Timeline of Beauty and the Beast Conventions

==The List of North American National Cons==
These are all not-for-profit fan-run cons. They are the official annual ones created by formal agreement with fandom. A similar list of annual cons for Star Trek is The British Star Trek Convention (series of cons).
This list does NOT include small fan gatherings or for-profit cons such as Creation Cons.
:1. 1990: Tunnelcon I
:2. 1991: South of Oz: Where Magic Meets the Sea and Dreams Become Reality
:3. 1992: Tunnelcon II
:4. 1993: Great Expectations
:5. 1994: Tunnelcon III
:6. 1995: A Distant Shore: The Fairy Tale Continues… 
:7. 1996: A Kingdom by the Sea: A Romantic Celebration 
:8. 1997: Of Things That Are Not and That Should Be: Reflections: A Beauty and the Beast Celebration on the First Ten Years
:9. 1998: Beauty at the Beach: To See the World in a Grain of Sand
:10. 1999: A Kingdom by the Sea Revisited: The Romance Continues 
:11. 2000: A Distant Shore II: Remember Love 
:12. 2001: Once Upon a Time in NYC: A Homecoming
:13. 2002: A Kingdom by the Sea: A Celebration of Love 
:14. 2003: Follow Your Heart: Beauty and the Beast By the Bay
:15. 2004: Of Love and Hope: A Summerfest Family Reunion 
:16. 2005: Catherine and Vincent’s Excellent Adventure
:17. 2006: Remember the Magic
:18. 2007: Perchance to Dream: A Life Without Limits
:19. 2008: A Life Without Limits II: A Renaissance Fantasy
:20. 2009: Another Life, Another Dream: Memories Beyond the Light of a Candle
:21. 2010: Haply I Think on Thee: Invitation to a Dream
:22. 2011: Thy Sweet Love Remember'd
:23. 2012: Chamber Music & Memories 
:24. 2013: I Bid My Heart to Follow
:25. 2014: The Creature There Has Never Been
:26. 2015: Somewhere I Have Never Traveled: The Lovers' Journey
:27. 2016: A Life Without Limits: A Steampunk Fantasy 
:28. 2017: Keeping the Dream Alive
:29. 2018: With Life All Things Are Possible
:30. 2019: Crossing the Great Waters in Love’s Name
:31. 2020: The Courage to Love
:32. 2021: A Midsummer Night's Dream
:33. 2022: Above, Below & Beyond: A 35th Anniversary Celebration
:34:. 2023: For All My Life & Forever
==All Beauty and the Beast Cons Listed by Year==
Below are all the cons, including fan gatherings, the official annual cons, and the for-profit cons.
===1988=== 
* Roy Dotrice Reunion #1, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association 
* Creation Con in Los Angeles (June 18) (Guests: Ron Perlman (his first con), David Schwartz, possibly Howard Gordon)
===1989=== 
* Icon: January 20-22 (Beauty and the Beast fans held a mini-con in Iowa, US at this bigger con, Roy Dotrice was a guest)
* The Basingstoke Beauty and the Beast Convention, held in Basingstoke, UK 
* Creation Con: Aug. 19-20 San Jose, CA at the LeBaron Hotel (Howard Gordon and Roy Dotrice were guests. It was the first full-scale 2-day commercial convention devoted solely to "Beauty and the Beast."...) "Something of a "test run," Creation is confident that fans will pitch in and make this event a mega-hit; needless to say, some pretty nifty future events will hinge on its success." -- from Pipeline v.2 n.8 (August 1989) 
* Creation Con: Sept. 23-24 Chicago, IL (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
* Creation Con: Oct. 21-22 Minneapolis, MN 
* Creation Con: Oct. 28-29 Arlington, VA (Roy Dotrice, Howard Gordon)
* Creation Con: Nov. 18-19 Los Angeles, CA (Tony Jay, Jay Acovone, Howard Gordon, George R.R. Martin, Judy Evans) 
* Creation Con: Nov. 24-26 New York City, NY (George R.R. Martin) (many fandoms)
* Creation Con: Dec. 16-17 Orlando, FL (Jay Acovone) (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
===1990=== 
* Creation Con: Mar. 10-11 New York City, NY (100% Beauty and the Beast)
* Creation Con: Mar. 10-11 San Diego, CA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
* Creation Con?: March 1990, a fan mentions Roy Dotrice as a guest of honor at a con from the zine Always 
* Creation Con: May 26-27 Tacoma, WA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
* Creation Con: Aug 4-5 Philadelphia, PA (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
* Creation Con: Aug. 25-26 New York City, NY (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
* Creation Con: Oct. 27-28 San Jose, CA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
* Creation Con: Nov. 3-4 Los Angeles, CA (Beauty and the Beast, Star Trek, other science fiction)
* Creation Con: Nov. 17-18 Sacramento, CA (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
* Creation Con: Nov. 23-24 New York City, NY (NOT a Beauty and the Beast con, but Ron Perlman was a guest)
* Tunnelcon I: A Beauty and the Beast Celebration
* UK Chamber Convention
Other possible as per ads in Starlog:
* Creation Con: June 30-July 1 Sacramento, CA (Irina Irvine) (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
===1991=== 
* Masquerades (Birmingham, UK)
* MasqueCon (Phoenix, US) 
* The International Beauty and the Beast Convention, a Creation Con
* South of Oz: Where Magic Meets the Sea and Dreams Become Reality
* Festival of Dancing Lights I, a mini-con in Germany, see Great Expectations: A World of Dancing Lights
* A Midsummer Night's Dream
* Celebration of Life Cruise
===1992=== 
* Halloween Con
* Tunnelcon II: A Carousel Fantasy
* Festival of Dancing Lights II (a three-day con in Germany), see Great Expectations: A World of Dancing Lights
* TunnelFest
===1993=== 
* Great Expectations: A World of Dancing Lights
* Masquerades
* Masques
===1994=== 
* Tunnelcon III: A Family Reunion
* Masquerades
* Masques
===1995=== 
* A Distant Shore: The Fairy Tale Continues…
* Roy Dotrice Reunion #2, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association
===1996=== 
* A Kingdom by the Sea: A Romantic Celebration
* A Moment In Time
===1997=== 
* A Moment In Time
* Reflections on the First Ten Years
===1998=== 
 
* Beauty at the Beach: To See the World in a Grain of Sand
===1999=== 
* A Moment In Time
* A Kingdom by the Sea Revisited: The Romance Continues
===2000=== 
* Masquerades
* A Distant Shore II: Remember Love
===2001=== 
* Once Upon a Time in NYC: A Homecoming
* A Moment In Time
===2002=== 
* Roy Dotrice Reunion #3, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association (see flyer here)
* A Kingdom by the Sea: A Celebration of Love
* A Moment in Time
===2003=== 
* Follow Your Heart: Beauty and the Beast By the Bay
===2004=== 
* Caves and Candles
* Of Love and Hope: A Summerfest Family Reunion
===2005=== 
* Catherine and Vincent’s Excellent Adventure
===2006=== 
* Remember the Magic
===2007=== 
* Perchance to Dream: A Life Without Limits
===2008=== 
* Caves and Candles
* A Life Without Limits II: A Renaissance Fantasy
===2009=== 
* Another Life, Another Dream: Memories Beyond the Light of a Candle
===2010=== 
* Haply I Think on Thee: Invitation to a Dream
===2011=== 
* Thy Sweet Love Remember'd
===2012=== 
* Chamber Music & Memories
===2013=== 
* I Bid My Heart to Follow
* Live the Dream OzCon 2013 - A Portrait of Love
===2014=== 
* The Creature There Has Never Been
===2015=== 
* Somewhere I Have Never Traveled: The Lovers' Journey
===2016===
*A Life Without Limits: A Steampunk Fantasy - July 15-17, 2016 - New Jersey/New York
===2017===
*Keeping the Dream Alive (convention) - was held in San Diego on July 14-16, 2017 
* Of Things That are Not but Should Be was held September 25, 2017. It was an online con for the 30th anniversary of the show; its conzine is Of Things That are Not but Should Be 
===2018===
*With Love, All Things are Possible - Windy City Dreams – Chicagoland, Illinois (Naperville), July 13 – 15, 2018 -29th Annual Beauty and the Beast Convention
===2019===
*Crossing The Great Waters In Love's Name - Reunion on the Great Lakes, 30th Annual Beauty and the Beast Convention held in Mackinaw, Michigan on July 12-14, 2019 
===2020=== 
* The Courage to Love
=== 2021=== 
* A Midsummer Night's Dream
===2022=== 
* Above, Below & Beyond: A 35th Anniversary Celebration
===2023=== 
* For All My Life & Forever
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category:Beauty and the Beast Conventions