Worldcons by Area

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A list of Worldcons and serious Worldcon bids, sorted regionally.

Bids are “failed” if they lost the vote, “abandoned” or “withdrawn” if they folded before site selection.


Asia[edit]

China[edit]

Japan[edit]

Australasia[edit]

Australia[edit]

New Zealand[edit]

Europe[edit]

Continent[edit]

Ireland[edit]

U.K.[edit]

England[edit]

Scotland[edit]

North America[edit]

Canada[edit]

United States[edit]

Atlanta[edit]

Baltiwash[edit]

Boston[edit]

California[edit]

Bay Area[edit]
Los Angeles[edit]

Chicago[edit]

Denver[edit]

Detroit[edit]

Florida[edit]

Missouri[edit]

Nevada[edit]

2011 -- Renovation (Reno in 2011)

New Orleans[edit]

New York[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Pacific Northwest[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Phoenix[edit]

Texas[edit]

Failed bids for Worldconless Places[edit]

These areas have mounted serious bids for Worldcons, making it to the voting stage, but never won.

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  1. Milwaukee had several other announced bids, but no others that made it to site selection.
  2. An Indianapolis in '91 bid was announced in 1985, but didn’t make it to filing.
  3. A Hawaii in 1981 bid was announced, but didn’t make it to filing.



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