Convention Schedule


List of 1996 Worldwide Conventions

Convention Dates Location
Arisia 1996 January 12-14, 1996 Boston Park Plaza
Boston, MA
ConFurence 1996 January 12-14, 1996 Atrium Marquis Hotel
Irvine, CA
FanimeCon 1996 February 14, 1996 Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
Magnum Opus Con 1996 February 15-18, 1996 Adams Mark Hotel
Charlotte, NC
Boskone 1996 February 16-18, 1996 Sheraton Tara Framingham
Framingham, MA
Gallifrey One 1996 February 16-19, 1996 Airtel Plaza Hotel
Van Nuys, CA
Leap Con 1996 February 17-18, 1996 Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn
North Hollywood, CA
Astronomicon 1996 March 1-3, 1996 Radisson Inn Rochester Plaza
Rochester, NY
Genericon 1996 March 1-3, 1996 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Great Eastern New York City 1996 Cancelled March 2-3, 1996 New York Coliseum
New York, NY
Katsucon 1996 March 8-10, 1996 Holiday Inn Executive Center
Virginia Beach, VA
Lunacon 1996 March 15-17, 1996 Rye Town Hilton
Rye Brook, NY
AggieCon 1996 March 21-24, 1996 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Con*Cept / Boréal 1996 March 22-24, 1996 Holiday Inn Crown Plaza Metro Centre
Montreal, QC, Canada
Wholucination / Cape Fear Comics Show 1996 March 29-30, 1996 Coast Line Inn & Convention Center
Wilmington, NC
I-Con 1996 April 12-14, 1996 Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
WonderCon 1996 April 26-28, 1996 Oakland Convention Center
Oakland, CA
DemiCon 1996 May 3-5, 1996 Howard Johnson's
Urbandale, IA
E3 1996 May 16-18, 1996 Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
Costume-Con 1996 May 23-27, 1996 Seattle Airport Marriott
Seattle, WA
Project: A-Kon 1996 May 31 - June 2, 1996 Harvey Addison Hotel
Addison, TX
Ad Astra 1996 June 7-9, 1996 Days Inn Toronto Airport
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Magnum Opus Con 1996 June 13-16, 1996 Radisson Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Dragon*Con 1996 June 20-23, 1996 Atlanta Hilton & Towers / Westin Peachtree Plaza / Atlanta Civic Center
Atlanta, GA
Chicago Comicon 1996 June 21-23, 1996 Rosemont Convention Center
Rosemont, IL
JAFAX 1996 June 22-23, 1996 Kendall College of Art and Design
Grand Rapids, MI
Anime Expo 1996 June 28-30, 1996 Anaheim Marriott Hotel & Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ConMan 1996 June 28-30, 1996 Holiday Inn at NH Convention Center
Manchester, NH
Comic-Con International: San Diego 1996 July 4-7, 1996 San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
BotCon 1996 July 12-14, 1996 Clarion Resort Rosemont
Rosemont, IL
Shore Leave 1996 July 12-14, 1996 Marriott Hunt Valley Inn
Hunt Valley, MD
Animethon 1996 July 13-14, 1996 Grant MacEwan Community College
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Eurofurence 1996 July 18-22, 1996 Rydsskolan
Linköping, Sweden
Minami Con 1996 July 21, 1996 Hilton Portsmouth Hotel
Portsmouth, UK
Anime America 1996 July 25-28, 1996 Red Lion Inn
San Jose, CA
Dallas Fantasy Fair 1996 Cancelled July 27-28, 1996 Market Hall
Dallas, TX
Comic Market 1996 August 3-4, 1996 Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo, Japan
Otakon 1996 August 9-11, 1996 Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
Hunt Valley, MD
QuakeCon 1996 August 15-18, 1996 Best Western
Garland, TX
Armageddon 1996 August 26, 1996 Freemans Bay Community Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
L.A.con III / Worldcon 1996 August 28 - September 2, 1996 Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
MST3K ConventioCon 2 August 30 - September 1, 1996 Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, MN
TrekFest 1996 September 7-8, 1996 Ramada Plaza Hotel, Northwest Freeway at Pinemont
Houston, TX
Anime Weekend Atlanta 1996 October 11-13, 1996 Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport South
Atlanta, GA
Salón del Manga y el Videojuego 1996 October 11-13, 1996 Estació de França
Barcelona, Spain
AnimeFEST 1996 November 1-3, 1996 Clarion Hotel Dallas
Dallas, TX
Con*Stellation 1996 November 8-10, 1996 Tom Bevill Center
Huntsville, AL
OryCon 1996 November 8-10, 1996 Red Lion Columbia River
Portland, OR
WindyCon 1996 November 8-10, 1996 Hyatt Regency Woodfield
Schaumburg, IL
Super-Con 1996 November 9-10, 1996 Oakland Convention Center
Oakland, CA
ConFurence East 1996 November 15-17, 1996 Holiday Inn Cleveland-S Independence
Independence, OH
TusCon 1996 November 15-17, 1996 Executive Inn
Tucson, AZ
Philcon 1996 November 22-24, 1996
Philadelphia, PA
Comic Market 1996 December 28-29, 1996 Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo, Japan
Convention Dates Location