Each weekend, in cities large and small, comic retailers and readers can meet and interact with fans, publishers, and celebrities at conventions dedicated to comics, science fiction, fantasy, media, gaming, anime, manga, and other topics of fan interest. To help retailers and comics readers, Diamond offers this listing of events and conventions in the weeks and months to come. Celebrate everything the industry has to offer by attending these rewarding events whenever possible.

August 2010

Buckeye Comic Book & Sci-Fi Convention – Columbus, OH / AUG 1

Waterloo/Cedar Falls Comic Book Convention – Cedar Falls, IA / AUG 1

Gen Con – Indianapolis, IN / AUG 5-8

ReConStruction / NASFiC – Raleigh, NC / AUG 5-8

CrisisCon – Huntsville, AL / AUG 6-8

Steel City Con – Pittsburgh, PA / AUG 6-8

BrickFair – Chantilly, VA / AUG 7-8

VA Comicon – Richmond, VA / AUG 8

Saturday's Child Nostalgia Festival – Cleveland, OH / AUG 8

Springfield ComicCon – Springfield, IL / AUG 8

Star Wars Celebration V – Orlando, FL / AUG 12-15

Horror Film Festival – Atlanta, GA / AUG 13-15

St. Louis Comic Book Convention – St. Louis, MO / AUG 14

Springfield Comic Book Convention – Springfield, MO / AUG 15

Game Fest South – Chattanooga, TN / AUG 19-22

Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con – Chicago, IL / AUG 19-22

QC Fun Con 2009 – Street Moline, IL / AUG 21-22

Baltimore Comic-Con – Baltimore, MD / AUG 27-28

Fan Expo Canada – Toronto, ON / AUG 27-29

Fort Wayne Comic Book Convention – Fort Wayne, IL / AUG 28

Indianapolis Comic Book Convention – Indianapolis, IN / AUG 29

September 2010

Aussiecon 4 (68th Worldcon) – Melbourne, Australia / SEP 2-6

Dragon*Con – Atlanta, Georgia / SEP 3-6

Geek.Kon 2010 – Madison, WI / SEP 3-5

Mephit Furmeet – Memphis, TN / SEP 3-5

SacAnime – Sacramento, CA / SEP 3-5

TCEP 17 – Laurel, MD / SEP 3-6

CopperCon 30 – Mesa, AZ / SEP 4-6

FanFair Fest – Vancouver, BC / SEP 4-5

Kumoricon – Portland, OR / SEP 4-6

Librari-Con – Fayetteville, NC / SEP 4

Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo – Carol Stream, IL / SEP 9-12

Intervention – Rockville, MD / SEP 10-12

LouisiANIME – Baton Rouge, LA / SEP 10-12

OutsideCon 23  -- Burns, TN / SEP 10-12

CreatureCon – Orlando, FL / SEP 11-12

Madison ComiCon – Madison, WI / SEP 11

Rose City ComiCon – Portland, OR / SEP 11-12

Small Press Expo (SPX) – Bethesda, MD / SEP 11-12

Clifton Comic Book Expo – Clifton, NJ / SEP 12

Comic Art Con – Secaucus, NJ / SEP 12

Twin Cities ComiCon – Mounds View, MN / SEP 12

Con*Stellation – Huntsville, AL / SEP 17-19

Anime Weekend Atlanta – Atlanta, GA / SEP 17-19

FenCon VII – Dallas, TX / SEP 17-19

JapanFest – Atlanta, Georgia / SEP 18-19

Montreal Comic-Con – Montreal, QB / SEP 18-19

Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV / SEP 18-19

Project: Comic Con2 – Maryland Heights, MO / SEP 18-19

Fall For The Book – Fairfax, VA / SEP 19-24

Rocky Mountain Comic Convention – Denver, CO / SEP 19

South Coast Comic and Toy Show – Fairhaven, MA / SEP 19

Hurricon – Orlando, FL / SEP 23-26

Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention – Hunt Valley, MD / SEP 23-25

Foolscap 12 – Redmond, WA / SEP 24-26

MadCon 2010 – Madison, WI / SEP 24-26

National Book Festival – Washington, DC / SEP 25

Comic Con – Nashville, TN / SEP 25-26

East Hanover Comic Book Expo – East Hanover, NJ / SEP 26

BrickCon 2010 – Seattle, WA / SEP 30-OCT 3

SIEGE – Atlanta, GA / SEP 30-OCT 3

October 2010

Archon 34 – St. Louis, MO / OCT 1-3

BrickCon 2010 – Seattle, WA / SEP 30-OCT 3

GameCon – Memphis, TN / OCT 1-3

Tsubasacon – Huntington, WV / OCT 1-3

VCON – Vancouver, BC / OCT 1-3

Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con – New York, NY / OCT 1-3

Twin Cities Comic Con – Urbana, IL / OCT 3

Albacon 2010 – Albany, NY / OCT 8-10

ConClave – Romulus, MI / OCT 8-10

EXPcon – St. Augustine, FL / OCT 8-10

New York Anime Festival – New York, NY / OCT 8-10

New York Comic-Con – New York, NY / OCT 8-10

OddCon – Tampa, FL / OCT 8-10

Ultimate Horror Weekend – Orlando, FL / OCT 8-10

Green Bay Comic Book Convention – Green Bay, WI / OCT 9

JediCon VII – Wheeling, WV / OCT 9

Rockford Comic Book Convention – Rockford, IL / OCT 10

BoucherCon 2010 – San Francisco, CA / OCT 14-17

Arcana – St. Paul, MN / OCT 15-17

Con-Version 26 – Calgary, AB / OCT 15-17

FX International – Kissimmee, FL / OCT 15-17

New England Comic Con – Boston, MA / OCT 15-17

MCBA Fallcon Comic Book Party – St. Paul, MN / OCT 16

Chicago Comic Book Convention – Gurnee, IL / OCT 17

Comics Show – Timonium, MD / OCT 17

Saturday's Child Nostalgia Festival – Cleveland, OH / OCT 17

Browncoat Ball – Charlotte, NC / OCT 22-24

Capclave 10 – Washington, DC / OCT 22-24

CharCon – Charleston, WV / OCT 22-24

Geek Media Expo – Nashville, TN / OCT 22-24

MileHiCon 42 – Denver, CO / OCT 22-24

Necronomicon – St. Petersburg, FL / OCT 22-24

Rising Star 19 – Bluefield, WV / OCT 22-23

Roanoke Valley Comicon – Salem, VA / OCT 23

FAN:dom Florida – Pensacola, FL / OCT 23-24

Albany Comic Con – Albany, NY / OCT 24

Indianapolis Comic Con – Indianapolis, IN / OCT 24

World Fantasy Convention 36 – Columbus, OH / OCT 28-31

Central Canada Comic Con – Winnipeg, MB / OCT 29-31

Hal-Con – Halifax, NS / OCT 29-31

HallowCon – Chattanooga, TN / OCT 29-31

Hurricane Who – Orlando, FL / OCT 29-31

Long Beach Comic Con – Long Beach, CA / OCT 29-31

Infinicon 2010 – Winston-Salem, NC / OCT 30

St. Louis Comic Book Convention – St. Louis, MO / OCT 30

Peoria Comic Book Convention – Peoria, IL / OCT 31

November 2010

Comic & Fantasy Convention – Memphis, TN / NOV 5-6

Icon 35 – Cedar Rapids, IA / NOV 5-7

NekoCon 13 – Hampton, VA / NOV 5-7

Pulp AdventureCon – Bordentown, NJ / NOV 5-7

ScareFest – Lexington, KY / NOV 5-7

ShadoCon – Tampa, FL / NOV 5-7

Sonicon – Plano, TX / NOV 5-7

SugoiCon – Fort Mitchell, KY / NOV 5-7

Mid-Ohio Con – Columbus, OH / NOV 6-7

New England Webcomics Weekend 2 – Easthampton, MA / NOV 6-7

MACE – High Point, NC / NOV 12-14

New England Fan Experience – Cambridge, MA / NOV 12-14

OryCon 32 – Portland, OR / NOV 12-14

Anime USA – Arlington, VA / NOV 12-14

MillenniumCon 13 – Round Rock, TX / NOV 12-14

TusCon 37 – Tuscon, AZ / NOV 12-14

WindyCon 37 – Lombard, IL / NOV 12-14

Wizard World Austin Comic Con – NOV 12-14

ICBC Comic Book Icon – Altoona, IL / NOV 13

Kaji-con – Valdosta, GA / NOV 13

North Carolina Comicon – Morrisville, NC / NOV 13-14

Pittsburgh Comics & Collectibles Show – Pittsburgh, PA / NOV 14

Philcon 2010 – Cherry Hill, NJ / NOV 19-21

SFContario – Toronto, ON / NOV 19-21

Anime Festival – Bentonville, AK / NOV 20-21

ARKon – Little Rock, AK / NOV 20

Boston SUPER Mega Fest – Framingham, MA / NOV 20-21

VA Comicon – Richmond, VA / NOV 20-21

Albany-Colonie SFF Extravaganza – Colonie, NY / NOV 21

North East Comic-Con – NOV 21 / Boston, MA

Springfield ComicCon – Springfield, IL / NOV 21

Darkover Grand Council – Timonium, MD / NOV 26-28

Loscon 37 – Los Angeles, CA / NOV 26-28

Chicago TARDIS 2010 – Lombard, IL / NOV 26-28

December 2010

Steel City Con – Pittsburgh, PA / DEC 3-5

Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con – Atlanta, GA / DEC 3-5

Lehigh Valley Comic Con – Schnecksville, PA / DEC 4

Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con – Dunn Loring, VA / DEC 5

St. Louis Comic Book Convention – St. Louis, MO / DEC 11

Indianapolis Comic Con – Indianapolis, IN / DEC 12

Charlotte ComiCon – Charlotte, NC / DEC 19

IKKiCON V – Austin, TX / DEC 31-JAN 2

MEWcon 3 – Portland, OR / DEC 31-JAN 2

January 2011

Comics Show – Timonium, MD / JAN 2

ShadowCon XV – Memphis, TN / JAN 7-8

GAFilk 13 – Atlanta, GA / JAN 7-9

Ichibanacon – Charlotte, NC / JAN 7-9

SacAnime – Sacramento, CA / JAN 7-9

Amazing Arizona Comic Convention – Phoenix, AZ / JAN 8-9

MagFest 9 – Alexandria, VA / JAN 13-16

Arisia 2011 – Boston, MA / JAN 14-17

S.C.A.R.A.B – Columbia, SC / JAN 14-16

MarsCon – Williamsburg, VA / JAN 14-16

Chattacon 36 – Chattanooga, TN / JAN 21-23

ConFusion 2011 – Detroit, MI / JAN 21-23

Ohayocon 2011 – Columbus, OH / JAN 28-30

Sci-Fi Expo – Dallas, TX / JAN 29-30

California Comic Convention – Yorba Linda, CA / January 30

February 2011

Anime Milwaukee 4 – Milwaukee, WI / FEB 18-20

Boskone 47 – Boston, MA / FEB 18-20

ConNooga – Chattanooga, TN / FEB 18-20

Farpoint – Timonium, MD / FEB 18-20

Gallifrey One 22 – Los Angeles, CA / FEB 18-20

Katsucon 17 – Arlington, VA / FEB 18-20

RoundCon – Columbia, SC / FEB 18-20

TrekTrax – Atlanta, GA / FEB 18-20

PrezCon – Charlottesville, VA / FEB 23-27

Total Confusion XXV – Mansfield, MA / FEB 24-27

AnachroCon – Atlanta, GA / FEB 25-27

MystiCon – Roanoke, VA / FEB 25-27

NY Comic Book Marketplace – New York, NY / FEB 28

March 2011

SluethFest 2011 – Boca Raton, FL / MAR 3-6

Emerald City Comic Con – Seattle, WA / MAR 4-6

SheVaCon 19 – Roanoke, VA / MAR 4-6

StellarCon 35 – High Point, NC / MAR 4-6

CoastCon – Biloxi, MS / MAR 11-13

Kawa Kon – St. Louis, MO / MAR 11-13

Madicon 20 – Harrisonburg, VA / MAR 11-13

IAFA 32 – Orlando, FL / MAR 16-20

Dallas All-Con 2011 – Dallas, TX / MAR 18-20

FantaSciCon – Chattanooga, TN / MAR 18-20

Lunacon 2011 – Rye Brook, NY / MAR 18-20

Wizard World Toronto Comic Com – Toronto, ON / MAR 18-20

Lehigh Valley Comic Con – Allentown, PA / MAR 19

AggieCon 42 – College Station, Texas / MAR 25-27

MegaCon – Orlando, FL / MAR 25-27

MidSouthCon – Memphis, TN / MAR 25-27

Planet Comicon Kansas City – Overland Park, KS / MAR 26-27

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