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TwiCon was a Twilight fan convention which was held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel from July 30 to August 2, 2009. [2] TwiCon featured a movie screening, live Twilight-inspired band performances, a Volturi Masque Ball, opportunities to meet Twilight cast, breakout sessions, panels, workshops, a vendor hall, and an artist alley.
Academy Con, New York City (1965–1967) Adventure Con, Knoxville, Tennessee (2002–2012) Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Atlanta (1975–1995) Boston Comic Con, Boston (2007–2017) Comic Art Convention, New York City (1968–1983) — also held in Philadelphia from 1977–1979; Comix Fair, Houston (1983–c. 1996) — replaced the defunct Houstoncon
San Diego Comic-Con, a multigenre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego since 1970, is the best known of U.S. comic-cons. According to Forbes, the convention is the "largest convention of its kind in the world"; [5] and is also the largest convention held in San Diego. [6]
Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming) [2] fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days events under the same management, Fan Expo Dallas focuses on comic book artists, writers, and ...
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.
Cairo Comix Con; Chicago Alternative Comics Expo; Comic Arts Los Angeles; Comic Barcelona; Comic Con India; Comic Con Liverpool; Comic Con Northern Ireland; Comic Con Scotland; Comic Con Ukraine; Comic Con Wales; Comic Festival; Comic Fiesta; Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope; Comic-Con Paris; Comic-Con Russia; Comica; Comics Fest India ...
The idea is that they would each do the con every other year." [3] The HCCA, spearheaded by Bonario and fellow enthusiasts Marc Schooley and Jerry Poscovsky, put on the first Houstoncon (officially known as the Houston Comic Convention) [4] at the Ramada Inn on June 16–18, 1967. [2] The first Houstoncon attracted 124 attendees. [5]
Comicpalooza is a large annual, multi-genre, comic book, science fiction, anime, gaming, and pop culture convention in the Southern United States and is held in Houston, Texas. The event is organized by John Simons, the originator of the event along with Startling Events, LLC. [2] The event hosts the annual Comicpalooza Fandom Awards. [3]