Toronto, ON

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada was one of the earlier hotbeds of fannish activity in Canada.

A Toronto Chronology

Date Event
late 40s Toronto Science Fiction Society flourishes
July 3-5, 1948 Torcon I, the 1948 Worldcon held
1953 Toronto Science Fiction Society revitalized by The Derelict Insurgents
1967 OSFiC founded
~ 1970 Toronto in '73 Worldcon bid
August 31 - September 3, 1973 Torcon II, the 1973 Worldcon held
October 29-31, 1976 Alpha Draconis held
July 29-31, 1977 Summercon held
June 9-11, 1978 Prunecon not held
October 27-29, 1978 UnreelCon held
June 13-15, 1980 First Ad Astra held
June 11-13, 1982 Ad Astra II held
Sept. 23-25, 1983 Ad Astra III held
June 8-10, 1984 Ad Astra IV held
June 7-9, 1985 Ad Astra V held
June 13-15, 1986 Ad Astra VI held
June 12-14, 1987 Ad Astra 7 held
June 10-12, 1988 Ad Astra 8 held
June 9-11, 1989 Ad Astra 9 held
December 8-10, 1989 Smofcon 6 held. Smoffish Deathmarch
June 8-10, 1990 Ad Astra 10 held
April 1991 First FilKONtario held
June 7-9, 1991 Ad Astra 11 held
Early 1990s Rhinocon
June 5-7, 1992 Ad Astra 12 held
June 4-6, 1993 Ad Astra 13 held
June 17-19, 1994 Ad Astra 14 held
June 16-18, 1995 Ad Astra 15 held
June 7-9, 1996 Ad Astra 16 held
June 13-15, 1997 Ad Astra XVII held
June 5-7, 1998 Ad Astra 18 held
late 1990s Toronto in '03 Worldcon bid
August 27-29, 1999 Canadian National Science Fiction Expo held
Feb. 18-20, 2000 Ad Astra 2000 held
Feb. 23-25, 2001 Ad Astra 2001 held
Feb. 8-10, 2002 Ad Astra 2002 held
October 18-20, 2002 Ditto Fifteen held
March 21-23, 2003 Ad Astra XXII held
August 28 - September 1, 2003 Torcon 3 the 2003 Worldcon held
April 2-4, 2004 Ad Astra 2004 held
April 8-10, 2005 Ad Astra XXIV held
March 31-April 2, 2006 Ad Astra 25 held
May 5-7, 2006 Corflu 23 held
March 2-4, 2007 Ad Astra 26 held
March 28-30, 2008 Ad Astra 27 held
March 27-29, 2009 Ad Astra 28 held
April 9-11, 2010 Ad Astra 29 held
November 19-21, 2010 First SFContario held
March 18, 2011 Mike Glicksohn dies
April 8-10, 2011 Ad Astra 30 held
April 13-15, 2012 Ad Astra 31 held
November 1-4, 2012 World Fantasy Convention 2012 held
April 5-7, 2013 Ad Astra 32 held
December 6-8, 2013 Smofcon 31 held
April 4-6, 2014 Ad Astra 33 held
April 25-28 2014 Costume-Con 32 held
April 10-12, 2015 Ad Astra 2015 held
April 29-May 1, 2016 Ad Astra 2016 held
May 5-7, 2017 Ad Astra 2017 held
July 13-15, 2018 Ad Astra 2018 held
July 12-14, 2019 Ad Astra 2019 held


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