Fan Run MEDIA Fandom Conventions

[morgandawn]

 
One downside of the OTW event calendar is that (a) they don't get many submissions about conventions  and (b) when they do, they only post about it in the month the event is happening so it gives no time to plan.

So here is my list of known conventions. It is not comprehensive - the event has to be fan run with a focus on media fandom  and no Creation Cons or actor cons.   As always caveat emptor,  especially with events that don't have a track record.

Multifandom Gen
Mediawest (also has slash programming). May 2016, Lansing, Michigan USA
Southern Media: http://southernmediacon.org/ (Southern USA)

Multifandom Slash
CON.TXT, July 2016, Arlington VA (mostly slash, gen welcomed)
Connexions - 2017? (East Coast, USA)
Escapade - Feb 2016, Los Angeles, CA USA 
Get/Together - http://get__together.livejournal.com - Wellington, New Zealand, usually early October, multifandom slash focus
PacificCon - April 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (slash and some gen)
Revelcon:  http://www.revelcon.com/ March 2016, (Houston, Texas)
Sinpozium - http://sinpozium.livejournal.com - Sydney Australia, usually early June, multifandom slash focus
Slash/Night - Feb 2016, part of the Brighton Digital Festival, UK
TGIFemslash - Feb 2016, Los Angeles, CA USA
Tribal Forces: http://tribalforces.net/ (Pennsylvania, USA)
Wincon (also has gen programing) - moves around the US, 2016 dates and location not yet announced


Doctor Who
Coal Hill Con - May 2016, New Hampshire, USA

Harry Potter
Misti Con (next one in May 2017), New Hampshire, USA

My Little Pony
Everyfree - May 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (note: this event has paid guests, including actors and may be more commercial than fan focused)

The Professionals Slash
Pros: http://bistocon.livejournal.com/profile (somewhere in the middle of the USA)

Sherlock Holmes
221BCon - April 2016, Atlanta GA  (note: this event has paid guests, including actors)
Sherlock Seattle - Oct 2016, Seattle, WA, USA (this event is still seeking funding - check out their fundraising page)
A Scintillation of Scions, June 2016, Maryland, USA: http://www.scintillation.org/ (pn thier page they also link to another Washington DC event, Gridlock DC that was held in 2015)

Starsky & Hutch Slash
Starsky & Hutch: http://www.sharecon.net/ (Maryland)

Star Trek Slash
Kiscon 2015 - USA - just ended so keep an eye out for the next one
Kimset UK - Sept 2016 - Buckinghamshire, UK

Supernatural
Destielcon  Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - (held in 2015 in the USA and they're doing a survey to see if they can host one in 2016)

Vidding
Vividcon - Aug 2016, Chicago, IL, USA
VidUKon - June 2016, Cardiff, Wales, UK

I am certain there are more events, so I will use this post as a master list that you can link to. Drop a comment or send me an ask if you know of any other fan run, non-actor conventions.

EDITED: This list will focus on media fandom conventions. Many general sci-fi events have some media fandom panels, but I'd like to keep this list focused on TV, movie and anime fandoms and events which do not featured paid guests (actors, authors, show runners, celebrities etc).   Please include a link to the convention's website/tumblr/blog.

Comments

[hannah]

Con.Txt and ConneXions are two more general fandom cons.

[morgandawn]

links?

[hannah]

Sorry about that. Someone already linked to Con.Txt, and here you go for ConneXions.

[morgandawn]

Thanks!

[elf]

Not sure if these count as "media fandom," but they are slash-friendly at least.

Fanime - May 2016, San Jose, CA, USA (obvious focus)

Con-Volution - Sept/Oct 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA (Sci-fi etc fandom; general media; strongly pro-fandom)

KrakenCon - Apr 2016, Oakland, CA, USA (anime, comics, cosplay); runs twice a year.

[cinco]

Would you please add CON.TXT, late July, 2016, Arlington, VA (multifandom, mostly slash, gen is also welcome), to the list? Thank you! It's super helpful to see all the fan cons laid out like this.

[zabira]

You missed multifandom slash con Bitchin' Party, otherwise known as Pacificon! It happens in Seattle, WA every two years in April. Registration is open for the next one, in 2016.

[morgandawn]

links?

[zabira]

http://bitchinparty.livejournal.com/

Two Potential Cons to Add

[lynati]

"Fan Focus" is holding its inaugural event this coming April (8 - 10th, 2016) and its mission statement gives me high hopes for a fun weekend. (I know both the show-runners from working alongside them at past fan events, so I know they've got the experience needed to handle what they're getting into.) It *does* have a couple of media guests, but they aren't meant to be the sole draw of the event, so make of that of you will as far as suitability for this list.
http://www.fanfocusevents.com/mission-statement/

"Derpycon" is on its second year, and while I didn't make it out to its first, I heard that it was a good time. They are next weekend, though (Dec 4 - 6th, 2015) but if they make it onto your list I'm sure they'd appreciate the potential boost for next year's event. They describe themselves as, "a small, fun convention of sci-fi, fantasy, anime, gaming, and beyond...[ ]...The weekend event will have panels, LARPs, concerts, video gaming, cosplay, vendors, dances, table-top gaming, AMVs, and more!"
https://www.derpycon.com/

[alasen]

Thanks for compiling! I've had the same problem with the OTW calendar because our cons are often the first weekend of the month. The fanlore slash cons page is helpful but doesn't cover non-slash cons, of course (I haven't checked other fanlore con pages).

Sinpozium - http://sinpozium.livejournal.com - Sydney Australia, usually early June, multifandom slash focus
Get/Together - http://get__together.livejournal.com - Wellington, New Zealand, usually early October, multifandom slash focus

[valoise]

Britshfest (http://britishfest.weebly.com/) focuses on British media of all sorts in Omaha

Time Eddy (http://www.kansasdoctorwho.com/) is a Doctor Who con in Wichita going into it's second year in 2016

[fjbryan]

BistoCon, for the Professionals, is in Romulus MI, which is 1 mile from the Detroit airport with free shuttle service. The BistoCon website is at www.bistocon.org, and the next one will be in August 2018. We had a blast at 1 and 2 in 2014 and 2016!