| Con-G | |
| Status: | Active |
| Venue: | Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre (2014) |
| Location: | Guelph, Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| First: | 2009 |
| Last: | 2014 |
| Attendance: | 1,600 in 2014 |
Con-G is a non-profit[1] fan-run multigenre convention, held in February in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, from 2009 to 2014. 'Con-G' was brought back from the dead starting in 2021 as a virtual online convention Con-G - Geeks@Home [2] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention was originally created as a Japanese anime convention[3] but subsequently covered many other aspects of geek culture, such as Steampunk, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming etc.[4] The name Con-G came from a combination of the words "Convention Guelph" and was a play on words on the Japanese writing system kanji.[3]
Con-G was brought back from the dead starting in 2021 as a virtual online convention Con-G - Geeks@Home [2] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kon, the Con-G mascot, was a cartoon Japanese dragon. He was green with a white belly and a purple mane, and was often depicted holding a calligraphy brush. He was created for Con-G by artist Lindsay Pattillo.[5]