Convention events

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Region

State

Autographs

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55 events

HorrorSoutheast

Mad Monster Expo (Mad Monster Party)

Concord, NC

Mad Monster; NC-based company co-founded by indie horror producer Eben McGarr (Phoenix New Times)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Embassy Suites by Hilton, Concord (madmons…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

GalaxyCon Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

GalaxyCon, LLC (founded 2006 by Mike S. Broder, HQ Fort Lauderdale FL) (Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a

Raleigh Convention Center (galaxycon.com)View event

HorrorSoutheast

Nightmare Weekend Raleigh (new)

Raleigh, NC

GalaxyCon (Mike Broder, president) (News & Observer)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Carolina Fear Fest

Raleigh, NC

Frozen Panic Productions, Raleigh/Durham NC event-management company (carolinafearfest.com, FAQ)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a

Hilton Raleigh North Hills, 3415 Wake Fore…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Triangle Terror Con

Durham, NC

Locally owned & operated (no company named) (triangleterrorcon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

The Millennium Hotel, 2800 Campus Walk Ave…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

NC Comicon: Bull City

Durham, NC

Locally owned and operated (nccomicon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Durham Convention Center (nccomicon.com)View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

HeroesCon (Heroes Convention)

Charlotte, NC

Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, 417 Pecan Ave, Charlotte NC (heroesonline.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S College…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Charlotte Comicon

Concord, NC

n.a. (charlottecomicon.com)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

n.a. (address only) (charlottecomicon.com)View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Big Lick Comic Con – Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

n.a. (biglickgreensboro.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Greensboro Complex / Special Events Center…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Coastal Comic Con

Wilmington, NC

n.a. (coastalcomiccon.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Wilmington Convention Center, 10 Conventio…View event

Film festivalSoutheast

Nevermore Film Festival

Durham, NC

Carolina Theatre of Durham (programming chair Stacey Bell) (carolinatheatre.org)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

Carolina Theatre of Durham + Eventive onli…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Fayetteville Comic Con — CLOSED

Fayetteville, NC

Operator not listed

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Not listedView event

HorrorSoutheast

Nightmare Weekend Richmond (co-located as Animate! x Nightmare Weekend)

Richmond, VA

GalaxyCon Events LLC (Eventeny)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

GalaxyCon Richmond

Richmond, VA

GalaxyCon, LLC (Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Greater Richmond Convention Center (RVAHub…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Scares That Care Weekend / AuthorCon

Williamsburg, VA

Scares That Care (all-volunteer charity) (Williamsburg Families)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

n.a. on fetched pagesView event

HorrorSoutheast

Tidewater Horror Convention

Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Conventions Inc. (celebrities page)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Wyndham Garden Hotel, 700 Monticello Ave (…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Tidewater Comicon

Virginia Beach, VA

n.a. ("brought to you by" line names no company) (tidewatercomicon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Virginia Beach Convention Center (tidewate…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

VA Comicon (Richmond)

Richmond, VA

n.a. (vacomicon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Richmond Raceway, 600 E Laburnum Ave (vaco…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

MarsCon (Williamsburg)

Williamsburg, VA

n.a. (marscon.net)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

Not listedView event

HorrorSoutheast

Spooky Empire – Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Spooky Empire, a horror/Halloween convention and promotion company (about, SC location)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Charleston Area Convention Center, 5001 Co…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

SC Comicon

Greenville, SC

n.a. (sccomicon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Coastal-Carolina Con

Myrtle Beach, SC

n.a. (coastalcarolinacon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Myrtle Beach Sports Complex (coastalcaroli…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Dragon Con

Atlanta, GA

Private for-profit corporation; co-chairs Rachel Reeves and David Cody; founded by the Dragon Alliance of Gamers and Role-Players (Wikipedia…

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Downtown Atlanta host hotels incl. Westin…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Days of the Dead Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Days of the Dead (fan-founded by Adolfo "Mr. Chainsaw" Dorta, Ricardo "Del Muerto" Lara, Bill Philputt) (daysofthedead.net, FanCons)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Ce…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

MomoCon

Atlanta, GA

Momocon LLC (Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a

Georgia World Congress Center Bldg B; Omni…View event

Film festivalSoutheast

Buried Alive Film Festival

Atlanta, GA

Run by Atlanta Horror Society leadership (president/festival director Shannon Ford Thompson) (about)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

Plaza Theatre (plus Tara Theatre for the 1…View event

Film festivalSoutheast

Atlanta Horror Film Festival

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Horror Film Festival / "An Atlanta Film Series Event" (info)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave NE + oth…View event

Horror + pop cultureSoutheast

Spooky Empire (Ultimate Horror Weekend + spring show)

Orlando, FL

Spooky Empire — horror and Halloween convention & promotion company; founded by Peter Mongelli and Blaine Kimball (about, Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Hyatt Regency Orlando (Oct 2026); DoubleTr…View event

HorrorSoutheast

MEGACON Orlando

Orlando, FL

Fan Expo HQ — a unit of Informa Connect (Informa plc) (fanexpohq.com, Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Orange County Convention Center (fanexpohq…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Tampa Bay Comic Convention

Tampa, FL

Company of Dan Farr (FanX founder) acquired the Tampa show in 2021 (Tampa Bay Times)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Florida Supercon

Miami Beach, FL

ReedPop (bought the Supercon brand from Mike Broder in March 2019) (Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Miami Beach Convention Center (Miami & Bea…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Pensacon

Pensacola, FL

n.a. (pensacon.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Pensacola Bay Center (plus satellite venue…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Scaradise! Florida's Horror Convention

Tampa, FL

n.a. (scaradise.net)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Florida State Fairgrounds (Florida State F…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Florida Horror-Fest

Fort Myers / Estero, FL

n.a. — page refers only to "the promoter" (floridahorrorfest.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Not listedView event

Film festivalSoutheast

Popcorn Frights Film Festival

Fort Lauderdale / South Florida, FL

n.a. (co-directed by the festival team; press by Igor Shteyrenberg) (popcornfrights.com)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: n/a

Savor Cinema Fort Lauderdale; Classic Gate…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Animate! Orlando (GalaxyCon)

Orlando, FL

GalaxyCon, LLC — event started 2025 (Wikipedia)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Orange County Convention Center (galaxycon…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Kami-Con

Birmingham, AL

Bama SOS Brigade (University of Alabama student organization) (Wikipedia)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (W…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Huntsville Comic Convention

Huntsville, AL

n.a. (huntsvillecomicconvention.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a

Lowe Mill A&E (huntsvillecomicconvention.c…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Mississippi Comic Con

Jackson, MS

n.a. (mississippicomiccon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Mississippi Trade Mart, 1200 Mississippi S…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

CoastCon

Biloxi, MS

CoastCon, Inc. — non-profit literary organization (coastcon.org)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Ce…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Arkansas Comic Con

Little Rock, AR

n.a. (arkansascomiccon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Statehouse Convention Center, 101 E Markha…View event

Horror + pop cultureSoutheast

Spa-Con

Hot Springs, AR

Hot Springs Convention Center in conjunction with Visit Hot Springs (spa-con.org)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Hot Springs Convention Center, 134 Convent…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Fanboy Expo Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

Media Investments Global, LLC (Fanboy Expo trademark holder) (fanboyexpo.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Chattanooga Comic Con

Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga Comic Con (self-hosted) (Eventeny)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Chattanooga Convention Center, Exhibit Hal…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Memphis Comic Expo

Memphis, TN

n.a. (memphiscomicexpo.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Memphis Sports and Events Center (memphisc…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Music City Multi Con

Lebanon, TN

n.a. (musiccitymulticon.com)

Autographs: NoPhoto ops: No

Farm Bureau Expo Center (musiccitymulticon…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Nashville Celebrity Comic Con

Nashville, TN

Celebrity Comic Cons (celebritycomiccons.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Nashville Fairgrounds (celebritycomiccons.…View event

HorrorSoutheast

ScareFest Weekend

Lexington, KY

ScareFest LLC (also ScareFest Ink, ScareFest TV) (scarefestweekend.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Central Bank Center, downtown Lexington (C…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Lexington Comic & Toy Con

Lexington, KY

Geek Inc (Eventeny)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a

Lexington Center / Central Bank Center (le…View event

HorrorSoutheast

Louisville Horror Con

Louisville, KY

Operated by the Evansville Horror Con team (evansvillehorror.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Kentucky Expo Center, 937 Philips Ln (evan…View event

Film festivalSoutheast

Fright Night Film Fest

Louisville, KY

Organized by Ken and Myra Daniels (Wikipedia)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

Galt House (frightnightfilmfest.com, Wikip…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

FAN EXPO New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Fan Expo HQ, a unit of Informa Connect (Informa plc) (Wikipedia)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Ce…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

GalaxyCon New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

GalaxyCon, LLC (Wikipedia)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: n/a

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Ce…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

Geek'd Con

Shreveport, LA

n.a. (geekdcon.com)

Autographs: n/aPhoto ops: Yes

Shreveport Convention Center (BIZ Magazine…View event

General pop cultureSoutheast

NOLA Comic Con

Kenner, LA

PepperScars MC Conventions (mcconventions.com)

Autographs: YesPhoto ops: Yes

Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center (m…View event