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

Africa

Algeria

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

Egypt

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

Americas

Argentina

*Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996)

Brazil

*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

*Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005) *Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006) *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) *Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2014)

United States

*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) *Dallas Comic Con in Dallas, Texas (est. 2002) *Denver Pop Culture Con in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con) (est. 2012) *Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987) *ECBACC, 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) *FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013) *Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982) *Indy PopCon in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014) *Intervention (convention), 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) *North Texas Comic Book Show in Dallas, Texas (est. 2011, quarterly events) *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) *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 Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California (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) *Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon") *WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

Asia

Bahrain

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

Bangladesh

*Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)

Hong Kong

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

India

*Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011) *Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)

Indonesia

*Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)

Japan

*Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)

Malaysia

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

Philippines

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

Saudi Arabia

*Saudi Comic Con in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (est. 2017)

South Korea

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

United Arab Emirates

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

Europe

Belgium

*Fantasy Anime Comics Toys Space, F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

Finland

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

France

*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

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

Greece

*AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

Italy

*International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo (est. 1972) *Komikazen in Ravenna (est. 2005) *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

*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

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

Romania

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

Russia

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

Serbia

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

Slovakia

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

Spain

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

Sweden

*UppCon, Uppsala, Sweden (est. 2002)

United Kingdom

*Caption (comics convention), CAPTION in Oxford, England (est. 1992) *Edinburgh Comic Con in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2014) *London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004) * Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007) *London Super Comic Convention in London, England (est. 2012) *MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002) *Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018) *Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018) *Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)

Ukraine

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

Oceania

Australia

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

New Zealand

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

Notes

A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in Wikipedia:Reliable sources, reliable sources that are Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources, independent of the convention and satisfies the Wikipedia:Notability, inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article. Other conditions may apply.

References

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