OMGcon explained

OMGcon
Status:Active
Genre:Anime, video gaming[1] [2]
Venue:Owensboro Convention Center
Location:Owensboro, Kentucky
Country:United States
First:2006
Organizer:Tri-State Anime Promotional Society
Filing:501(c)(3)[3]
Attendance:2,506 in 2019

OMGcon (sometimes stylized as OMG!con) is a three-day anime convention held during June at the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky. The convention was previously held in Paducah, Kentucky. The name of the convention comes from the common abbreviation of Oh My God.[4] OMGcon is run by volunteers.[5]

Programming

The convention typically offers an artist alley, card tournaments, cosplay events, dance/rave, dealers, formal dance, LARPing, special guests, tabletop gaming, video game tournaments, and workshops.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

OMGcon's 2016 raffle benefited the charity Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club, and raised around $4,000.[12] [13]

History

OMGcon was started because of the long travel time needed to attend other conventions.[14] The convention moved to the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky for 2014 onwards. The decision was made to allow for the convention's growth.[15] The Owenboro Convention Center had to be evacuated during the 2015 convention due to a bomb threat.[16] In 2016, the convention began using space in the Holiday Inn for workshops.[12] OMGcon also used all available space in the convention center, with its attendees and other events occupying every hotel room in Owensboro, Kentucky.[17] In 2017, OMGcon again used the entire convention center, and all of Owensboro 1,369 hotel rooms were occupied.[13] [18]

OMGcon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] [20] OMGcon 2021 was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] [22] Online conventions were held in 2020 and 2021.[23] OMGcon held HallOMGween over Halloween weekend 2021 at the Owensboro Convention Center and Towneplace Suites.[24] [25] The convention in 2022 had a mask policy.[3]

List by year

Dates Location Atten. Guests

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OMG Con this weekend in Paducah . WPSD . 2012-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615112113/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/ky-state-news/Come-out-to-OMG-Con-this-weekend-158098275.html. June 15, 2012.
  2. News: WFIE . Popular convention headed to Owensboro in 2014/15 . 2013-06-29 . Mattingly . Kara . 2013-07-05.
  3. News: Bourne . Freddie . OMG!con returns for full-scale event this weekend . 5 July 2022 . Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer . June 24, 2022 . en.
  4. News: OMGcon organizers hope tournaments, actors draw anime, gaming fans to convention center . Adam . Shull . Paducah Sun . 2009-06-05 . 2016-06-25 . 2016-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812155605/http://www.paducahsun.com/news/OMGcon-organizers-hope-tournaments--actors-draw-anime--gaming-fans-to-convention-center . dead .
  5. News: Kirkpatrick . John . OMG!con returns to Owensboro with anime, gaming, and pop culture exhibits . 13 July 2023 . The Owensboro Times . 9 June 2023.
  6. Web site: OMG!Con 2009 Hello Kentucky. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222051812/http://www.helloky.com/june-5-7-omgcon-2009/. February 22, 2014.
  7. Web site: Annual OMGCon set to begin in Paducah . WPSD . 2013-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011058/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/home/ticker/Annual-OMGCon-set-to-begin-in-Paducah-211526511.html. February 22, 2014.
  8. News: Shull. Adam. More than just gaming: Fifth annual OMGcon likes anime, comic books too. 25 June 2016. Paducah Sun. June 11, 2010. 12 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812154057/http://www.paducahsun.com/news/More-than-just-gaming-. dead.
  9. News: Gericke. Robin. OMG! The OMG!con is Coming to Paducah!. 25 June 2016. Purchase Family Area Magazine. May 10, 2013.
  10. News: Ramsey. Austin. OMG!con starts downtown. 25 June 2016. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. June 11, 2016.
  11. News: Sorce . Ashley . OMG!Con prepares for fifth event in Owensboro . 19 November 2019 . The Owensboro Times . 28 May 2019.
  12. News: Hayse. Bobbie. OMG !CON. 25 June 2016. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. June 10, 2016. 12 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160612050408/http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/features/venue/omg-con/article_60be5e5b-a543-5ab0-a4ee-d54f54ad6362.html. dead.
  13. News: Hayse. Bobbie. 12th annual OMG!con headed for downtown. 28 June 2017. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. June 9, 2017. 9 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170609063813/http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/features/venue/th-annual-omg-con-headed-for-downtown/article_359e2d4e-6409-50f8-ad6e-24d317e1b841.html. dead.
  14. News: Reside. Nicholas. OMGcon returns to Paducah. 25 June 2016. Paducah Sun. June 16, 2013. 12 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812162617/http://www.paducahsun.com/news/OMGcon-returns-to-Paducah. dead.
  15. News: Surfky.com . OMG! Con Signs Two-Year Agreement With Owensboro Convention Center . 2013-06-29 . Beard . Dennis . 2013-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101525/http://surfky.com/index.php/news/local/daviess/33745-omg-con-signs-two-year-agreement-with-owensboro-convention-center. April 2, 2015.
  16. News: Grant. Erin. Owensboro Convention Center Briefly Evacuated After Bomb Threat. 28 June 2017. WBKR. June 13, 2015.
  17. News: Hayse. Bobbie. OMG!con 2016 labeled a success. 25 June 2016. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. June 13, 2016.
  18. News: OMGcon Hits Owensboro. 29 June 2017. Tri State Homepage.. June 9, 2017.
  19. News: Lawrence . Keith . OMG!CON postpones convention until 2021 . 6 May 2021 . Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer . April 25, 2020 . en.
  20. Web site: OMGcon 2020 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2020-04-23.
  21. News: Lawrence . Keith . OMG!con will return, but not in June . 6 May 2021 . Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer . March 25, 2021 . en.
  22. Web site: OMGcon 2021 Information . AnimeCons.com . 2021-05-06.
  23. News: Kelly . Josh . OMG!Con returns to Owensboro for first in-person convention since 2019 . 6 July 2022 . The Owensboro Times . 23 June 2022.
  24. News: Kelly . Josh . OMG!Con hosting Halloween-themed mini-con . 6 July 2022 . The Owensboro Times . 5 October 2021.
  25. News: Lawrence . Keith . OMG!con planning Halloween party in Owensboro . 6 July 2022 . The News-Enterprise . Messenger-Inquirer . October 20, 2021 . en.

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