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 10, 2020 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] PLEASE DOUBLECHECK ALL EVENTS, THINGS ARE STILL BE POSTPONED OR CANCELLED. SOMETIMES FACEBOOK WILL SAY CANCELLED YET WEBSITE STILL SHOWS REGULAR EVENT! JUNE 12-14 PA SCI-FI VALLEY CON 2020 POSTPONED TO JUNE 18-20, 2021 SF/Fantasy media https://www.scifivalleycon.com/ JUNE 12-14 Pitt THE LIVING DEAD WEEKEND POSTPONED TO NOV 6-8, 2020 Horror! http://www.thelivingdeadweekend.com/monroeville/ JUNE 12-14 NJ ANIME NEXT 2020 CANCELLED anime/manga/cosplay http://www.animenext.org/ JUNE 13-14 RI THE TERROR CON POSTPONED, no date set horror con https://www.theterrorcon.com/ JUNE 19-21 Phil WIZARD WORLD CANCELLED will return in 2021 media/comics/cosplay https://wizardworld.com/comiccon/philadelphia JUNE 19-21 T.O. INT'L FAN FESTIVAL TORONTO POSTPONED, no new date yet anime/gaming/comics https://toronto.ifanfes.com/ JUNE 19-21 Pitt MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE CANCELLED, see October event horroe film/tv fans https://www.monsterbashnews.com/bash-June.html JUNE 20-21 Cinn SCI-CON 2020 CANCELLED will return in 2021 media/science/cosplay http://www.ctspromotions.com/currentshow/ JUNE 20-21 IN RAPTOR CON POSTPONED to Dec 12-13, 2020 anime/geek/media https://lind172.wixsite.com/rustyraptor/ JUNE 27-28 Buf LIL CON 7 POSTPONED, no new date announced yet http://lilconconvention.com/ JUNE 28 Buf PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET & GEEK GARAGE SALE POSTPONED SEPT 20, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/events/2462476110523286/ JULY 9-12 CT CONNECTICON CT Conv Ctr, Marriott, & Hilton, Hartford, CT POSTPONED TIL 7/15/21 http://connecticon.org/ JULY 10-12 Balt SHORE LEAVE 42 POSTPONED TILL JULY 9-11, 2021 scifi/media/cosplay https://www.shore-leave.com/ AUGUST 13 ALL REED POP - BLACK LIGHTNING VIRTUAL EVENT W/ n Williams & C Adams https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 13 ALL REED POP - IN THE DARK VIRTUAL E VENT with actors & producer https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 13 ALL REED POP - STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS VIRTUAL EVENT 'behind the scenes' look https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 14 ALL REED POP - MAD MAX VIRTUAL EVENT with writer/director George Miller https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 14-16 WA BRIT CON 2020 Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA (Seattle) British media/literature https://www.britcon.org/ POSTPONED TILL AUG 6-8, 2021, a virtual event will use the current date and Britcon's website/ AUGUST 14-16 TN CREATION - SUPERNATURAL Nashville, TN POSTONED TILL 2021 TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com/ AUGUST 14-16 PaNJ MONSTER MANIA CON 45 Crown Plaza Htl, Cherry Hill, NJ (Phil) all horror film related http://monstermania.net/ AUGUST 14-16 OH MATSUICON 2020 Columbus Cov Ctr, Columbus, OH anime/manga/cosplay http://www.matsuricon.org/ AUGUST 14-16 Mont OTAKUTON 2020 Palais De Congres, Montreal, Quebec, CDA anime/manga/cosplay https://www.otakuthon.com/2020 AUGUST 14-16 FL FANBOY EXPO ORLANDO https://fanboyexpo.com/orlando/ Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Billy Dee Williams, Mike Quinn, Dickey Beer, Gerald Home, Edward Furlong, Micheal Bell, Joey Cramer, Sgt Slaughter, Kurt Angle AUGUST 15 ALL REED POP - DR WHO VIRTUAL EVENT w M Smith, K Gillian, A Darvil https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 15 ALL REED POP - OVERWATCH VIRTUAL EVENT with four actresses https://www.findthemetaverse.com/?querytoken= AUGUST 15 Buf ODDITIES & CURIOSITIES EXPO Buf Conv Ctr, downtown "the strange and unusual" https://www.facebook.com/events/480352926180527/ AUGUST 15 NYS F L X CON (Finger Lakes Comic Con) Quality Inn, Waterloo, NY media/comics/etc https://www.fc3roc.com/flxcon no guests yet, run by same group as Rochester's Flower City Comic Con. AUGUST 16 ALL WIZZARD-LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Virtual event TV series tribute https://wizardworld.com/comiccon AUG 20-23 Ohio North American SF Con NOW OFFICIAL! Hyatt Conv Ctr, Columbus, OH http://columbus2020nasfic.org/ Brian Herbert, Kevin J Anderson, Stephanie Law, Marc Mills, AUG 20-23 Chic WIZARD WORLD Stephens Conv Ctr, Rosemont, IL (O'Hare) media/comics https://wizardworld.com/comiccon/chicago Kate Mulgrew, Alyson Hannigan, Alex Denisof, James Marsters, Robin Lord Taylor, Phil LaMarr, Patrick Warburton, Emily Swallow, Craig Parker, Ross Marquand Jim Steranko, Kevin Eastman, Tom Cook, Phil Ortiz, Christopher D Schmitz, Sheryl Steines, AUGUST 21-23 CO CREATION - SUPERNATURAL Denver, CO Denver, POSTPONED CO TO OCT 15-17, 2021 TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com AUGUST 21-23 NYC LIBERTY CITY ANIME CON Intercontinal Htl, Times Squ, NYC, NY anime/manga/cosplay https://libertycityanimecon.com/ AUGUST 21-22 PA STEAM FEST 2020 Steel Stacks, Bethlehem, PA steampunk event-outdoors https://www.facebook.com/events/3042407209163503/ AUGUST 22-23 WV HUNTINGTON COMIC & TOY CON Mountain Health Arena, Huntington, WV media/comics http://www.huntingtoncomiccon.com/ COLIN BAKER, Marina Sirtis, John W Shipp, Jason D Frank, Johnny Yong Bosch, Judith Hoag, Kevin Nash, Tony Moore Ani-Mia, Dickey Beer, James O'Barr AUGUST 23 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org AUGUST 27-30 T.O. FAN EXPO CANADA POSTPONED TO NOV 6-8, 2020 media/comics/cosplay https://www.fanexpocanada.com/en/home.html AUGUST 28-30 Phil KEYSTONE COMIC CON Pennsylvania Conv Ctr, Philadelphia, PA media/comics/cosplay https://www.keystonecomiccon.com/ William Shatner, George Takei, Walter Koenig, "Boy Meets Girl" reunion, Jim Lee AUGUST 28-30 Chic ANIME MAGIC 2020 Hyatt Regency Htl, Schaumberg, IL anime/manga/cosplay https://www.animemagic.org/ Oriana Peron, Shining Polaris, Pockythief, Mangoe Cos, HDC Cosplay, AUGUST 28-30 Indy CREATION - SUPERNATURAL POSTPONED TO JULY 30/AUG 1,2021 TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com AUGUST 28-30 L.A. CREATION - XENA 25TH Anniversary Hyatt Regency @ LAX, Los Angeles, CA TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com AUGUST 29-30 Buf CHALKFEST BUFFALO 2020 Buffalo River Works, 359 Ganson St, Art for all ages https://www.facebook.com/events/875042902927213/ SEPT 3-7 Atla DRAGONCON 2020 Peachtree Ctr, Atlanta, GA HUGE SciFi & Media event https://www.dragoncon.org/ Robert J Sawyer, expect a hundred or more media celebrities and as many authors, artists, and others SEPT 5 Roch KISETSUCON Roch Inst. of Technology conf ctr, Rochester, NY anime/manga/cosplay https://www.facebook.com/kisetsucon/ SEPT 5-6 IL MIDWEST MONSTER FEST The Rust Belt, East Moline, IL (Quad Cities) media/horror http://www.midwestmonsterfest.com/ Linnea Quigley, SEPT 11-13 N.F. NIAGARA FALLS COMIC CON POSTPONED TO JUNE 4-6 2021 media/comics http://niagarafallscomiccon.com/ SEPT 11-13 Erie ERIE COMICON Bayfront Conv Ctr, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PA media/comics/cosplay https://eriepromotions.com/comicon-erie/ SEPT 11-13 NYS ALBACON 2020 Ramada Plaza Htl, Albany, NY local SF/lit con http://2019.albacon.org/ Sharon Lee, Steve Miller SEPT 11-13 FL CREATION - SUPERNATURAL Orlando, FL POSTPONED TILL SEPT 10-12, 2021 TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com/ SEPT 12 Buf WITCHCRAFT & WIZARDRY various locations outdoor murder-mystery game facebook.com/events/2646216152106400/ SEPT 19-20 Roch FLOWER CITY COMIC CON Total Sports Experience, 880 Elmgrove Rochester NY media/comics https://www.fc3roc.com/ Jason Faunt, Mike McFarland, Tiffany Vollmer, Caitlin Yarsky, Rob Dumo, SEPT 19-20 NH GRANITE CON 2020 DoubleTree Hilton, Manchester, NH media/comics/cosplay http://www.granitecon.com/ Julian Glover, John Ratezenberger, Ray Hassett, Grey DeLisle-Griffin, Sweeny Boo, Rick Leonardi, Freddie E Williams II, Erin Lefler, Ben Bishop, Joel C Gill SEPT 19-20 Chic CREATION - LUCIFER POSTPONED TO MAY 22-23 2021 TV series tribute https://www.creationent.com/ SEPT 20 Buf PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET & GEEK GARAGE SALE Marriott Htl, Amherst, NY ??? https://www.facebook.com/events/2462476110523286/ SEPT 25-27 FLA NECRONOMICON SF CON Embassy Suites Htl, Tampa, FL Sci-Fi & horror con SEPT 25-27 NJ CREATION - SUPERNATURAL East Brunswick, NJ (NYC) POSTPONED 4/30/21 TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com SEPT 26-27 T.O. THE WORD ON THE STREET Harbourfront Ctr, Toronto, Ont, Canada Books & Authors https://thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto/festival/ Robert J Sawyer, SEPT 26-27 NJ CREATION - STRANGER THINGS NJ Expo Ctr, Edison, NJ (NYC & Phil. Area) TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com SEPT 27 - OCT 4 NYC GAMING BY SEA ocean cruise to Bahamas & Mexico on Royal Caribbean all gaming http://gamingbysea.com/ SEPT 27 BTC BUFFALO TIME COUNCIL MEETING 49 Greenwood Pl, Buffalo monthly BTC meeting buffalotime council.org OCT 2-4 IL ARCHON 44 Gateway Con Ctr, Collinsville, IL (near St Louis, MO) traditional SF fan con http://www.archonstl.org/ OCT 2-4 NJ CREATION VAMPIRE DIARIES/ORIGINALS POSTPONED SEPT 24-26 2021 TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com OCT 3-4 Ont LONDON COMIC CON London Conv Ctr, London, Ont. Cda. media/comics/cosplay https://londoncomiccon.ca/ Khary Payton, Alan Ritchson, Ming Chen, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara OCT 8-11 NYC NEW YORK COMIC CON Javits Conv Ctr, midtown Manhatten, NY, NY media/comics https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/ OCT 9-11 T.O. CREATION - SUPERNATURAL POSTPONED TO AUG 27-29, 2021 Toronto, Ont. TV series tribute https://www.creatrionent.com OCTOBER 9-11 CA WHO CON 5 4 Points Sheraton, San Diego, CA DW/TW/Big Finish fan con http://www.sdwhocon.com/ Jason Haigh-Ellery, Richard Lederer, Marc Biagi, OCTOBER