CONVENTIONS & EVENTS

Currently, there are 280 listings. If you know of a convention we’ve missed, send us a link.
Conventions in italics are outside the United States.

The web site SFSignal has this handy interactive map that shows convention locations.

Other convention news can be found at Convention Scene.

And still others can be located with this list at Previews.

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A

A-Kon – Dallas TX

Ad-Astra – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

AdventureCon – Knoxville, TN

ÆtherFest – San Antonio, TX

AggieCon – College Station, TX

Ai-Kon – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Aki Con – Bellevue, WA (Seattle)

Akron-Canton Comic Con – Akron, OH

Albacon – Albany, NY

Albuquerque Comic Con – Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque Comic Expo – Albuquerque, NM

All-Con – Dallas, TX

Amazing! Arizona Comic Convention – Mesa, AZ

AnachroCon – Atlanta, GA

Animaritime -  Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Animate! Miami – Miami, FL

Anime Boston – Boston, MA

Anime Detour – Bloomington, MN

Anime Evolution – Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Anime Expo – Los Angeles, CA

Anime North – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Animethon – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Animinneapolis – Minneapolis, MN

AnomalyCon – Denver, CO

Another Anime Convention – Manchester, NH

ApolloCon – Houston, TX

Archon – St. Louis, MO

Arisia – Cambridge, MA

ArmadilloCon – Austin, TX

Armageddon Expo – Melbourne, Australia & Auckland, New Zealand

Art-O-Con – Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Astronomi-con – Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Dallas

Atlanta South Comic Con – Atlanta, GA

Au Contraire – Wellington, New Zealand

Away Mission: Orlando (Vulcan Events) – Orlando, FL

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Ba-Con – Columbus, OH

BabelCon – Baton Rouge, LA

Balticon – Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Comic Con – Baltimore, MD

BayCon – San Francisco, CA

BayouCon – Lake Charles, LA

Big Apple Comic Con – New York City, NY

Big Wow Comicfest – San Jose, CA

BlizzCon – Anaheim, CA

BORÉAL – Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Boskone – Boston, MA

BotCon – travels

BronyCon – Baltimore, MD

Bubonicon – Albuquerque, NM

Buckeye Comic Con – Columbus, OH

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Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary Comic & Toy Expo – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Camp Feral! – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Algonquin Provincial Park)

Campbell Conference – Lawrence, KS

Canny Comic Con – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Capclave – Washington, DC

Cape Comic Con – Cape Girardeau, MO

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con – Dunn Loring, VA

Capricon – Chicago, IL

Central Canada Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Charlotte Comicon – Charlotte, NC

Chibicon – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Chicago TARDIS – Lombard, IL

Clockwork Con – Austin, TX

CoastCon – Biloxi, MS

ColossalCon – Sandusky, Ohio

ComicConn – Trumbull, CT

Comicpalooza – Houston, TX

Comikaze Expo – Los Angeles, CA

Comiket – Tokyo, Japan

Con*Cept – Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Con*Stellation – Huntsville, AL

ConCarolinas – Charlotte, NC

ConComCon aka “C-Cubed”, Pacific Northwest con-running conference

ConDFW – Dallas, TX

Condor Con – San Diego, CA

ConFilkt – Seattle,WA

Conflagration – Tempe, AZ

ConFusion – Troy, MI (Detroit)

Con Nooga – Chattanooga, TN

ConQuest – Kansas City, MO

Contemporal – Chapel Hill, NC

CONvergence – Bloomington, MN

Con-Version – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Con X – Kansas City, MO

Cosplacon – Jefferson City, MO

Creation Conventions

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Dallas All-Con – Dallas, TX

Dallas Comicon – Dallas, TX

Dan Con – Orland Park, IL (Chicago area)

Darkon Expo – Tulsa, OK

Days of the Dead – Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Chicago, Atlanta

Dead Winter Horror Convention – London, KY

DexCon – Morristown, NJ

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EasterCon – London, UK

Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton Pop Culture Fair – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

EerieCon – Niagra Falls, NY

El Paso Comic Con (EP-Con) - El Paso, TX

Emerald City Comicon – Seattle, WA

Encounters – Wichita, KS

Everfree Northwest – Seattle, WA

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4th Street Fantasy – Minneapolis, MN

Fabletown and Beyond – Rochester, MN

FallCon – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Fanboy Expo – Pigeon Forge, TN

Fandom Fest – Louisville, KY

FanExpo – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FantaSci – Chesapeake, VA

Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX

Farpoint – Baltimore, MD

Fedcon – Düsseldorf, Germany

FenCon – Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

FilKONtario – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Firefight – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Florida Anime Experience – Orlando, FL

Florida Supercon – Miami, FL

Foolscap – Seattle, WA

Fragapalooza – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

FragCon – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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G.A.M.E. – Springfield, MO

G-Anime – Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Galacticon – Houston, TX

GalaxyFest – Colorado Springs, CO

Gallifrey One – Los Angeles, CA

Gamescom – Cologne, Germany

GameStorm – Portland, OR

Geek Media Expo – Nashville, TN

GenCon – Indianapolis, IN

G.I. Joe Con – location varies

Gl!tchCon – Bentonville, AR

Global Fest – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Great Allentown Comic Con! – Allentown, PA

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Hal-Con – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Heroes Con – Charlotte, NC

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I-Con – Stony Brook Univ, Long Island, NY

ICON – Cedar Rapids, IA

Ikasucon – Ft. Wayne, IN

Imagicon – Columbus, GA

Indian Comic Con – New Dehli, India

InvaderCon – Los Angeles, CA

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JAFAX (Japanese Anime, Film & Art Expo) – Allendale, MI

Japanizam – Belgrade, Serbia

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K

KantCon – Overland Park, KS

Katsucon – National Harbor, MD

Kawa Kon – St. Louis, MO

Kei-kon – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

KeyCon – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Komikon – Pasig City, Phillipines

Konsplosion – Ft. Smith, AR

Kontakt (Eurocon/SFeraKon) – Zagreb, Croatia

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La Mole Comic Con Internacional – Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Leprecon – Tempe, AZ

Lexington Comic & Toy Convention – Lexington, KY

LibertyCon – Chattanooga, TN

London Film and Comic Con – London, UK

London Super Comic Convention – London, UK

Lone Star Con =-

Loscon – Los Angeles, CA

Lucky-Con – Lincoln, Lincolnshire UK

Lunacon - Rye Brook, NY

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Marcon – Columbus, OH

Marscon – Bloomington, MN

Marscon – Williamsburg, VA

Mechacon – New Orleans, LA

MegaCon – Orlando, FL

Meta Con – Minneapolis, MN

MetroCon – Tampa, FL

Mid-Ohio Comic Con (Wizard World) – Columbus, OH

Middle East Film & Comic Con – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

MidSouthCon – Memphis, TN

Mile Hi Con – Denver, CO

Minicon – Bloomington, MN

MisCon – Missoula, MT

MomoCon – Atlanta, GA

Montréal Comic Con (Le Comiccon de Montréal) – Montréal, Quebec, Canada

MystiCon – Roanoke, VA

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Naru 2 U – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

NatsuCon – St. Louis, MO

Necronomicon – Tampa, FL

New Jersey Comic Expo – Teaneck, NJ

New JerseyComic Book Shows – Six Flags, East Hanover & Clifton, NJ

New Mexico Tri Con – Rio Rancho, NM (Albuquerque)

Nine Worlds Con – London, UK

Nishikaze – Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

NoBrand Con – Eau Claire, WI

Northern Anime Festival – Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

NorWesCon – Seattle, WA

Nuke-Con – Omaha, NE

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Octopodicon – Oklahoma City, OK

Ohayocon – Columbus, OH

Orycon – Portland, OR

Osfest – Omaha, NE

Otafest – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Otakon – Baltimore, MD

Otakuthon – Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Oz Comic-Con – Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide Australia

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Pax East – Boston, MA

Pax Prime – Seattle, WA

Penguicon – Dearborn, MI

Phoenix Comicon – Phoenix, AZ

Planet Comicon – Overland Park, KS (Kansas City)

Polaris 21 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PortConMaine – South Portland, ME

PowerCon/ThunderCon – Los Angeles, CA

Prairie Con – Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Project: Comic Con – St. Louis, MO

Puerto Rico Comiccon – San Juan, Puerto Rico

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QuakeCon – Dallas, TX

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R

RadCon – Tri-Cities (southern Washington state)

RainFurrest – Seattle,WA (furry)

Ravencon – North Chesterfield, VA

RealmsCon – Corpus Christi, TX

Rhode Island Comic Con – Providence, RI

River City Collectors Expo – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Rochester Sci Fi, Comic Book, Anime, Horror & Gaming Con – Rochester, NY

Rustycon – Seattle, WA

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SakuraCon – Seattle, WA

San Diego Comic Con

SciFi Conventions

SciFi Expo Dallas – Dallas, TX

Sci-Fi on the Rock – St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Sci Fi Valley Con – Altoona, PA

Sci-Fi Weekender – Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, North Wales

SETIcon – (SETI Institute) Santa Clara, CA

ShadowCon – Memphis, TN

Shore Leave – Baltimore, MD

Slash and Bash – Topeka, KS

SogenCon – Sioux Falls, SD

SoonerCon – Oklahoma City, OK

Southern Maryland Comic Con – Waldorf, MD

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live – Kansas City, MO

Spockdays/Galaxyfest -Vulcan, Alberta, Canada

SpoCon – Spokane, WA

Staple! Independent Media Expo – Austin, TX

Star Wars Celebration – Orlando, FL

Star Wars Celebration Europe – Messe Essen, Germany

Star Wars Fan Days – Irving, TX

Starbase Indy – Indianapolis, IN

Starfest – Denver, CO

Starland Conventions

Steam-Con – Seattle, WA

Steampunk Worlds Fair – Piscataway, NJ

StillCon – Stillwater, OK

Supanova Pop Culture Expo – Australia

SwampCon – Gainesville, FL

SwanCon – Perth, Western Australia

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Tampa Bay Comic Con – Tampa, FL

Tekkoshocon – Pittsburgh, PA

TeslaCon – Madison, WI

Texas Comicon – San Antonio, TX

Thought Bubble Comic Con – Leeds, United Kingdom

Toronto Comic Arts Festival – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto Comicon – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tokyo in Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Trek Trax Atlanta – Atlanta, GA

Tuscon Comic-Con – Tuscon, AZ

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VCON – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

ValhallaCon – Bellingham, WA

ValleyCon – Fargo, ND

Vancouver Comic Con – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver Comic Jam – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver Gaming Guild – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival – Las Vegas, NV

Vericon – Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Vert Con – Chicago, IL

Virginia Comicon – Richmond, VA

VisionCon – Springfield, MO

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WasabiCon – Wausau, WI

Watch City Festival – Waltham, MA (steampunk)

WerewolfCon – Columbia, MO

Westercon – Seattle, WA

WillyCon – Wayne State College, Wayne, NE

Windy Con – Lombard (Chicago), IL

Wizard World

Women of Wonder Day – San Antonio, TX; Portland, OR; Flemington, NJ

Wonder Con – Anaheim, CA

World Fantasy Convention – Toronto, Ontario, Canada & Brighton, United Kingdom

World Horror Convention – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

World Horror Convention – New Orleans, LA

Worldcon

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