Promoters & operators

New York Comic Con, PAX, BookCon, MCM Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration (ReedPop About)

Markets: Not listed

Fan Expo (Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Portland, Canada, Vancouver, Anaheim), Toronto Comicon, Dallas Fan Festival, Me…

Markets: "over 17 huge annual events across North America" (FAN EXPO HQ); 14 market entries listed (Wikipedia: Fan Expo)

Comic-Con International: San Diego, WonderCon Anaheim, SAM: Storytelling Across Media, Comic-Con Museum, CCI Independent Film Festival, Will Eisner Awards (Comi…

Markets: San Diego, CA and Anaheim, CA (About Comic-Con International)

Creation conventions (Star Trek, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, Stargate, Once Upon A Time, General Hospital brands), RescueVerse, Salute to Smallville, Salute…

Markets: 16 US cities listed: Orlando FL, Chicago IL area, Charlotte NC, Columbus OH, Whippany NJ, Nashville TN, Philadelphia PA,…

Awesome Con, Anime NYC, Rose City Comic Con, Anime Frontier (LeftField Media)

Markets: 4: Washington DC; New York NY; Portland OR; Fort Worth–Dallas TX (LeftField Media)

GalaxyCon (Columbus, Des Moines, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Raleigh, Richmond, San Jose, St. Louis), Animate! (Columbus, Orlando, Philadelphia, Rale…

Markets: "14 events nationwide" (GalaxyCon)

Imaginarium Convention, Star Chamber Show (Imaginarium)

Markets: 1: Louisville, Kentucky (Crowne Plaza; Imaginarium 2027 July 23–25, 2027) (Imaginarium)

Mad Monster Party / Mad Monster Expo (Mad Monster)

Markets: Concord, NC (Aug 21–23, 2026) plus two further undisclosed-city dates Feb 26–28, 2027 and Jul 9–11, 2027 (Mad Monster)

Monster-Mania Con — "the Semi-Annual Philadelphia Horror Film & Memorabilia Convention" (Monster-Mania)

Markets: 3: Cherry Hill NJ, Baltimore MD, Oaks PA (Monster-Mania)

HorrorHound Weekend & Film Festival (HorrorHound Events)

Markets: Sharonville, Ohio (Sept 11–13 2026; Mar 19–21 2027; Sept 10–12 2027) (HorrorHound Events)

Days of the Dead Convention (Days of the Dead Chicago vendor info)

Markets: Chicago IL and Indianapolis IN confirmed on fetched pages (Chicago, Indianapolis)

Spooky Empire — "The Dark Side of Comic Con" (Spooky Empire)

Markets: Orlando, FL — Hyatt Regency Orlando, Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026 (Spooky Empire)

Photo Ops & Autographs service line for conventions and fan events (Leap: Photo Ops & Autographs)

Markets: Service provider to conventions nationwide; specific market count n.a.

Event brands not listed

Markets: Not listed

TERRIFICON (Terrificon Contact & FAQs)

Markets: 1: Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Earth Expo Center (Aug 13–15, 2027; at Mohegan Sun for over a decade) (Terrificon Contac…

Ace Comic Con (Long Island 2017, Arizona 2018 & 2019, Seattle 2018 & 2019, Midwest 2018) (FanCons: ACE Universe)

Markets: Long Island NY, Seattle WA, Arizona, "Midwest" — latest event listed is June 2019 (FanCons: ACE Universe)

Wizard World Chicago (ex-Chicago Comicon), Wizard World East/Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Texas, Atlanta; Wizard World Vault collectibles (Wikipedia: Wiza…

Markets: Defunct 2021; conventions sold to Fan Expo — six shows acquired (Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphi…

Rhode Island Comic Con, Rhode Island Anime Con, Colorado Springs Comic Con, Terror Con Massachusetts (RI Comic Con upcoming events)

Markets: 3 markets confirmed: Providence RI (Nov 6–8, 2026), Colorado Springs CO, Marlborough MA (RI Comic Con, upcoming events)

Crypticon Seattle (Crypticon Contact)

Markets: 1: Seattle, WA (Apr 30–May 2, 2027) (Crypticon Exhibitors)

Midsummer Scream (Halloween & horror convention, founded 2016), Season's Screamings (Midsummer Scream Executive Team, Press-Telegram)

Markets: Long Beach Convention Center; moving to Anaheim Convention Center from 2027 (Aug 6–8); Season's Screamings returns to Lo…

Monsterpalooza; Son of Monsterpalooza (iHorror)

Markets: Pasadena, CA — Pasadena Convention Center (iHorror)

Steel City Con (Steel City Con)

Markets: Monroeville (PA) — Monroeville Convention Center (TribLive)

Pensacon (Pensacon General Information)

Markets: 1: Pensacola, Florida / Gulf Coast (Feb 20–22, 2026; Feb 19–21, 2027) (Pensacon General Information, Pensacon Contact)

Planet Comicon Kansas City (Planet Comicon Contact)

Markets: 1: Kansas City metro (Overland Park KS mailing address) (Planet Comicon Contact)

Motor City Comic Con (spring and fall shows) (Become an Exhibitor)

Markets: Michigan shows; fall show Nov 13–15, 2026 (Become an Exhibitor)