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This is a list of noteworthy[a] anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions , furry conventions , gaming conventions , horror conventions , multigenre conventions , and science fiction conventions . This list is sectioned by location, and included with the list is the year the convention was established, as well as the months or dates which the convention are typically held within. Multi-genre, comic book, furry, gaming, and science fiction conventions are not listed here.
Note: Almost all of the conventions listed were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , and may have skipped events in one or more years during 2020-2021.
North America [ ]
Convention
City
State/Province
Country
Month held
Established
Ai-Kon
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
February & July
2001
Animaritime
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Canada
July
2004
Animazement
Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
May
1998
Anime Banzai
Layton
Utah
United States
October
2005
Anime Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
March/April
2003
Anime Central
Rosemont
Illinois
United States
May
1998
Anime Conji
San Diego
California
United States
June
2010
Anime Detour
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States
April
2004
Anime Evolution
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
July
1998
Anime Expo
Los Angeles
California
United States
July
1992
Anime Festival Orlando
Orlando
Florida
United States
June/July
2000
Anime Festival Wichita
Wichita
Kansas
United States
July
2005
Anime Frontier
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
December
2021
Anime Los Angeles
Long Beach
California
United States
January
2005
Anime Matsuri
Houston
Texas
United States
July
2007
Anime Midwest
Rosemont
Illinois
United States
July
2011
Anime Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
February
2007
Anime NebrasKon
Council Bluffs
Iowa
United States
October/November
2004
Anime North
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
May
1997
Anime NYC
New York City
New York
United States
November
2017
Anime Revolution
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
August
2012
Anime USA
Washington
D.C.
United States
October
1999
Anime Weekend Atlanta
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
September
1995
AnimeFest
Dallas
Texas
United States
August/September
1992
AnimeIowa
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
July
1997
AnimeNEXT
Atlantic City
New Jersey
United States
June
2002
Animethon
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
August
1994
Arkansas Anime Festival
Bentonville
Arkansas
United States
June
2007
A-Kon
Irving
Texas
United States
June
1990
Bak-Anime
Bakersfield
California
United States
January/February
2010
Castle Point Anime Convention
Secaucus
New Jersey
United States
April/May
2008
ColossalCon
Sandusky
Ohio
United States
June
2002
Con-Nichiwa
Tucson
Arizona
United States
March
2010
Crunchyroll Expo
San Jose
California
United States
August
2017
EvilleCon
Evansville
Indiana
United States
March
2009
FanimeCon
San Jose
California
United States
May
1994
G-Anime
Gatineau
Quebec
Canada
January
2009
Ikkicon
Austin
Texas
United States
January
2007
JAFAX
Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States
June
1996
Kami-Con
Birmingham
Alabama
United States
January/February
2009
Katsucon
National Harbor
Maryland
United States
February
1995
Kawaii Kon
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
March/April
2005
Kitsune Kon
Green Bay
Wisconsin
United States
July
2011
Kumoricon
Portland
Oregon
United States
October
2003
Matsuricon
Columbus
Ohio
United States
August
2006
Metrocon
Tampa
Florida
United States
June
2003
Middle Tennessee Anime Convention
Nashville
Tennessee
United States
March/April
1999
Nadeshicon
Quebec City
Quebec
Canada
April
2011
Naka-Kon
Overland Park
Kansas
United States
March
2005
Nan Desu Kan
Aurora
Colorado
United States
September
1997
NashiCon
Columbia
South Carolina
United States
March/April
2008
Nekocon
Hampton
Virginia
United States
November
1998
No Brand Con
Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin
United States
April
2002
Ohayocon
Columbus
Ohio
United States
January
2001
OMGcon
Owensboro
Kentucky
United States
June
2006
Oni-Con
Galveston
Texas
United States
October/November
2004
Otafest
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
July
1999
Otakon
Washington
D.C.
United States
July/August
1994
Otakuthon
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
August
2006
PortConMaine
South Portland
Maine
United States
June
2002
QC Anime-zing!
Davenport
Iowa
United States
July
2010
Saboten Con
Phoenix
Arizona
United States
September
2008
SacAnime
Sacramento
California
United States
January and September
2004
Sakura-Con
Seattle
Washington
United States
March/April
1998
San Japan
San Antonio
Texas
United States
August/September
2008
Senshi-Con
Anchorage
Alaska
United States
September
2005
Setsucon
Altoona
Pennsylvania
United States
January
2007
SNAFU Con
Reno
Nevada
United States
November
2010
Tekko
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States
July
2003
Tokyo, OK
Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
July
2008
Tora-Con
Rochester
New York
United States
April
2005
Tsubasacon
Huntington
West Virginia
United States
October
2004
Ushicon
Pflugerville
Texas
United States
February
2002
Yama-Con
Pigeon Forge
Tennessee
United States
December
2012
Youmacon
Detroit
Michigan
United States
October/November
2005
South America [ ]
Convention
City
Country
Month held
Established
Anime Friends
São Paulo
Brazil
July
2003
Asia-Pacific [ ]
Europe [ ]
Convention
City
Country
Month held
Established
AnimeCon
Almelo
The Netherlands
June
1999
AnimagiC
Mannheim
Germany
August
1999
Animecon
Kuopio
Finland
July
1999
Animefest
Brno
Czech Republic
May
2004
Connichi
Kassel
Germany
September
2002
Hyper Japan
London
United Kingdom
July
2010
Japan Expo
Paris
France
July
1999
J-Popcon
Copenhagen
Denmark
April
2000
NärCon
Linköping
Sweden
July
2002
Salón del Manga de Barcelona
Barcelona
Spain
October
1995
Defunct and on-hiatus conventions [ ]
These are notable conventions that have at one time existed, but have either gone on hiatus for more than one year, were merged into other conventions, or have finished operating entirely. The category conventions fall under are determined by the amount of communication given by convention officials. Anime conventions disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic are not listed here unless they became defunct.
On Hiatus - Any convention that has had an official announcement of hiatus of 3 years or less.
Inactive - Any convention that has been on Hiatus for more than 3 years, but has a working website.
Defunct - An official or reliable announcement is made saying that the convention has ceased operations. If there is no communication then another criterion can be considered, such as an official website appearing to be dead (HTTP 404 errors or the like) or the website has been changed to another individual with no relation.
Merged - An official announcement of a merger between two conventions has been made.
Convention
City
Country
First held
Last Held
Status
AM²
Anaheim
United States
2011
2012
Defunct
Ani-Jam
Fresno
United States
2003
2014
Defunct
AnimeCon
San Jose
United States
1991
1991
Defunct
Aniwave
Wilmington
United States
2007
2015
Defunct
Anime Contents Expo
Chiba
Japan
2012
2013
Merged
Anime Mid-Atlantic
Chesapeake
United States
2001
2018
On Hiatus
Anime Punch!
Columbus
United States
2005
2017
Defunct
Anime Salt Lake
Taylorsville
United States
2012
2014
Defunct
Anime South
Pensacola Beach
United States
2005
2013
Defunct
Anime Vegas
Las Vegas
United States
2004
2013
Defunct
Animania
Multi-city
Australia
2002
2014
Defunct
AniZona
Mesa
United States
2005
2009
Defunct
AUKcon
London
United Kingdom
1994
1994
Defunct
Aurora-Con
Anchorage
United States
2006
2008
Defunct
Big Apple Anime Fest
New York City
United States
2001
2003
Defunct
D-Con
Dundee
United Kingdom
2009
2011
Defunct
ExpoManga
Madrid
Spain
2001
2018
Defunct
Glass City Con
Toledo
United States
2009
2017
Merged
Ikasucon
Fort Wayne
United States
2003
2017
Inactive
Japan Expo USA
San Mateo
United States
2013
2014
Inactive
KotoriCon
Sewell
United States
2010
2020
Defunct
Kunicon
Multi-city
United States
2004
2005
Defunct
MangaNEXT
East Rutherford
United States
2006
2012
Defunct
Manifest
Melbourne
Australia
2001
2013
Defunct
MechaCon
New Orleans
United States
2005
2021
Defunct
New York Anime Festival
New York City
United States
2007
2011
Merged
Otakon Vegas
Las Vegas
United States
2014
2018
On Hiatus
PersaCon
Huntsville
United States
2003
2011
Defunct
Providence Anime Conference
Providence
United States
2008
2008
Defunct
Quinni-Con
Hamden
United States
2012
2014
Defunct
Shinboku-con
Huron
United States
2007
2014
Defunct
Shoujocon
Multi-city
United States
2000
2003
Defunct
Shuto Con
Lansing
United States
2011
2019
Defunct
SoDak Con
Rapid City
United States
2009
2018
Defunct
Sogen Con
Sioux Falls
United States
2005
2013
Defunct
SugoiCon
Sharonville
United States
2000
2013
Defunct
Tokyo International Anime Fair
Tokyo
Japan
2002
2013
Merged
Tomo-Dachi
Derry
United Kingdom
2005
2007
Defunct
UppCon
Multi-city
Sweden
2001
2012
Defunct
Wai-Con
Perth
Australia
2004
2014
Defunct
Yaoi-Con
Santa Clara
United States
2001
2017
Defunct
Yuricon
Newark
United States
2003
2007
Defunct
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Notes [ ]
^ Note: A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article. Other conditions may apply.
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