MarsCon (Bloomington, Minnesota)
MarsCon is a science fiction convention held in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. It was first held in February 1999 with the goal of appealing to a diverse audience of fans in Minnesota and the vicinity. It is a mid-sized convention with a wide variety of events including panel discussions, guest of honor presentations, music of many kinds, art show, film room (including anime), science room, dealers room, charity auction, and a masquerade. Past guests have included actors, authors, artists, scientists, musicians, producers, and even the occasional pooka. The "Minneapolis Star-Tribune" describes MarsCon as "for the  sci-fi serious nerds". Since 2003, MarsCon Minnesota has also included a strong presence of the "Dementia" (comedy/novelty/filk) music genre, making the convention one of the largest events in the country to showcase such music. Conventions. Past. MarsCon 1999: Celebrating 60 Years of Fandom MarsCon 2000: Don’t Panic! (Alternate Subversive Theme: M’00) MarsCon 2001: A Space Oddity MarsCon 2002: The Magic of Fantasy MarsCon 2003: No One Here is Exactly What He Appears MarsCon 2004: Let’s Play Doctor! MarsCon 2005: Galactic Pirates and Mercenaries MarsCon 2006: Things That Go Bump in the Night MarsCon 2007 MarsCon  2008: Press Start To Continue MarsCon 2009: Invasion! MarsCon 2010: Dark Lords and Femme Fatales MarsCon 2011: Days of Magic! MarsCon 2012: Rockin' the Apocalypse MarsCon 2013: Ctrl/Alt/Del... Thriving into the future MarsCon 2014: Time is the Key MarsCon 2015: Heroes & Wizerds & Fae OHhh MYyy!! MarsCon 2016: Parallel Dimensions MarsCon 2017: Dragons In Space MarsCon 2018: Robots, Rayguns, & Rockets: The 3 R's of Sci-Fi Upcoming. MarsCon 2019 “Legends In Our Own Mind”