Cons & Confusion The almost accurate convention listing of the B.T.C.! We try to list every WHO event, and any SF event near Buffalo. updated: Aug 2 2018 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2018 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK AUG 3-5 NC WIZARD WORLD Winston Salem, NC traveling media con wizardworld.com Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Henry Winkler, & more AUG 3-5 Chic FLASHBACK: CHICAGO HORROR CON Crown Plaza, O'Hare airp. ALL HORROR http://www.flashbackweekend.com/ Brad & Fiona Dourif, F13 reunion with 5 'Jason's, Svengoolie, & more AUG 4-6 ALL SAILOR MOON: SUPER S local Regal Cinemas new anime film https://www.fathomevents.com/ AUG 4-5 Roch ANI BASH Seneca Park Longhouse FREE party at park http://anibash.webs.com/ Zaka Aurora Idols, "the D" DJ, AUG 4-5 NYS PLATTSBURGH COMIC CON Crete Civic Ctr, Plattsburgh media & comics https://www.plattsburghcomiccon.com/ Brian O'Halloran, Scott Schiaffo, Brian harnois, Rusty Gilligan, & More AUG 4-5 NE BRITISH FEST CONVENTION Comfort Inn, Omaha, NE all things British https://britishfest.weebly.com/ AUG 4 BUF SUPERHEROES DAY Clarence Hollow farmers mrkt www.clarencefarmersmarket.com AUG 10-12 T.O. EARPER HOMESTEAD CON Westin, Tor. Airport Wy Earp Con https://www.ehconcanada.com/ Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell, more cast & crew AUG 10-12 Bos FAN EXPO - BOSTON downtown Conv ctr huge media & comic http://bostoncomiccon.com/ Catherine Tate, William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Billy Dee Williams, Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, & more AUG 11 Buf SUPERHERO / BISON NITE Coca Cola Field heros & baseball game bisons.com AUG 16-18 Buf USED BOOK SALE Central Library, downtown HUGE book sale www.buffalolib.org/libraries
AUG 16-20 CA WORLDCON 76 SAN JOSE, CA HUGE TRADITIONAL SF www.worldcon76.org/ Spider Robinson, Chelsea Quinn Yarbo, many others AUG 17-19 MI MICHIGAN COMIC CON Cobo Hall, Detroit comics & media https://michigancomiccon.com/ Nichelle Nichols, Cary Elwes, Ray Park, Kevin J Anderson, Timothy Zahn & more
AUG 17-19 NYC LIBERTY CITY ANIME CON Marriott Marquis - Times Squ BIG anime event https://libertycityanimecon.com/ AUG 17-19 CT TERRIFICON MOHEGAN SUN CASINO! comic & media con http://www.terrificon.com/ Lou Ferrigno, Jon Bernthal, Pom Klementieff, Henry Wrinkler, Jim Starlin, Neal Adams, & more AUG 17-19 NYC Creation-Outlander Meadowlands Expo Ctr TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Graham McTavish, Stephen Walters, Steven Cree, & More AUG 17-19 MD POTTERVERSE Bethesda North Marriott BIG H Potter event https://potterversecon.com Dan Fogler, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Fisher-Becker, Jon Campling, Tolga Safer, Trevor Butterfield (SFX) AUG 18 Tor. COSPLAY MATSURI 2018 Ont Science Ctr, Cosplay event http://cosplaymatsuri.com/ Bamzy, Mel Colley, more pro-cosplayers AUG 23-26 CHI WIZZARD WORLD Stephens Conv Ctr big comic & media wizardworld.com Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny,James Marsters, Nichelle Nichols, Matt Ryan, Henry Winkler, 'Outlander' & 'Girl Meets World' casts AUG 24-26 BUF CARNIVAL OF PARAHORROR Central Terminal anything paranormal https://www.parahorror.com/ Steve Railsback, Tom Atkins, David Howard Thornton, John Steadman, Jack Kenna, Amy Lis, & More AUG 30 - SEPT 2 Tor FAN EXPO CANADA downtown conv. Ctr. HUGE MEDIA/COMIC CON www.fanexpocanada.com KAREN GILLIAN & M J Fox, Wm Shatner, Evangeline Lilly, Mark Sheppard, Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor, Robin Lord Taylor & more AUG 30- SEPT 3 Atl. DRANGON CON 2018 Hyatt Regency, Atlanta HUGE media & geek con http://www.dragoncon.org/ Peter Capaldi, John & Carol Barrowman, Pearl Mackie, and over 200 more SEPT 6-8 UT FAN X -SALT LAKE COMIC CONV. Salt Palace Conv Ctr regional comiccon https://www.fanxsaltlake.com/ David Tennant (6 & 7 only), Dick Van Dyke, Lucy Lawless, Paige O'Hara, Kevin Sorbo, etc. SEPT 7-9 OR ROSE CITY COMIC CON Portland Conv Ctr regional comiccon https://rosecitycomiccon.com/ David Tennant (8 & 9 only), J & C Barrowman, Gates Mcfadden, Linda Blair, Joonas Suotamo & more SEPT 7-9 BUF QUEEN CITY CONQUEST downtown conv. Ctr. fan-run gaming event http://queencityconquest.com/ Stacy Dellorfano, Eloy Lasanta, Lysa Chen, Emily Morgan SEPT 7-9 NYC Creation- The Vampire Diaries TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com SEPT 8-9 Roc ROC CON Kodak Center local comic & media https://roccon.net/ Denise Crosby, Tim Russ, Alison MacInnis, Chester Rushing, Brutus Beefcake, Taimak, Steve Cardena, Vic Mignogna, & more SEPT 14-16 Buf BUFFALO COMIC CON downtown Conv. Ctr. comics, amine, & more http://buffalocomicon.com/index.php Jeremy Palko, Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, George Lowe, Via Bella, more SEPT 14-16 Erie ERIE COMIC CON Bayfront Conv Ctr, Erie, PA media & comics https://eriepromotions.com/comicon-erie Falk Hentschel, Jason Faunt, Brian O'Halloran, Randy Havens, Michael Koske, Ron Marz, Graham Nolan & more SEPT 14-16 Cinc CINCINNATI COMIC EXPO Duke Energy Conv Ctr meida & comics http://cincinnaticomicexpo.com Levar Burton, Camren Bicondonva, Summer Glau, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, & more SEPT 14-16 NJ J1-CON 2018 Showboat Hotel, Atlantic City anime & gaming http://j1con.com/ Erica Mendez, Ian Sinclair, David Vincent, Greg Houser, Brian Newton, Black Tribbles SEPT 14-16 Phil KEYSTONE COMICCON Phil. Conv. Ctr. regional comiccon http://www.keystonecomiccon.com/Home/ Catherine Tate, John Barrowman, Frank Miller, Fabian Nicieza, & more SEPT 21-28 WA DR WHO CRUISE SEATTLE, WA - Astoria, OR -San Francisco, CA - Victoria BC, CA http://www.scificruise.com/ Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Ian McNeice, Andrew Cartmel & more SEPT 21-23 TX WIZARD WORLD Austin, TX conf. ctr. media & comics wizardworld.com PETER CAPALDI, PEARL MACKIE,(both FRI. & SAT. only!) Kevin Sorbo, Henry Wrinkler, & more. SEPT 21-23 FL MEGACON TAMPA BAY Tampa Conv. Ctr media & comics https://www.megacontampabay.com PETER CAPALDI, PEARL MACKIE,(both SUN. only!) Potter's Phelphs Bros., several ST:NG and Gotham stars. SEPT 21-23 CDA EXMONTON EXPO Edmonton Expo Ctr regional comic con https://www.edmontonexpo.com/en/home.html MATT SMITH (Sat only), John Barrowman, Mark Sheppard, Karl Urban, SEPT 22 ONT FOREST CITY COMICON London (ONT) Conv. Ctr media & comics http://forestcitycomicon.ca/ Rob Paulsen, Ralph Garman, Dream Kitty, and more SEPT 23 ONT PETERBOROUGH COMICON Evinrude Arena media & comics same info as Forest City above SEPT 23 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org SEPT 28-30 NYC Creation-The Vampire Diaries TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com SEPT 28-20 DC CAPCLAVE 2018 Rockville Hilton Rockville MD regional SF con www.capclave.org Nancy Kress, Alyssa Wong, others SEPT 29-30 NYS ROBERCON Roberson Museum, Binghamton, NY geek event https://www.robercon.org/ Anne Bishop SEPT 29-30 Ont. WINDSOR COMIC CON Ceasar's, Windsor, Ontario comics, anime, etc https://www.windsorcomicon.com/ Tony Todd, Degrassi reunion, Tyler Mane, David Yost, Dickey Beer. OCT 4-7 NYC NY COMIC CON Javitts Conv Ctr, Manhatten HUGE comic con http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/ Mark Sheppard, Terri Hatcher, Dean Cain, & more; Sherrilyn Kenyon among authors OCT 6-7 NYC Creation-Orange is New Black TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com OCT 6-7 VT VERMONT HOROR CON Barre Civic Ctr, Barre. VT local horror event moultonconventions.com/vt-horror-1 OCT 12-14 CLE Creation-Supernatural TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com
OCT 13-14 Ham HAMILTON COMIC CON Hamilton, ONT, CA mid-size comic con http://www.hamiltoncomiccon.com Henry Winkler (Fonzie), Laura Vandervoort (Smallville/Bitten/V), Ryan Hurst (Sons-Anachary) OCT 13-14 MA SUPER MEGA FEST Sheraton -Framingham MA comic & media con http://www.supermegafest.com/ James Marsters, Richard Dreyfuss, Jill St John, Robert Wagner, Linda Harrison, Lyle Waggoner, etc OCT 13-14 MS GULF COAST FAN FEST Biloxi MS Conv Ctr regional comiccon https://gulfcoastfanfest.com/ Peter Davison, Denise Crosby, Ray Park, Sam J Jones, William Katt OCT 19-21 CA SAN DIEGO WHO CON Handlery Hotel, Mission Valley, CA dw event http://www.sdwhocon.com/ Natalija Nogulich, Doc Phineas, Marc Biagi, River Alexandra Song, House Of Scotland Pipe Band
OCT 20-21 Ohio OHIO WHO 2018 Vermillion, Oh new DW event facebook.com/Ohiowho2018 Sophie Aldred, Micheal Jayston, Steve Stevenson, Mera Belle RUMOR: Media reports say cancelled, site down, & no reply to my e-mail!
OCT 26-28 Ith. WIZZARDING WEEKEND street festival, Ithaca, NY family fun & magic http://wizardingweekend.com OCT 26-28 NYC Creation-Once Upon A Time TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com OCT 27 N.F. JOE D'S COMIC BOOK & TOY SHOW Frontier Fire Hall semiannual show & sale [email protected] 2176 Liberty Dr, Niagara Falls, NY
OCT 27-28 N.F. FRIGHTMARE IN THE FALLS Scotiabank Conv Ctr ALL HORROR! www.frightmareinthefalls.com Tom Savini, John Dugan, & more Niagara Falls, ONTARIO, CANADA ADDED: Adrienne Barbeau, Catherine Hicks, Zach Galligan, Kevin Yagher, Greg Lambertson, Tommy Lee Wallace, Steve Dash, Bret Hart, etc OCT 27-28 Ont THUNDERCON 2018 Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay ON media & comics https://www.thundercon.org/ Nana Visitor, Paul McGillion, Jim Starlin, & more OCT 28 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org
NOV 1-4 MD WORLD FANTASY 2018 BALTIMORE, MD HUGE FANTASY CON www.wfc2018.org/ Kaaron Warren, Scott Edelman, Tom Kidd, Michael J. Walsh, Aliette de Bodard, Linda D. Addison, NOV 10-11 Erie GAO KON 2018 Penn St., Behrend campus college anime event gaokon.org
NOV 16-18 NYC Creation- Trek TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com
NOV 17-18 NYC LONG ISLAND GEEK CON Hyatt Htl, Hauppauge, NY DW & general geek-stuff http://longislandgeek.com/ PAUL McGANN, Wendy Padbury, Bruce Boxleitner, Gregg Berger (Event used to be L.I. Who) NOV 22-27 T.O. BLOOD IN THE SNOW FILM FESTIVAL Royal Cinema, Toronto Cdn Horror film fest http://bloodinthesnow.ca/ NOV 23-25 CHI CHICAGO TARDIS Westin Lombard hotel Big WHO event http://chicagotardis.com/ Pearl Mackie, Ian McNeice, Simon Fisher-Becker, and others
NOV 25 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org
NOV 30- WA ANGLICON Doubletree, Seattle airport all Brit media https://anglicon.org/ Eve Myles, Nicola Bryant, Hattie Hayridge, Patricia Quinn
DEC 30 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org
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2019 JAN 4-10 FL STAR TREK: THE CRUISE 3 Miami & Caribbean cruise with Trek stars facebook.com/startrekthecruise Wil Wheaton, Nana Visitor, Chase Masterson, Rene Auberjonois, John De Lancie,
FEB 15-17 L.A. GALLIFREY ONE: 30 YEARS Marriott @ LA Airport HUGE DW event http://www.gallifreyone.com/
FEB 15-17 Atla ANACHROCON-Time Travelers Ball Hilton at airport steampunk, some DW http://www.anachrocon.org/
MARCH 22-25 MA COSTUME CON 36 DANVERS, MASS BIG COSTUME/COSPLAY costumecon37.com/
MARCH 29-31 MD RE GENERATION WHO 5 Bethesda North Marriott BIG Who event https://regenerationwho.com/ Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso MAY 3-5 Atla WHOlanta 2019 airport Hilton regional DW/SF event https://wholanta.com/ Jon Davey, JULY 26-28 Pitt CONFLUENCE 2019 Sheraton Airport Hotel big SF lit-con http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/
AUG 15-19 Irel WORLDCON 77 DUBLIN, IRELAND HUGE TRADITIONAL SF https://dublin2019.com/ Diane Duane, Mary & Bill Burns, Ginjer Buchanan, Ian McDonald, Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Steve Jackson
OCT 31 - NOV 3 L.A. WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION Marriott @ LA Airport HUGE fantasy event https://wfc2019.org/ Tad Williams, Chris McGrath, Margo Lanagan, Beth Meacham, Robert Silverberg 2019
2020 OCT 29 - NOV 1 UT WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION Salt Lake City, UT HUGE fanasty event http://www.worldfantasy.org/
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2021 NOV 4-7 Mont WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION Montreal, Quebec, CDA HUGE fantasy event http://www.worldfantasy.org/