I’ve been attending conventions for over two decades and know a thing or two about con culture.
I’ve been to everything from genre specific cons, non-profit cons, show specific convention, conventions with just a couple hundred attendees to conventions with well over a hundred thousand attendees. I’ve attended cons in venues I can see from my driveway and once spent over thirty hours on a train just to get to a venue.
Needless to say, my experiences with conventions have been diverse.
On this page I’ll share with you pictures, articles, and guides for every single convention I’ve attended in my lifetime. Unfortunately many pictures from the conventions I attended as a child have since been lost, but I’ve at least documented the dates and linked to what I could find of their existence online.
San Diego Comic-Con
The convention I’ve attended more than any other is San Diego Comic-Con. I first attended SDCC in 2011, then sat out in 2012. It killed me watching everything from afar, though, so I went back in 2013 and haven’t missed a year since then. I’ve written and SDCC Badge Tips Guide for those wanting to attend the first time, an SDCC Hotels Tip Guide for those needing to find accommodations, and a general SDCC Tips page that includes articles written by me and my friends to help you figure the whole thing out.
CONVENTION LIST
2019 Updates coming soon…
- KawaiiKon
- SDCC 2019 – SDCC on a Budget
- Comic Con Honolulu
2018
Comic Con Honolulu
August 3-5, 2018 . Honolulu
San Diego Comic-Con
July 19-22, 2018 . San Diego
- 20GayTeen Continues at SDCC with LGBTQ News!
- Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who SDCC Debut!
- NatGeo’s SDCC Nerd Nite Was Worth the Wait
Kawaii Kon
April 5-7, 2018 . Honolulu
2017
Salute to Supernatural: Honolulu
November 17-18, 2017 . Honolulu
Comic Con Honolulu
July 28-31, 2017 . Honolulu
San Diego Comic-Con
July 19-23, 2017 . Honolulu
Kawaii Kon
April 7-9, 2017 . Honolulu
- Deedee Magno Hall and Zach Callison Wow Honolulu Audience
- Kawaii Kon 2017 Panel: Let’s Celebrate Yuri!! On Ice
2016
Comic Con Honolulu
July 29-31, 2016
San Diego Comic Con
July 21–24, 2016
Kawaii Kon
April 8-10, 2016
2015
Anime Matsuri
November 27-29, 2015 . Honolulu, HI
Amazing Comic Con
September 18-20, 2015 . Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Comic Con
July 24-26, 2015
San Diego Comic Con
July 9–12, 2015
- News from #SaveHannibal at SDCC
- Agents of SHIELD
- Agent Carter: Addressing Sexism and Racism
- iZombie- Rob Thomas Interview
- iZombie News- Cast & Crew Interviews
- iZombie- Rose McIver Interview
- The 100 – Roundtables
- Nerd HQ- William Shatner
2014
San Diego Comic-Con
July 24–27, 2014
- Teen Wolf Panel Highlights
- Teen Wolf Panel Photos
- Penny Dreadful Panel – Sexuality and Gender Analysis
- Hannibal Pannibal #EatTheCon
- Dominion Q&A Interviews
- Supernatural Q&A Interviews
- The “Mark Sheppard Tells Us Nothing” Montage
- Supernatural Q&A Video Series
Kawaii Con
April 4 – 6, 2014 . Honolulu, HI
2013
Salute to Supernatural: Vancouver
August 23-25, 2013 . Vancouver, CANADA
San Diego Comic-Con
July 18–21, 2013
- Jordan Gavaris Talks Feedback from the LGBT+ Community
- Hannibal Nerd HQ Panel- Flower Crowns!
- Swiggity Swanel, That Was a Panel – Hannibal Panel Recap
2012
Salute to Supernatural: Burbank
March 2-4, 2012
2011
KumoriCon
September 3-5, 2011 . Vancouver, WA
San Diego Comic-Con
July 24, 2011
2004
Yaoi Con
October 29-31, 2004 . San Francisco, CA
2001-2003
Anime Expo
July 5–8, 2001 . Long Beach, CA
July 4–7, 2002 . Long Beach, CA
July 3–6, 2003 . Anaheim, CA
1997
Xena Convention: Burbank
January 11-12, 1997
