TFcon explained

TFcon
Status:Active
Genre:Transformers
Venue:Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport
Location:Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Orlando
Country:Canada, USA
First:November 10, 2002
Last:July 12–14, 2024
Organizer:Colin Douglas
Attendance:3000+
Website:http://www.tfcon.com

TFcon is a Transformers fan convention held annually since 2002. TFcon will be held for the 22nd consecutive year in 2024 with events occurring in Baltimore, Maryland in November and Toronto, Ontario, Canada in July, as well as Burbank, California in March to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Transformers.

TFcon is the world's largest fan-run Transformers collectors convention. The event features a specialised dealer room for Transformers merchandise, guest question and answer panels and autograph sessions, a third-party product presentation, Transformers trivia, and a Transformers costume contest.

History

The first TFcon was held in Hamilton, Ontario in 2002, with 190 attendees. In 2003, Joe Ng and the Dreamwave Productions team were the first special guests at the conference. In its first two years the convention was moved around Ontario, before finding a regular location in Toronto. As of 2008, this convention changed its name from TransformersCon to TFcon at the request of Hasbro. In 2009 TFcon expanded to a 2-day convention. Starting in 2012, TFcon has been hosting a charity auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation each summer, raising over $50,000 for the charity.[1]

In 2014 TFcon expanded to two shows a year, one in Canada and one in the United States. In Spring of 2019, TFcon hosted a Transformers Generation 1 cast reunion in Los Angeles, featuring 50 cast members from various Transformers media. In 2020 TFcon was held online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ran as a virtual event.

In 2023, following the signing of a bill which restricted drag shows in venues where children might be present, crossdressing was restricted at the convention, with refunds available for individuals who felt it was unsafe to attend the event.[2] Following the response from the fan community, the rules were altered to permit cross-dressing, with the organizers arguing that cross-dressing does not break any Florida state law.[3]

Dates and locations

Special guests

Exclusives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transformers Collectors Convention to Hold Charity Auction for Make-A-Wish Foundation . 24 July 2012 . Village Gamer.
  2. Web site: Baggs . Michael . Florida Transformers convention bans 'cross-dressing cosplay' under state's anti-drag law . PinkNews . 9 June 2023 . 9 June 2023.
  3. TFconTweets . 1666627080195305473 . Thanks to the fans that reached out to us to help us shape the following update to our website. . 8 June 2023 . 8 June 2023.

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