 4th Street (for the majority of attendees this means until Friday, June 21st) are requested to report this to the convention as well.
Last Updated: January 07, 2026