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Detcon1 was the 11th occasional North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). [1] It was held in Detroit, Michigan, from July 17–20, 2014, in the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. [2] [3] [4] This NASFiC was scheduled because London, England, was selected as the location for the 2014 World Science Fiction Convention. [5] [6]
The Detroit Fanfare, established in 2010, openly acknowledged its debt to the Detroit Triple Fan Fair: [11] [31] Detroit has a very strong connection with comic conventions and fandom. Some of the earliest fandom magazines came out of the Detroit area in the late 1960s and the Detroit Triple Fan Fair was the first convention of its kind. ...
Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and briefly TCF Center) is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global. Located at 1 Washington Boulevard, the facility was originally named after former Mayor of Detroit Albert Cobo.
The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. Notes: Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name. This is usually the name preferred by the convention, but fannish tradition is followed in retroactively numbering the first Worldcon in a series 1 (or I or ...
May 5 Black Veil Brides. May 8 Shakey Graves. May 9 Sisters In Law Podcast Live. May 10 Welcome Home Tour Alan Doyle. May 11 Marc Maron. May 14 Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB. May 17 Mark Normand ...
The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s. Some fan historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon , was the first science fiction convention ever held.
The first Detroit Sports Spectacular will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi June 7-9, with vendors and star athlete guests. Inaugural sports convention to come to metro Detroit ...
Detroit will celebrate Japanese culture starting on Halloween with Youmacon, a four-day anime and pop culture convention now in its 19th year. Detroit’s 4-day Youmacon convention to kick off on ...