GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon, is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book and anime conventions in the United States. 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.
In early 2019, the original Supercon trademark, along with the original Florida Supercon events, were sold to ReedPop, at which time all other "Supercon" events were renamed GalaxyCon.
History 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. He organized Anime Supercon in Fort Lauderdale five months later. Both drew an estimated 2,000 people. 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.
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. It drew an estimated 30,000 people for the weekend.
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.
Two conventions, Animate! Florida (formerly known as Animate! Miami) and Paradise City Comic Con (formerly known as Magic City Comic Con), were discontinued in 2018 so Super Conventions could concentrate on their three Supercon events. 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.
Sale of Florida Supercon and convention name changes On March 11, 2019, it was announced that Broder sold Florida Supercon and the "Supercon" trademark to ReedPop of Norwalk, Connecticut. The company owns a number of conventions around the world, including New York Comic Con and MCM London Comic Con. Management for the events in Raleigh and Louisville will remain the same under Broder, but are renamed as GalaxyCon. Also added are GalaxyCon events in Richmond, Virginia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Florida Supercon, now managed by ReedPop, will continue to have its annual event in early July.
List of current GalaxyCon events NameLocationVenueMost recent eventNext eventYear first startedAnimate! ColumbusColumbus, OhioGreater Columbus Convention CenterJune 13–15, 2025June 12–14, 20262023Animate! OrlandoOrlando, FloridaOrange County Convention CenterAugust 8–10, 2025August 14–16, 20262025Animate! PhiladelphiaOaks, PennsylvaniaGreater Philadelphia Expo CenterOctober 3–5, 2025May 1–3, 20262025Animate! RaleighRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh Convention CenterJanuary 3–5, 2025January 9–11, 20262024GalaxyCon ColumbusColumbus, OhioGreater Columbus Convention CenterDecember 5–7, 2025December 4–6, 20262022GalaxyCon Des MoinesDes Moines, IowaIowa Events CenterSeptember 12–14, 2025September 11–13, 20262023GalaxyCon MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinBaird CenterOctober 30–November 1, 20262026GalaxyCon NashvilleNashville, TennesseeNashville FairgroundsMay 29-31, 2026N/A2026GalaxyCon New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaErnest N. Morial Convention CenterJuly 11–13, 2025July 10–12, 20262025GalaxyCon Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OklahomaOklahoma City Convention CenterMay 23–25, 2025May 22–24, 20262024GalaxyCon RaleighRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh Convention CenterJuly 24–27, 2025July 23–26, 20262017GalaxyCon RichmondRichmond, VirginiaGreater Richmond Convention CenterMarch 27–30, 2025March 19–22, 20262019GalaxyCon San JoseSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose McEnery Convention CenterAugust 15–17, 2025August 21–23, 20262024GalaxyCon St. LouisSt. Louis, MissouriAmerica's CenterOctober 10–12, 2025October 23–25, 20262025Superstar Comic Con SavannahSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah Convention CenterNovember 14–16, 2025November 20–22, 20262025
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, GalaxyCon Raleigh was rescheduled for July 29 – August 1, 2021. 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.
Former GalaxyCon events NameLocationVenueLast eventYear first startedAnimate! MiamiMiami, FloridaMiami Airport Convention CenterFebruary 14–16, 20252013GalaxyCon LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyKentucky International Convention CenterNovember 22–24, 20192018GalaxyCon MinneapolisMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis Convention CenterNovember 8–10, 20192019Nightmare Weekend ChicagoRosemont, IllinoisDonald E. Stephens Convention CenterMay 2–4, 20252025Nightmare Weekend Des MoinesDes Moines, IowaIowa Events CenterSeptember 27–29, 20242024Nightmare Weekend MiamiMiami, FloridaMiami Airport Convention CenterOctober 18–20, 20242024Nightmare Weekend RichmondRichmond, VirginiaGreater Richmond Convention CenterOctober 17–19, 20252023
See also Florida Supercon
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