Avalon Expo

Avalon Expo Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Comics, Pop-Culture Convention
Status	Active
Genre	Multigenre
Venue	Mile One Centre and the Delta St. John's Hotel and Conference Centre
Location(s)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	August 29–30, 2015
Attendance	Est. 1,000+
Organized by	Avalon Expo
Website	http://www.avalonexpo.com

Avalon Expo Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Comic, Pop-Culture Convention, commonly known as AvEx, was founded in 2015. It is traditionally an annual weekend event held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in Atlantic Canada during late August.

Activities and Events

• Celebrity Q&A sessions
• Autograph and Photo Opportunities
• Guest Lectures
• Authors Readings
• Artist Alley
• Specialty Vendors
• Discussion Panels
• Costume Contest
• Dressing in Costume
• Gaming demonstrations, tournaments & play

Event History

Year	Dates	Location	Attendees	Guests	Additional Info
2015	August 29-30	St. John's Curling Club (RE/MAX Centre)	Est. 750	Kalman Andrasofszky, Dan Payne, Erica Schroeder	Additionally, one of the Pontiac GTOs from Republic of Doyle was on display at the event, and the video games band, The Cartridge Family, played Saturday night.
2016	August 26–28	Centre des Grands-Vents	Est. 1,000	Todd Debreceni, Northern Belle Rogue, Robert J. Sawyer	Event moved to the Centre Scolaire et Communautaire des Grands-Vents and expanded to a three-day event, enabling more panels with better acoustics, food service, better parking, full wheelchair accessibility, and more.
2017	August 25–27	Mile One Centre		Linda Ballantyne, Katie Griffin, Colin Baker, René Auberjonois

External links

• Official site