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.

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]	2024-10-04
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		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		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		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		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