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Calgary Expo, known in full as the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, is an annual fan convention held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally taking place in the BMO Centre , the show began in 2005 as a comic book convention before moving on in 2009 to include actors from television shows and movies .
In 2014, Informa acquired the Dallas Comic Con. [3] In 2015, Informa acquired MEGACON in Orlando. [4] [5] In August 2016, Informa acquired Boston Comic Con, [6] which was rebranded as FAN EXPO Boston in 2018. [7] In October 2017, Informa acquired the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.
It was founded as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995 [2] by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It includes distinctly branded sections, including GX (Gaming Expo) and SFX (Science Fiction Expo), and formerly CNAnime (Canadian National Anime Expo).
Comic-Con: The Cruise will bring a version of the beloved event to the high seas in 2025.
Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012) Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012) San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention") SiliCon in San Jose, California (formerly Silicon Valley Comic Con) (est. 2016) Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (Calgary Expo) – Calgary, Alberta in April; CanGames – Ottawa, Ontario in May; Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo – Toronto, Ontario in October; FallCon – Calgary, Alberta in August; Fan Expo Canada – Toronto, Ontario in August or September; Hal-Con – Halifax, Nova Scotia in November
Comics for sale on the exhibit floor during the 2022 Lexington Comic and Toy Convention at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky. on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
This is a list of multi-genre conventions. [nb 1] These cons typically do not cater to one particular genre (i.e., anime, science fiction, furry fandom, etc.), but instead cover the gamut of these pop culture phenomena without specifying itself as a specific convention of that variety.