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Revision as of 13:40, 16 January 2009
This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions[nb 1] 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. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
- Anime Evolution (in Greater Vancouver in June)
Manitoba
New Brunswick
- Animaritime (in Moncton, New Brunswick in March)
Ontario
- Anime North (in Toronto in May)
Quebec
United States
Arranged by regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau
North East
New England
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Anime Boston (in Boston, Massachusetts in the spring)
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
- AnimeNEXT (in Secaucus, New Jersey in June)
- New York Anime Festival (in New York, New York in September)
- Tekkoshocon (in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid April)
Midwest
East North Central
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin
- Anime Central (in Rosemont, Illinois in May)
- Anime Milwaukee (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February/March)
- Anime Punch! (in Columbus, Ohio in March/April)
- ColossalCon (In Sandusky, Ohio in June)
- Ikasucon (in Fort Wayne, Indiana in July)
- No Brand Con (in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in April)
- Ohayocon (in Columbus, Ohio in January)
- Pokettokon (in East Peoria, Illinois in January)
- Youmacon (in Dearborn, Michigan in October/November)
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)
- Anime St. Louis (in St. Louis, Missouri in April or March)
- AnimeIowa (in Coralville, Iowa in August)
- Sogen Con (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in October)
South
South Atlantic
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- Animazement (in Raleigh, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend)
- Anime Express (in Daytona Beach, Florida in March)
- Anime Festival Orlando (in Orlando, Florida in August)
- Anime Mid-Atlantic (in Arlington, Virginia in June)
- Anime South (in Destin, Florida in the winter)
- Anime USA (in Crystal City, Virginia in November)
- Anime Weekend Atlanta (in Atlanta, Georgia during late September)
- JACON (in Orlando, Florida in May)
- Katsucon (in Washington, D.C. in February)
- Metrocon (in Tampa, Florida in July)
- Nekocon (in Hampton, Virginia in November)
- Otakon (in Baltimore, Maryland in July/August)
- 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 Fort 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 December)
- Project A-Kon (in Dallas, Texas during the weekend after Memorial Day)
- RealmsCon (in Corpus Christi, Texas during the first weekend in September)
- San Japan (in San Antonio, Texas)
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)
Pacific
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington
- Anime Expo (in Los Angeles, 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 on Labor Day weekend)
- Sac-Anime (in Sacramento, California in late summer)
- Sakura-Con (in Seattle, Washington in late March/early April)
- Senshi-Con (in Anchorage, Alaska in late February)
- Yaoi-Con (in San Francisco, California)
Europe
Finland
- Animecon (in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere or Jyväskylä in July or August; a subsidiary of the sci-fi convention Finncon)
France
- Japan Expo (in Paris in July)
United Kingdom
- AmeCon (in Leicester in August yearly)
- Auchinawa (in Glasgow in November/December)
- Minami Con (in Southampton in March yearly)
- Tomo-Dachi (in Derry in July/August yearly)
- Midlands Expo (in Birmingham in February/September biannually)
- London expo (in London in May/October biannually)
Ireland
Asia-Pacific
Australia
- Animania (in Sydney in March and August, with smaller events also in Brisbane in May and September and Melbourne in April)
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo (in Brisbane in April, Sydney and Perth in June and Melbourne in March)
- 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)
- World Cosplay Summit (in Nagoya in early August)
South Korea
- Comic World (in Seoul once a month, in Busan every two months)
Hong Kong
- Comic World HK (in February and August)
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)
- AyaCon (August 19 - August 21, 2005)
- 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)
Notes
- ^ A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.
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