# EvilleCon

EvilleCon is an annual three day anime convention held during March at the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville, Indiana.

## Programming

The convention typically offers animation screenings, cosplay chess, costume contests, dancing, demonstrations, guests, karaoke, lessons, merchandise vendors, movies, music, panel discussions, tabletop games, and video games.

## History

EvilleCon started in 2009 as a one-day free anime convention created by Otona no Otaku and Otaku Anonymous anime and manga clubs at the Evansville Central Library. The convention in 2010 began charging for admission, became two days, and changed locations to The Centre. For 2011, the convention moved to the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel, changed dates to April, and expanded to three days. For 2012 & 2013, the convention stayed in the same location with similar dates. The convention in 2015 was held at the Old National Events Plaza. In 2017, EvilleCon moved to the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport. EvilleCon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EvilleCon 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Event history

| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
| February 14, 2009 | Evansville Central Library Evansville, Indiana | 300 | Josh Elder |
| February 6–7, 2010 | Evansville Vanderburgh Auditorium & Convention Center Casino Aztar Hotel Evansville, Indiana | 350 | Jamie Marchi |
| April 1–3, 2011 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel Evansville, Indiana | 600 | Matt Hill, Shane Moore, PikaBelleChu, Satoshi, and Seraphina. |
| March 30 - April 1, 2012 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel Evansville, Indiana | 860 | Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Shane Moore, Micah Solusod, and Eric Vale. |
| March 22–24, 2013 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Hotel Evansville, Indiana | | Chris Cason, Tiffany Grant, Chuck Huber, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, and Shane Moore. |
| March 28–30, 2014 | Clarion Inn Evansville, Indiana | | Martin Billany, Jillian Coglan, Samurai Dan Coglan, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Vic Mignogna, Shane Moore, Professor Shyguy, and Monica Rial. |
| March 27–29, 2015 | Old National Bank Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Junko Fujiyama, Caitlin Glass, Carl Martin, Shane Moore, Micah Solusod, Karen Strassman, Cristina Vee, David Vincent, and Apphia Yu (Ayu Sakata). |
| March 18–20, 2016 | Old National Bank Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Jessica Calvello, Kyle "Ex-Shadow" Mathis, Malinda "Malindachan" Mathis, Shane Moore, Bryce Papenbrook, Eric Stuart, and Cubbi Thompson. |
| March 24–26, 2017 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Evansville, Indiana | | 501st Legion, Fighting Dreamers Productions, Erica Lindbeck, Max Mittelman, Shane Moore, Suky, and J. Michael Tatum. |
| March 23–25, 2018 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Evansville, Indiana | | Beau Billingslea, Michelle "Mogchelle" Mussoni, and Austin Tindle. |
| March 22–24, 2019 | Holiday Inn Evansville Airport Evansville, Indiana | | James Carter Cathcart, Michele Knotz, and Erica Mendez. |
| March 18-20, 2022 | Old National Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Brian Beacock and Lauren Landa. |
| March 24-26, 2023 | Old National Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Colossal Senpai, Olivia Hack, Keith Silverstein, Spirit Bomb, Armen Taylor, and Mick Wingert. |
| March 15-17, 2024 | Old National Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Cowbutt Crunchies, Kyle Hebert, Caleb Hyles, Casey Renee, and Tara Sands. |
| March 14-16, 2025 | Old National Events Plaza Evansville, Indiana | | Gregory Abbey, Clay Adams, and Ted Lewis. |