This is a list of noteworthy anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from brony conventions, 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.
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 Animate! Raleigh Raleigh North Carolina United States January 2024 Animazement Raleigh North Carolina United States May 1998 Anime Boston Boston Massachusetts United States March/April 2003 Anime Central Rosemont Illinois United States May 1998 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 2000 Anime Festival Wichita Wichita Kansas United States July 2005 Anime Frontier Fort Worth Texas United States December 2021 Anime Impulse Pomona California United States February 2016 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 2004 Anime North Toronto Ontario Canada May 1997 Anime NYC New York City New York United States August 2017 Anime Pasadena Pasadena California United States November 2018 Anime Revolution Vancouver British Columbia Canada August 2012 Anime USA Chantilly Virginia United States October/November 1999 Anime Weekend Atlanta Atlanta Georgia United States December 1995 AnimeIowa Des Moines Iowa United States July 1997 Animethon Edmonton Alberta Canada August 1994 Arkansas Anime Festival Springdale Arkansas United States June 2007 A-Kon Irving Texas United States June 1990 Bak-Anime Bakersfield California United States May 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 EvilleCon Owensboro Kentucky United States March 2009 FanimeCon San Jose California United States May 1994 G-Anime Gatineau Quebec Canada January 2009 Ikkicon Round Rock Texas United States January 2007 JAFAX Grand Rapids Michigan United States June 1996 Kami-Con Birmingham Alabama United States February 2009 Katsucon National Harbor Maryland United States February 1995 Kawaii Kon Honolulu Hawaii United States March/April 2005 KimoKawaii Conroe Texas United States June 2002 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 April 1999 Nadeshicon Quebec City Quebec Canada April 2011 Naka-Kon Overland Park Kansas United States May 2005 Nan Desu Kan Aurora Colorado United States September 1997 Nekocon Hampton Virginia United States November 1998 No Brand Con Eau Claire Wisconsin United States May 2002 Ohayocon Dayton Ohio United States January/February 2001 OMGcon Owensboro Kentucky United States June 2006 Oni-Con Houston Texas United States October/November 2004 Otafest Calgary Alberta Canada May 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, April, September 2004 Sakura-Con Seattle Washington United States April 1998 San Japan San Antonio Texas United States August/September 2008 Setsucon Altoona Pennsylvania United States January/February 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 Charleston West Virginia United States October 2004 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 Anime Summit Brasília Brazil May 2022
Asia-Pacific Convention City Country Month held Established AniManGaki Seri Kembangan Malaysia varies 2009 Anime Festival Asia Bangkok Thailand varies 2015 Anime Festival Asia Jakarta Indonesia September 2012 Anime Festival Asia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia varies 2012 Anime Festival Asia Singapore Singapore November 2008 Anime X Game Festival Goyang South Korea December 2018 AnimeJapan Tokyo Japan March 2014 AVCon Adelaide Australia July 2002 Comic Fiesta Kuala Lumpur Malaysia December 2002 Comic World Seoul South Korea varies 1999 Comifuro BSD City Indonesia varies 2012 Comiket Tokyo Japan August and December 1975 Cosplay Mania Pasay Philippines September/October 2008 Jump Festa Chiba Japan December 1999 Kadokawa Light Novel Expo Saitama Japan varies 2020 NAJ Cosfest Kohima India July 2013 Ozine Fest Mandaluyong Philippines April 2005 Overload Auckland New Zealand April/September 2006 SMASH! Sydney Australia July 2007
Europe Convention City Country Month held Established AnimagiC Mannheim Germany August 1999 Animecon Kuopio Finland July 1999 Animefest Brno Czech Republic May 2004 Connichi Kassel Germany September 2002 Desucon Lahti Finland June 2009 Hyper Japan London United Kingdom July 2010 Japan Expo Paris France July 1999 J-Popcon Copenhagen Denmark April 2000 Manga Barcelona Barcelona Spain October 1995 NärCon Linköping Sweden July 2002
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 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 AnimeFest Dallas United States 1992 2024 Inactive AnimeNEXT Edison United States 2002 2023 On Hiatus Aniwave Wilmington United States 2007 2015 Defunct Anime Banzai Layton United States 2005 2024 Defunct Anime Conji San Diego United States 2010 2019 Defunct Anime Contents Expo Chiba Japan 2012 2013 Merged Anime Mid-Atlantic Chesapeake United States 2001 2018 Defunct 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 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 AzeCON Baku Azerbaijan 2014 2019 Defunct Big Apple Anime Fest New York City United States 2001 2003 Defunct Crunchyroll Expo San Jose United States 2017 2022 On Hiatus D-Con Dundee United Kingdom 2009 2011 Defunct ExpoManga Madrid Spain 2001 2018 Defunct Glass City Con Toledo United States 2009 2017 Merged Hamacon Huntsville United States 2010 2019 Defunct Ikasucon Fort Wayne United States 2003 2017 Inactive Izumicon Oklahoma City United States 2007 2017 Defunct 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 Madman Anime Festival Multi-city Australia 2016 2020 Defunct MangaNEXT East Rutherford United States 2006 2012 Defunct Manifest Melbourne Australia 2001 2013 Defunct MechaCon New Orleans United States 2005 2021 Defunct NashiCon Columbia United States 2008 2020 Inactive New York Anime Festival New York City United States 2007 2011 Merged Otakon Vegas Las Vegas United States 2014 2018 Inactive PersaCon Huntsville United States 2003 2011 Defunct Providence Anime Conference Providence United States 2008 2008 Defunct SaikouCon White Haven United States 2013 2019 Defunct Senshi-Con Anchorage United States 2005 2023 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
See also List of comic book conventions List of gaming conventions List of multigenre conventions List of My Little Pony conventions List of science fiction conventions List of Worldcons List of Worldcons by city
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