Fan Expo

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FAN EXPO is a group of fan conventions operated by FAN EXPO HQ, a unit of the Informa Connect division of Informa plc and the world's largest comic con producer. [1] Most of its events are run under the FAN EXPO brand, which stems from its namesake, the Toronto-based FAN EXPO Canada.

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History

In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of FAN EXPO Canada—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. [2] In 2014, Informa acquired the Dallas Comic Con. [3] In 2015, Informa acquired MEGACON in Orlando. [4] [5]

In August 2016, Informa acquired Boston Comic Con, [6] which was rebranded as FAN EXPO Boston in 2018. [7] In October 2017, Informa acquired the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo. [8] [9] In March 2021, Informa acquired Denver Pop Culture Con, which was rebranded as FAN EXPO Denver. [10]

In August 2021, Informa acquired Wizard Entertainment's conventions; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as FAN EXPO beginning in 2022. [11] [12] [13]

Events

EventsLocationVenueAttendanceUpcoming Dates
FAN EXPO Vancouver Vancouver, British ColumbiaVancouver Convention Centre35,000+February 21-23, 2025
Toronto Comicon Toronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention Centre35,000+March 14-16, 2025
FAN EXPO Cleveland Cleveland, OhioHuntington Convention Center of Cleveland25,000+March 21-23, 2025
CALGARY EXPO Calgary, AlbertaStampede Park100,000+April 24-27, 2025
FAN EXPO Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Convention Center50,000+May 16-18, 2025
FAN EXPO Dallas Dallas, TexasKay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center60,000+May 30-June 1, 2025
VidCon Anaheim Anaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim Convention Center55,000+June 19-21, 2025
FAN EXPO Denver Denver, ColoradoColorado Convention Center100,000+July 3-6, 2025
FAN EXPO Boston Boston, MassachusettsBoston Convention & Exhibition Center55,000+August 8-10, 2025
FAN EXPO Chicago Rosemont, IllinoisDonald E. Stephens Convention Center75,000+August 15-17, 2025
FAN EXPO Canada Toronto, OntarioMetro Toronto Convention Centre135,000+August 21-24, 2025
EDMONTON EXPO Edmonton, AlbertaEdmonton Expo Centre40,000+September 19-21, 2025
Dallas FAN FESTIVAL Irving, TexasIrving Convention Center15,000+2025 Dates TBD
FAN EXPO San Francisco San Francisco, CaliforniaMoscone Center West35,000+November 28-30, 2025
FAN EXPO New Orleans New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center30,000+January 9-11, 2026
FAN EXPO Portland Portland, OregonOregon Convention Center30,000+January 16-18, 2026
MEGACON Orlando Orlando, FloridaOrange County Convention Center180,000+March 19-22, 2026

Former events

References

  1. ↑ Salkowitz, Rob. "Fan Expo Acquires 6 Wizard World Events Including Chicago, Building Global Fan Con Juggernaut". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Informa Acquires Fan Expo Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  3. ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (February 13, 2014). "British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center". The Dallas Morning News . Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home". Dallas Observer. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Dineen, Caitlin (7 April 2015). "Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  7. ↑ "BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON? |". www.starwarsautographcollection.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Big News Super-Fans!". Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. Informa Canada, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver". 303 Magazine. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  12. ↑ Chris Arrant (2021-08-10). "Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  13. ↑ Terror, Jude (2021-08-10). "Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  14. ↑ Melnychuk, Mark (2019-05-02). "How two men saved Saskatchewan's geek conventions". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  15. ↑ "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  16. ↑ Arrant, Chris (19 April 2023). "Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run". Popverse. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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