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Fan Expo is a group of fan conventions operated by Fan Expo HQ, a unit of the Informa Connect division of Informa plc. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the Toronto-based Fan Expo Canada.

History

In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of Fan Expo Canada—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.^[1] In 2014, Informa acquired the Dallas Comic Con.^[2] In 2015, Informa acquired MegaCon in Orlando.^[3]^[4]

In August 2016, Informa acquired Boston Comic Con,^[5] which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018.^[6] In October 2017, Informa acquired the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.^[7]^[8] In March 2021, Informa acquired Denver Pop Culture Con, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver.^[9]

In August 2021, Informa acquired Wizard Entertainment's conventions; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Events

Events held as part of the Fan Expo family include:

Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo
Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo
Fan Expo Boston
Fan Expo Canada (Toronto, flagship convention)
- Toronto Comicon
Fan Expo Chicago
Fan Expo Cleveland
Fan Expo Dallas
- Dallas Fan Festival
Fan Expo Denver
Fan Expo New Orleans
Fan Expo San Francisco
Fan Expo Philadelphia
Fan Expo Portland
Fan Expo Vancouver^[13]
MegaCon Orlando
Vidcon

Former events

Fan Expo Regina^[14]^[15]
MegaCon Tampa Bay
Fan Expo St. Louis ^[16]

References

^ "Informa Acquires Fan Expo Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
^ Wilonsky, Robert (February 13, 2014). "British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home". Dallas Observer. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
^ Dineen, Caitlin (7 April 2015). "Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON? |". www.starwarsautographcollection.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
^ "Big News Super-Fans!". Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. Informa Canada, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver". 303 Magazine. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ Chris Arrant (2021-08-10). "Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ Terror, Jude (2021-08-10). "Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ "Everything you need to check out at FAN EXPO Vancouver 2022 | Listed". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
^ Melnychuk, Mark (2019-05-02). "How two men saved Saskatchewan's geek conventions". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
^ "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
^ Arrant, Chris (19 April 2023). "Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run". Popverse. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[1] "Informa Acquires Fan Expo Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

[2] Wilonsky, Robert (February 13, 2014). "British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[3] "Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home". Dallas Observer. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[4] Dineen, Caitlin (7 April 2015). "Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

[5] "Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22.

[6] "BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON? |". www.starwarsautographcollection.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

[7] "Big News Super-Fans!". Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. Informa Canada, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[:0-8] "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[303magazine.com-9] "Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver". 303 Magazine. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[10] "Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[11] Chris Arrant (2021-08-10). "Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[12] Terror, Jude (2021-08-10). "Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[13] "Everything you need to check out at FAN EXPO Vancouver 2022 | Listed". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

[:2-14] Melnychuk, Mark (2019-05-02). "How two men saved Saskatchewan's geek conventions". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2019-05-02.

[:3-15] "Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[16] Arrant, Chris (19 April 2023). "Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run". Popverse. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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+{{Short description|Brand of fan conventions operated by Informa}}
-'''Fan Expo''' is a brand of [[fan conventions]] operated by '''Fan Expo HQ''', a division of [[Informa|Informa plc]]. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand (which stems from its namesake, the [[Toronto]]-based [[Fan Expo Canada]]), although some have maintained their prior names under Informa ownership.
+'''Fan Expo''' is a group of [[fan conventions]] operated by '''Fan Expo HQ''', a unit of the Informa Connect division of [[Informa|Informa plc]]. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the [[Toronto]]-based [[Fan Expo Canada]].
 == History ==
-In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of [[Fan Expo Canada]]—which is held annually at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Informa-Acquires-Fan-Expo-Canada/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807050213/http://informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Informa-Acquires-Fan-Expo-Canada/ |archive-date=2014-08-07 |access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref> In 2014, Informa acquired the [[Fan Expo Dallas|Dallas Comic Con]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |date=February 13, 2014 |title=British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110337/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, Informa acquired [[MegaCon]] in Orlando.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2014 |title=Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-comic-con-gets-a-new-owner-and-home-7082192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154338/http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-comic-con-gets-a-new-owner-and-home-7082192 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=24 February 2016 |website=Dallas Observer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dineen |first1=Caitlin |date=7 April 2015 |title=Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa |work=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-orlando-megacon-sold-to-informa-20150407-post.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408234852/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-orlando-megacon-sold-to-informa-20150407-post.html |archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>
+In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of [[Fan Expo Canada]]—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informa Acquires Fan Expo Canada |url=http://www.informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Informa-Acquires-Fan-Expo-Canada/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807050213/http://informa.com/Media-centre/Press-releases--news/Latest-News/Informa-Acquires-Fan-Expo-Canada/ |archive-date=2014-08-07 |access-date=2014-07-28}}</ref> In 2014, Informa acquired the [[Fan Expo Dallas|Dallas Comic Con]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Wilonsky |date=February 13, 2014 |title=British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |url-status=dead |access-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110337/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/british-swiss-company-buys-dallas-comic-con-on-eve-of-move-to-dallas-convention-center.html/ |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, Informa acquired [[MegaCon]] in Orlando.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 February 2014 |title=Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-comic-con-gets-a-new-owner-and-home-7082192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154338/http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/dallas-comic-con-gets-a-new-owner-and-home-7082192 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=24 February 2016 |website=Dallas Observer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dineen |first1=Caitlin |date=7 April 2015 |title=Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa |work=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-orlando-megacon-sold-to-informa-20150407-post.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408234852/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/tourism-central-florida-blog/os-orlando-megacon-sold-to-informa-20150407-post.html |archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>
-In August 2016, Informa acquired [[Boston Comic Con]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/08/14/boston-comic-con-officially-sold-to-informa-as-part-of-fanexpo/ |access-date=2017-03-22 |website=Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News}}</ref> which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON?  {{!}} |url=http://www.starwarsautographcollection.com/content/boston-comic-con-now-fan-expo-boston |access-date=2017-08-15 |website=www.starwarsautographcollection.com |language=en}}</ref> In October 2017, Informa acquired the [[Calgary Expo|Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo]] and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big News Super-Fans! |url=https://calgaryexpo.com/important-info/big-news-super-fans/ |access-date=16 October 2017 |website=Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo |publisher=Informa Canada, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns |language=en-US |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-expo-accessibility-1.4635825 |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref> In March 2021, Informa acquired [[Fan Expo Denver|Denver Pop Culture Con]], which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver.<ref name="303magazine.com">{{cite web |date=18 March 2021 |title=Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver |url=https://303magazine.com/2021/03/denver-pop-culture-con-fan-expo-denver/ |access-date=18 March 2021 |website=303 Magazine}}</ref>
+In August 2016, Informa acquired [[Boston Comic Con]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/08/14/boston-comic-con-officially-sold-to-informa-as-part-of-fanexpo/ |access-date=2017-03-22 |website=Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News}}</ref> which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON? {{!}} |url=http://www.starwarsautographcollection.com/content/boston-comic-con-now-fan-expo-boston |access-date=2017-08-15 |website=www.starwarsautographcollection.com |language=en |archive-date=2017-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816004251/http://www.starwarsautographcollection.com/content/boston-comic-con-now-fan-expo-boston |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2017, Informa acquired the [[Calgary Expo|Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo]] and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big News Super-Fans! |url=https://calgaryexpo.com/important-info/big-news-super-fans/ |access-date=16 October 2017 |website=Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo |publisher=Informa Canada, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns |language=en-US |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-expo-accessibility-1.4635825 |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref> In March 2021, Informa acquired [[Fan Expo Denver|Denver Pop Culture Con]], which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver.<ref name="303magazine.com">{{cite web |date=18 March 2021 |title=Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver |url=https://303magazine.com/2021/03/denver-pop-culture-con-fan-expo-denver/ |access-date=18 March 2021 |website=303 Magazine}}</ref>
-In August 2021, Informa acquired [[Wizard World|Wizard Entertainment's conventions]]; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring [[Wizard World Chicago]] (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3362 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Chris Arrant |date=2021-08-10 |title=Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/wizard-world-closes-its-convention-business-selling-all-cons-off-to-fan-expo/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=2021-08-10 |title=Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wizard-world-no-more-fan-expo-takes-over-wizard-worlds-conventions/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref>
+In August 2021, Informa acquired [[Wizard World|Wizard Entertainment's conventions]]; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring [[Wizard World Chicago]] (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3362 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Chris Arrant |date=2021-08-10 |title=Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/wizard-world-closes-its-convention-business-selling-all-cons-off-to-fan-expo/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=2021-08-10 |title=Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wizard-world-no-more-fan-expo-takes-over-wizard-worlds-conventions/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en}}</ref>
 == Events ==
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 *Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo
 *[[Fan Expo Boston]]
-*[[Fan Expo Canada]] (Toronto)
+*[[Fan Expo Canada]] (Toronto, flagship convention)
 **[[Toronto Comicon]]
 *[[Fan Expo Chicago]]
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 *Fan Expo New Orleans
 *Fan Expo San Francisco
-*Fan Expo St. Louis
 *Fan Expo Philadelphia
 *Fan Expo Portland
 *Fan Expo Vancouver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you need to check out at FAN EXPO Vancouver 2022 {{!}} Listed |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/what-to-check-out-fan-expo-vancouver-2022 |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}}</ref>
-*[[MegaCon]]
+*[[MegaCon|MegaCon Orlando]]
+*[[Vidcon]]
 === Former events ===
+* Fan Expo [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Melnychuk |first=Mark |date=2019-05-02 |title=How two men saved Saskatchewan's geek conventions |url=https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/how-two-men-saved-saskatchewans-geek-culture-conventions |access-date=2019-05-02 |work=Regina Leader-Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns |language=en-US |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-expo-accessibility-1.4635825 |access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>
-* Fan Expo [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]
+* MegaCon Tampa Bay
+*Fan Expo St. Louis <ref>{{cite news |last1=Arrant |first1=Chris |title=Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/fan-expo-st-louis-canceled-ending-wizard-world |access-date=19 April 2023 |agency=Popverse |date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
 == See also ==
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 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Informa}}
 [[Category:Comics conventions in the United States]]
 [[Category:Comics conventions in Canada]]
+[[Category:Informa brands]]