This is a list of notable science fiction conventions , as distinct from anime conventions, brony 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 | 2024-09-14 | |
| 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 | |
| CONtraflow | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | general | 2025-10-10 | |
| 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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