Matsuricon is a three-day anime convention held during August in

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, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Greater Columbus Convention Center. The convention is family friendly.

Programming

The convention typically offers an artist alley, cosplay contest, dealers room, formal ball, gaming (arcade, board, video), karaoke, masquerade, and a video contest. The Carolina Manga Library provided the conventions manga library in 2014. Matsuricon's 2014 charity fundraisers raised $13,916 and benefited

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History

In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, led by Arnie Roth. The concert was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer

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for VIP ticket holders. Matsuricon in 2018 shared convention center space with an Ohio GOP dinner that featured as a speaker President

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. Matsuricon 2020 and 2021 was cancelled and replaced by virtual events due to the

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Event history

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