How Pic Booth's Draw Bots turned a packed Meridian Centre into a room full of one-of-a-kind, River Lions–branded keepsakes.
Live Draw Bot caricatures from opening night — each one drawn on the spot and branded with the Niagara River Lions logo for guests to take home.
The Niagara River Lions are downtown St. Catharines' marquee event — back-to-back CEBL champions chasing a historic third straight title, with the Meridian Centre packed for opening night against the Vancouver Bandits. The 2026 home opener doubled as a "Night of Champions": the 2025 banner raising, the championship ring ceremony, and a co-branded flag giveaway for the first 500 fans through the doors.
A live sports activation on a night like this needs to:
Our Draw Bots turned fans into the stars of the game. Each guest was transformed into a custom, basketball-themed caricature — drawn live on the spot and finished with official Niagara River Lions branding. From kids in their first jersey to lifelong season-ticket holders, every portrait was one of a kind.
Because each piece is clean line art, it doubles as a keepsake and a colouring page — a takeaway that keeps young fans busy long after the final buzzer.
A few of the custom caricatures fans took home from the Meridian Centre — every one unique, every one River Lions branded.
Delivering at a pro sports home opener takes a team that's done it at scale before. Pic Booth is built on 25+ years of professional photography and trade-show activation experience, and every booth is staffed by trained photographers — not kiosk operators.
It's the same standard that earned the trust of CARAS at the JUNO Awards Official After Party and brought a premium Niagara photo booth to the Jackson-Triggs 25th-anniversary Summer Concert Series, and the reason brands, venues, and couples across Niagara and the GTA keep coming back.
The same team and technology we brought to the River Lions home opener is available for your event across Niagara and the GTA.
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