BrickFest

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BrickFest
BrickFest logo.gif
Statusevery year
Genre LEGO
VenueVarious
Location(s) Washington, D.C.
CountryUSA
Inaugurated2000
Most recent2009
Attendance4,000 in 2009
Organized byChristina Hitchcock - Steve Barlie [1]
Website www.brickfest.com

BrickFest was the first convention for adult fans of LEGO (AFOLs) in the United States. The focus was to have fans bring their creations, often referred to as MOCs (My Own Creations), to display and share with fellow enthusiasts.

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Like other conventions, it offered workshops, presentations, special events and challenges.

BrickFest was typically held on a weekend in mid-August in the Washington, D.C. area annually from 2000 through 2006. The 2007 and 2009 BrickFests were held in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center. BrickFest 2011 and BrickFest as a whole was cancelled by the organizers, with staffing issues cited. [2]

Private convention

The main focus of the private convention was to provide a venue for adult fans of LEGO to bring and display their own LEGO creations. Activities at the convention included presentations, seminars, round-table discussions and contests. The full attendee received a Convention Packet containing a personalized brick name badge and a program of activities.

Public exhibition

The Public Exhibition had a focus of inviting LEGO fans of all ages of the general public to view hundreds of hobbyist-built creations and meet their creators.

Locations and dates

DatesLocationOrganizerRegistrantsAttendanceNotes
June 9–11, 2000 [3] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~60First BrickFest event
July 13–15, 2001 [4] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~150
July 19–21, 2002 [5] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~180
August 8–10, 2003 [6] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~220~1,000
February 12–14, 2004Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OregonSteve Barile~200~1,200Named BrickFestPDX, first BrickFest to be held outside Virginia
August 13–15, 2004 [7] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~250~2,000
August 12–14, 2005 [8] George Mason University, Arlington, VirginiaChristina Hitchcock~350 [9] ~3,000Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (owner of the LEGO Group and grandson of the founder) attended, Jake McKee and Mark Hansen announced the release of LEGO Digital Designer
August 25–27, 2006 [10] Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's Corner, Vienna, VirginiaJoe Meno~420~3,500First BrickFest since the launching of Lego Mindstorms NXT, and many of the MUP and MDP members were there to talk about it. Allan Bedford, author of The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide, was also there, signing copies of his book.
March 30-April 1, 2007 [11] Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon [11] Steve Barile & Christina Hitchcock213~2,800This was originally slated as BrickFest PDX 2007, but relabeled as simply BrickFest 2007 when the August convention was cancelled.
March 28–30, 2009Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OregonSteve Barile & Christina Hitchcock~4,000Approximately 240 people pre registered to attend.

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References

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  2. ↑ "BrickFest". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
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