Best Cosplay Conventions Around the World 2020

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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.