List of Conventions Past and Present

The following are lists of fan conventions that are or were held at regularly scheduled intervals (annually, biennially, etc.).
==Conventions Still Running==
* AnimagiC, a German anime and manga con held since 1999.
* Arisia, Boston area SF con held since 1989.
* Balticon, Baltimore SF con held since 1967.
* BistoCon 2014-present (August, even-numbered years). The Professionals slash relaxacon.
* Boskone, an SF con and sister-con to Arisia; held in Boston since 1941
* Capricorn, a con founded in 1981.
* ClexaCon, 2017-present (March). A Clexa and multimedia femslash con held in Las Vegas, USA.
* Comic-Con, 1970-present (July) yearly, in San Diego, CA, USA. Huge.
* Coast Con, 1977-present, yearly in Biloxi, MI, USA.
* CONfabulation, 2017-present. Successor to WinCon. USA.
* ConStrict, 2001-present (July). Multimedia slash con, now in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
* CON.TXT, a multi-fandom slash con held in Silver Spring, Maryland (Con.Txt website)
* Creation Cons, procons run by Creation Entertainment
* Connichi, a German anime and manga con held since 2002.
* Dragon*Con, 1987-present. Massive convention held yearly in Atlanta, GA, USA.
* Emerald City Comic Con, 2003–present, yearly in Seattle, Washington, USA.
* Empire City Con, 2019-present (November). Successor to Beach City Con. Fan-run Steven Universe con in Charlotte, NC, USA. 
* Escapade, a slash relaxacon near Santa Barbara open to all fandoms (Escapade home page)
* FanWorks, 2019-present. Multimedia fanworks convention. USA.
* Fedcon, 1992-present (April/May). Trek and Sci-Fi media con, usually held in Bonn, Germany.
* Finncon, 1986-present. Fan-run science fiction and fantasy con held in Finland.
* German Comic Con (GCC), 2015-present. Gen Multifandom con held in Dortmund, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich on several dates.
* Get Together, 2005-present. Annual (October) slash and multi media fan gathering in Wellington, New Zealand.
* Hanami, a midsized German anime and manga con held since 2006.
* Intercon, 1992-present, a LARP con
* KisCon, 2008-present (May). Kirk/Spock con held in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
* Lavender Com, 2024 (June) a book festival celebrating LGBTQIA+ authors and stories at Washington, DC.
* LosCon, The Los Angeles Regional Science Fantasy Convention
* Lubricus, 2011-present (August). Harry Potter slash con held near Seattle, WA, USA.
* Magic Con, 2018-?, a new German con for Fantasy media franchises, successor to the defunct Ring*Con
* Necronomicon, (?-present). Fan-run science fiction con held in Florida.
* New York Comic Con, 2006-present. Multi-fandom convention held in New York, NY.
* Pacificon, aka Bitchin' Party. 2008-present. Seattle area.
* Podfication, 2016-present (October). Podfic con held in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
* REVELcon, 1989-present (March). Multimedia con held in Houston, TX, USA.
* SHarecon, Starsky and Hutch, Maryland (even-numbered years)
* SinpOzium, 2000-2002, 2005, 2011-2015, 2017-present (June). Multimedia slash con held in Sydney, Australia.
* Supanova Comic Con, an Australian comic and gaming con
* SwanCon, Australia's longest-running science fiction convention, starting in 1976.
* TGIF/F, 2016-present (February). Multimedia femslash con held in Los Angeles, USA.
* Tribal Forces, 2006-present (April). Slash con held in Eastern Pennsylvania, USA.
* TusCon, TusCon Arizona's longest running literary multi-fandom convention, starting in 1974.
* VidUKon, vidding convention held in the UK starting 2008.
* Westercon, 1948-present. Science fiction con held in western North America.
* WisCon, 1977-present (May). Feminist-oriented science fiction convention and conference held in Madison, Wisconsin. (WisCon home page)
* Worldcon, SF con that includes media fan panels (World Science Fiction Society)
* WriterconUK, 2006-present (summer). Small UK-based fanfiction and fanart convention.
==Discontinued Conventions==
These cons are defunct or on hiatus.
* Anglicon, 1988-2004, 2015. A midsized mediacon in the Pacific Northwest
* Anipop, 1999-2002, 2006-2007, 2010-2011. Portugal's first anime and manga convention, held in Sintra and later Lisbon.
* Attemptacon, ?-1979. A Science Fiction con held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.
* The Bash at the Loft, (1997-2000?). Small Sentinel con, now defunct. Maryland, USA.
* BishounenCon, 2001-2003. An anime and manga yaoi con held in Trier, Germany.
* BardCon, 2002-2005. Xena uber fiction con held in Orlando, Florida, USA.
* Bascon, 2000-2011. Bay Area Slash Convention, multimedia.
* Close Quarters, 2007, 2009 (July). Bi-yearly (odd-numbered years) Professionals con in Maryland, USA.
* Closet Con 1987-2014 (July). Irregular (not every year) Star Trek-focused slash con held in Leicester, UK.
* Con 70 2015 . 70's TV & Movie SF convention - Melbourne Victoria Australia.
* Con*Cept, 1989-2012 (October). SFF con in Montreal, Canada.
* Connexions, 1999-2005 (April), 2015-2019 (July). Multimedia slash con held in Northern Virginia, USA.
* conSENSUAL, 2011 (November). Multimedia yaoi and yuri con held in Melbourne, Australia.
* The Dallas Dark Shadows Convention, a convention held in 1983 and 1984
* Dead of Winter, a small Forever Knight con, held twice (1994, 1995) in Boston.
* DexCon, yearly comic fanfic con in Toronto, Canada.
* Eastern Media Con, 2007-present (October). Multimedia con created to fill the gap left by Eclecticon, held in Newark, NJ, USA. On hiatus as of 2009.
* Eclecticon, 1996-2006. No-guest media convention held in Newark, NJ (Eclecticon 2006 information)
* FaberryCon, 2013-2016. A Glee Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray con held in Atlanta, USA.
* Fanfest, 2000-2003 (July), a Hanson con, held in Tulsa, OK, USA. Other fanfests have been planned/held in other locations in later years. 
* Force, 1995-2017, the National Star Wars Saga Conventions of Australia.
* Friscon, 1993-2000 (Oct/Nov), a multimedia slash convention in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
* IDICon, 1984-1988. The first-ever slash con, held in Houston, TX, USA.
* Kanpai, 2010-2011. The first anime con in Coimbra, Portugal.
* KisMet (convention), 2005-2018. Kirk/Spock con currently held in York, UK.
* Koon-ut-Cali-Con, a Southern California K/S con
* Kwest*Con, November 1-3, 1974
* K/S CONnections, 2003-2005. Kirk/Spock slash con held in the UK
* MediaWest*Con, 1981-2019. The biggest fan-only media con (mediawestcon.org)
* M.E.M.E., the Midwest Entertainment and Media Expo ()
* Multiverse, 1995-2010. Australian multimedia con.
* Muskrat Jamboree, slash con held in Boston (LJ community) (2007-2015)
* Nattercon, (1989-2009?). A small Professionals con held in the UK.
* Nine Worlds Geekfest, 2013-2018. Multimedia con London, UK.
* NotJustAnotherCon
* Red Rose Convention, (1998-2002). Multimedia con held in the UK.
* Redemption 1999-2017. Multifandom con held in Coventry, UK. 
* Ring*Con, 2002-2015 (October/November). Lord of the Rings and fantasy con held in Bonn, Germany.
* Saxonia Con (1994)
* SeKWesterCon, the first media con by fans and for fans: late 1970s.
* Senticon, (2000-2006). Started out a Sentinel con, then a multimedia con in Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
* SiliCon (California), 1988-1998 and 2001-2009?. Multifandom fanworks convention in San Jose, CA, USA.
* Tex-Con, a con that took place in 1979
* Vidcon, 1991-2017. Multimedia con held in St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
* Virgule, early 1990s. A Seattle slash con.
* Vividcon, 2002-2018. Chicago convention dedicated to vids (Vividcon home page). 
* WinCon, 2006-2015. A Supernatural con that was slash-only for its first year. As of 2010, it became a multi-fandom con. It moved to a different city each year. Succeeded by CONfabulation.
* WriterCon, 2004-2011 (summer). Fanfiction convention focusing on TV fandoms.(Writercon home page) 
* Yaoi-Con, 2001-2017. An anime and manga slash/yaoi con held in San Francisco, CA, USA.
* YaYuCo, 2005, 2007. A yaoi and yuri con held in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany.
* ZebraCon, 2000-2011. A mixed gen and slash convention held in Chicago, IL, USA. (Zebracon LJ)
==Failed Conventions==
* Con of Wrath/Houston Ultimate Fantasy Con (1982)
* DashCon (2014)
* FedConUSA (2008)
* Flanvention II
* JumpCon (2008)
* Las Pegasus Unicon (2013)
* Patronus Con (2017). A cancelled Portuguese Harry Potter convention.
* Slanted Fedora (1997-2004) (later sued by the state of Kansas)
* Tentmoot/Bit of Earth (2002)
* Winchester Mystery Con (2016). A cancelled Portuguese Supernatural convention.
==References==
Category:Conventions