Fan Expo is a group of
fan conventions operated by Fan Expo HQ, a unit of the Informa Connect division of
Informa plc
Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
It has offices in 43 countries and around 11,00 ...
. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the
Toronto-based
Fan Expo Canada.
History
In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of
Fan Expo Canada—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre. In 2014, Informa acquired the
Dallas Comic Con
Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and Video game, gaming) fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan ...
. In 2015, Informa acquired
MegaCon
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The ...
in Orlando.
In August 2016, Informa acquired
Boston Comic Con
Fan Expo Boston, formerly Boston Comic Con, is a multigenre convention held annually in Boston, MA. Primarily focused on comic books, the convention later featured media guests from film and television, cosplayers, an art auction, a tabletop/CCG/R ...
, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018. In October 2017, Informa acquired the
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.
In March 2021, Informa acquired
Denver Pop Culture Con
Fan Expo Denver (previously Denver Pop Culture Con and Denver Comic Con) is a speculative fiction fan convention held annually in Denver, Colorado, in the United States. The event is a celebration of comics, books, movies, TV, gaming, and other p ...
, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver.
In August 2021, Informa acquired
Wizard Entertainment's conventions; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring
Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022.
Events
Events held as part of the Fan Expo family include:
*
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo
*Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo
*
Fan Expo Boston
*
Fan Expo Canada (Toronto)
**
Toronto Comicon
*
Fan Expo Chicago
*Fan Expo Cleveland
*
Fan Expo Dallas
Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming) fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days even ...
**Dallas Fan Festival
*
Fan Expo Denver
*Fan Expo New Orleans
*Fan Expo San Francisco
*Fan Expo St. Louis
*Fan Expo Philadelphia
*Fan Expo Portland
*Fan Expo Vancouver
*
MegaCon
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The ...
Former events
* Fan Expo
Regina
See also
*
ReedPOP
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References
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Comics conventions in the United States
Comics conventions in Canada
Informa brands