List of science fiction conventions
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.
Convention | City | Country | Type | Website | Last or next scheduled date |
Åcon | Mariehamn, Åland | Finland | SF/F | 2020-05-21 | |
Ad Astra | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | General | 2019-07-12 | |
AggieCon | College Station, Texas | United States | General | 2019-03-22 | |
Albacon | Albany, New York | United States | SF/F | 2019-09-13 | |
All-Con | Dallas, Texas | United States | General | 2020-03-11 | |
ApolloCon | Houston, Texas | United States | General | 2015-06-19 | |
Archon | St. Louis, Missouri | United States | General | 2019-10-04 | |
Arisia | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | General | 2020-01-17 | |
ArmadilloCon | Austin, Texas | United States | SF Literature | 2019-08-02 | |
BabelCon | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | United States | General | 2012-10-12 | |
Balticon | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | General | 2020-05-22 | |
BayCon | Santa Clara, California | United States | SF/F | 2015-05-22 | |
Boréal | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | SF/F | 2018-05-04 | |
Boskone | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | SF/F | 2020-02-14 | |
BotCon | Louisville, KY | United States | Transformers | 2016-04-07-10 | |
Bubonicon | Albuquerque, New Mexico | United States | SF/F | 2015-08-28 | |
Capclave | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | General | 2015-10-09 | |
CAN-CON | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada | SF Literature | 2018-10-12 | |
Capricon | Wheeling, Illinois | United States | General | 2018-02-15 | |
Chattacon | Chattanooga, Tennessee | United States | General | 2016-01-29 | |
CoastCon | Biloxi, Mississippi | United States | General | 2016-03-04 | |
Con†Stellation | Huntsville, Alabama | United States | General | 2015-10-16 | |
ConCarolinas | Concord, North Carolina | United States | SF/F | 2016-06-03 | |
ConCoction | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | General/Literature/Media | 2016-03-11 | |
ConDFW | Dallas, Texas | United States | SF Literature | 2019-02-15 | |
CONduit | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | General/Literature/Media | 2015-05-22 | |
Conestoga | Tulsa, Oklahoma | United States | SF/F | 2010-04-23 | |
Confluence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | General | 2015-07-24 | |
ConFusion | Detroit, Michigan | United States | General | 2018-01-18 | |
ConGlomeration | Louisville, Kentucky | United States | General | 2018-03-30 | |
ConQuesT | Kansas City, Missouri | United States | General | 2018-05-25 | |
CONvergence | Bloomington, Minnesota | United States | General | 2018-07-05 | |
Con-Version | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | General | 2010-10-15 | |
Comikaze Expo | Los Angeles, California | United States | General | 2014-10-31 | |
DeepCon | Fiuggi Fonte, Frosinone | Italy | General | 2016-03-17 | |
DemiCon | Des Moines, Iowa | United States | General | 2018-05-04 | |
Dimension Jump | Nottingham, England | UK | Red Dwarf | 2015-05-01 | |
Disclave | Washington, D.C. | United States | SF/F | 1997-05-23 | |
Diversicon | Saint Paul, Minnesota | United States | SF/F | 2015-07-24 | |
Dragoncon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | General | 2019-09-26 | |
Eastercon | varies, England | UK | General | 2020-04-10 | |
EerieCon | Grand Island, New York | United States | SF/F/Horror | 2015-08-02 | |
Eurocon | varies | SF/F | 2020-10-02 | ||
F.A.C.T.S. | Ghent | Belgium | General | 2015-09-26 | |
Fantasticon | Copenhagen | Denmark | SF/F | 2019-09-20 | |
Farpoint Convention | Hunt Valley, Maryland | United States | Science Fiction, Science Fiction Media | 2021-02-19 | |
FedCon | Düsseldorf | Germany | General | 2015-05-21 | |
FenCon | Dallas, Texas | United States | General | 2019-09-20 | |
Festival fantazie | Chotěboř | Czech Republic | General | 2015-07-01 | |
Finncon | Various | Finland | SF/F | 2020-07-10 | |
For the Love of Sci-Fi | Manchester | United Kingdom | SF/F | 2020-12-05 | |
Gallifrey One | Los Angeles, California | United States | Doctor Who | 2016-02-12 | |
Gatecon | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Stargate, Dark Matter, Sanctuary and more | 2016-09-08 | |
Gaylaxicon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | General | 2015-05-08 | |
Geek.Kon | Madison, Wisconsin | United States | General | 2015-08-21 | |
GenCon | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | General | 2015-07-30 | |
Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction | Cusset | France | Star Wars | 2016-04-30 | |
G-Fest | Rosemont, Illinois | United States | Japanese Monsters | 2018-07-13 | |
Hal-Con | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canada | General | 2018-10-26 | |
Hypericon | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | General | 2018-07-06 | |
Icecon | Reykjavik | Iceland | SF/F | 2020-11-06 | |
Icon | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | United States | SF/F | 2015-10-16 | |
ICon festival | Tel Aviv | Israel | SF/F | 2017-10-08 | |
I-CON | Hempstead, New York | United States | General | 2014-03-08 | |
InConJunction | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | SF/F | 2016-07-01 | |
Itzacon Eire | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland | SF/F | 2015-03-20 | |
JordanCon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | SF/F | 2018-04-20 | |
Lazy Dragon Con | McKinney, Texas | United States | General | 2008-07-18 | |
LepreCon | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | SF/F | 2016-06-23 | |
Life, the Universe, & Everything | Provo, Utah | United States | Academic | 2016-02-11 | |
Linucon | Austin, Texas | United States | General | 2005-09-30 | |
Lunacon | Rye Brook, New York | United States | General | 2016-03-18 | |
Maleyevka seminars | Saint Petersburg, Vasilevsky | Soviet Union/Russia | General/literature | 2015-04-23 | |
Marcon | Columbus, Ohio | United States | General | 2020-05-08 | |
MarsCon | Bloomington, Minnesota | United States | General | 2018-03-02 | |
MarsCon | Williamsburg, Virginia | United States | General | 2016-01-15 | |
MediaWest*Con | Lansing, Michigan | United States | SF/F | 2015-05-22 | |
MegaCon | Orlando, Florida | United States | General | 2015-04-10 | |
Microcon | Exeter, England | UK | SF/F | 2013-02-23 | |
MidSouthCon | Memphis, Tennessee | United States | General | 2015-03-20 | |
Midwestcon | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States | Relaxacon | 2015-06-25 | |
MileHiCon | Denver, Colorado | United States | SF/F | 2018-10-19 | |
Minicon | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | General | 2018-03-30 | |
MOBICON | Mobile, Alabama | United States | General | 2015-05-22 | |
MomoCon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | General | 2015-05-28 | |
Multiverse | Atlanta, GA | United States | General | 2019-10-18-20 | |
MystiCon | Roanoke, Virginia | United States | General | 2016-02-26 | |
SFWA Nebula Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | United States | General | 2018-05-17 | |
New Zealand NatCon | Rotorua | New Zealand | General | 2015-04-03 | |
Nihon SF Taikai | Yūbari, Hokkaidō | Japan | General | 2014 | |
North American Science Fiction Convention | Various | United States | General | 2014-07-17 | |
Norwescon | Seattle, Washington | United States | General | 2015-04-05 | |
Novacon | Nottingham, England | UK | General | 2015-11-13 | |
Octocon | Dublin | Ireland | General | 2015-10-10 | |
OryCon | Portland, Oregon | United States | General | 2015-11-20 | |
Outlantacon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | General | 2015-05-08 | |
Penguicon | Southfield, Michigan | United States | General | 2015-04-24 | |
Philcon | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | United States | General | 2019-11-08 | |
Polcon | Various | Poland | General | 2015-08-27 | |
Pyrkon | Poznań | Poland | General | 2015-04-24 | |
RadCon | Pasco, Washington | United States | General | 2018-02-16 | |
RavenCon | Richmond, Virginia | United States | General | 2015-04-24 | |
Readercon | Quincy, Massachusetts | United States | SF LIT | 2020-07-09 | |
Rhode Island Comic Con | Providence, Rhode Island | United States | General | 2018-11-02 | |
Sci-Fi Valley Con | Altoona, Pennsylvania | United States | SF/F/Horror | 2017-06-09 | |
Sci-Fi on the Rock | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | General | 2015-04-24 | |
SFContario | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | General | 2018-11-16 | |
SFeraKon | Zagreb | Croatia | SF/F | 2015-05-15 | |
ShadowCon | Memphis, Tennessee | United States | SCA | 2015-01-09 | |
Soonercon | Norman, Oklahoma | United States | General | 2019-06-07 | |
SpoCon | Spokane, Washington | United States | General | 2018-08-10 | |
Star Wars Celebration | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Star Wars | 2019-04-11 | |
Starbase Indy | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | Star Trek | 2018-11-23 | |
STARFLEET International Conference | Niagara Falls, New York | United States | Star Trek | 2015-08-21 | |
Starfury Conventions | London / Birmingham, England | UK | SF/General | Various | |
Stellarcon | Greensboro, North Carolina | United States | SF/F | 2013-03-01 | |
SwanCon | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | SF/F | 2015-04-02 | |
Swecon | Various | Sweden | SF/F | 2020-03-20 | |
TimeGate | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Doctor Who | 2015-05-22 | |
Treklanta | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | SF/Star Trek | 2016-04-15 | |
Trinoc*coN | Durham, North Carolina | United States | General | 2009-07-03 | |
TusCon | Tucson, Arizona | United States | SF/F/H | 2015-10-30 | |
UnCommonCon | Dallas, Texas | United States | SF/F | 2000-11-24 | |
Unicon | Maryland | United States | General | 1989-07-16 | |
VCON | Lower Mainland, British Columbia | Canada | SF/F | 2018-10-05 | |
Vericon | Cambridge, Massachusetts | United States | General | 2014-03-21 | |
Visions | Rosemont, Illinois | United States | Doctor Who | 1998-11-29 | |
Westercon | varies | United States | SF/F | 2018-07-04 | |
WillyCon | Wayne, Nebraska | United States | General | 2017-03-31 | |
Windycon | Lombard, Illinois | United States | General | 2017-11-11 | |
WisCon | Madison, Wisconsin | United States | General | 2018-05-25 | |
Wizard World | Various | United States | Media | Various | |
WonderCon | Los Angeles, California | United States | SF/F | 2018-03-23 | |
World Fantasy Convention | Various | Various | Fantasy | 2020-10-29 | |
Worldcon | Various | Various | SF/General | 2020-07-29 |