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All the Comic Con and Fandom Conventions You Need to Check Out in 2020
Fandoms are a collective group of people who are passionate about their favorite shows and characters that represent them and that they can relate to.
Conventions are the vessel that unites fandoms with those shows. They’re a place where your show comes alive and allows fans to celebrate in their own unique way. It’s incredible to be surrounded by like-minded people who share your interests and passions.
There is a plethora of incredible conventions all over the US that allow fandoms to unite, offer photo ops and meet and greets with artists, Q+A panels, and bring out the best cosplayers around.
It’s never too late to start planning your next convention. Whether you like anime, Stranger Things, Riverdale, or a little bit of everything, there’s a convention somewhere in the US for you. Check out this incredibly handy guide created by Den of Geek and plan your trip now!
You can also find conventions by searching locations right here!
February 2020
Gallifrey One
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 14-16, 2020
Find more info about Gallifrey One here.
Fan Expo Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb. 15-17, 2020
Find more info about Fan Expo Vancouver here.
Boskone 57
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb. 14-16, 2020
Find more info about Boskone 57 here.
NWI Comic-Con
Schererville, Indiana
Feb. 15, 2020
Find more info about NWI Comic-Con here.
North Texas Comic Book Show
Irving, Texas
Feb. 15-16, 2020
Find more info about the North Texas Comic Book Show here.
Amazing Comic Con Aloha
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb. 21-13, 2020
Find more info about Amazing Comic Con Aloha here.
South Coast Toy & Comic Show
Swansea, Massachusetts
Feb. 22-23, 2020
Find more info about South Coast Toy & Comic Show here.
Pensacon
Pensacola, Florida
Feb. 28-March 1, 2020
Find more info about Pensacon here.
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb. 28-March 1, 2020
Find more info about C2E2 here.
MARCH 2020
Supernatural Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 5-8, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Las Vegas here.
Wizard World Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
March 6-8, 2020
Find more info about Wizard World Cleveland here.
Fandom Legacy Con
Dallas, Texas
March 6-8, 2020
Find more info about Fandom Legacy Con here.
ClarksvilleCon
Clarksville, Tennessee
March 7, 2020
Find more info about ClarksvilleCon here.
MY-CON
Orlando, Florida
March 7, 2020
Find more info about My-Con here.
Emerald City Comic Con
Seattle, Washington
March 12-15, 2020
Find more info about Emerald City Comic Con here.
All-Con
Addison, Texas
March 12-15, 2020
Find more info about All-Con here.
Louisiana Comic Con
Lafayette, Louisiana
March 14-15, 2020
Find more info about Louisiana Comic Con here.
Toronto Comicon
Toronto, Ontario
March 20-22, 2020
Find more info about Toronto Comicon here.
Planet ComiCon
Kansas City, Missouri
March 20-22, 2020
Find more info about Planet ComiCon here.
Collective Con
Jacksonville, Florida
March 20-22, 2020
Find more info about Collective Con here.
San Diego Rocket Con
San Diego, California
March 21-22, 2020
Find more info about San Diego Rocket Con here.
Fan Expo Dallas
Dallas, Texas
March 27-29, 2020
Find more info about Fan Expo Dallas here.
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
Atlantic City, New Jersey
March 27-29, 2020
Find more info about New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival here.
SC Comicon
Greenville, South Carolina
March 28-29, 2020
Find more info about SC Comicon here.
APRIL 2020
The Great Philadelphia Comic Con
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 3-5, 2020
Find more info about The Great Philadelphia Comic Con here.
Big Apple Comic Con
New York, New York
April 4-5, 2020
Find more info about Big Apple Comic Con here.
StrangerCon
Los Angeles, California
April 4-5, 2020
Find more info about StrangerCon here.
WonderCon
Anaheim, California
April 10-12, 2020
Find more info about WonderCon here.
Indiana Comic Convention
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 10-12, 2020
Find more info about Indiana Comic Convention here.
Conapalooza
Kingsport, Tennessee
April 11, 2020
Find more info about Conapalooza here.
Megacon Orlando
Orlando, Florida
April 16-19, 2020
Find more info about Megacon Orlando here.
Supernatural Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
April 17-19, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Nashville here.
El Paso Comic Con
El Paso, Texas
April 17-19, 2020
Find more info about El Paso Comic Con here.
Fan Fest Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
April 18-19, 2020
Find more info about Fan Fest Chicago here.
Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo
Huntsville, Alabama
April 18-19, 2020
Find more info about Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo here.
Calgary Expo
Calgary, Alberta
April 23-26, 2020
Find more info about Calgary Expo here.
iMagicon
Minot, South Dakota
April 24-26, 2020
Find more info about iMagicon here.
MAY 2020
Awesome Con
Washington, DC
May 1-3, 2020
Find more info about Awesome Con here.
Visioncon
Branson, Missouri
May 1-3, 2020
Find more info about Visioncon here.
Metrotham Con
Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 1-3, 2020
Find more info about Metrotham Con here.
Salute to Lucifer
Chicago, Illinois
May 2-3, 2020
Find more info about Salute to Lucifer here.
Saratoga Comic Con
Saratoga Springs, New York
May 2-3, 2020
Find more info about Saratoga Comic Con here.
Florida Supercon
Miami Beach, Florida
May 8-10, 2020
Find more info about Florida Supercon here.
Anime Frontier
Fort Worth, Texas
May 8-10, 2020
Find more info about Anime Frontier here.
Lodi Comic Con
Lodi, California
May 9, 2020
Find more info about Lodi Comic Con here.
Hudson Valley Comic Con
Poughkeepsie, New York
May 9-10, 2020
Find more info about Hudson Valley Comic Con here.
Meadowlark Comic Con
Medford, Oregon
May 9, 2020
Find more info about Meadowlark Comic Con here.
White Plains ComicFest
White Plains, New York
May 9, 2020
Find more info about White Plains ComicFest here.
East Coast ComiCon
Secaucus, New Jersey
May 15-17, 2020
Find more info about East Coast ComiCon here.
Motor City Comic Con
Novi, Michigan
May 15-17, 2020
Find more info about Motor City Comic Con here.
Nickel City Con
Buffalo, New York
May 15-17, 2020
Find more info about Nickel City Con here.
Phoenix Fan Fusion
Phoenix, Arizona
May 21-24, 2020
Find more info about Phoenix Fan Fusion here.
Animinneapols
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 22-24, 2020
Find more info about Animinneapols here.
Comicpalooza
Houston, Texas
May 22-24, 2020
Find more info about Comicpalooza here.
Thy Geekdom Con
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 22-24, 2020
Find more info about Thy Geekdom Con here.
Puerto Rico Comic Con
San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 23-25, 2020
Find more info about Puerto Rico Comic Con here.
General Hospital Convention
Burbank, California
May 29-31, 2020
Find more info about General Hospital Convention here.
QFX East
Tampa, Florida
May 29-31, 2020
Find more info about QFX East here.
WonderFest
Louisville, Kentucky
May 30-31, 2020
Find more info about WonderFest here.
Cradle Con
Garden City, New York
May 30-31, 2020
Find more info about Cradle Con here.
JUNE 2020
Undiscovered Comic Con
White Plains, New York
June 6-7, 2020
Find more info about Undiscovered Comic Con here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Chicago, Illinois
June 5-7, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
The Vampire Diaries/The Originals Official Convention
Chicago, Illinois
June 5-7, 2020
Find more info about The Vampire Diaries/The Originals Official Convention here.
Wizard World St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
June 5-7, 2020
Find more info about Wizard World St. Louis here.
Celebrity Fan Fest
San Antonio, Texas
June 11-14, 2020
Find more info about Celebrity Fan Fest here.
Superman Celebration
Metropolis, Illinois
June 11-14, 2020
Find more info about Superman Celebration here.
StrangerCon
Edison, New Jersey
June 13-14, 2020
Find more info about StrangerCon here.
Fan Fest New Jersey
Secaucus, New Jersey
June 13-14, 2020
Find more info about Fan Fest New Jersey here.
Kids Con New England
Nashua, New Hampshire
June 14, 2020
Find more info about Kids Con New England here.
HeroesCon
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 19-21, 2020
Find more info about HeroesCon here.
Wizard World Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 19-21, 2020
Find more info about Wizard World Philadelphia here.
Planet Funk Con
Bettendorf, Iowa
June 26-28, 2020
Find more info about Planet Funk Con here.
Supernatural Official Convention
San Francisco, California
June 26-28, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Gateway: The Stargate Official Convention
Chicago, Illinois
June 26-28
Find more info about Gateway: The Stargate Official Convention here.
JULY 2020
Denver Pop Culture Con
Denver, Colorado
July 3-5, 2020
Find more info about Denver Pop Culture Con here.
Anime Midwest
Chicago, Illinois
July 3-5, 2020
Find more info about Anime Midwest here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Dallas, Texas
July 10-12, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Corpus Christi Comic Con
July 10-12, 2020
Corpus Christi, Texas
Find more info about Corpus Christi Comic Con here.
StrangerCon
Chicago, Illinois
July 11-12, 2020
Find more info about StrangerCon here.
San Diego Comic-Con International
July 23-26, 2020
San Diego, California
Find more info about San Diego Comic-Con International here.
Metrocon
July 23-26, 2020
Tampa, Florida
Find more info about Metrocon here.
Combatcon
Las Vegas, Nevada
July 30-Aug. 2, 2020
Find more info about Combatcon here.
Anime-zing!
Davenport, Iowa
July 31-Aug. 2, 2020
Find more info about Anime-zing! here.
AUGUST 2020
Star Trek Official Convention
Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug. 5-9, 2020
Find more info about Star Trek Official Convention here.
Fan Expo Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Aug. 7-9, 2020
Find more info about Fan Expo Boston here.
Nerdinout Con III
Rochester, Minnesota
Aug. 8-9, 2020
Find more info about Nerdinout Con III here.
Liberty City Anime Con
New York, New York
Aug. 21-23
Find more info about Liberty City Anime Con here.
Terrificon
Uncasville, Connecticut
Aug. 14-16, 2020
Find more info about Terrificon here.
Wizard World Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 20-23, 2020
Find more info about Wizard World Chicago here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Denver, Colorado
Aug. 21-23, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Colorado Springs Comic Con
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Aug. 21-13, 2020
Find more info about Colorado Springs Comic Con here.
Animania Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls, Texas
Aug. 22, 2020
Find more info about Animania Wichita Falls here.
Fan Expo Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Aug. 27-30, 2020
Find more info about Fan Expo Canada here.
Star Wars Celebration
Anaheim, California
Aug. 27-30, 2020
Find more info about Star Wars Celebration here.
Keystone Comic Con
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug. 28-30, 2020
Find more info about Keystone Comic Con here.
Salute to Xena: A 25th Anniversary Convention
Los Angeles, California
Aug. 28-30, 2020
Find more info about Salute to Xena: A 25th Anniversary Convention here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug. 28-30, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
SEPTEMBER 2020
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
Sept. 3-7, 2020
Find more info about Dragon Con here.
Crunchyroll Expo
San Jose, California
Sept. 4-6, 2020
Find more info about Crunchyroll Expo here.
Meta Con
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sept. 4-6, 2020
Find more info about Meta Con here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Orlando, Florida
Sept. 11-13, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Rose City Comic Con
Portland, Oregon
Sept. 11-13, 2020
Find more info about Rose City Comic Con here.
Fan X Salt Lake Comic Convention
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sept. 17-19, 2020
Find more info about Fan X Salt Lake Comic Convention here.
Edmonton Comics & Entertainment Expo
Edmonton, Alberta
Sept. 18-20, 2020
Find more info about Edmonton Comics & Entertainment Expo here.
Spa Con
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Sept. 18-20, 2020
Find more info about Spa Con here.
L.A. Comic Con
Los Angeles, California
Sept. 25-27, 2020
Find more info about L.A. Comic Con here.
Hero Nation
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Sept. 26, 2020
Find more info about Hero Nation here.
Supernatural Official Convention
East Brunswick, New Jersey
June 13-14, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
OCTOBER 2020
Gaslight Steampunk Expo
San Diego, California
Oct. 1-4, 2020
Find more info about Gaslight Steampunk Expo here.
The Vampire Diaries/The Originals Official Convention
Whippany, New Jersey
Oct. 2-4, 2020
Find more info about The Vampire Diaries/The Originals Official Convention here.
New York Comic Con
New York, New York
Oct. 8-11, 2020
Find more info about New York Comic Con here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Toronto, Ontario
Oct. 9-11, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
ValleyCon
Fargo, North Dakota
Oct. 15-18, 2020
Find more info about ValleyCon here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct. 16-18, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Dallas Fan Days
Dallas, Texas
Oct. 16-18, 2020
Find more info about Dallas Fan Days here.
Conapalooza
Kingsport, Tennessee
Oct 16-18, 2020
Find more info about Conapalooza here.
Salute to Lucifer
Whippany, New Jersey
Oct. 17-18, 2020
Find more info about Salute to Lucifer here.
NOVEMBER 2020
Rhode Island Comic Con
Providence, Rhode Island
Nov. 6-8, 2020
Find more info about Rhode Island Comic Con here.
Supernatural Official Convention
Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov. 13-15, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
Supernatural Official Convention
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov. 20-22, 2020
Find more info about Supernatural Official Convention here.
AnimeNYC
Javits Center
New York, New York
Nov. 20-22, 2020
Find more info about AnimeNYC here.
Chicago Tardis
Lombard, IL
Nov. 27 -29, 2020
Find more info about Chicago Tardis here.
DECEMBER 2020
Lehigh Valley Comic Convention
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Dec. 5, 2020
Find more info about Lehigh Valley Comic Convention here.
Toronto Comic Book Show
Toronto, Ontario
Dec. 27, 2020
Find more info about Toronto Comic Book Show here.
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign is far from over.
Netflix’s critically acclaimed historical drama The Crown won’t be ending with season 5 after all.
The streaming giant’s UK social media platform announced the series is being extended by one more season so the sixth season will now serve as the final season.
“News from the palace: we can confirm there will be a sixth (and final) season of @TheCrownNetflix, in addition to the previously announced five,” the post read.
News from the palace: we can confirm there will be a sixth (and final) season of @TheCrownNetflix, in addition to the previously announced five!
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) July 9, 2020
We can all thank the series creator and executive producer Peter Morgan or changing his mind.
“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” Morgan said per the streamer.
For those who were anticipating that the season might near present-day or even give us a straight-from-the-palace look at the Megxit drama, don’t get your hopes up. While season 5 will bring us into the 21st center, the EP said the additional season will allow the team to creatively explore the current period in greater detail.
This mean, Olivia Colman will stay on as the Queen for one more season before giving the crown over to Imelda Staunton (Professor Umbridge for you Harry Potter fans) for two seasons.
Colman took over from Claire Foy, who portrayed the younger version of the monarch.
Last week, it was announced that Lesley Manville will play Princess Margaret.
Since season 4 was able to complete production prior to the COVID-19 pandemic halting everything, there’s a huge chance it will air sometime later this year.
The fourth season begins the reign of Princess Diana and will welcome newcomer Emma Corrin in the role of Prince Charles’ wife.
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Joseph Morgan Reveals If He’d Ever Reprise His Character Klaus Mikealson for ‘Legacies’
If you’ve been waiting for the day where Klaus Mikealson strolls back into Mystic Falls to pay his daughter, Hope Mikealson, and the Salvatore School — which he helped fund — a visit, well, don’t get your hopes up.
The first two seasons of Legacies have given us some grade-A guest stars from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals including Aunt Freya (Riley Voekel), Kai Parker (Chris Wood), and Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig). We even briefly saw Lizzie and Josie Saltzman’s birth mother Josette (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe).
But as for baddie Klaus Mikealson, the man who brought him to life, Joseph Morgan, doesn’t think he’ll ever reprise his role again.
And turns out, he has a really good reason!
TV Guide caught up with the actor to talk about his Peacock show, Brave New World, and when asked about guest starring on The CW teen drama, he bluntly and rapidly shut down the possibility.
“No never, never. You’re never going to see it.” Morgan said. “You can hold your breath as long as you want. You know why? I have The Originals box set on my shelf, and it’s a beautiful thing because it’s five DVD sets that are a complete story from beginning to end of this guy, Klaus Mikaelson — well, starting back in The Vampire Diaries Season 2. So I just feel like to come back as a ghost or a flashback or something, for me, that journey, that story has ended. That’s the complete story, and it just doesn’t feel right to me to do that.”
As much as we’d like to see Klaus in the flesh again, you have to admit that’s a satisfactory answer. It shows that Morgan cares enough about the character not to reprise him without a purpose or taint his legacy.
Klaus Mikealson’s story came to a fitting end in the series finale of The Originals when he redeemed himself for the greater good and sacrificed himself alongside his brother Elijah to save his daughter. Since then, Hope has carried on his legacy; his memory lives on as she mentions him pretty often and channels what he taught her to protect her friends and fight off a plethora of demons and monsters.
Morgan added that he felt like series creator Julie Plec understood where he was coming from.
“I think Julie [Plec] feels the same. It just feels like it would be strange, like a little forced,” Morgan continued. “Like I’m coming back just so we can see something else of him, but when we see it we go, ‘Ugh, that was it?’ And I don’t want his legacy to be, ‘Ugh.’ I don’t know what the scene could be that it would be exciting enough and epic enough after the journey that he’s had.”
Morgan may get a pass, but Candace Accola surely doesn’t. We’d love to see her reprise her role of Caroline Forbes considering she’s raising two daughters with Alaric but has yet to pay them a visit or help out with the school! Don’t let us down, Caroline!
The fact that she is still alive in the supernatural world and has such close ties to Mystic Falls but yet never comes to visit doesn’t paint her in a great light!
Coffee Table News
Former ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera Presumed Dead, Search Considered ‘Recovery Effort’
Update: 7/9 – 6:45 pm
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said that Naya Rivera is “presumed dead” as she’s been missing for over 24 hours. The search has shifted from a “rescue mission” to a “recovery mission.”
Multiple teams of professional search & rescue personnel are actively searching Lake Piru for clues to the location of Naya Rivera. With over 80 people involved in the search right now, we are using helicopters, boats, ATV vehicles, and ground personnel to try and locate her. pic.twitter.com/o2bN5sQFms
— Ventura Co. Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) July 9, 2020
7/9 – 8:54 am
The search for Naya Rivera continues today after authorities and news publications revealed she went missing on a lake in Southern California.
The former Glee actress was reported missing from Lake Piru in Ventura County.
The search for Naya Rivera will continue this morning at Lake Piru. The lake will be closed to the public while search operations continue. Dive teams from throughout the region will be assisting us through mutual aid. @VCAirUnit @Cal_OES @fillmoresheriff pic.twitter.com/q6LsHd8xaT
— Ventura Co. Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) July 9, 2020
Rescue efforts were said to be resumed at “first light.”
CBS said she is “presumed drowned.”
CNN notes she rented a pontoon boat with her 4-year-old son, Josey Dorsey, earlier that day. About three hours after they left the dock, another boater found the boat drifting with a child sleeping aboard.
The child was unharmed and is being reunited with his family.
He told investigators that he went swimming with his mother, but she wasn’t able to get back to the boat. It is not clear how the child got back into the boat.
Rivera played Santana Lopez on the FOX musical drama for the entire six season run starting in 2009.
The day before the accident, Rivera posted a sweet photo with her son alongside the caption, “just the two of us.”
Earlier this week, Rivera posted a photo on Instagram writing: “no matter the year, circumstance, or strifes everyday you’re alive is a blessing. make the most of today and every day you are given. tomorrow is not promised.”
Friends and former cast members took to social media to pray for Rivera’s safe return.
Demi Lovato, who played a love interested for Rivera’s Glee character, wrote, “Please pray for @nayarivera to be found safe and sound.”
Victoria Justice wrote, “Praying for Naya 🙏🙏🙏.”
https://twitter.com/VictoriaJustice/status/1281133788781658112?s=20
Fellow Glee actress Vanessa Lengies wrote, “I love her. I love you. Holding you tight. 🙏”
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