Awesome Con
| Awesome Con | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Walter E. Washington Convention Center |
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | April 18, 2013 (as Awesome Con D.C.) [1] |
| Attendance | Around 70,000 in 2017 |
| Organized by | Awesome Con, LLC [2] |
| Filing status | For profit |
| Website | awesome-con |
Awesome Con is an annual pop culture convention in Washington, D.C.. The event takes place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Awesome Con debuted at the center in 2013. After a successful start (and some growing pains), the annual event has become one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast of the United States.[3] The 2013 event drew about 7,000 attendees. The 2017 event hosted 70,000 attendees. Celebrity guests have included David Tennant, John Boyega, Stan Lee, Alex Kingston, William Shatner, George Takei and many others. [4][5]
Highlights[]
Civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis attended Awesome Con in 2014. He spoke at a panel about his autobiographical graphic novel "March", which covers his childhood and civil rights activity.[6]
History of Awesome Con[]
The 2020 convention was canceled because of the novel coronavirus. The event was originally scheduled for Spring 2020. It was rescheduled for December 2020, but was eventually called off completely. Awesome Con was scheduled to return in 2021.[7] It was announced that the 2021 Awesome Con would be held in August 2021 with guests Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Christina Ricci, George Takei, Adam Savage, William Shatner, Jack Quaid, Amy Chu, Sam Maggs, , and Ron Marz.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Awesome Con D.C.: Washington's very own comic convention". The Washington Post. April 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Con, Awesome. "HOME".
- ^ Con, Awesome. "ABOUT US".
- ^ "Over Awesome Con weekend, D.C. will prove its geek-to-wonk ratio". The Washington Post. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "William Shatner treks to DC for wrath of Awesome Con". WTOP. May 27, 2015.
- ^ "Who You Gonna Call? John Lewis!". Roll Call. April 21, 2014.
- ^ "Coronavirus update," Awesome Con official website.
- ^ Jeff Clabaugh (July 9, 2021). "Awesome Con, canceled last year, returns to DC convention center". WTOP. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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