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GalaxyCon

GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon,[1] is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book and anime conventions in the United States.[2][3] Events currently include: GalaxyCon Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina; Animate! Raleigh; GalaxyCon Richmond in Richmond, Virginia; GalaxyCon Columbus in Columbus, Ohio; GalaxyCon Austin in Austin, Texas; and GalaxyCon San Jose in San Jose, California.[2][4][5][6][7][8]

GalaxyCon, LLC
Company type
Private
Genre
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
FounderMike S. Broder
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Websitegalaxycon.com

In early 2019, the original Supercon trademark, along with the original Florida Supercon events, were sold to ReedPop,[9] at which time all other "Supercon" events were renamed GalaxyCon.[5][10]

History

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In late 2006, Mike Broder sought to bring a large convention to south Florida. He mounted Florida Supercon at the Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida.[11][12][13] He organized Anime Supercon in Fort Lauderdale five months later.[14] Both drew an estimated 2,000 people.[11][12][14] Other conventions were organized in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami metro areas. A November 2008 Supercon in Atlanta, Georgia, was not as prosperous as the Florida events.[15]

After the unrelated Wizard World Raleigh Comic Con moved from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Winston-Salem in 2016, the company mounted Raleigh Supercon in July 2017.[16] It drew an estimated 30,000 people for the weekend.[2][4][17]

Super Conventions later acquired the former Derby City Comic Con in Louisville, Kentucky, which was re-branded as Louisville Supercon for the November 2018 event.[18][19]

Two conventions, Animate! Florida (formerly known as Animate! Miami) and Paradise City Comic Con (formerly known as Magic City Comic Con[20]), were discontinued in 2018 so Super Conventions could concentrate on their three Supercon events.[2][3] Both of those had taken place in Miami.

In 2025, the organizers of the Columbus convention were criticized for overcrowding, poor treatment of disabled people, and poor handling of medical and accessibility devices. The organizers blamed the security company, Allied Universal that was hired through the convention center.[21]

Sale of Florida Supercon and convention name changes

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On March 11, 2019, it was announced that Broder sold Florida Supercon and the "Supercon" trademark to ReedPop of Norwalk, Connecticut.[9] The company owns a number of conventions around the world, including New York Comic Con and MCM London Comic Con.[9] Management for the events in Raleigh and Louisville will remain the same under Broder, but are renamed as GalaxyCon.[10][22] Also added are GalaxyCon events in Richmond, Virginia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.[10] Florida Supercon, now managed by ReedPop, will continue to have its annual event in early July.[5]

List of current GalaxyCon events

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Name Location Venue Most recent event Next event Year first started
Animate! Columbus Columbus, Ohio Greater Columbus Convention Center June 13–15, 2025[23] June 12–14, 2026[24] 2023[25]
Animate! Orlando Orlando, Florida Orange County Convention Center August 8–10, 2025 August 14–16, 2026[26] 2025
Animate! Philadelphia Oaks, Pennsylvania Greater Philadelphia Expo Center October 3–5, 2025 May 1–3, 2026[27] 2025
Animate! Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh Convention Center January 3–5, 2025[28] January 9–11, 2026[29] 2024[30]
GalaxyCon Columbus Columbus, Ohio Greater Columbus Convention Center December 5–7, 2025[31] December 4–6, 2026[32] 2022
GalaxyCon Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Events Center September 12–14, 2025[33] September 11–13, 2026[34] 2023[35]
GalaxyCon Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Baird Center N/a October 30–November 1, 2026[36] 2026
GalaxyCon New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Ernest N. Morial Convention Center July 11–13, 2025 July 10–12, 2026[37] 2025
GalaxyCon Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Convention Center May 23–25, 2025[38] May 22–24, 2026[39] 2024
GalaxyCon Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh Convention Center July 24–27, 2025[40] July 23–26, 2026[41] 2017[42]
GalaxyCon Richmond Richmond, Virginia Greater Richmond Convention Center March 27–30, 2025[43] March 19–22, 2026[44] 2019[6]
GalaxyCon San Jose San Jose, California San Jose McEnery Convention Center August 15–17, 2025[45] August 21–23, 2026[46] 2024
GalaxyCon St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri America's Center October 10–12, 2025 October 23–25, 2026[47] 2025
Superstar Comic Con Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah Convention Center November 14–16, 2025 November 20–22, 2026[48] 2025

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, GalaxyCon Raleigh was rescheduled for July 29 – August 1, 2021.[49] In April 2020, the convention announced that, due to economic conditions and issues with the venue, GalaxyCon would not be returning to Louisville for 2020.[50]

Former GalaxyCon events

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Name Location Venue Last event Year first started
Animate! Miami Miami, Florida Miami Airport Convention Center February 14–16, 2025 2013
GalaxyCon Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky International Convention Center November 22–24, 2019 2018
GalaxyCon Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Convention Center November 8–10, 2019 2019
Nightmare Weekend Chicago Rosemont, Illinois Donald E. Stephens Convention Center May 2–4, 2025 2025
Nightmare Weekend Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Events Center September 27–29, 2024 2024[51]
Nightmare Weekend Miami Miami, Florida Miami Airport Convention Center October 18–20, 2024 2024
Nightmare Weekend Richmond Richmond, Virginia Greater Richmond Convention Center October 17–19, 2025[52] 2023

Upcoming GalaxyCon events

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Name Location Venue Dates
GalaxyCon Nashville Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Fairgrounds May 29-31, 2026

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Florida Department of State – GalaxyCon, LLC". Search.Sunbiz.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-12. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Super Conventions". SuperConventions.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "AnimeCons.com – Super Conventions". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "GalaxyCon Raleigh". RaleighSupercon.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Florida Supercon". FloridaSupercon.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "GalaxyCon Richmond". Richmond.GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ "GalaxyCon Minneapolis". Minneapolis.GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. ↑ "GalaxyCon San Jose".
  9. 1 2 3 "ReedPOP Adds Florida Supercon to Its Family of Pop Culture Conventions". ReedPop. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 "GalaxyCon". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Florida Supercon 2006". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Florida Supercon Expects Biggest Turnout in July". Miami Herald. McClatchy. 3 June 2016. ISSN 0898-865X. OCLC 2733685. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Fernandez, Elizabeth (26 June 2015). "Mike Broder: The Super Geek Behind Supercon". TheNewTropic.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020. It started as a small gathering of Superman fans, hence the name, but Florida Supercon has exploded in popularity, outgrowing venue after venue until it finally landed at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where this weekend close to 45,000 guests are expected to attend.
  14. 1 2 "Anime Supercon 2007". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Atlanta Supercon". AnimeCons.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Wizard World". WRAL-TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "15+ Major Upcoming Events and Festivals in Raleigh, N.C." Visit Raleigh. July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  18. ↑ "November 30 – December 2: Louisville Supercon". Louisville Downtown Partnership. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Supercon to Launch a New Geek Event in Louisville in 2018". Cision PRWeb. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  20. ↑ Valys, Phillip (March 28, 2016). "Animate Florida, Paradise City Comic Con level up to Fort Lauderdale". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  21. ↑ Collins, Gracie (December 10, 2025). "Columbus GalaxyCon attendees angered over accessibility".
  22. ↑ "GalaxyCon – Contact". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Animate! Columbus". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  24. ↑ "Animate! Columbus". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  25. ↑ "Animate! Columbus 2023 Information". FanCons.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  26. ↑ "Animate! Orlando". GalaxyCon. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Animate! Philadelphia". GalaxyCon. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Animate! Raleigh". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  29. ↑ "Animate! Raleigh". GalaxyCon.com. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  30. ↑ "Animate! Raleigh 2024 Information". FanCons.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  31. ↑ "GalaxyCon Columbus". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2025-09-24.
  32. ↑ "GalaxyCon Columbus". GalaxyCon. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  33. ↑ "GalaxyCon Des Moines". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21.
  34. ↑ "GalaxyCon Des Moines". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  35. ↑ "Animate! Des Moines 2023 Information". FanCons.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  36. ↑ "GalaxyCon Milwaukee". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  37. ↑ "GalaxyCon New Orleans". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  38. ↑ "GalaxyCon Oklahoma City". GalaxyCon. Archived from the original on 2025-04-20.
  39. ↑ "GalaxyCon Oklahoma City". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  40. ↑ "GalaxyCon Raleigh". GalaxyCon. Archived from the original on 2025-07-17.
  41. ↑ "GalaxyCon Raleigh". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  42. ↑ Overton, Rodney (15 July 2017). "Nearly 20,000 Expected at First-Ever Raleigh Supercon This Weekend". WNCN. Raleigh, North Carolina. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020. Inside the convention center, hundreds of vendors lined up to sell their products to eager customers. It's a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to reach a select clientele of nearly 20,000 people who are expected to flock to Raleigh this weekend.
  43. ↑ "GalaxyCon Richmond". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  44. ↑ "GalaxyCon Richmond". GalaxyCon.com. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  45. ↑ "GalaxyCon San Jose". GalaxyCon. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27.
  46. ↑ "GalaxyCon San Jose". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  47. ↑ "GalaxyCon St. Louis". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  48. ↑ "Superstar Comic Con Savannah". GalaxyCon. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  49. ↑ Broder, Mike (24 July 2020). "GalaxyCon Raleigh Announcement". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19 we will be postponing our July 30 – August 2, 2020 GalaxyCon Raleigh event. The new event dates for GalaxyCon Raleigh are December 10–13, 2020.
  50. ↑ "GalaxyCon Louisville". GalaxyCon.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  51. ↑ "Nightmare Weekend Des Moines 2024 Information". FanCons.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  52. ↑ "Nightmare Weekend Richmond". GalaxyCon. Archived from the original on 2025-09-16.
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