This is a list of noteworthy comic book conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, brony conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions.
Africa 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)
South Africa
Comic Con Cape Town in Cape Town (est. 2023)
Americas 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)
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)
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) 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) Fan Expo Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon" and "Wizard World Chicago") Fan Expo Dallas in Dallas, Texas (formerly Dallas Comic Con) (est. 2002) Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012) 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) 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) Puerto Rico Comic Con in San Juan, Puerto Rico (est. 2002) 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 in San Jose, California (formerly Silicon Valley Comic Con) (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) WonderCon in Anaheim, California (est. 1987 in Bay Area as "Wonderful World of Comics Convention")
Asia Bahrain IGN Convention in Manama, Bahrain (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)
Indonesia Comifuro in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Indonesia (est. 2012) Indonesia Comic Con in PIK 2, Tangerang Regency, 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)
Europe
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) 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)
Switzerland
FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con, Basel, Switzerland (est. 2015)
United Kingdom ACME Comic Con in Glasgow, Scotland (est. 2022) 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) 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)
Oceania Australia Australian Movie & Comic Expo (formerly Armageddon), in Melbourne (est. 1995) Supanova Expo in various cities (est. 2002) Oz Comic Con in various cities (est. 2012)
New Zealand Armageddon in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin (est. 1995)
See also List of defunct comic book conventions
Notes A convention is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the convention and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article. Other conditions may apply.
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