Event poster for CakeCon, a baking competition show experience in New York scheduled for August 2026. The poster features large, colorful text with event details.

What Is CakeCon

Contestant-driven cultural festival.

CakeCon is the first-ever festival that unites baking show fans, TV contestants, and emerging bakers under one roof to celebrate baking culture, inspire new creators, and build a supportive community through interactive classes, panels, competitions, and meet & greets.

  • The biggest gathering of baking show stars

  • A place where fans meet the bakers who inspired them

  • A hub for new and emerging bakers to learn, grow, and feel seen

  • A celebration of culture, representation, and creativity

  • A space where baking meets entertainment, storytelling, and community

We’re creating a NEW lane — a new tradition — where baking show culture is honored the same way BravoCon, DragCon, and Comic-Con celebrate their worlds.

Text reading 'CAKE CON' in large yellow and pink letters on a black background.

Industry Leaders: Join Us

Baking Show Fans

Enter the Live Bake-Off

Baking Show Alumni

Baker and digital marketer kareem youngblood Smiling in a purple shirt and brown apron standing inside a colorful store or market with shelves and displays. on the set of spring baking championship

Founder & Visionary

Kareem Youngblood

Baker. Storyteller. Connector.

Kareem Youngblood is a Food Network and Netflix alum, digital marketing strategist, educator, and cultural connector based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder of CakeCon NYC, the first-ever festival inspired by the culture of baking competition television — designed to support creatives beyond the competition stage.

Having lived every side of the baking-show world — on camera, behind the scenes, and long after the credits roll — Kareem brings a rare dual perspective to CakeCon:

firsthand experience as a nationally televised contestant and real-world expertise in brand strategy, digital marketing, and education.