Each weekend, in cities large and small, comic retailers and readers can meet and interact with fans, publishers, and celebrities at conventions dedicated to comics, science fiction, fantasy, media, gaming, anime, manga, and other topics of fan interest. To help retailers and comics readers, Diamond offers this listing of events and conventions in the weeks and months to come. Celebrate everything the industry has to offer by attending these rewarding events whenever possible.
May 2013
Port City Pop Con – Wilmington, NC / MAY 10-11
ANS Sci-Fi & Comic Con – La Plata, MD / MAY 11
Collectors Con MD – Baltimore, MD / MAY 11
Hickory Con Spring 2013 – Hickory, NC / MAY 11
Kids Comic Con – Long Beach, CA / MAY 11
Long Beach Comic Expo – Long Beach, CA / MAY 11
Ratha Con – Bronx, NY / MAY 11
River City Comics Expo – Sherwood, AR / MAY 11
Costume-Con 31 – Denver, CO / MAY 17-20
Dallas Comic Con – Irving, TX / MAY 17-19
Mobicon XVI – Mobile, AL / MAY 17-19
Motor City Comic Con – Novi, MI / MAY 17-19
Sci-Fi Valley Part II – Ebensburg, PA / MAY 17-19
Big WOW! ComicFest – San Jose, CA / MAY 18-19
XCON '13 – Myrtle Beach, SC / MAY 17-19
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention – Philadelphia, PA / MAY 18
East Coast Comic Expo – Moncton, NB / MAY 18
MCBA SpringCon Comic Book Carnival – St. Paul, MN / MAY 18-19
South Bend ComicCon – South Bend, IN / MAY 18
Orlando Comic Expo – Orlando, FL / MAY 18-19
Clover Con – Bridgewater, NJ / MAY 19
Maine Comics Art Festival – Portland, ME / MAY 19
Springfield ComiCon – Springfield, IL / MAY 19
Phoenix Comicon – Phoenix, AZ / MAY 23-26
Animazement – Raleigh, NC / MAY 24-26
Anime Boston – Boston, MA / MAY 24-26
Balticon 47 – Baltimore, MD / MAY 24-27
BayCon 2014 – Santa Clara, CA / MAY 24-27
Comicpalooza – Houston, TX / MAY 24-26
Florida Anime Experience – Orlando, FL / MAY 24-26
May-Hem – Orlando, FL / MAY 24-26
TimeGate – Atlanta, GA / MAY 24-26
OASIS 26 – Orlando, FL / MAY 24-26
Puerto Rico Comic Con – San Juan, PR / MAY 25-26
Wonder Northwest – Portland, OR / MAY 25-26
Lake Effect Comic Book Convention – Mentor, OH / MAY 26
ConCarolinas 2013 – Charlotte, NC / MAY 30-JUN 2
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con – Philadelphia, PA / MAY 30-JUN 2
Denver Comic Con – Denver, CO / MAY 31-JUN 2
June 2013
Knightrokon – Orlando, FL / JUN 1-2
Spokane Comicon – Spokane, WA / JUN 1
HeroesCon – Charlotte, NC / JUN 7-9
Saskatoon Blitz! 2013 – Saskatoon, SK / JUN 7-9
Sci Fi Summer Con – Atlanta, GA / JUN 7-9
Con Kasterborous – Madison, AL / JUN 8-9
Quad Cities Comic Book Convention – Bettendorf, IA / JUN 8
Twin Cities ComiCon – Mounds View, MN / JUN 9
Anime Mid-Atlantic 13 – Chesapeake, VA / JUN 14-16
Rocket City Furmeet – Huntsville, AL / JUN 14-16
Eternal Con – Garden City, NY / JUN 15
JediCon X – Sistersville, WV / JUN 15
Albany Comic Con – Albany, NY / JUN 16
Madison ComicCon – Madison, WI / JUN 16
Albuquerque Comic Expo – Albuquerque, NM / JUN 21-23
Ancient City Con 7 – Jacksonville, FL / JUN 21-23
Anime Blues Con – Memphis, TN / JUN 21-23
MightyCon – St. Charles, IL / JUN 21-23
Texas Comicon – San Antonio, TX / JUN 21-23
Cosplacon – Jefferson City, MO / JUN 27-30
HoshiCon – Winston-Salem, NC / JUN 28-30
LibertyCon 26 – Chattanooga, TN / JUN 28-30
SoonerCon XXII – Oklahoma City, OK / JUN 28-30
Annapolis Comic-Con – Annapolis, MD / JUN 29
Chibi Pa Sampler – Deerfield Beach, FL / JUN 29
Derby City Comic Con – Louisville, KY / JUN 29
Ocala Comic Con – Ocala, FL / JUN 29-30
Indianapolis Comic Book Convention – Indianapolis, IN / JUN 30
July 2013
Florida Super Con – Miami, FL / JUL 4-7
Westercon 66 – Sacramento, CA / JUL 4-7
Anime Midwest – Lisle/Naperville, IL / JUL 5-7
InConJunction XXXIII – Indianapolis, IN / JUL 5-7
Oz Comic Con – Melbourne, Australia / JUL 6-7
My Little Pony Fair – Indianapolis, IN / JUL 6-7
Readercon 24 – Burlington, MA / JUL 11-14
Anime Southeast – Sevierville, TN / JUL 12-14
Delta H Con – Houston, TX / JUL 12-14
Comic-Con International: San Diego – San Diego, CA / JUL 18-21
Confluence 2013 – Pittsburgh, PA / JUL 19-21
Pokécon – Louisville, KY / JUL 19-21
Koicon – Hiroshima, Japan / JUL 20-21
Shared Worlds – Spartanburg, SC / JUL 21-AUG 3
PulpFest – Columbus, OH / JUL 25-28
Chiisaicon 3 – Shepherdsville, KY / JUL 26-28
Megaplex – Kissimmee, FL / JUL 26-28
MetroCon – Tampa, FL / JUL 26-28
Monstercon 2013 – Greenville, SC / JUL 26-28
Star Wars Celebration Europe – Messe Essen, Germany / JUL 26-28
Wyvacon – Wytheville, VA / JUL 27
August 2013
BronyCon – Baltimore, MD / AUG 2-4
Diversicon 21 – St. Paul, MN / AUG 2-4
RoundCon 2013 – Columbia, SC / AUG 2-4
Shore Leave 35 – Hunt Valley, MD / AUG 2-4
Space City Con – Houston, TX / AUG 2-4
Creator Owned Expo – Fort Lauderdale, FL / AUG 3
BrickFair – Washington, DC / AUG 3-4
Omaha Comic Book Convention – Omaha, NE / AUG 3
Buckeye Comic Con – Columbus, OH / AUG 4
Capicons Comic Book Con – Dunn Loring, VA / AUG 4
Des Moines Comic Book Convention – Des Moines, IA / AUG 4
Wizard World Chicago Comic Con – Rosemont, IL / AUG 8-11
D23 Expo 2013 – Anaheim, CA / AUG 9-11
Otakon – Baltimore, MD / AUG 9-11
Gen Con Indy – Indianapolis, IN / AUG 15-18
Anime Festival Orlando 14 – Orlando, FL / AUG 16-18
Pensacola Para Con – Pensacola, FL / AUG 17-18
Springfield Comic Book Convention – Springfield, IL / AUG 18
Fan Expo Canada – Toronto, ON / AUG 22-25
Intervention – Rockville, MD / AUG 23-25
MechaCon – New Orleans, LA / AUG 23-25
Fort Wayne Comic Book Convention – Fort Wayne, IN / AUG 24
West Virginia Pop Culture Convention – Morgantown, WV / AUG 24-25
Gurnee Comics and Collectibles Show – Gurnee, IL / AUG 25
Indianapolis Comic Book Convention – Indianapolis, IN / AUG 25
Lonestarcon 3 – San Antonia, TX / AUG 29-SEP 2
Dragon*Con – Atlanta, GA / AUG 30-SEP 2
Mephit Furmeet – Memphis, TN / AUG 30-SEP 1
MetaCon – Minneapolis, MN / AUG 30-SEP 1
SacAnime – Sacramento, CA / AUG 30-SEP 1
Saboten Con 2012 – Phoenix, AZ / AUG 31-SEP 2
September 2013
Cincy Comicon – Covington, KY / SEP 6-8
DoDeca-Con II – Columbia, MO / SEP 6-8
Baltimore Comic-Con – Baltimore, MD / SEP 7-8
AnimeUSA – Arlington, VA / SEP 13-15
Cincinnati Comic Expo – Cincinnati, OH / SEP 13-15
ScareFest – Lexington, KY / SEP 13-15
Fantacon 2013 – Albany, NY / SEP 14-15
Madison Comic Book Convention – Madison, WI / SEP 14
Nashville Comic Expo – Nashville, TN / SEP 14-15
SPX (Small Press Expo) 2012 – Bethesda, MD / SEP 14-15
Twin Cities ComiConvention – Mounds View, MN / SEP 15
Wizard World Ohio Comic Con – Columbus, OH / SEP 20-22
Dan Con – Orland Park, FL / SEP 21
Mothman Festival – Pt. Pleasant, WV / SEP 21-22
National Book Festival – Washington, DC / SEP 21-22
PalmCon – Lake Worth, FL / SEP 21
PROJECT: Comic Con – St. Louis, NJ / SEP 21-23
Rose City Comic Con – Portland, OR / SEP 21-22
Anime Weekend Atlanta – Atlanta, GA / SEP 27-29
Pittsburgh Comicon – Monroeville, PA / SEP 27-29
Granite State Comicon – Manchester, NH / SEP 28-29
October 2013
Archon 37 – St. Louis, MO / OCT 4-6
Fan Days – Irving, TX / OCT 4-6
FenCon X – Addison, TX / OCT 4-6
Handmade & Bound – Nashville, TN / OCT 4-5
San Diego Comic Fest – San Diego, CA / OCT 4-6
ShadoCon – Tampa, FL / OCT 4-6
Capicons Comic Book Con – Dunn Loring, VA / OCT 6
New York Comic Con – New York, NY / OCT 10-13
Capclave 2013 – Gaithersburg, MD / OCT 11-13
Con*Stellation XXXII – Huntsville, AL / OCT 11-13
Tsubasacon 2013 – Huntington, WV / OCT 11-13
APE (Alternative Press Expo) – San Francisco, CA / OCT 12-13
South Bend Comic Book Convention – South Bend, IN / OCT 13
CONtraflow II – New Orleans, LA / OCT 18-20
Necronomicon – Tampa, FL / OCT 18-20
Wizard World Nashville Comic Con – Austin, TX / OCT 18-20
GeekGirlCon – Seattle, WA / OCT 19-20
Cleveland Comic, Card & Nostalgia Show – Cleveland, OH / OCT 20
Indianapolis Comic Book Convention – Indianapolis, IN / OCT 27
World Fantasy Convention 2013 – Brighton, England / OCT 31-NOV 3
November 2013
NekoCon 16 – Hampton, VA / NOV 1-3
Jet City Comic Show – Tacoma, WA / NOV 2
Rhode Island Comic Con – Providence, RI / NOV 2-3
Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival – Las Vegas, NV / NOV 2
Long Island Doctor Who Convention – Ronkonkoma, NY / NOV 8-10
The Akron Comicon – Akron, OH / NOV 9
Green Bay Comic Book Convention – Green Bay, WI / NOV 9
North Carolina Comicon – Durham, NC / NOV 9-10
Chicago Comic Book Convention – Gurnee, IL / NOV 10
Astronomicon 12 – Rochester, NY / NOV 15-17
MACE 2013 – Charlotte, NC / NOV 15-17
Springfield ComicCon – Springfield, IL / NOV 17
Chibi Pa: Infinity – Deerfield Beach, FL / NOV 22-24
Wizard World Austin Comic Con – Austin, TX / NOV 22-24
Boston Super Megafest 2012 – Boston, MA / NOV 23-24
Long Beach Comic & Horror Con – Long Beach, CA / NOV 23-24
Buckeye Comic Con – Columbus, OH / NOV 24
Long Beach Comic & Horror Con – Long Beach, CA / NOV 23-24
Timonium, MD / NOV 29-DEC 1
December 2013
Indianapolis Comic Book Convention – Indianapolis, IN / DEC 29
February 2014
Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con – New Orleans, LA / FEB 7-9
March 2014
The Third Conference on Middle-Earth – Westford, MA / 28-30 MAR
April 2014
Costume-Con 32 – Toronto, ON / APR 25-28
August 2014
Loncon 3 – London, England / AUG 14-18 2014
Shamrokon: The Dublin Eurocon 2014 – Dublin, Ireland / AUG 22-24 2014
Event Calendar Info
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