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Pop culture conventions are where fans of all stripes have the opportunity to get together and find their people, surrounded by others who either share their particular pop culture obsessions, or have their own that are just as powerful. Who wouldn't want to enjoy that as often as possible? We're here to help make that happen, with a list of major conventions across the next year and change.

Comic conventions bring the best of comics and associated pop culture fandoms to cities all around the world. Whether that means the appearance of the creators behind your favorite comics, rare copies of your favorite comics, or even clothing, collectibles, and other merchandise, comic conventions can have it all. You can even dress up as your favorite character and take part in the creative world of cosplay. And best of all, despite the names, it's not just about comics - think of the many movies, games, and shows that have their own fandoms flock to these shows!

But it can be hard to keep track of all the conventions happening in your area, or keep an eye on the big ones so you can make travel plans to get to these landmark events. That's where this page comes in!

Popverse is collecting dates and locations for all the major comic conventions around the world; from the biggest US shows like New York Comic Con and Comic-Con International: San Diego to beloved regional shows like HeroesCon and TCAF. We even have some of the biggest international events such as Angoulême International Comics Festival and Komiket on the list.

There's a couple big comic conventions which we're waiting on for their next announced dates such as PAX Aus, ACE Superhero Comic Con, Chicago Alternate Comics Expo, Anime Weekend Atlanta, D23 Expo, FlameCon, Lagos Comicon, Kumoricon, Tokyo Comic Con, Bengaluru Comic Con, MCM Comic Con Birmingham, JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience, Lehigh Valley Comic Convention, Thought Bubble Festival, Wintercon X Latvian Comic-Con, Hyderabad Comic Con, and Chennai Comic Con. But if you see an oversight on the list, you can email us with the name, dates, and location of the event.

January 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
January 24 - 26	OA Expo	Orlando, Florida
January 24 - 26	Fan Expo Portland	Portland, Oregon
January 29 - February 2	The Angoulême International Comics Festival	Orlando, Florida

February 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
February 5 - 9	San Diego Comic-Con: The Cruise	Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico
February 6 - 9	MegaCon	Orlando, Florida
February 8 and 9	Comic World Taiwan	Taipei City, Taiwan
February 8 and 9	Chennai Comic Con	Chennai, India
February 14 - 16	Pensacon	Pensacola, Florida
February 15 and 16	Japan Impact	Lausanne, Switzerland
February 15 and 16	Japan Weekend	Madrid, Spain
February 20 - 22	ComicsPRO Annual Meeting/a>	Glendale, California
February 21 - 23	MagicCon: Chicago	Chicago, Illinois
February 21 - 23	Fan Expo Vancouver	Vancouver, Canada

March 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
March 1 and 2	Coastal Comic Con	Wilmington, North Carolina
March 6 - 9	Emerald City Comic Con	Seattle, Washington
March 14 - 16	Toronto Comicon	Toronto, Canada
March 14 - 16	Indiana Comic Convention	Indianapolis, Indiana
March 15	Indie Comics Creator Con	New Haven, Connecticut
March 15 and 16	MoCCA Arts Fest	New York City, New York
March 21 - 23	Planet Comicon	Kansas City, Missouri
March 21 - 23	Fan Expo Cleveland	Cleveland, Ohio
March 22	Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival	Phoenix, Arizona
March 27 - 30	GalaxyCon Richmond	Richmond, Virginia
March 28 - 30	WonderCon	Anaheim, California
March 29 and 30	Supanova Melbourne	Melbourne, Australia

April 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
April 4 - 6	Awesome Con	Washington, DC
April 5 - 6	Supanova Melbourne	Melbourne, Australia
April 5 and 6	SC Comicon	Greenville, South Carolina
April 11 - 13	C2E2	Chicago, Illinois
April 12	The Little Giant Old School Comic Show	Concord, New Hampshire
April 12 & 13	Supanova Gold Coast	Broadbeach, Australia
April 12 & 13	Mumbai Comic Con	Mumbai, India
April 18 - 20	AnimeCon London, Sakura-Con	Seattle, Washington
April 18 - 20	Middle East Film & Comic Con	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
April 18 - 20	Star Wars Celebration	Tokyo, Japan
April 26 and 27	Manchester Anime & Gaming Con	Manchester, England
April 26 and 27	Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase	Brooklyn, New York
April 26 and 27	Super Jersey Comic Expo	Jackson, New Jersey

May 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
May 1 - 4	Comic-Con Cape Town	Cape Town, South Africa
May 2 - 4	Nightmare Weekend Chicago	Rosemont, Illinois
May 2 - 4	Osaka Comic Con	Osaka, Japan
May 3 and 4	Portsmouth Comic Con	Portsmouth, England
May 8 - 11	PAX East	Boston, Massachusetts
May 16 - 18	Fan Expo Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 16 - 18	Lake Como Comic Art Festival	Lake Como, Italy
May 16 - 18	Motor City Comicon	Novi, Michigan
May 17 and 18	Comic Con Revolution Ontario	Ontario, California
May 22 - 25	MomoCon	Atlanta, Georgia
May 23 - 25	MCM Comic Con	London, England
May 23 - 25	GalaxyCon Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 23 - 25	Anime Boston	Boston, Massachusetts
May 30 - June 1	Fan Expo Dallas	Dallas, Texas

June 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
June 7 and 8	3 Rivers Comicon	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 7 and 8	Copenhagen Comics	Copenhagen, Denmark
June 7 and 8	Toronto Comics Arts Festival	Toronto, Canada
June 13 - 15	Animate! Columbus	Columbus, Ohio
June 13 - 15	AnimeCon	Birmingham, England
June 20 - 22	Heroes Con	Charlotte, North Carolina
June 20 - 22	MagicCon: Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada
June 20 - 22	Heroes Dutch Comic Con	Utrecht, Netherlands
June 20 - 22	Fanatics Fest NYC	New York City, New York
June 21 and 22	Supanova Sydney	Sydney, Australia
June 26 - July 2	ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 27 - 29	PopCon Indy	Indianapolis, Indiana
June 28 and 29	Supanova Perth	Perth, Australia

July 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
July 3 - 5	Anime Expo	Los Angeles, California
July 3 - 6	Fan Expo Denver	Denver, Colorado
July 4 - 6	Montreal Comiccon	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
July 11 - 13	GalaxyCon New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana
July 11 - 13	Capital City Comic Con	Lansing, Michigan
July 12 and 13	The Uncanny Experience	Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 18 - 20	Florida Supercon	Miami Beach, Florida
July 18 - 20	Hypr Japan Festival	London, England
July 18 - 20	ATL Comic Convention	Atlanta, Georgia
July 19 and 20	WasabiCon PDX	Portland, Oregon
July 19 and 20	Heroes For Kids Comic Con	Perryville, Missouri
July 23 - 27	Comic-Con International: San Diego	San Diego, California
July 24 - 27	GalaxyCon Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina

August 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
August 2 and 3	Enid Comic Con	Enid, Oklahoma
August 8 - 10	Animate! Orlando	Orlando, Florida
August 8 - 10	Fan Expo Boston	Boston, Massachusetts
August 9 and 10	Comic Con Wales	Caerleon, Wales
August 10 - 12	TerrifiCon	Uncasville, Connecticut
August 15 - 17	Fan Expo Chicago	Rosemont, Illinois
August 15 - 17	GalaxyCon San Jose	San Jose, California
August 21 - 24	Fan Expo Canada	Toronto, Ontario
August 21 - 24	Anime NYC	New York City, New York
August 23 and 24	Soda City Comic Con	Columbia, South Carolina
August 24	WestCoast Comic Con	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 28 - September 1	Dragon Con	Atlanta, Georgia
August 29 - September 1	PAX West	Seattle, Washington
August 29 - August 31	London Anime & Gaming Con	London, England
August 29 - 31	Nightmare Weekend Cleveland	Cleveland, Ohio
August 30 - 31	Long Beach Comic Con	Long Beach, California

September 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
September 5 - 7	Rose City Comic Con	Portland, Oregon
September 12 - 14	Galaxy Con Des Moines	Des Moines, Iowa
September 13 and 14	Small Press Expo	Bethesda, Maryland
September 19 - 21	Edmonton Expo	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
September 25 - 28	Comic Con Africa	Johannesburg South, South Africa
September 25 - 27	FanX Salt Lake Comic & Pop Culture Convention	Salt Lake City, Utah
September 26 - 28	MagicCon: Atlanta	Atlanta, Georgia
September 26 - 28	The Lakes International Comic Art Festival	Bowness-on-Windermere, England
September 26 - 28	L.A. Comic Con	Los Angeles, California

October 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
October 3 - 5	Animate! Philadelphia	Oaks, Pennsylvania
October 4 and 5	Boardwalk Comic Con	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
October 9 - 12	New York Comic Con	New York, New York
October 17 - 19	Nightmare Weekend Richmond	Richmond, Virginia
October 17 - 19	Baltimore Comic Con	Baltimore, Maryland
October 24 - 26	TFcon	Chicago, Illinois

November 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
November 7 - 9	Rhode Island Comic Con	Providence, Rhode Island
November 7 - 9	Supanova Brisbane	Brisbane, Australia
November 14 - 16	Nightmare Weekend Savannah	Savannah, Georgia
November 21 - 23	PAX Unplugged	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 22 and 23	Vienna Comic Con	Vienna, Austria
November 28 - 30	Fan Expo San Francisco	San Francisco, California

December 2025 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
December 3 - 7	CCXP	São Paulo, Brazil
December 5 - 7	GalaxyCon Columbus	Columbus, Ohio

January 2026 comic conventions

Dates	Convention	City
January 9 - 11	Animate! Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina
January 9 - 11	Fan Expo New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana

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Comic Conventions and how to enjoy them more

Popverse aims to be a comprehensive guide to the best of pop culture - and a big part of that is conventions. To that end, we have a series of articles exploring different facets of these events and how you can plan for, enjoy, and take part in them. Read on!

• Cosplay and conventions: how being a fan helped me rediscover myself
• Convention essentials: Almost everything you’ll need for a great convention!
• The best dollar bin treasures to look for on your next trip to a comic store or convention
• Upcoming comic conventions schedule
• How to navigate conventions with a disability
• Why volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con is the best way to enjoy It