Upcoming Events

Event: Arisia
Location: Westin Boston Seaport, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date and Time: January 12th to 15th
Attendance Status: Confirmed! We will be vending at Arisia. We hope to see you there.

About: Arisia is a convention for fans of science fiction and fantasy, in all forms of media, held annually in January on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend at the Boston Westin Seaport District hotel in the booming Seaport District. We strive to uphold our commitment to creating a space for science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages, ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations to explore, learn, and just plain have fun. [Text Source]

Event: Boskone 61
Location: Westin Boston Seaport, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date and Time: February 9th to 11th
Attendance Status: We’ve submitted our application to the juried Dealer’s room.

About: Brought to you by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA), Boskone is an annual science fiction convention, the oldest in New England. NESFA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and both NESFA and Boskone are run and put on entirely by fan volunteers. [Text Source]

Event: Running Gagg XXIII
Location: SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, New York, USA
Date and Time: February 9th to 11th
Attendance Status: If we are not able to get into Boskone, we will seek to vend at Running Gagg.

About: The Running GAGG gaming convention has been around for more than 25 years and draws 300+ people from all over New York State for a weekend of games of every description. Game lovers of all ages are welcome! [Text Source]

Event: A Big Gay Market
Location: To Be Determined
Date and Time: April, date unknown
Attendance Status: Application submitted.

About: A Big Gay Market is a designated safe and affirmative space for LGBTQI+ individuals, especially for those in our community that have intersecting marginalized identities, to join together in queer and trans joy for a cause.

Event: Readercon
Location: Boston Quincy Marriott, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Date and Time: July 11th to 14th
Attendance Status: We will apply closer to the application deadline of May 1st.

About: Although Readercon is modeled on general “science fiction conventions,” we feature a near-total focus on the written word.

In many years the list of Readercon guests rivals or surpasses that of the Worldcon in quality. Readercon is the only small convention regularly attended by such giants of imaginative literature as Samuel R. Delany, Ellen Datlow, Amal El-Mohtar, John Crowley, Greer Gilman, and Catherynne M. Valente. [Text Source]

Event: The 16th North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFIC)
Location: Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Date and Time: July 18th to 21st
Attendance Status: We’ve completed interest forms and are awaiting further communication.

About: NASFiC is the North American Science Fiction Convention, a gathering of fans, writers, artists, costumers, filkers, gamers, and other participants and creators from across the United States and Canada (mainly; all are welcome to attend). It is organized under the rules of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) which is best known for organizing the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) which hosts the Hugo Awards. NASFiCs are organized in years when the Worldcon happens outside North America, which has happened seven times in the past twenty years and is scheduled for 2023 and probably 2024. It performs a function similar to Eurocon, an annual gathering of European fans, although Eurocon is operated outside of the WSFS umbrella. With more than a third of Worldcons being held outside North America, NASFiC is intended to be an easy way to bring the fan community together without missing a year without having to pay the higher cost or travel overseas. A NASFiC is smaller than a Worldcon, though we expect over a thousand people to attend the NASFiC in Buffalo in 2024. [Text Source]

Event: A Big Gay Market
Location: To Be Determined
Date and Time: July, date unknown
Attendance Status: Pending more information, such as the date.

About: A Big Gay Market is a designated safe and affirmative space for LGBTQI+ individuals, especially for those in our community that have intersecting marginalized identities, to join together in queer and trans joy for a cause.

Event: Flamecon
Location: Sheraton Times Square, New York City, New York, USA
Date and Time: August 17th to 18th
Attendance Status: Vending applications open during the winter.

About: Flame Con is the world’s largest queer comic con. Featuring a two-day comics, arts and entertainment expo, showcasing creators and special guests from all corners of the LGBTQ fandom. It features thoughtful discussions, exclusive performances, screenings, cosplay and more!

Geeks of all types are invited to attend and celebrate the diversity and creativity of queer geekdom and LGBTQ contributions to pop culture.

Each year Flame con strives to improve on the years before, always striving to be as welcoming and accessible to as many people as possible, and offer more guests, more art, and more celebration of queer geeks everywhere! [Text Source]

Event: Fandom Fest
Location: Proctor’s Theater, Schenectady, New York, USA
Date and Time: August 24th to 25th
Attendance Status: We are awaiting the release of information about vending.

About: Fandom Fest is upstate New York’s largest gathering for fantasy enthusiasts! Transforming four floors of Proctors into all of your favorite fandoms. Fandom Fest – featuring the Geek Garage, the Dragon Dungeon and the Arcade Arcade – is returning in 2024. 

Celebrating all things pop culture, Fandom Fest has something for everyone! With panels, cosplay contests, a vendor hall and more, you’ll be sure to find something that captives your inner fan. [Text Source]

Event: Albacon
Location: Marriott Courtyard, Clifton Park, New York, USA
Date and Time: September 13th to 15th
Attendance Status: No information about the 2024 has been released yet, but we anticipate attending again.

About: Albacon is back and we’re going hybrid. Guests will be appearing — some in-person, some online — and you can choose how you want to attend.

Panels will have both types of guests and can be seen whether you’re at the hotel or attending from home.