Colonial Cons 2020

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Colonial Regiment covering: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.




JANUARY:



Name: Kotoricon
Date: Jan 10-11
Location: Sewell, NJ....Rowan College
Events:
KotoriCon, the "little anime con with a big heart" is hosted by the Japanese Anime Guild at Rowan College at Gloucester County.
Hosted by the College's Japanese Anime Guild — a popular club on the RCGC campus — the convention is a celebration of Asian culture, particularly that of Japan. Festivities include live music, comedy, panel discussions and meet-and-greets with famous voice actors, live-action role playing, gaming tournaments and screenings of animated or Japanese entertainment.


Name: AniMore
Date: Jan 11-13
Location: Baltimore, MD
Events: Panels, Workshops, Cosplay Masquerade, Dealer's Room, Artist's Alley, Video Games, Tabletop Games, Dance Events, Guests Q&A and Autographs, Boffer Games by Sleeping Samurai.


Name: Arisia
Date: Jan 18-21
Location: Boston, MA
Events: Gaming, Masquerade, Art Show, Artists & Author's Alley, Dealer's Room. Fan Tables, Blood Drive, Art Contests, Tabletop RPG.


Name: Setsucon
Date: Jan 24-26
Location: Altoona, PA
Events: Guests, AMV, Hallway Cosplay, Masquerade, Panels, Contests, Artist's Alley, Vendors, Forums.

Name: Garden State Comic Fest
Date: Jan 25
Location: Morristown, NJ
Events: TBD


Name: Pow Con
Date: Jan 25-26
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Events: Vendors, Cosplay, Guests, Artists, Artists Alley, Cosplay, Exhibits, Wrestlers.


FEBRUARY:


Name: Katsucon
Date: Feb 14-16
Location: National Harbor, MD
Events: Katsucon is an annual 3-day fan convention held in the D.C. metro area for multicultural enthusiasts and entertainment. Katsucon is produced by Katsucon Entertainment, Inc. (KEI), an educational organization dedicated to bringing information about Japanese animation, society, and traditional and popular culture to fans everywhere.

Artists and Artists Alley, Art Shows, LARP, Vendors, Model Exposition, Photosuite, Tabletop and Video Gaming, AMV, Charity Auction, DJ/Dance Teams, Hall Costume Contests, Masquerade, Karaoke, Formal Ball, Live Programs, Maid Cafe, Voice Acting Workshop, Guests.


Name: PAX East
Date: Feb 27-March 1
Location: Boston, MA
Events: anything and everything!!!!!



MARCH:


Name: Central PA Comic Con
Date: March CANCELED!!!
Location: Hershey/Harrisburg, PA
Events: Vendors, Authors, Artists and Artist Alley, Fan Groups, Pod-castings, Guests, Autographs, Photo OPs, Panels, Craft Room, Pop Culture, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest.


Name: Big Apple Con
Date: March 4-5
Location: NYC, NY
Events: Guests, Dealers, Cosplay, Cosplay Contests, Kids Events, Playcrafting, Filf Screening, Workshops, Demo's & How To Panels


Name: Puchi Con
Date: March 7-8
Location: Secaucus, NJ
Events: Artists, Guests, Maid Cafe, Cosplay & Cosplay Contest, Panels, Screening, Performances, Gamers, Karaoke


Name: Galacticon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Middletown, DE
Events: Artists Alley, Vendors, Special Guests, Cosplay & Costume Contest


Name: Tora-Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Rochester, NY
Events: Cosplay, AMV, Mascot, Idol, Singing contests, Panels, Guests






APRIL:


Name: Tekko
Date: April 2-5 POSTPONED TO JUNE 25-28
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Events: Cosplay & Cosplay Contest*, Masquerade, Dance, Gaming, Guests, Fashion Showing, Panels.
*Primarily Japanese themed but open to Western Costumes


Name: HELIOsphere
Date: April 3-5 CANCELED
Location: Tarrytown, NY
Events: GOH Reception, Masquerade Ball, Gaming, Dealers, Fan Tables


Name: Great Philadelphia Comic Con
Date: April 3-5 POSTPONED TO SEPT 4-6
Location: Oaks, PA
Events: Guests, Exhibitors, Panels, Photo OPs, Cosplay & Cosplay Contest


Name: The 5th Annual Heroes and Villains Con
Date: April 4
Location: Cortland, NY


Name: OC Con
Date: April 4-5 CANCELED
Location: Ocean City, NJ
Events: Guests, Artists Alley, Cosplay & Cosplay Contest, Vendors


Name: Empire State Comic Con
Date: April 17-19
Location: Albany, NY
Events: Guests, Artists, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest, Photo OPs, Kids Con, Gaming, , Portfolio Reviewing, Ink Fusion, Star Wars Trivia Contest, Exhibitors, Geek Speed Dating, After Con Party (21+)


Name: Camden Comic Con
Date: TBA
Location: Camden, NJ
Events: Exhibitors, Vendors, Artists Alley, Guests, Photo OPs, Tabletop Gaming, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest




MAY:


Name: Awesome Con
Date: May 1-3
Location: Washington, DC
Events: Cosplay & Cosplay Contests, Panels, Tabletop & Video Gaming, Dealers, Guests


Name: Saratoga Comic Con
Date: May 2-3
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Events: Guest Stars, Artists, Cosplay & Cosplay Contest, Panels, Gaming & Tournament, After Hours Party, Vendors


Name: Castle Point Anime Con
Date: May 2-3
Location: Secaucus, NJ
Events: Karaoke, Manga Library, Video Programming, Artists Alley, Cosplay, Castle Point Pokemon League, Dance, Dealers Room, Gaming, Panels.


Name: White Plains ComicFest
Date: May 9
Location: White Plains, NY, US
Events: Cosplay, Video Gaming Tournaments, Create Your Own Superhero Buttons, Digital Animation Workshops, Panel Discussions, Face Painting, Create Your Own Comic Strip, Tons Of Photo-Ops, Vendors, Exhibits


Name: Momento Con
Date: May 9-10
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Events: Celebrities, Panels, Autographs, Photo OPs, Meet and Greet, Exhibits, Cosplay, Contests


Name: Hudson Valley Con
Date: May 9-10
Location: Poughkeepse, NY
Events: Hudson Valley Comic Con uses pop-culture and comics to help promote reading, technology and creativity to the kids in our community.
We host an annual Comic Convention but also attend other events to give away free comic books and offer free family photo-ops with costumed characters.


Name: East Coast Comicon
Date: May 15-17
Location: Secaucus, NJ
Events: Comic & Media Guests, Exhibitors, Cosplay & Costume Contest, Vendors, Panels, Art Gallery.


Name: Nickel City Con
Date: May 15-17
Location: Buffalo, NY
Events: Panels, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest, Gaming, Kids Zone, Exhibitors, Artists Alley, Vendors, TV and Movie Props Displays, Animators, Artists, Authors.


Name: Clovercon
Date: May 17
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
Events: CloverCon is a small, non profit, New Jersey anime convention run by the Somerset County 4-H Anime and Manga Club! We've got an Artist Alley/Dealer Room, game room, manga library, panels, and much more!


Name: Thy Geedom Con
Date: May 22-24
Location: Oaks, PA
Events: Acts, Anime, Artists, Board Games, Comics, Cosplay, Crafters, Panels, Table Top Games, TV/Movies, Video game Tournaments


Name: Balticon53
Date: May 22-25
Location Baltimore, MD
Events: We’ll have multiple tracks of Programming over the four day weekend, featuring authors, artists, scientists, musicians, podcasters, publishers, editors, costumers and other creative SF luminaries. Visit our Art Show and Dealers Room, attend one of our concerts or a dance, or take a break in the Gaming room or Video or Anime Room if you can tear yourself away from our entertaining and educational panels. Attend a Writer’s or Poetry Workshop, watch the Masquerade, or learn a new craft.


Name: Escape Velocity
Date: May TBA
Location: National Harbor, MD
Events: Gaming and Simulations, Guests, Lectures, Museum Gallery, Evening Events, Artists, Exhibitors, Panels, Escape the Room (Sci-Fi Style), Film Viewings, Workshops, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest.


Name: Flower City Comic Con
Date: May 30-31
Location: Rochester, NY
Events: We would like to welcome you to the official site of the Flower City Comic Con (FC3) in Rochester, NY! Our goal is to bring you a unique convention experience with the best of all genres, from Science Fiction and Fantasy, to Cosplay and Gaming, and everything in between. We believe that not only should you have an amazing selection of guests, vendors, and artists, but you should also have an amazing experience that will bring you back again and again.


Name: 3 Rivers Con
Date: May 30-31
Location: West Mifflin, PA
Events: Panels, Gaming Events, Guest, Cosplay & Costume Contest, Art Auction, Artists, Vendors


JUNE:


Name: Undiscovered Realm Comic Con
Date: June 6-7
Location: White Planes, NY
Events: Panels, Screening, Cosplay, Gaming, Artists Alley, Guests


Name: SCI-FI Valley Con
Date: June 12-14
Location: Altoona, PA
Events: Celebrites, Guests Artists, Vendors, After Part Events, Con Quests, Costume & Costume Contest, Charity Auction, Guest Panels, Film Festival, Retro & Tabletop Gaming


Name: Anime Next
Date: June 12-14
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Events: AMV, Danve, Game Shows, Hall Cosplay Contest, Karaoke, Masquerade, Panels, Workshops, Tabletop & Video Gaming, Dealers, Guests


Name: Heroes&Villains Fan Fest
Location: Secaucus, NJ at the Meadowlands Expo Center
Date: June 13-14
Events: Have the opportunity to personally meet your favorite celebrities. With exclusive panels, celebrity photo ops, events and so much more, you’ll have the experience of a lifetime! Immerse yourself in the world of superheroes & villains. Learn what it takes to be a superhero by participating in obstacles, games of skill, and maybe even gain a superpower too. Get insight into your favorite shows, learning how they are created from the creators & talent behind them.


Name: Brooklyn Comic Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Events: Brooklyn Comic Con is focused on guest experience. We launched our first convention with interactive elements, spots to lounge, people to see, and things to do. We are committed to delivering an even bigger and better convention: June 20-21, 2020 at the Brooklyn Expo Center! MORE Comics, MORE Panels, MORE Interactive Games and Elements! … Wrestling will be back! Video games and Arcades will be back! Action style elements will be back and rebooted! NEW! Cosplay Contest… NEW! Special Comic Guests…


Name: PortConMaine
Date: CANCELED
Location: South Portland, ME
Events: Cosplay & Costume Contests, Guests, Panels, Vendors, Artists Alley, Garage Sale


Name: GlenCon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Watkins Glen, NY
Events: The Home of Tabletop Gaming™
Since 1968, we’ve gathered people together to play games. From a small group of friends in a Lake Geneva basement to the thousands of gamers who flock to Indianapolis each year, Gen Con will always be the home of tabletop gaming. Gen Con is a yearly gaming convention that brings together tabletop gamers from all over the globe — in 2019, nearly 70,000 people attended the show, making us one of the largest tabletop and hobby gaming conventions in the world!


JULY:

Name: Salt City Comic Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Syracuse, NY
Events: Salt City Comic-Con, Central New York’s premier pop culture event, will again be located at the New York State Fairgrounds!! Located within the Brand New Exposition Center!!The Salt City Comic Con will host a variety of Carnival Rides for all ages just outside the Exposition Center Entrance next to a variety of Food Trucks.Syracuse’s Salt City Comic-Con will provide entertainment and exhibitors inside and outside the Exposition Center.
This comic convention, focusing on pop culture from comics, movies, TV, books, graphic novels and cosplay.
Once again, this show will not just simply be a convention, but a pop culture festival! Indoors at the event will feature your traditional Con fare packed with cosplay and trivia contests, special guests, vendors, guests and exhibitors galore offering comics, toys, artwork and much more. Outside will have a host of attractions such as food trucks, entertainment, and outdoor vendors.


Name: EternalCon
Date: POSTPONED Date TBA
Location: Uniondale, NY
Events: Art Show, Cosplay & Cosplay Contest, Film Festival, Car Show, Super Hero Night, Parade, Gaming Tournament, Panels, Movie Prop Displays, Special Performances, Children's Events, Vendors, Media & Cosplay Guests, Artists Alley, Photo OPs


Name: ConnectiCon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Hartford, CT
Events: Gaming, Panels & Woprkshops, Guests & Autographs/Photo shoots, FMV Contest, Cosplay & Cosplay Events (Craftsmanship, Dating Game, Death Match, Masquerade), Fan Run Photo Shops, Vendors and much more......


Name: Hazard Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Erie, PA
Events: Guests, Arcade, Panels, Exhibition Hall, Cosplay Contest and Masquerade, Dance Party, Lolita Tea Party, Table Top and Video Game Tournament.


Name: Genericon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Troy, NY
Events: Artists and Artists Alley, Dance, Guests, Panels, Tabletop and Video Gaming, Vendors, AMV Contest, Badge Contests, Conbook Cover Contest, T Shirt Design Contest, Cosplay Events, Craftsmanship Contest.


Name: Otakon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Washington DC
Events: AMV Contest, ANIBeat Idol Stage, Cosplay Coordination, Dance, Gaming Hall, Hall Costume Contest, Hall Costume Contest Rules, Hiro's Lounge, Lip Sync for your Cosplay, LARP, Lolita Garden, Lyra's Formal Ball, Maid Cafe, Masquerade, Manga Library, Otacafe, Otakon Makerspace, Panels, Photo Suite, Portable Kaiju Super Battle League, Project Cosplay, Workshops



AUGUST:



Name: Plastic City Comic Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Fitchburg, MA
Events: Comic Book, Vendors, Exhibitors, Guests, Artists, Writers, Cosplay and Cosplay Contests.


Name: Boston Comic Con
Date: CANCELED
Location: Boston,MA
Events: Celebrity Guests, Artists, Cosplay and Costume Contests, Exhibitors, Vendors, Artist Alley


Name: TerrifiCon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Uncasville, CT
Events:Artists & Writers, Media & Cosplay Guests, Dealers, Vendors, Exhibits, Panels, Kids Con Events, After Hours Events, Gaming, Cosplay & Costume Contests


Name: Flamecon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Manhattan, NY
Events: Flame Con is the world’s largest queer comic con. Featuring a two-day comics, arts and entertainment expo, showcasing creators and special guests from all corners of the LGBTQ fandom. It features thoughtful discussions, exclusive performances, screenings, cosplay and more! Geeks of all types are invited to attend and celebrate the diversity and creativity of queer geekdom and LGBTQ contributions to pop culture. Flame Con brings together the queer fan community on an unprecedented scale. Currently drawing in over 7,000 attendees to the event, Flame Con continues to be New York City’s largest queer comic con. Each year Flame con strives to improve on the years before, always striving to be as welcoming and accessible to as many people as possible, and offer more guests, more art, and more celebration of queer geeks everywhere!
Name: Liberty City Anime Con
Date: August 21-23
Location: New York City, NY
Events: Panels, Vendors, Guests & Entertainers, Cosplay and Costume Contest, Game Tournaments, Anime Screening, Concerts, Balls, Dances, Artists


Name: INBEONCON
Location: Hempstead, NY
Date: August 22 GOING VIRTUAL No Physical Attendance
Events: Long Island's Comic Con for Creatives! Celebrate your love of anime, comics, cosplay and gaming with us. Meet local artists, costume designers, animators and game developers to learn how to build amazing world in creative entertainment.


Name: KeyStone
Date: CANCELED
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Events: Panels, Championship of Cosplay, Guests, Artists & Artists Alley, Celebrities, Vendors, Exhibits, Family HQ, Gaming Zone, Wrestlers


SEPTEMBER:

Name: Plattsburgh Comic Con
Date: September TBA
Location: Plattsburgh, NY
Events:


Name: RoCon
Date: CANCELLED
Location: Rochester, NY
Events: Vendors, Artists, Fangroups, Authors, Media, Comic books, Photo OPs, Autographs, Cosplay


Name: Albacon
Date: CANCELED
Location: Albany, NY
Events: Albacon is a gathering of fans and creators of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Games, Anime, Cosplay and Costume Contests, Web Comics; pretty much anything Geek related. We are not limited to literature but include movies, games, costumes, and almost anything else you can think of. Come for one day or all weekend.


Name: Colossal Con East
Location: Pocono Mtns, PA
Date: CANCELED
Events: Guests, Artists and Artists Alley, Dealres/Vendors, Cosplay


Name: Granite State Comicon
Location: Manchester, NH
Date: CANCELED
Events: On July 12th, 2003 Double Midnight Comics brought to NH the first ever Granite State Comicon, a convention combining comics, pop culture and gaming. Granitecon kicked off it’s inaugural convention with only a few hundred in attendance. As each year passed, attendance and the guest list grew, adding cosplayers, video game tournaments, guest panels and entertainment guests to the mix. While the Manchester venue hasn’t changed, the amount of space has grown, from the 8,000+ sq ft the first year, to over 60,000 sq ft today! The focus for each show is creating a family-friendly environment for attendees of all ages, while giving diehard fans a great convention in the state of NH!


Name: RetroCon
Location: Oaks, PA
Date: CANCELED
Events: Raffle Prizes, Costume Contest, Guests, Comic Books, Karaoke Contest


OCTOBER:


Name: NYComiCon
Location: New York, NY at the Jacob Javits Center
Date: Oct 8-11 VIRTUAL EVENT
Events: Comic Guests, Entertainment Guests, Literary Guests, Photo OPs, Autographing, Artists Alley, Panels & Screening, Charity Art Auction, Cosplay, Exhibitors, NYCC Eastern Championship of Cosplay


Name: Retro Game Con
Location:Syracuse, NY
Date: CANCELED
Events: RGC Features special guests, hundreds of exhibitor tables, panel presentations from industry professionals, video game music, tournaments, tabletop games, fantastic art, video game free play, charity events, & more


Name: Baltimore Comicon
Date: Oct 23-25
Location: Baltimore, MD
Events: Guests, Photo OPs, Autographs, Vendors, Exhibitors, Dealers, Artists Alley, Cosplay and Cosplay Contest.



NOVEMBER:

NEW VENUE LOCATION
Name: J1-Con
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Date: Nov 2-3
Events: Vendors, Gaming, Guests, Panels, Cosplay


Name: Rhode Island Comic Con
Location: Providence, RI
Date: CANCELED
Events: Celebrity Guests, Comic Books, Vendors, Exhibits, Artists, Cosplay and Cosplay Contests, Panels, Geek Dating, Kids Con, Gaming.


Name: Twin Tiers Con
Location: Elmira, NY
Date: Nov 14-15
Events:


Name: Anime NYC
Date: CANCELED
Location: Manhattan, NY
Events: Guests, Panels, Autograph and Photo OPs, Masquerade, Anisong concert, Screening, Gaming, AMV Contest, Pin Bazaar, Artists & Artists Alley, Exhibits, Cosplay-Contest and Hospital


Name: PAX Unplugged
Date: Nov 20-22
Location: Philiadelphia, PA
Events: Exhibits, Panels, Omegaton, Performers, Tournaments, Latin Lounge, Pax Together, Pin Trading, AFK Room, Diversity Lounge, Pax XP, Pax Arena, Tabletop and PC Gaming, VR Freeplay, Cosplay...and much much more.


Name: Chessie Con
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: Nov 27-29 VIRTUAL ONLY
Events: Art Shows, Dealers, Fan Panels, Cosplay, Video Gaming, Miniature Gaming, Pick-up Games, RPGs, Workshops


DECEMBER:


Name: PAX Unplugged
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Dec TBA
Events: Exhibitors Hall, Panels, Omegathon (Gaming Tournament), Live Performances, Tournaments, Kids Day, Family Room, Arcadia Scavenger Hunts, Table Top Games, RPG Dungeon Gaming, Miniature Area.



GENERA SPECIFIC CONS

Name: Dark Side of the Cons
Date: March 27-29
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Genera: Vampire/Goth
Events: For all the weirdos, freaks, goths, and independent thinkers who are drawn to the darkside, we welcome you! Featuring 20+ bands, special guests, performers, panels / presentations, club nights, vendors + more!
 
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T2C2. From what I was told at the end of the day this past year is November 14th and 15th
 
Hey guys, Colonial list has been updated. Keep in mind to check w/ the con's website before you go just to be sure. If you aren't feeling well, stay home!!! I may be back at work but the rest of my con year has been shot to hell.
 
Good morning......well.......good is relative. Let's stick to "Morning"

Morning everyone. More sad news.....2 of NYC biggest cons have decided not to hold a physical Cons this year due to C-19. Anime NYC has canceled completely, but NYCC will be going virtual at least. They haven't decided on what will be brocaded just yet but in the coming days/weeks a more definitive plan will be posted and I'll keep you guys apprised.
 
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