Starcon is the oldest and the largest festival of science fiction, fantasy, movie and science in the CIS and Baltic countries. Starcon takes place every summer in St. Petersburg Russia. Format The festival consists of three main zones: Main stage, where people can see various show programs and cosplay competitions. Exhibition area. Includes thematic stands, that represent decorations from books, comics, movies etc. Participants of stands also wear costumes and organise different competitions, quests and activities. Science zone includes an exhibition and a conference, where people can attend lectures of scientists and experts from various fields. History Before 2013 The first Starcon was held in Moscow in 1999. At first, the festival was set to unite all the Star Wars` fans. In this form the festival existed from 1999 to 2010, gathering about 100-300 people. In 2011, Starcon expanded the scope up to science fiction and was attended by over 350 people. In 2012, the festival was passed off to Igor Pylaev and the team of volunteer organizers. Since then there have been a few changes. The festival moved to Saint Petersburg. The scope of the event was expanded. Starcon became a festival dedicated to science fiction in pop culture: thematic TV series, films and animation, literature, games, and comics. The scientific section was added. There people can attend lectures about modern robotic science and technologies, genetics, bioinformatics and spacecraft. 2013 In 2013, Starcon changed location and took place at the Garden City ExpoCentre, becoming the first event in such format in Russia. The first release of comics Adventure Time in Russian language and the premier of the first Russian Zombie movie “Meteletsa: Winter of the Dead” were presented at Starcon. In 2013, over 5,000 people attended Starcon making for exponential growth. 2014 In 2014, Starcon again changed location - this time the festival took place in Lenexpo Exhibition Complex. For the first time festival had added a movie section: special screenings of "The Avengers", "Thor: The Dark World", "Iron man 3", "Hunger games", "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" in RealD; the exclusive show from The Walt Disney Company: 9 minutes of the film "Guardians of the Galaxy" and a special video message from the film's Director James Gunn; the premiere of the film "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" from the Studio "Twentieth Century Fox" Special guests: Andrei Borisenko - cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Hero of the