List of comic book conventions explained

This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions.

Africa

Algeria

• Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)

Egypt

• EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
• Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)

Americas

Argentina

• Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996)

Brazil

• Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, PR (est. 2011)
• Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2014)
• Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, MG (est. 1999)
• PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2019)

Canada

• Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005)
• Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006)

• Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995)
• Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010)
• Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est. 2006)
• Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2012)
• Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, Ontario (TCAF) (est. 2003)
• Toronto Comicon in Toronto, Ontario (est. 2001)
• Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2014)

United States

• Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (est. 2013)
• Alternative Press Expo in San Jose, California (est. 1994)
• Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland (est. 2000)
• Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 1996)
• Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois (est. 2010)
• Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas (est. 2008)
• Dallas Comic Con in Dallas, Texas (est. 2002)
• Denver Pop Culture Con in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con) (est. 2012)
• Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987)
• East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (est. 2002)
• East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey (est. 2012 as "Asbury Park Comicon")
• Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington (est. 2003)
• Fan Expo Boston in Boston, Massachusetts (formerly Boston Comic Con) (est. 2007)
• FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013)
• Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982)
• Intervention in the Washington, D.C. area (est. 2010)
• L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California (est. 2011)
• MegaCon in Orlando, FL (est. 1993)
• Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee (est. 2010)
• MoCCA Festival in New York City, New York (est. 2002)
• Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan (est. 1989)
• New York Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 2006)
• North Texas Comic Book Show in Dallas, Texas (est. 2011, quarterly events)
• Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio (est. 1980 as "Mid-Ohio Con")
• Pensacola Comic Convention, Pensacola, Florida (est. 2010 as "Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention")
• Phoenix Fan Fusion in Phoenix, Arizona (est. 2002 as "Phoenix Cactus Comicon")
• Pittsburgh Comicon in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (est. 1994)
• Planet Comicon Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (est. 1999)
• PopCon Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014)
• Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012)
• Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012)
• San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention")
• Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California (est. 2016)
• Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
• Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000)
• STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
• Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon")
• WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

Asia

Bahrain

• IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)

Bangladesh

• Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)

Hong Kong

• Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)

India

• Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)
• Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)

Indonesia

• Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
• Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)

Japan

• Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)

Malaysia

• Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)

Philippines

• Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
• Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)

South Korea

• Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)

United Arab Emirates

• IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
• Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)

Europe

Belgium

• F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

Finland

• Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)

France

• Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France (est. 1974)
• Comic Con Paris in Paris, France (est. 2007)
• Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction in Cusset, France (est. 1999)
• Lille Comics Festival in Lille, France (est. 2006)

Germany

• German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)

Greece

• AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

Italy

• International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo (est. 1972)
• Komikazen in Ravenna (est. 2005)
• Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
• Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua (est. 2006)
• Romics in Rome (est. 2001)

Poland

• International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland (est. 1991)
• Pyrkon in Poznań, Poland (est. 1999)
• Warsaw Comic Con in Warsaw, Poland (est. 2017)

Portugal

• Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)

Romania

• East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)

Russia

• Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
• Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)

Serbia

• International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)

Slovakia

• Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)

Spain

• Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)

Sweden

• UppCon, Uppsala, Sweden (est. 2002)

Switzerland

• FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)

United Kingdom

• ACME Comic Con in Glasgow, Scotland (est. 2022)
• CAPTION in Oxford, England (est. 1992)
• Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018)
• Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018)
• Comic Con Wales in Newport, Wales (est. 2022)
• Comic Con Northern Ireland in Lisburn, Belfast, Northern Ireland (est. 2022)
• Edinburgh Comic Con in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2014)
• The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, England (est. 2013)
• London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004)
• MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002)
• Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007)
• Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)

Ukraine

• Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)

Oceania

Australia

• Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
• Supanova Pop Culture Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
• Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)

New Zealand

• Armageddon (est. 1995). in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

See also

• List of defunct comic book conventions

Notes

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Notes and References

1. 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. Other conditions may apply.