List of comic book conventions

This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions,[nb 1] as distinct from anime conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions.

## Africa

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### Algeria

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* Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)

### Egypt

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* EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
* Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)

## Americas

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### Argentina

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* Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996)

### Brazil

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* Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, PR (est. 2011)
* Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2014)
* Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, MG (est. 1999)
* PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2019)

### Canada

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* Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005)
* Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995)
* Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010)
* Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est. 2006)
* Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2012)
* Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, Ontario (TCAF) (est. 2003)
* Toronto Comicon in Toronto, Ontario (est. 2001)

### United States

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* Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (est. 2013)
* Alternative Press Expo in San Jose, California (est. 1994)
* Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland (est. 2000)
* Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 1996)
* Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois (est. 2010)
* Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas (est. 2008)
* Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987)
* East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (est. 2002)
* East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey (est. 2012 as "Asbury Park Comicon")
* Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington (est. 2003)
* Fan Expo Boston in Boston, Massachusetts (formerly Boston Comic Con) (est. 2007)
* Fan Expo Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon" and "Wizard World Chicago")
* Fan Expo Dallas in Dallas, Texas (formerly Dallas Comic Con) (est. 2002)
* Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012)
* FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013)
* Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982)
* Intervention in the Washington, D.C. area (est. 2010)
* L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California (est. 2011)
* MegaCon in Orlando, FL (est. 1993)
* Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee (est. 2010)
* MoCCA Festival in New York City, New York (est. 2002)
* Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan (est. 1989)
* New York Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 2006)
* Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio (est. 1980 as "Mid-Ohio Con")
* Pensacola Comic Convention, Pensacola, Florida (est. 2010 as "Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention")
* Phoenix Fan Fusion in Phoenix, Arizona (est. 2002 as "Phoenix Cactus Comicon")
* Pittsburgh Comicon in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (est. 1994)
* Planet Comicon Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (est. 1999)
* PopCon Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014)
* Puerto Rico Comic Con in San Juan, Puerto Rico (est. 2002)
* Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012)
* Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012)
* San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention")
* SiliCon in San Jose, California (formerly Silicon Valley Comic Con) (est. 2016)
* Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
* Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000)
* STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
* WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

## Asia

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### Bahrain

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* IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)

### Hong Kong

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* Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)

### India

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* Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)

### Indonesia

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* Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
* Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)

### Japan

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* Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)

### Malaysia

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* Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)

### Philippines

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* Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
* Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)

### South Korea

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* Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)

### United Arab Emirates

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* IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
* Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)

## Europe

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### Belgium

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* F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

### Finland

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* Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)

### France

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* Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France (est. 1974)
* Comic Con Paris in Paris, France (est. 2007)
* Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction in Cusset, France (est. 1999)
* Lille Comics Festival in Lille, France (est. 2006)

### Germany

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* German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)

### Greece

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* AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

### Italy

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* International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo (est. 1972)
* Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
* Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua (est. 2006)
* Romics in Rome (est. 2001)

### Poland

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* International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland (est. 1991)
* Pyrkon in Poznań, Poland (est. 1999)
* Warsaw Comic Con in Warsaw, Poland (est. 2017)

### Portugal

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* Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)

### Romania

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* East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)

### Russia

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* Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
* Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)

### Serbia

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* International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)

### Slovakia

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* Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)

### Spain

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* Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)

### Switzerland

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* FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)

### United Kingdom

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* ACME Comic Con in Glasgow, Scotland (est. 2022)
* Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018)
* Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018)
* Comic Con Wales in Newport, Wales (est. 2022)
* Comic Con Northern Ireland in Lisburn, Belfast, Northern Ireland (est. 2022)
* The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, England (est. 2013)
* London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004)
* MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002)
* Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007)
* Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)

### Ukraine

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* Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)

## Oceania

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### Australia

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* Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
* Supanova Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
* Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)

### New Zealand

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* Armageddon in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin (est. 1995)

## See also

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* List of defunct comic book conventions

## Notes

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1. ^ A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article. Other conditions may apply.

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