List of comic book conventions

This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions.

Algeria

 * Algiers International Comics Festival in Algiers, Algeria (est. 2008)

Egypt

 * EgyCon in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2013)
 * Cairo Comix Con in Cairo, Egypt (est. 2015)

Argentina

 * Fantabaires in Buenos Aires (est. 1996)

Brazil

 * Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba in Curitiba, PR (est. 2011)
 * Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2014)
 * Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos (FIQ) in Belo Horizonte, MG (est. 1999)
 * PerifaCon (Favela Comic Con) in São Paulo, SP (est. 2019)

Canada

 * Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Calgary, Alberta (est. 2005)
 * Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (est. 2006)


 * Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario (est. 1995)
 * Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2010)
 * Montreal Comiccon in Montreal, Quebec (est. 2006)
 * Ottawa Comiccon in Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2012)
 * Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Toronto, Ontario (TCAF) (est. 2003)
 * Toronto Comicon in Toronto, Ontario (est. 2001)
 * Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo in Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2014)

United States

 * Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio, Texas (est. 2013)
 * Alternative Press Expo in San Jose, California (est. 1994)
 * Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, Maryland (est. 2000)
 * Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 1996)
 * Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, Illinois (est. 2010)
 * Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas (est. 2008)
 * Dallas Comic Con in Dallas, Texas (est. 2002)
 * Denver Pop Culture Con in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con) (est. 2012)
 * Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia (est. 1987)
 * East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (est. 2002)
 * East Coast Comicon in Secaucus, New Jersey (est. 2012 as "Asbury Park Comicon")
 * Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington (est. 2003)
 * Fan Expo Boston in Boston, Massachusetts (formerly Boston Comic Con) (est. 2007)
 * FanX in Salt Lake City, Utah (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) (est. 2013)
 * Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (est. 1982)
 * Intervention in the Washington, D.C. area (est. 2010)
 * L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California (est. 2011)
 * MegaCon in Orlando, FL (est. 1993)
 * Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee (est. 2010)
 * MoCCA Festival in New York City, New York (est. 2002)
 * Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan (est. 1989)
 * New York Comic Con in New York City, New York (est. 2006)
 * North Texas Comic Book Show in Dallas, Texas (est. 2011, quarterly events)
 * Ohio Comic Con in Columbus, Ohio (est. 1980 as "Mid-Ohio Con")
 * Pensacola Comic Convention, Pensacola, Florida (est. 2010 as "Pensacola Para Con Comic Convention")
 * Phoenix Fan Fusion in Phoenix, Arizona (est. 2002 as "Phoenix Cactus Comicon")
 * Pittsburgh Comicon in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (est. 1994)
 * Planet Comicon Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (est. 1999)
 * PopCon Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana (est. 2014)
 * Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, Rhode Island (est. 2012)
 * Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon (est. 2012)
 * San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California (est. 1970 as the "Golden State Comic Book Convention")
 * Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California (est. 2016)
 * Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland (est. 1994)
 * Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE) in Columbus, Ohio (est. 2000)
 * STAPLE! in Austin, Texas (est. 2005)
 * Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon")
 * WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")

Bahrain

 * IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (est. 2013)

Bangladesh

 * Dhaka Pop Culture Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh (est. 2013)

Hong Kong

 * Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong in Wan Chai, Hong Kong (est. 2004)

India

 * Comic Con India in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, India (est. 2011)
 * Comics Fest India in New Delhi, India (est. 2008)

Indonesia

 * Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012)
 * Indonesia Comic Con in Jakarta, Indonesia (est. 2015)

Japan

 * Comiket in Tokyo, Japan (est. 1975)

Malaysia

 * Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (est. 2002)

Philippines

 * Asia Pop Comic Convention in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2015)
 * Komikon in Metro Manila, Philippines (est. 2005)

South Korea

 * Comic World in Seoul and Busan, South Korea (est. 1999)

United Arab Emirates

 * IGN Convention in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2013)
 * Middle East Film and Comic Con in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (est. 2012)

Belgium

 * F.A.C.T.S. in Ghent, Belgium (est. 1993)

Finland

 * Helsinki Comics Festival in Helsinki, Finland (est. 1979)

France

 * Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France (est. 1974)
 * Comic Con Paris in Paris, France (est. 2007)
 * Générations Star Wars et Science Fiction in Cusset, France (est. 1999)
 * Lille Comics Festival in Lille, France (est. 2006)

Germany

 * German Comic Con in Dortmund, Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt (est. 2015)

Greece

 * AthensCon in Athens, Greece (est. 2015)

Italy

 * International Cartoonists Exhibition in Rapallo (est. 1972)
 * Komikazen in Ravenna (est. 2005)
 * Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca (est. 1965 in Bordighera as "Salone Internazionale del Comics")
 * Mantua Comics & Games in Mantua (est. 2006)
 * Romics in Rome (est. 2001)

Poland

 * International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland (est. 1991)
 * Pyrkon in Poznań, Poland (est. 1999)
 * Warsaw Comic Con in Warsaw, Poland (est. 2017)

Portugal

 * Amadora BD in Amadora, Portugal (est. 1989)

Romania

 * East European Comic Con in Bucharest, Romania (est. 2013)

Russia

 * Comic-Con Russia, annual fan convention held in Moscow, Russia (est. 2014)
 * Starcon, annual convention held in Saint Petersburg, Russia (est. 1999)

Serbia

 * International Comics Festival "Salon stripa" in Belgrade, Serbia (est. 2003)

Slovakia

 * Comics Salon, Bratislava, Slovakia (est. 2004)

Spain

 * Barcelona International Comic Fair, Barcelona, Spain (est. 1981)

Sweden

 * UppCon, Uppsala, Sweden (est. 2002)

Switzerland

 * FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)

United Kingdom

 * ACME Comic Con in Glasgow, Scotland (est. 2022)
 * CAPTION in Oxford, England (est. 1992)
 * Comic Con Liverpool in Liverpool, England (est. 2018)
 * Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2018)
 * Comic Con Wales in Newport, Wales (est. 2022)
 * Comic Con Northern Ireland in Lisburn, Belfast, Northern Ireland (est. 2022)
 * Edinburgh Comic Con in Edinburgh, Scotland (est. 2014)
 * The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, England (est. 2013)
 * London Film and Comic Con in London, England (est. 2004)
 * MCM London Comic Con in London, England (est. 2002)
 * Thought Bubble Festival in Yorkshire, England (est. 2007)
 * Wales Comic Con in Wrexham, Wales and Telford, England (est. 2008)

Ukraine

 * Comic Con Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine (est. 2018)

Australia

 * Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995)
 * Supanova Pop Culture Expo in various cities (est. 2002)
 * Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)

New Zealand

 * Armageddon (est. 1995). in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.