This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions.
In the "type" column, "general" means the entire science fiction and fantasy culture; "literature", "media", etc. modify that. Horror is indicated separately.
convention
city
country or region
type
website
most recent or next scheduled date
Åcon
Mariehamn, Åland
Finland
general
[1]
2022-05-26
Ad Astra
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
general
[2]
2019-07-12
AggieCon
College Station, Texas
United States
general
[3]
2023-03-03
Albacon
Albany, New York
United States
general
[4]
2022-09-16
All-Con
Dallas, Texas
United States
general
[5]
2023-03-16
ApolloCon
Houston, Texas
United States
general
[6]
2015-06-19
Archon
St. Louis, Missouri
United States
general
[7]
2022-09-30
Arisia
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
general
[8]
2023-01-13
ArmadilloCon
Austin, Texas
United States
literature
[9]
2021-10-15
BabelCon
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States
general
[10]
2012-10-12
Balticon
Baltimore, Maryland
United States
general
[11]
2023-05-26
BayCon
Santa Clara, California
United States
general
[12]
2022-07-21
Boréal
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
general
[13]
2018-05-04
Boskone
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
general
[14]
2023-02-19
BotCon
varies
United States
Transformers
[15]
2022-08-25
Bubonicon
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
general
[16]
2023-08-25
Capclave
Gaithersburg, Maryland
United States
general
[17]
2023-10-01
CAN-CON
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
literature
[18]
2022-10-14
Capricon
Wheeling, Illinois
United States
general
[19]
2023-02-02
Chattacon
Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
general
[20]
2023-01-13
CoastCon
Biloxi, Mississippi
United States
general
[21]
2023-03-03
Con†Stellation
Huntsville, Alabama
United States
general
[22]
2015-10-16
ConCarolinas
Concord, North Carolina
United States
general
[23]
2023-06-02
ConCoction
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
general, literature, media
[24]
2023-??-??
ConDFW
Dallas, Texas
United States
literature
[25]
2019-02-15
CONduit
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
general, literature, media
[26]
2015-05-22
Conestoga
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States
general
[27]
2010-04-23
Confluence
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
general
[28]
2022-07-29
ConFusion
Detroit, Michigan
United States
general
[29]
2024-01-19
ConGlomeration
Louisville, Kentucky
United States
general
[30][dead link]
2020-04-10
ConQuesT
Kansas City, Missouri
United States
general
[31]
2023-06-02
CONvergence
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
general
[32]
2023-07-06
Con-Version
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
general
[33]
2010-10-15
Comikaze Expo
Los Angeles, California
United States
general
[34]
2014-10-31
DeepCon
Fiuggi Fonte, Frosinone
Italy
general
[35]
2023-03-16
DemiCon
Des Moines, Iowa
United States
general
[36]
2023-05-05
Dimension Jump
Nottingham, England
United Kingdom
Red Dwarf
[37]
2021-09-21
Disclave
Washington, D.C.
United States
general
[38]
1997-05-23
Diversicon
Saint Paul, Minnesota
United States
general
[39]
2023-07-14
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
general
[40]
2023-08-31
Eastercon
varies
United Kingdom
general
[41]
2023-04-07
EerieCon
Grand Island, New York
United States
general, horror
[42]
2016-09-30
Eurocon
varies
Europe
general
[43]
2020-10-02
Fan Expo (formerly Wizard World)
varies
United States
media
[44]
2023-01-06
Fanaticon
Dothan, Alabama
United States
general
[45]
2019-10-06
F.A.C.T.S.
Ghent
Belgium
general
[46]
2023-04-01
Fantasticon
Copenhagen
Denmark
general
[47]
2023-06-02
Farpoint Convention
Hunt Valley, Maryland
United States
general, media
[48]
2023-02-10
FedCon
Düsseldorf
Germany
general
[49]
2023-05-26
FenCon
Dallas, Texas
United States
general
[50]
2022-09-16
Festival fantazie
Chotěboř
Czech Republic
general
[51]
2024-06-28
Finncon
varies
Finland
general
[52]
2023-07-07
For the Love of Sci-Fi
Manchester
United Kingdom
general
[53]
2023-12-02
Gallifrey One
Los Angeles, California
United States
Doctor Who
[54]
2023-02-17
Gatecon
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
television series
[55]
2022-09-01
Gaylaxicon
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
general (LGBTQ+)
[56]
2023-03-17
Geek.Kon
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
general
[57][dead link]
2015-08-21
GenCon
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
general
[58]
2023-08-03
Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction
Cusset
France
Star Wars
[59]
2023-04-29
G-Fest
Rosemont, Illinois
United States
Japanese monsters
[60]
2023-07-14
Hal-Con
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
general
[61]
2024-11-08
Hypericon
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
general
[62][dead link]
2018-07-06
Icecon
Reykjavík
Iceland
general
[63]
2020-11-06
Icon
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United States
general
[64]
2015-10-16
ICon festival
Tel Aviv
Israel
general
[65]
2017-10-08
I-CON
Hempstead, New York
United States
general
[66]
2014-03-08
InConJunction
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
general
[67]
2016-07-01
JordanCon
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
general
[68]
2018-04-20
Lazy Dragon Con
McKinney, Texas
United States
general
[69]
2008-07-18
LepreCon
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
general
[70]
2016-06-23
Life, the Universe, & Everything
Provo, Utah
United States
academic
[71]
2016-02-11
Linucon
Austin, Texas
United States
general
2005-09-30
Lunacon
Rye Brook, New York
United States
general
[72]
2016-03-18
Maleyevka seminars
Saint Petersburg
Soviet Union/Russia
general, literature
[73]
2015-04-23
Marcon
Columbus, Ohio
United States
general
[74]
2023-05-26
MarsCon
Bloomington, Minnesota
United States
general
[75]
2018-03-02
MarsCon
Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
general
[76]
2016-01-15
MediaWest*Con
Lansing, Michigan
United States
general
[77]
2015-05-22
MegaCon
Orlando, Florida
United States
general
[78]
2015-04-10
Microcon
Exeter, England
United Kingdom
general
2013-02-23
MidSouthCon
Memphis, Tennessee
United States
general
[79]
2015-03-20
Midwestcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
relaxacon
[80]
2015-06-25
MileHiCon
Denver, Colorado
United States
general
[81]
2022-10-21
Minicon
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
general
[82]
2023-04-07
MOBICON
Mobile, Alabama
United States
general
[83]
2015-05-22
MomoCon
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
general
[84]
2015-05-28
Multiverse
Atlanta, GA
United States
general
[85]
2022-10-14
MystiCon
Roanoke, Virginia
United States
general
[86]
2016-02-26
SFWA Nebula Conference
varies
United States
general
[87]
2018-05-17
NecronomiCon Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
United States
horror
[88]
2024-08-15
New Zealand NatCon
varies
New Zealand
general
2019
Nihon SF Taikai
Takamatsu, Kagawa
Japan
general
[89]
2021-08-21
North American Science Fiction Convention
varies
United States
general
[90]
2014-07-17
Norwescon
Seattle, Washington
United States
general
[91]
2015-04-05
Novacon
Nottingham, England
United Kingdom
general
[92]
2015-11-13
Octocon
Dublin
Ireland
general
[93]
2015-10-10
OryCon
Portland, Oregon
United States
general
[94]
2023-11-10
Outlantacon
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
general
[95]
2015-05-08
Penguicon
Southfield, Michigan
United States
general
[96]
2022-04-22
Philcon
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
United States
general
[97]
2023-11-17
Polcon
varies
Poland
general
[98]
2015-08-27
Pyrkon
Poznań
Poland
general
[99]
2015-04-24
RadCon
Pasco, Washington
United States
general
[100]
2018-02-16
RavenCon
Richmond, Virginia
United States
general
[101]
2015-04-24
Readercon
Quincy, Massachusetts
United States
literature
[102]
2023-07-13
Rhode Island Comic Con
Providence, Rhode Island
United States
general
[103]
2018-11-02
Sci-Fi Valley Con
Altoona, Pennsylvania
United States
general, horror
[104]
2017-06-09
Sci-Fi on the Rock
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
general
[105]
2015-04-24
SFContario
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
general
[106]
2018-11-16
SFeraKon
Zagreb
Croatia
general
[107]
2015-05-15
ShadowCon
Memphis, Tennessee
United States
SCA
[108]
2015-01-09
Soonercon
Norman, Oklahoma
United States
general
[109]
2022-06-24
SpoCon
Spokane, Washington
United States
general
[110]
2018-08-10
Star Wars Celebration
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Star Wars
[111]
2019-04-11
Starbase Indy
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Star Trek
[112]
2018-11-23
STARFLEET International Conference
Niagara Falls, New York
United States
Star Trek
[113]
2015-08-21
Stellarcon
Greensboro, North Carolina
United States
general
2013-03-01
SwanCon
Perth, Western Australia
Australia
general
[114]
2015-04-02
Swecon
varies
Sweden
general
[115]
2020-03-20
TimeGate
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Doctor Who
[116]
2015-05-22
Treklanta
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Star Trek
[117]
2016-04-15
Trinoc*coN
Durham, North Carolina
United States
general
[118]
2009-07-03
TusCon
Tucson, Arizona
United States
general, horror
[119]
2015-10-30
UnCommonCon
Dallas, Texas
United States
general
2000-11-24
Unicon
Maryland
United States
general
1989-07-16
VCON
Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Canada
general
[120]
2018-10-05
Vericon
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
general
[121]
2014-03-21
Visions
Rosemont, Illinois
United States
Doctor Who
[122]
1998-11-29
Westercon
varies
United States
general
[123]
2022-07-01
WillyCon
Wayne, Nebraska
United States
general
[124]
2017-03-31
Windycon
Lombard, Illinois
United States
general
[125]
2022-11-11
WisCon
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
general
[126]
2022-05-27
WonderCon
Los Angeles, California
United States
general
[127]
2023-03-24
World Fantasy Convention
varies
varies
fantasy
[128]
2023-10-26
Worldcon
varies
world
general
[129]
2023-08-16
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