| Matsuricon | |
| Status: | Active |
| Venue: | Hyatt Regency Columbus Greater Columbus Convention Center |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Country: | United States |
| First: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Anime, manga, video games, and popular culture |
| Attendance: | 4,500 in 2014 |
| Website: | http://www.matsuricon.org/ |
Matsuricon is a three-day anime convention held during August/September in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Greater Columbus Convention Center. The convention is family friendly.[1]
The convention typically offers an artist alley, cosplay contest, dealers room, formal ball, gaming (arcade, board, video), karaoke, masquerade, and a video contest.[2] [1] [3] The Carolina Manga Library provided the conventions manga library in 2014.[3] [4] Matsuricon's 2014 charity fundraisers raised $13,916 and benefited Pelotonia.[3]
In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, led by Arnie Roth.[5] [6] The concert was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer Nobuo Uematsu for VIP ticket holders.[5] [6] Matsuricon in 2018 shared convention center space with an Ohio GOP dinner that featured as a speaker President Donald Trump.[7] [8] [9] Matsuricon 2020 and 2021 was cancelled and replaced by virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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