Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo (SEE, formerly the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo) is an annual

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held at

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, typically in mid-September.

History

The event was founded by Mike Fisher and Chris Bernhard of Saskatoon, who sought to provide a local alternative to out-of-province events in locations such as

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. The inaugural edition was held in 2013 as the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo; major guests included

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, and

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, as well as comic book writers

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and

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among others. To expand the event, the convention partnered with the

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in 2014, and was renamed the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo (SCEE). Notable guests that year included actor

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, and

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appeared at the 2015 edition; attendance had grown to around 15,000.

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attended in 2016.

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—which had also begun to run their own event at Regina's

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in 2014—acquired the organizers of Calgary Expo in late-2017. As a result, the partnership was disbanded, and the convention reverted to the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo title in 2018. Doug Jones,

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, and

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were featured as guests.

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was scheduled to attend, but cancelled due to conflicts with film work; this cancellation resulted in speculation — later confirmed — that Williams would reprise the role of

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in the upcoming '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''. In October 2018, Fan Expo announced that its Regina event would be discontinued, citing the size of the market as a factor in the decision. Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo subsequently announced that it would hold an inaugural Regina edition in May 2019 as a ''de facto'' successor, at Evraz Place's International Trade Centre.

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was announced as one of its first guests. On January 27, 2019, it was announced that the Saskatoon event had been sold to Prairieland Park, would be renamed the Saskatoon Entertainment Expo in 2021, and move to April. Both the 2020 and 2021 conventions were cancelled due to the

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References

External links

*{{Official website, https://saskatoon.saskexpo.com/ Festivals in Saskatoon Recurring events established in 2013 Comics conventions in Canada 2013 establishments in Saskatchewan Trade fairs in Canada Art festivals in Canada Fan conventions