Best Cosplay Conventions Around the World 2020
What are the biggest Cosplay conventions out there? We provide you an overview of 7 biggest cosplay conventions around the world.
COMIC-CON
San Diego Comic-Con International is a non-profit multi-genre entertainment and comic book convention held annually in San Diego, California, United States. It is commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or "SDCC". The next event will be help on 22 Jul, 2021.
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Attendence
Around 167,000 in 2015
Anime Expo
Started in 1991 and first held in 1992, Anime Expo is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation.
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Attendence
Around 115,000 in 2019
MegaCon
Founded by James Breitbiel and first held in 1993, MegaCon is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida in the United States.
Location
Orlando, Florida, United States
Attendence
More than 100,000 in May 2016
Dragon Con
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Launched in 1987, Dragon Con is a North American multigenre convention. It takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Attendence
Around 80,000+ in 2017
Comiket
Comiket is a biannual fair in Tokyo, Japan. Started on 21 December 1975, with an attendees of only round 700, it has grown to become the largest fan convention in the world, with an estimated attendance of over half a million.
Location
Ariake, Tokyo, Japan
Attendence
500,000 for Fuyukomi, 2007
560,000 for NatsuComi, 2007
MCM London Comic Con
The MCM London Comic Con is a speculative fiction fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly. The convention mainly focuses on video games, sci-fi, cosplay and popular media from the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy and elsewhere.
Location
London, United Kingdom
Attendence
133,156 in 2016