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Archon
Collinsville, IL · Midwest
- Operator
- St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd.)
- Venue
- Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Dr, Collinsville IL 62234; DoubleTree by Hilton is the event hotel
- Typical timing
- Early October — Archon 49 ran Oct 2–4, 2026
- Scale / guests
- Historically 253 (1977), 1,750 (1982), 2,500+ (1996), ~2,800 (2006)); described as "a few thousand fans")
- Mail-in signing
- Not listed
- Booking or vendor contact
- Not listed
Autograph notes
No paid-autograph program stated — literary/guest-of-honor model with author and artist signings among "scores of authors, artists and other creators"
Notes
One of the region's longest-running SF/fantasy conventions with over 200 panels, a 10,000 sq ft dealers room and 10 filk concerts. Past guests include Stephen King and Ray Bradbury); Larry Niven and Fran Wilde headlined Archon 49