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It’s a busy first weekend in April in the Convention Connection for Week 14 2019. Find a show in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and/or Australia to visit this weekend.
Our spotlight convention this week is Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7. Guests include Jason Momoa, Sean Astin, Chris Kattan, Ernie Hudson, Lou Ferrigno, Ty Templeton, Ray Wenck, Victor Dandridge, and more. Programming highlights include panels, workshops, autograph sessions and photo ops, and the costume contest and after party on Saturday. Tickets may be purchased online now or at the door on the days of the event.
Other comics and geek culture conventions this weekend include:
Heroes and Villains Con 2019: Cortland, New York; Saturday, April 6.
Dallas Comic Show 2019: Richardson, Texas; Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
OC Con 2019: Ocean City, New Jersey; Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
Savannah Comic Con 2019: Savannah, Georgia; Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
Berkeley Comic Show 2019: Berkeley, California; Sunday, April 7.
AnimeCon Arkansas 2019: Little Rock, Arkansas; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Kawaii Kon 2019: Honolulu, Hawaii; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
NashiCon 2019: Columbia, South Carolina; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Chibi Chibi Con 2019: Olympia, Washington; Saturday, April 6.
CHS Otaku Fest 2019: Ellicott City, Maryland; Saturday, April 6.
Mizuumi-Con 2019: San Antonio, Texas; Saturday, April 6.
Bangor Comic & Toy Con 2019: Bangor, Maine; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Havoc 2019: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Delaware Train & April Fools Toy Show 2019: New Castle, Delaware; Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
Toy Con Super Hero Show 2019: Bridgeview, Illinois; Sunday, April 7.
HELIOsphere 2019: Tarrytown, New York; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
RavenCon 2019: Williamsburg, Virginia; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
221B Con 2019: Atlanta, Georgia; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Whinny City Pony Con 2019: Schaumburg, Illinois; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Gryphcon 2019: Guelph, Ontario; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
Coburg ComiCon 2019: Coburg, Ontario; Saturday, April 6.
Markham Comicon 2019: Markham, Ontario; Sunday, April 7.
EGX Rezzed 2019: London, United Kingdom; Thursday, April 4 through Saturday, April 6.
CosXPo 2019: Reading, United Kingdom; Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6.
Kaizoku-Con 2019: Cork, Ireland; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
TimeQuake 2019: Manchester, United Kingdom; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
EM-Con Burton 2019: Burton-on-Trent; United Kingdom; Sunday, April 7.
FACTS 2019: Ghent, Belgium; Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
Supernova Comic-Con & Gaming Expo – Melbourne 2019: Melbourne, Victoria; Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7.
We’d love to see your photos (especially your cosplay photos). When you upload your convention photos to social media this weekend, tag @GeekDads on Twitter and GeekDad on Facebook and use #ConConnect. With your permission, we just might share your photos on our social media accounts.
E-mail joey@geekdad.com at least two weeks before the convention’s start date with details you would like shared with our readers. Submission of details does not guarantee that we’ll highlight your convention, but it certainly helps your chances. If you are willing to participate in an online or phone interview promoting your convention, we can arrange an interview no later than one week prior to the convention start date. Audio interviews will be included in future Convention Connections.
E-mail joey@geekdad.com at least two months before the convention’s start date with details. Submission of details does not guarantee that we’ll cover your convention, but it certainly helps your chances. Coverage depends on contributor availability for the convention. If you are willing to assist with travel and lodging for a GeekDad contributor covering your convention, please note that in the e-mail.
Contact joey@geekdad.com at least one month before first date with ticket giveaway details. Submission of details does not guarantee that we’ll run a giveaway for entry to your convention, but it certainly helps your chances.
There is no way we can cover every convention every weekend. If there is a convention not covered above that you plan to attend this weekend, feel free to post the name of the convention, dates, location, and link to the convention’s website in the comments below.
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This post was last modified on April 5, 2019 8:10 am
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