List of Chicago Conventions

Conventions in Chicago.

Annual conventions

• Anime Central (1998-present)
• Capricon (1981-present)
• Chicago TARDIS (2000-present)
• Fan Expo Chicago
• Midwest Furfest (2000-present)
• OPCon (1989-present)
• Picnicon (1986-present)
• Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention (2001-present)
• Windycon (1974-present)

One-off conventions

• Browncoat Ball (2004)
• Centracon (1946)
• FilkCon I (1979)
• First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con (1946)
• Illwiscon (1958)
• Hippotocon (1977)
• Little Chicon (1944)
• Midgicon (1943)

Traveling conventions

• Chicago Worldcons (1940, 1952, 1962, 1982, 1991, 2000, 2012, 2022)
• Corflu 33 (2016)
• Ditto 3 (1990)
• Dorsai Thing (1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 2003)
• Midwest Construction 1 (2002)
• Nebula Award Weekend (2005, 2015, 2016)
• Science Fiction Research Association Convention (1994, 2004)
• Smofcon 21 (2003)
• Smofcon 34 (2016)
• Traincon 1–5 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
• World Fantasy Convention 1983
• 16th World Fantasy Convention (1990)
• World Horror Con 2002

Defunct conventions

• 2BeContinued (1998–2006)
• Chicago Conference (1939–40)
• Chi-Fi (2014–15)
• DucKon (1992–2014)
• Musecon (2010–17)
• Think Galacticon (2007–11)
• Unnamed relaxacon (unofficially called Old Phart Con, 1989–90)
• Visions (1990–98)
• Whatcon III (planned for 1985, but cancelled)
• Wilcon (1960s–2000s)

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