MarsCon (Virginia) explained

MarsCon (Virginia) should not be confused with MarsCon (Bloomington, Minnesota).

MarsCon
Status:Active
Genre:Science fiction
Location:Virginia Beach, Virginia
Country:United States
First:1990
Website:marscon.net

MarsCon in Virginia Beach, Virginia is a mid-sized regional science fiction convention founded in 1990. The convention provides a relaxed environment for people who enjoy science fiction to meet new friends and talk about their interests. The convention has been described as "the largest and longest-running science fiction/fantasy convention in the Tidewater area."

History

The history of MarsCon begins with an earlier convention known as Sci-Con, a well established, general science fiction convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1990 the people who worked every year to bring Sci-Con together held a low key relaxicon or "relaxing convention" for its members. After the first year, this new convention was re-christened MarsCon in honor of a long-standing fake bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention on the planet Mars in 2095.

With a focus on relaxation and camaraderie, MarsCon hosts a variety of convention activities including panel discussions and workshop activities, gaming (including role-playing games, and card games), a video room with anime, a dealers room, annual tea party, auction for charity, and an art show.

Conventions

Upcoming

Past

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Original MarsCon. https://web.archive.org/web/20010517041442/http://www.marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2001-05-17.
  2. Web site: The Original MarsCon. https://web.archive.org/web/20011211193547/http://www.marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2001-12-11.
  3. Web site: MarsCon 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030729103236/http://www.marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2003-07-29.
  4. Web site: MarsCon 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20040206012523/http://www.marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2004-02-06.
  5. Web site: MarsCon 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041130063009/http://marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2004-11-30.
  6. Web site: MarsCon 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050206045706/http://marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2005-02-06.
  7. Web site: MarsCon 16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051126020919/http://marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2005-11-26.
  8. Web site: MarsCon 17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060104074416/http://www.marscon.net/. January 23, 2019. 2006-01-04.
  9. Web site: MarsCon 18 - January 18-20, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060712031717/http://www.marscon.net//. January 23, 2019. 2006-07-12.
  10. Web site: MarsCon 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101108045939/http://www.marscon.net/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2010-11-08.
  11. Web site: MarsCon 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110508085039/http://www.marscon.net/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2011-05-08.
  12. Web site: Charity Auction - The Heritage Humane Society . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918064836/http://www.marscon.net/home/misc/charity-auction . January 27, 2013 . 2012-09-18.
  13. Web site: MarsCon 2013 - Rebirth! - January 18-20 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213082935/http://www.marscon.net/home . Jan 15, 2024. 2012-12-13.
  14. Web site: MarsCon 2013 - Rebirth! - January 18-20 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130202061034/http://www.marscon.net/home . Jan 15, 2024. 2013-02-02.
  15. Web site: MarsCon - A Twisted Fairy Tale! – January 17-19th, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405020143/http://www.marscon.net/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2013-04-05.
  16. Web site: 25 Shades of MarsCon . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228110531/http://www.marscon.net/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2014-12-28.
  17. Web site: MarsCon 2016 - Tidewater Virginia's Longest Running Convention! . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227205550/http://www.marscon.net/wp/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2015-12-27.
  18. https://www.facebook.com/events/marscon-2017/918289034966771/ Retrieved Jan 21, 2019.
  19. Web site: MarsCon 2018 Guests – MarsCon 2023 . www.marscon.net . Jan 21, 2019.
  20. Web site: MarsCon 2019 - January 18-20th, 2019 – Williamsburg Va. – Tidewater Virginia's Longest Running Convention! . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105003143/http://www.marscon.net/wp. January 15, 2024. 2019-01-05.
  21. Web site: MarsCon 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191208135548/http://www.marscon.net/wp. January 15, 2024. 2019-12-08.
  22. Web site: MarsCon 2021 - January 15-17th, 2021 – Williamsburg Va. – Tidewater Virginia's Longest Running Convention! . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101013442/http://www.marscon.net/wp . Jan 15, 2024. 2020-11-01.
  23. Web site: MarsCon 2022 March 18th – 20th, 2022 – Williamsburg Va. – Tidewater Virginia's Longest Running Convention! . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104200734/http://www.marscon.net/wp . Jan 15, 2024. 2022-01-04.
  24. Web site: MarsCon 2023 January 13th – 15th, 2023 – Tidewater Virginia's Longest Running Convention! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206092731/http://www.marscon.net/wp/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2022-12-06.
  25. Web site: MarsCon 2024 – Jan 12-14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104113300/https://www.marscon.net/wp/ . Jan 15, 2024. 2024-01-04.