Due to the global pandemic, many prominent events have been postponed or canceled, leaving fans with little to look forward to in the coming months. While fans may not be able to attend the major events this year, there is some good news for all pop culture fans out there.
Bookmark these set of events on your calendar and entertain yourself.
Wizard World
Wizard World Chicago, presented by Wizard Brands, will return to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on October 15-17, 2021. They provide fans with a diverse range of programming and opportunities to interact with celebrities from their favorite genres through panels, live video chat, virtual photo ops, recorded video messages, and personalized autographs, as well as create and maintain global interactive online communities for affinity groups. Wizard World Live hosts comic, gaming, and pop culture conventions across North America to celebrate the greatest of pop culture. This includes movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, technology, comics, science fiction, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, and more.
J1- Con
In 2011, it was founded! J1-Con, dubbed “Philadelphia’s #1 Anime Convention,” has relocated to Atlantic City! You’ve arrived at the perfect convention if you enjoy animation, cosplay, gaming (tabletop, card, and console), artists, vendors, panels, and live music. This is a convention for nerds organized by nerds. Show off your nerdy side and be ready for the best time of your life.
Comic Con Revolution
The Ontario Convention Center hosts Comic Con Revolution, an annual comic convention. The fourth annual event will take place on the 18th and 19th of December 2021. Over 300 exhibitors, including comic artists, new comic dealers, vintage comic dealers, Comic publishers, toy & collectibles sellers, crafts, costumes, apparel, cosplayers, fan clubs, media personalities, and more, are expected to fill the exhibit hall.
Escape To Fanx
Dan Farr Productions’ annual FanX Salt Lake Comic Conferences are currently the most attended conventions in Utah. Escape toFanx is the largest comic convention in North America. The conventions have attracted a slew of celebrities, and they’re committed to putting on fantastic pop culture festivities that set the bar, as well as providing tremendous and gratifying experiences for our customers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors, and partners.
ThunderCon
ThunderCon 2021 will be held on May Street, across from Intercity Mall, at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition (CLE) grounds. They will continue their cooperation with local businesses like Silver City Cineplex, Boulder Bear Climbing Gym, and the Farmers’ Market to add to their diversified programming platform, including outdoor and indoor areas. Keep an eye out for additional information about this exciting new venture!
Motor City Comic-Con
The Motor City Comic Con is a fan event hosted at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, United States. It usually is held in May of each year and is a three-day event. Although the convention mainly focuses on comic books, it also includes film actors, professional wrestling, science fiction/fantasy, film/television, animation, anime, manga, toys, horror, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. There are previews of future feature films, portfolio review sessions with leading comic book and video game companies, panels, seminars, and workshops with comic book pros.