Virtual Conventions 2020-2021
An unofficial list of fandom themed conventions and gatherings that have gone virtual in face of the Covid-19 pandemic. A list compiled by two fans and not meant to be a comprehensive list. Updated October 24, 2020
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Labels are not guaranteed to be accurate; these are "best guess based on the convention description."
2020
October
$$ OutpostCon (Science & Science Fiction) Oct 23-25 👽⚛
$25, some free memberships available
$$ MileHiCon (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Denver) - Oct 23-35 👽🐉
$35 Attending; $52 Attend + Support next year; other pricing available
Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF) (Filk; Ohio) Oct 23-25 🎵
Pegasus awards will be part of the virtual schedule
Roll20Con (TT Gaming, online) Oct 23-25 🎲
OWOmacon (Furry; Nebraska) Oct 24-25 🦊
MetrothamCon (Multi Genre, Chattanooga TN) Oct 24 📺🎥
(Oct 25: in person outdoor vendors)
FrankfortCon (comics etc, KY) Oct 10 10-6 - DATE MOVED, $20
Alpha Omega Con (Christian comics etc, Buena Park CA) was Oct 17, DATE MOVED
Astronomicon (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Rochester NY) Oct 29-31 - Not (yet) online
$$ World Fantasy Convention (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Utah) Oct 29-Nov 1 🐉
$125
$$ rAge Expo Digital Edition (video games, South Africa) Oct 30-Nov 1 🎮
R320 Weekend pass (~$20 USD)
DerpyCon (Multi-focus, New Brunswick NJ) Oct 30-Nov 1 🎮🎲👽🐉
GeekGirlCon (Multi, Seattle) Oct 31-Nov 1 🎲🦸⚛👽🐉
November
$$ Gamehole Con (Gaming, WI) Nov 5-8 🎮🎲
$5 fee
FanExpo Canada Nov 6-8 (in person, limit 25,000 tickets) CANCELLED
DigiKumo (anime, Oregon) Nov 6-8
Reschedule announcement
CONFabulation (Multiple Fandoms, Chicago USA) Nov 7-8 🎬🎨📃
Main website not yet updated
FyreCon (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Layton UT) Nov 12-14 👽🐉
OryCon ("OR-eCon") (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Portland OR) Nov 12-14
YALLWrite (Books and Writing; Charleston, S.C.) Nov 13-14 📃
Steampunk November (Steampunk; TX) Nov 13-15 (Not virtual)
Pacificon aka Bitchin' Party (Multiple Fandoms, Washington) November 13-15th Not (yet) online - likely cancelled; waiting on hotel negotiations
SNAFU (Anime, Reno NV) Nov 13-15 - Discord only
OmegaCon (Geek Relaxacon; Siren WI) Nov 13-15 - Not (yet) online
Philcon (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cherry Hill NJ) Nov 20-22 👽🐉
Online details TBA
December
$$ Other Worlds Film Festival (Sci-Fi Movies, Austin TX) Dec 3-6 🎥
$99 or $142; PARTIAL virtual only
CouchCon (Winter) (Misc fandom; EST) Dec 4-6 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
Official Star Trek Convention (Las Vegas) Dec 9-13 - In Person
Empire Con (Star Wars, LA, CA) Dec 11-13 - In Person
Furvester (Furry, Germany) Dec 30-Jan 3 - In Person
2021
2021 Virtual
Arisia (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Boston MA) Jan 15-18 👽🐉
Details TBA
Arcanacon (Gaming; Australia) Late January, TBD 🎮🎲
Conflikt (Filk; Seattle) Jan 29-31 🎵
Capricon (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Chicago) - January 2021 (Virtual announce at Facebook, Jul 7) 👽🐉
$$ Escapade (Slash/Shipping, Vids, Multi-fandom; Los Angeles CA) Feb 19-21 🎬📃
$110
Strategicon - OrcCon (Gaming; SoCal) Feb 14-17 - Unclear if online 🎮🎲
Flights of Foundry (Speculative Fiction - Writing workshop; Chicago) May 16-17 📕📚
Con-txt (Fannish meta, podfic, vidding; DC area) June 26-27 🎬📃
2021 In Person (so far)
(Most of these were bumped from cancelled 2020 events. This will not be a comprehensive list of in-person conventions for 2021.)
GAFilk (Filk; Atlanta, GA) Jan 8-10
Arisia (SFF, Boston MA) Jan 15-18
Boskone (SFF, Boston MA) Feb 12-14
Lexicon (Tabletop Gaming; Lexington KY) Apr 9-11
FilKONtario (Filk; ON) Apr, late month
Emerald City ComicCon (Multi; Seattle) Mar 4-7
Saltcon (Board Games; UT) Mar 5-8
RevelCon (media, fan-run, Houston TX) Mar 19-21
Norwescon (SFF, SeaTac WA) Apr 1-4
HavenCon (lgbtqia+ gaming, multi, AustinTX) Apr 23-25
Chatham Kent Expo (multi; CA) Apr 24
Portsmouth ComicCon (Multi; UK) May 1-2
AtomaCon (Science Fiction & Fantasy/media; SC) May 7-9
FedCon (Celebrity SF; Germany) May 21-23
BistoCon (Professionals slash; Romulus MI) May 28-30 📺📃💯
BayCon (Science Fiction and Fantasy, San Mateo CA) May 28-31
BLFC (Biggest Little Fur Con) (Furry, Reno, NV) Jun 3-6
WonderFest (Media/comic, Louisville KY) Jun 5-6
Sci-Fi Valley Con (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Altoona, PA) Jun 18-20
LeakyCon (Harry Potter; Orlando FL) - June 25-26
Seaquestria Fest (My Little Pony, Ocean City, Maryland) Jun 25-27
StrangerCon New Jersey (Stranger Things; NJ) Jun 26-27
HazardCon (Pop Culture: Anime, Manga, Video games; Erie PA) July 9-11
CONvergence (Science Fiction & Fantasy; MN) Aug 5-8
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention (MD) Aug 19-21
DisCon (Worldcon: SF&F etc., Washington DC) Aug 25-29
GateCon (Stargate; Canada) Aug 26-29
2dCon (TT Gaming, esports; MN) Aug 27-29
FursonaCon (Furry; VA) Sep 9-12
Los Angeles Comic Con - (Multi, LA CA) Sep 24-26
FurEver West (Furry; Cheyenne WY) Sep 24-26
Nor-Con (TV, Film, Comics; UK) Sep 25-26
Gaslight Expo (Steampunk; San Diego CA) Sep 30-Oct 3
Archon (SF& Fantasy, St. Louis MO) Oct 1-3
Phantasy Con (Louisville, KY) Oct 8-10
ComicCon Scotland & For the Love of Fantasy (Comics & Fantasy; Scotland) Oct 9-10
Western PA Furry Weekend (Furry, PA) Oct 10-12
MetaCon (comic/multi, Minn Minn) Oct 15-17
MagicCon (Germany) Oct 15-17
Sirens Con (Women & Enbies in Fantasy Literature; Denver, CO) Oct 21-24
Spooky Empire (dark comics; FL) Apr 30-May 2, Oct 22-24
Confab Convention (multi-fandom, Chicago) Oct 21-24
LeakyCon Denver (Harry Potter; Denver CO) - Oct 29-31
TeslaCon (Steampunk, WI) Nov 4-8
Aquatifur (Furry; Wisconsin Dells, WI) Nov 12-14
2022
Star Wars Celebration (Anaheim) Aug 18-21
Virtual Writing Workshops
Lists compiled here
📕📚
Wordplay (May)
Wordsmith (Writing, MN) Oct 1-4
Cat Rambo links - various writing classes (PST) multiple dates
Brandon Sanderson's Youtube Series
History of Royal Fashion Course - Uni of Glasgow
Gail Simone's Comics School - 5 days
Kate Hardfield - Building Your Writing Practice - 7 days
Writing Excuses Season 10 - Genre Fiction
Valarie Valdes - Fundamentals of Novel Writing
Valarie Valdes - Write a Novel in 30 Days
Life, the Universe & Everything Conference Videos
$$ Cat Rambo - Writing Interactive Fiction $19
Past 2020
July
The Courage to Love (Beauty & the Beast TV; PA) - July 17-19 📺💯
A MAZE (Gaming; Berlin) Jul 22-25 🎮
Comic-Con At Home (San Diego CA) July 22-25 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
Far From Con (Multi, Fandom-as-fandom; West coast USA) July 22-25 📺🎥
Confluence (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror; PA) July 24-26 👽🐉
Contxt (Multi-fandom; East Coast USA) July 25-26: Dreamwidth 🎬📃
$$ ConZealand (Worldcon; NZ) July 29-Aug 2 (NZ time, so Jul 28-Aug 1 in the US) 📖👽🐉
$50USD supporting, $200 full attending
August
GenCon (Gaming; Indiana) Jul 30 - Aug 2 🎲
Otakon Online - (Anime; DC) Aug 1 only
GalaCon Online - (MLP; EU - programming in English) Aug 1 📺💯
$$ GDC Summer (Game Dev; SF) Aug 4-6 🎮
"Community Pass" is free; other types cost. (Industry pros conference.)
QuakeCon (Quake, video games; TX) Aug 7-9 🎮💯
FrockCon (Cosplay) Aug 8 🦸
BistoCon (Professionals slash; Romulus MI) Aug 14-15 📺📃💯
Camp Tiny Paws (Environment/animals, Danbury CT) Aug 14-16
ToshoCon (Teen Anime; Salt Lake City, UT) Aug 14-15
$$ reCONvene 2020 (Science Fiction & Fantasy; East Coast USA) Aug 15 👽🐉
$10
PopCult Anime Con (MA) Aug 15 - 16
Queen City Anime Con (Anime; Charlotte NC) Aug 15
$$ OtakuThon (Anime, Quebec Canada) Aug 15-16
$15 USD, $20 CAD
Board Game Quarterly (Board Games, Newcastle UK) Aug 20 🎲
NASFIC (Science Fiction & Fantasy, Columbus OH) Aug 21-23 👽🐉
UK Games Expo (Gaming, Solihull UK) Aug 21-23 🎮🎲
$$ Megaplex Online (Furry; FL) Aug 21-23 🦊
$15 full event
Gamescom (Gaming; Germany) (Not in English) Aug 27-30 🎮🎲
ArmadilloCon (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Austin TX) Aug 28-30 👽🐉
$$ RWA Conference (Romance writers, SF CA) Aug 28-30 📃
Varied prices; $239 for non-members
FursonaCon Cyberspace Online (Furry; VA) Aug 29-30 Online details 🦊
September
Burning Man (Black Rock, NV) - Aug 7-Sep 6 🎨
Dragon Con (Multi-fandom; East Coast USA) Sep 3-7 live streams free, $10 to access recorded streams for 1 year) 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
ReaperCon (Tabletop Gaming, Denton TX) Sep 3-7 🎲
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo (Anime; San Jose CA) Sep 4-6
GOASH (Geek Out at Snug Harbor) (NY, NY) Sep 5-6 Not (yet) online
Possible partially virtual
$? Strategicon - Gateway (Gaming; SoCal) Sep 4-7 🎮🎲
Possibly full price - unclear
Space Moms Launch: A Literary House Party (Sci-Fi Books) Sept. 8, 2020 👽 readings, Q&As, baking, book chats, more.
GalaxyCon Live (TV/Movie Celebrities) Aug 14-Sep 20, various dates 📺🎥
Indie Horror Film Festival (Horror Movies, Dekalb, IL) Sep 4-18, weekends 🎥
Shelf-A-Pa-Luza (Tabletop Gaming, UTC) Sep 11-13 🎲
Consonance (Filk; San Francisco Bay Area) Sep 11-13 🎵
Festival of the Living Rooms Facebook group
PAX Online (Gaming; Seattle WA) Sep 12-20 🎮🎲
LadiesCon (Comics etc; Somerville MA) Sep 9-13 📺🎥 🦸
Related to https://ladiesofcomicazi.com/
Dice Tower Retreat (Gaming, Miami FL) Sep 16-20 Details TBA
FutureCon - (Diversity in Science Fiction; International, panels in English) Sept 17-20 👽
GraniteCon (Comics Etc. Manchester NH) Sep 19 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
Keycon (Science Fiction and Fantasy, Manitoba Canada) Sep 20 👽🐉
Retro Con (Scifi & Gaming, Oaks PA) Sep 26-27 - CANCELLED
Comic Con Africa (Midrand, South Africa) Sep 24-27 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
Some events may have fees; general con is free
FilkCONtinental (Filk, Germany) Sep 25-27 🎵
$$ Robercon (Science Fiction & Fantasy) September 26-27 ⚛👽🐉
$10 (fundraiser for Roberson Museum & Science Center)
October
Fanaticon (pop culture, AL) Oct 2-4 - Cancelled
$$ EuroCon (Science Fiction and Fantasy; Rijeka Croatia) Oct 2-4 🎮 👽🐉
10 EUR attending, 5 EUR supporting
CMX Summit (community industry) Oct 6-7
Free standard pass; Early-bird & All access passes cost
New York Comic Con (Comics etc; New York City) Oct 8-11 🎮 📺🎥 🦸
YouTube channel
OctoCon (Science Fiction & Fantasy; Ireland) Oct 9-11 (In Person)
SD Who Con (Dr Who, San Diego CA) Oct 9-11 📺💯
Left Coast Sherlock Symposium (West Coast USA) Oct 10 📺💯
(donation)
OmniCon (Multi Genre; TN) Oct 10-11 (In Person)
Europodfriends (Podfic; EU CEST) October16-18, 2020 📃
Dreamwidth comm: https://europodfriends.dreamwidth.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/europodfriends
MultiverseCon (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Cosplay; Atlanta, GA) Oct 16-18 👽🐉
$$ Ineffable Con (Good Omens, UK) Oct 16-18 📺💯
£25, talks and panels available live and then on demand
$$ FanWorks (Multi-fandom; Central USA) Oct 23-25, also on Dreamwidth 🎬🎨📃
$20
$$ Capclave (literary, Science Fiction & Fantasy short fiction, DC) Oct 17-18 👽🐉
$10 2020 only; $55 2020 & 2021
$$ FIYAH Con (BIPOC+ in speculative fiction) October 17-18th 👽🐉
$40
$$ Shannara Con (Shannara, Eastern time) Oct 23, 4-6 pm ET 📺 💯
$0 (limited numbers) $13, $43