Covid-19

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The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic forced conventions to cancel across the globe from Mid-March 2020 onwards. Mike Lowrey cancelled his TAFF trip.

CoNZealand, the 2020 Worldcon decided, with less than 4 months notice, to hold a virtual Worldcon, the first of its kind.

Conventions Cancelled or Affected by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic:[edit]

Convention Scheduled Dates Status
Costume-Con 38 March 13-16, 2020 Cancelled
ICFA 41 March 18-21, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
OutlantaCon 2020 March 19-22, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Fantastika 2020 (Swecon) March 20-22, 2020 Postponed to October 23-25, 2020
MidSouthCon 38 March 20-22, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Genericon XXXIII March 21-22, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
HELIOsphere 2020 April 3-5, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Norwescon 43 April 9-12, 2020 Cancelled
Conglomeration 2020 April 10-12, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Leprecon 46 April 10-12, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Minicon 55 April 10-12, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Concentric (Eastercon 71) April 10-13 2020 Cancelled
JordanCon XII April 17-19, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Swancon 2020 (Australian Natcon) April 25-27, 2020 Cancelled
Marcon 55 May 8-10, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
KeyCon 2020 May 15-19 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Åcon 11 May 21-24, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
Balticon 54 May 22-24, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
BayCon 2020 May 22-25, 2020 Postponed to November 6-8, 2020
Wiscon 44 May 22-25 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
2020 SFWA Nebula Conference May 29-31, 2020 held as a Virtual (online) Con
LibertyCon 33 June 12–14, 2020 Cancelled/Postponed to 2021
CoNZealand (Worldcon 78) July 29 - August 2 2020 held as a Virtual (online) Con



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