Icon (Iowa) NASFIC SwanCon Unicon (1975–1989) World Fantasy Convention 1976 ConClave Chattacon Stellarcon 1977 Archon CoastCon MidSouthCon Starfest Strip Turnhout Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium — biennial show Wiscon OKON 1978 MediaWest*Con Norwescon 1979 ArmadilloCon FantaCon, Albany, New York (1979–1990; 2013) NatCon (New Zealand) OryCon 1980s 1980 Ad Astra Mid-Ohio Con 1981 Barcelona International Comics Convention Capricon InConJunction 1982 BayCon Dallas Fantasy Fair (1982–1995) Heroes Convention I-CON (1982) Life, the Universe, & Everything Microcon 1983 Comix Fair (1983–c. 1996) — Houston, TX SFeraKon SoonerCon 1984 Con-Version Ohio Valley Filk Fest Polcon United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) Vulkon — at that point known as "Trekon" 1986 Finncon Magnum Opus Con (1986–2001) Polaris 1987 Confluence Dragon Con Readercon WonderCon 1988 Starbase Indy Starfleet International Conference 1989 Festival of Fantastic Films Motor City Comic Con 1990s 1990 Octocon Arisia Gallifrey One DemiCon CONduit MarsCon (Virginia) Visions (1990–1998) A-Kon 1991 Escapade Con DucKon SiliCon 1992 CAN-CON CAPTION Convencion de Juegos de Mesa y Comics FedCon Diversicon Dimension Jump Stripdagen Haarlem World Horror Convention 1993 FACTS MegaCon ConDor 1994 Alternative Press Expo BotCon G-Fest Memorabilia Pittsburgh Comicon Small Press Expo (SPX) 1995 Armageddon Fan Expo Canada — then known as the "Canadian National Comic Book Expo" Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 1996 Albacon Big Apple Convention — then known as "Halleluja Con" Festival fantazie Jornadas de Cómic (Aviles, Spain) 1997 Conestoga ShadowCon Wizard World Chicago — takes over Chicago Comicon 1998 ICon festival (Israel) MOBICON Swecon 1999 Comic Festival — at that point known as "Comic 99" CONvergence EerieCon Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction MarsCon (Minnesota) Star Wars Celebration WillyCon Pyrkon 2000s 2000 Baltimore Comic-Con DeepCon Gatecon New York International Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creators Convention (2000–2002) Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) Trinoc*coN (2000–2008) UnCommonCon (2000–2001) 2001 Capclave Coco Bulles (2001–2009) ConGlomeration Vericon 2002 Adventure Con ConCarolinas ConDFW Dallas Comic Con East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) MoCCA Festival Phoenix Comicon Supanova Pop Culture Expo, Australia 2003 Anime Boston Anime Friends Emerald City ComiCon TCAF Toronto Comic Con Monster-Mania Con ConBust Smith College Science Fiction/Fantasy Society Convention 2004 ApolloCon Comic Expo (Bristol International Comic & Small Press Expo) Comics Salon (2004–2007) — Slovakia FenCon Itzacon Linucon (2004–2005) London Film and Comic Con Stumptown Comics Fest 2005 Hypericon Komikazen MomoCon STAPLE! TimeGate 2006 BabelCon Central Canada Comic Con — at this point known as the "Manitoba Comic Con" Lille