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 |
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| Åcon | Mariehamn, Åland | Finland | general | 2022-05-26 | |
| Ad Astra | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | general | [usurped] | 2019-07-12 |
| AggieCon | College Station, Texas | United States | general | 2023-03-03 | |
| Albacon | Albany, New York | United States | general | 2022-09-16 | |
| All-Con | Dallas, Texas | United States | general | 2023-03-16 | |
| ApolloCon | Houston, Texas | United States | general | 2015-06-19 | |
| Archon | St. Louis, Missouri | United States | general | 2024-10-04 | |
| Arisia | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | general | 2023-01-13 | |
| ArmadilloCon | Austin, Texas | United States | literature | 2021-10-15 | |
| BabelCon | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | United States | general | 2012-10-12 | |
| Balticon | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | general | 2023-05-26 | |
| BayCon | Santa Clara, California | United States | general | 2022-07-21 | |
| Boréal | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | general | 2018-05-04 | |
| Boskone | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | general | 2023-02-19 | |
| BotCon | varies | United States | Transformers | 2022-08-25 | |
| Bubonicon | Albuquerque, New Mexico | United States | general | 2023-08-25 | |
| Capclave | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | general | 2023-10-01 | |
| CAN-CON | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada | literature | 2022-10-14 | |
| Capricon | Wheeling, Illinois | United States | general | 2023-02-02 | |
| Chattacon | Chattanooga, Tennessee | United States | general | 2023-01-13 | |
| CoastCon | Biloxi, Mississippi | United States | general | 2023-03-03 | |
| Con†Stellation | Huntsville, Alabama | United States | general | 2015-10-16 | |
| ConCarolinas | Concord, North Carolina | United States | general | 2023-06-02 | |
| ConCoction | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | general, literature, media | 2023-??-?? | |
| ConDFW | Dallas, Texas | United States | literature | 2019-02-15 | |
| CONduit | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | general, literature, media | 2015-05-22 | |
| Conestoga | Tulsa, Oklahoma | United States | general | 2010-04-23 | |
| Confluence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | general | 2022-07-29 | |
| ConFusion | Detroit, Michigan | United States | general | 2024-01-19 | |
| ConGlomeration | Louisville, Kentucky | United States | general | 2020-04-10 | |
| ConQuesT | Kansas City, Missouri | United States | general | 2023-06-02 | |
| Console Room | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | general | 2025-01-31 | |
| CONvergence | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | general | 2025-07-03 | |
| Con-Version | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | general | 2010-10-15 | |
| Comikaze Expo | Los Angeles, California | United States | general | 2014-10-31 | |
| COSine | Colorado Springs, Colorado | United States | general, literature, science | 2025-01-24 | |
| DeepCon | Fiuggi Fonte, Frosinone | Italy | general | 2023-03-16 | |
| DemiCon | Des Moines, Iowa | United States | general | 2023-05-05 | |
| Dimension Jump | Nottingham, England | United Kingdom | Red Dwarf | 2021-09-21 | |
| Disclave | Washington, D.C. | United States | general | 1997-05-23 | |
| Diversicon | Saint Paul, Minnesota | United States | general | 2023-07-14 | |
| Dragon Con | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | general | 2023-08-31 | |
| Eastercon | varies | United Kingdom | general | 2023-04-07 | |
| EerieCon | Grand Island, New York | United States | general, horror | 2016-09-30 | |
| Eurocon | varies | Europe | general | 2020-10-02 | |
| Fan Expo (formerly Wizard World) | varies | United States | media | 2023-01-06 | |
| Fanaticon | Dothan, Alabama | United States | general | 2019-10-06 | |
| F.A.C.T.S. | Ghent | Belgium | general | 2023-04-01 | |
| Fantasticon | Copenhagen | Denmark | general | 2023-06-02 | |
| Farpoint Convention | Hunt Valley, Maryland | United States | general, media | 2023-02-10 | |
| FedCon | Düsseldorf | Germany | general | 2023-05-26 | |
| FenCon | Dallas, Texas | United States | general | 2022-09-16 | |
| Festival fantazie | Chotěboř | Czech Republic | general | 2024-06-28 | |
| Finncon | varies | Finland | general | 2023-07-07 | |
| For the Love of Sci-Fi | Manchester | United Kingdom | general | 2023-12-02 | |
| Gallifrey One | Los Angeles, California | United States | Doctor Who | 2023-02-17 | |
| Gatecon | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | television series | 2022-09-01 | |
| Gaylaxicon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | general (LGBTQ+) | 2023-03-17 | |
| Geek.Kon | Madison, Wisconsin | United States | general | 2015-08-21 | |
| GenCon | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | general | 2023-08-03 | |
| Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction | Cusset | France | Star Wars | 2023-04-29 | |
| G-Fest | Rosemont, Illinois | United States | Japanese monsters | 2023-07-14 | |
| Hal-Con | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Canada | general | 2024-11-08 | |
| Hypericon | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | general | 2018-07-06 | |
| Icecon | Reykjavík | Iceland | general | 2020-11-06 | |
| Icon | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | United States | general | 2015-10-16 | |
| ICon festival | Tel Aviv | Israel | general | 2024-10-20 | |
| I-CON | Hempstead, New York | United States | general | 2014-03-08 | |
| InConJunction | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | general | 2016-07-01 | |
| JordanCon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | general | 2018-04-20 | |
| Lazy Dragon Con | McKinney, Texas | United States | general | 2008-07-18 | |
| LepreCon | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | general | 2016-06-23 | |
| Life, the Universe, & Everything | Provo, Utah | United States | academic | 2016-02-11 | |
| Linucon | Austin, Texas | United States | general | 2005-09-30 | |
| Lunacon | Rye Brook, New York | United States | general | 2016-03-18 | |
| Maleyevka seminars | Saint Petersburg | Soviet Union/Russia | general, literature | 2015-04-23 | |
| Marcon | Columbus, Ohio | United States | general | 2023-05-26 | |
| MarsCon | Bloomington, Minnesota | United States | general | 2025-03-07 | |
| MarsCon | Williamsburg, Virginia | United States | general | 2016-01-15 | |
| MediaWest*Con | Lansing, Michigan | United States | general | 2015-05-22 | |
| MegaCon | Orlando, Florida | United States | general | 2015-04-10 | |
| Microcon | Exeter, England | United Kingdom | general | 2013-02-23 | |
| MidSouthCon | Memphis, Tennessee | United States | general | 2015-03-20 | |
| Midwestcon | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States | relaxacon | 2015-06-25 | |
| MileHiCon | Denver, Colorado | United States | general | 2025-10-31 | |
| Minicon | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | general | 2025-04-18 | |
| MOBICON | Mobile, Alabama | United States | general | 2015-05-22 | |
| MomoCon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | general | 2015-05-28 | |
| Multiverse | Atlanta, GA | United States | general | 2022-10-14 | |
| MystiCon | Roanoke, Virginia | United States | general | [usurped] | 2016-02-26 |
| SFWA Nebula Conference | varies | United States | general | 2018-05-17 | |
| NecronomiCon Providence | Providence, Rhode Island | United States | horror | 2024-08-15 | |
| New Zealand NatCon | varies | New Zealand | general | 2019 | |
| Nihon SF Taikai | Takamatsu, Kagawa | Japan | general | 2021-08-21 | |
| North American Science Fiction Convention | varies | United States | general | 2014-07-17 | |
| Norwescon | Seattle, Washington | United States | general | 2015-04-05 | |
| Novacon | Nottingham, England | United Kingdom | general | 2015-11-13 | |
| Octocon | Dublin | Ireland | general | 2015-10-10 | |
| OryCon | Portland, Oregon | United States | general | 2024-10-18 | |
| Outlantacon | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | general | 2015-05-08 | |
| Penguicon | Southfield, Michigan | United States | general | 2022-04-22 | |
| Philcon | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | United States | general | 2023-11-17 | |
| Polcon | varies | Poland | general | 2015-08-27 | |
| Pyrkon | Poznań | Poland | general | 2024-06-14 | |
| RadCon | Pasco, Washington | United States | general | 2018-02-16 | |
| RavenCon | Richmond, Virginia | United States | general | 2015-04-24 | |
| Readercon | Quincy, Massachusetts | United States | literature | 2023-07-13 | |
| Rhode Island Comic Con | Providence, Rhode Island | United States | general | 2018-11-02 | |
| Sci-Fi Valley Con | Altoona, Pennsylvania | United States | general, horror | 2017-06-09 | |
| Sci-Fi on the Rock | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | general | 2015-04-24 | |
| SFContario | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | general | 2018-11-16 | |
| SFeraKon | Zagreb | Croatia | general | 2015-05-15 | |
| ShadowCon | Memphis, Tennessee | United States | SCA | 2015-01-09 | |
| Soonercon | Norman, Oklahoma | United States | general | 2022-06-24 | |
| SpoCon | Spokane, Washington | United States | general | [usurped] | 2018-08-10 |
| Star Wars Celebration | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Star Wars | 2019-04-11 | |
| Starbase Indy | Indianapolis, Indiana | United States | Star Trek | 2025-11-28 | |
| STARFLEET International Conference | Niagara Falls, New York | United States | Star Trek | 2015-08-21 | |
| Stellarcon | Greensboro, North Carolina | United States | general | 2013-03-01 | |
| SwanCon | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | general | 2015-04-02 | |
| Swecon | varies | Sweden | general | 2020-03-20 | |
| TimeGate | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Doctor Who | 2015-05-22 | |
| Treklanta | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Star Trek | 2016-04-15 | |
| Trinoc*coN | Durham, North Carolina | United States | general | 2009-07-03 | |
| TusCon | Tucson, Arizona | United States | general, horror | 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 | 2018-10-05 | |
| Vericon | Cambridge, Massachusetts | United States | general | 2014-03-21 | |
| Visions | Rosemont, Illinois | United States | Doctor Who | 1998-11-29 | |
| Westercon | varies | United States | general | 2022-07-01 | |
| WillyCon | Wayne, Nebraska | United States | general | 2017-03-31 | |
| Windycon | Lombard, Illinois | United States | general | 2022-11-11 | |
| WisCon | Madison, Wisconsin | United States | general | 2022-05-27 | |
| WonderCon | Los Angeles, California | United States | general | 2023-03-24 | |
| World Fantasy Convention | varies | varies | fantasy | 2023-10-26 | |
| Worldcon | varies | world | general | 2023-08-16 |
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