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{{Short description|Brand of fan conventions operated by Informa}} |
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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|Informa plc]]. Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the [[Toronto]]-based [[Fan Expo Canada]]. |
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== History == |
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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> |
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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> |
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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> |
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== Events == |
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Events held as part of the Fan Expo family include: |
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*[[Calgary Expo|Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo]] |
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*Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo |
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*[[Fan Expo Boston]] |
*[[Fan Expo Boston]] |
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*[[Fan Expo Canada]] (Toronto, flagship convention) |
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**[[Toronto Comicon]] |
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*[[Fan Expo Chicago]] |
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*Fan Expo Cleveland |
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*[[Fan Expo Dallas]] |
*[[Fan Expo Dallas]] |
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**Dallas Fan Festival |
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*Fan Expo New Orleans |
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*Fan Expo San Francisco |
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*Fan Expo Philadelphia |
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*Fan Expo Portland |
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*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> |
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*[[MegaCon|MegaCon Orlando]] |
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*[[Vidcon]] |
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=== Former events === |
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* 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> |
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* MegaCon Tampa Bay |
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*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> |
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== See also == |
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* [[ReedPOP]] |
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== References == |
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{{Disambiguation}} |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Informa}} |
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[[Category:Comics conventions in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Comics conventions in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Informa brands]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 22 November 2024
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
[edit]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
[edit]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)
- 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.