List of anime and manga conventions

The following is a list of articles of anime conventions from around the world. The list is divided up by location, and each convention includes in parentheses the dates during which it is typically held.

The dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention; for more details, please see the article or website of the individual convention(s) concerned.

For other types of conventions featuring some anime content but are not primarily anime/manga oriented, please see below.

Canada

Alberta

• Animethon (in Edmonton in July)
• Otafest (in Calgary in July)

British Columbia

• Anime Evolution (in Burnaby in August)

Manitoba

• Ai-Kon (in Winnipeg in late July)

New Brunswick

• Animaritime (in Moncton in February)

Ontario

• Anime North (in Toronto during May)
• Northern Anime Festival (in Oshawa During July)

Quebec

• Otakuthon (in Montreal during August)

United States

Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

North East

New England

Connecticut, New Hampshire, Main, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont

• Anime Boston (in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring)
• PortConMaine (in South Portland, Maine in June)

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• AnimeNEXT (in Secaucus, New Jersey in July)
• Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid April)

Midwest

East North Central

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin

• Anime Central (in Rosemont, Illinois in spring)
• No Brand Con (in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April)
• Ohayocon (in Columbus, Ohio in January)
• Youmacon (in Troy, Michigan in November)
• ColossalCon (In Cleveland, Ohio in June)

West North Central

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

• Anime Detour (in Bloomington, Minnesota in April)
• Anime Festival Wichita (in Wichita, Kansas in August)
• Anime NebrasKon (in Lincoln, Nebraska in November)
• AnimeIowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
• Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in October)

South

South Atlantic

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Animazement (in Durham, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend)
• Anime Festival Orlando (in Orlando, Florida in August)
• Anime Mid-Atlantic (in Arlington, Virginia in June)
• Anime USA (in Tysons Corner, Virginia in November)
• Anime Weekend Atlanta (in Atlanta, Georgia during late September)
• JACON (in Orlando, Florida in May)
• Katsucon (in Washington, DC in February)
• Metrocon (in Tampa, Florida in July)
• Nekocon (in Hampton, Virginia in November)
• Otakon (in Baltimore, Maryland in July)
• Tsubasacon (in Huntington, West Virginia in the fall)

East South Central

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

• Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (in Nashville, Tennessee in late April)
• PersaCon (in Huntsville, Alabama in June)
• SugoiCon (in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky in October/November)

West South Central

Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas

• AnimeFest (in Dallas, Texas during Labor Day weekend)
• MechaCon (in Lafayette, Louisiana)
• Oni-con (in Houston, Texas in October)
• Project A-Kon (in Dallas, Texas during the first weekend in June)

West

Mountain

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming

• Anime Banzai (in Salt Lake City, Utah in October)
• Anime Vegas (in Las Vegas, Nevada in September)
• AniZona (in Phoenix, Arizona on Easter weekend)
• Nan Desu Kan (in Denver, Colorado in mid September or early October)
• Yaoi Jamboree (in Phoenix, Arizona in June)

Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

• Anime Expo (in Long Beach, California on Independence Day weekend)
• Aurora-Con in Anchorage, Alaska in late September
• FanimeCon (in San Jose, California on Memorial Day weekend)
• Kawaii Kon (in Honolulu, Hawaii in late April)
• Kumoricon (in Portland, Oregon in early September)
• Sakura-Con (in Seattle, Washington in late March/early April)
• Yaoi-Con (in San Francisco, California)

Europe

Austria

• AniNite (In Vienna in August)

Denmark

• J-Popcon (In Valby in November)

Finland

• Animecon (in Helsinki, Turku or Jyväskylä in August)

France

• EpitAnime (in Paris in May)
• Japan Expo (in Paris in July)

Germany

• AnimagiC (in Bonn in July)
• Anime Marathon (in Germany in April)
• Connichi (in Kassel in September)

United Kingdom

• AmeCon (in Leicester in August during odd years)
• AyaCon (in Warwick in August during even years)
• Minami Con (in Southampton in March)
• Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)

Asia-Pacific

Australia

• Animania (in Sydney in October, with smaller events also in Brisbane and Melbourne)
• Avcon (in Adelaide, in July)
• Manifest (in Melbourne, in September)
• SMASH (in Sydney, in August)
• Wai-Con (in Perth, in December)

Japan

• Jump Festa (in Chiba in mid December)
• Tokyo International Anime Fair (in Tokyo in late March)
• Summer Comiket (in Tokyo in late August)
• Winter Comiket (in Tokyo in late December)

Defunct and hiatus conventions

These are conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, or have finished operating entirely. The last dates the convention was held are in parentheses.

• Anime America (July 25 – July 28, 1996)
• Anime East (November 10 – November 12, 1995)
• AnimeCon (August 30 – September 2, 1991)
• Big Apple Anime Fest (August 29 – August 31, 2003)
• Kunicon (June 17 – June 19, 2005)
• Shoujocon (August 22 – August 24, 2003)
• Ushicon (January 27 – January 29, 2006)

See also

• List of free conventions
• List of furry conventions
• List of gaming conventions
• List of multigenre conventions
• List of science fiction conventions
• List of Worldcons

External links

• AnimeCons.com
• A Fan's View: Anime Convention Schedule