Not being in-person most of last year has been difficult from several perspectives, especially for cosplayer who interact with the community through large in-person gatherings.
As more places open up post pandemic, comic conventions are beginning to come back as well. Here is a list of in-person conventions in the US for the rest of 2021!
East Coast Events
July 2021
- July 29 - August 1: GalaxyCon Raleigh (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- July 30 - August 1: TerrifiCon (Uncasville, Connecticut)
August 2021
- August 6 - 8: Otakon (Washington, D.C.)
- August 7 - 8: Big Lick Comic Con (Roanoke, Virginia)
- August 12 - 15: MegaCon Orlando (Orlando, Florida)
- August 20 - 22: Awesome Con (Washington, D.C.)
September 2021
- September 2 - 6: Dragon Con (Atlanta, Georgia)
- September 3 - 5: Fan Expo Boston (Boston, Massachusetts)
- September 10 - 12: Florida Supercon (Miami Beach, Florida)
- September 25 & 26: Big Apple Comic Con (New York City, New York)
October 2021
- October 7 - 10: New York Comic Con (New York City, New York)
- October 16 & 17: Wasabi Con (Jacksonville, Florida)
- October 22 - 24: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, Maryland)
November 2021
- November 5 - 7: Rhode Island Comic Con (Providence, Rhode Island)
West Coast Events
July 2021
- July 23 - 25: Torpedo Collectors Con (Los Angeles, California)
September 2021
- September 10 - 12: Rose City Comic Con (Portland, Oregon)
November 2021
- November 20 & 21: Holy Grail Multiverse (Palm Springs, California)
- November 26 - 28: Comic-Con Special Edition (San Diego, California)
December 2021
- December 2 - 5: Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle, Washington)
- December 3 - 5: L.A. Comic Con (Los Angeles, California)
- December 18 & 19: Comic Con Revolution: Ontario (Ontario, California)
Middle America Events
July 2021
- July 9 - 11: PopCon (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- July 17 - 18: Comicpalooza (Houston, Texas)
August 2021
- August 13 - 15: New Mexico Comic Expo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- August 13 - 15: Grand Rapids Comic Con (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
September 2021
- September 16 - 18: FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- September 17 - 19: FanExpo Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
October 2021
- October 15 - 17: Dallas Fan Festival (Dallas, Texas)
- October 15 - 17: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois)
- October 15 - 17: Motor City Comic Con (Novi, Michigan)
- October 29 - 31: Fan Expo Denver: Special Edition (Denver, Colorado)
December 2021
- December 10 - 12: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) Chicago, Illinois)
The most recent 2022 in-person Convention list!
Mengshu is a co-founder of Coscove. Growing up in Canada, Mengshu loved theatre, dance, and all things photography. She did photoshoots in costume before even learning what cosplay was! Find her on Coscove: coscove.com/mengshus
