I went to a My Little Pony convention for adults. And it was amazing.

Unsurprisingly, people were super friendly!

My Little Pony

A man hugging a stuffed animal talks to a pony in a pinstripe suit, a tail protruding from his trouser pants. A herd of equines prances into an auditorium to join a sing-along. Others trot around the lobby of the Loew's Landmark Theater shopping for My Little Pony paraphernalia or indulging in pony makeovers.

Welcome to PonyCon NYC, a two-day event in which men and women, children and adults come together to share in their love of the franchise through art, cosplay, and discussions with My Little Pony designers and animators. The convention in Jersey City was an offshoot of the much larger BronyCon, which will take place in Baltimore this year, so fans in the New York City area could gather to play and talk about the hit cartoon, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, which debuted in 2010. For readers not steeped in the lore of this fantasy universe of rainbows and bedazzled ponies, the show is just the latest installment in an entertainment franchise founded in the 80s by a single, titular toy.

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Amy Kraft is a print and radio reporter based in New York. She reports on science and the environment for publications including Scientific American, Discover, Popular Science, Psychology Today, and Distillations, a podcast out of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. She is currently working on a book of humor essays. You can check out more of her writing on her blog Jaded Bride.