Even though the summer con season has passed, there are still plenty of fall anime cons happening around the world! Both October and November provide a variety of opportunities for anime fans.
From Anime USA in Arlington, Virginia to the Anime Festival BH in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, there’s probably an anime convention within driving distance from your home!
October 3 – 5, 2008
Archon 32 2008
Collinsville, Illinois (USA) – (This is a Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention)
Providence Anime Conference
Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
Shimakon
South Padre Island, Texas (USA) – NOTE: The Con has been postponed.
October 4, 2008
Tekko 1/2
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA)
October 4 – 5, 2008
Expo Comics Cancun
Cancun, Mexico (Site language is Spanish)
Mid-Ohio-Con
Columbus, Ohio (USA) – (Primarily a Comics Convention)
October 10 – 11, 2008
BlizzCon
Anaheim, California (USA) (Site languages are English, French, German, Korean, and Spanish) – (This is a Gaming Convention)
October 10 – 12, 2008
Anime USA
Arlington, Virginia (USA)
Necronomicon 2008
St. Peteresburg, Florida (USA) – (This is a Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention)
SITACon
Utica, New York (USA)
October 11 – 12, 2008
Anime Festival BH
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Site language is Portuguese)
F.A.C.T.S.
Ghent, Belgium (Site languages are Dutch, English, and French) – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
Niucon
Wroclaw, Poland (Site language is Polish)
October 17 – 18, 2008
Zenkaikon
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (USA)
October 17 – 19, 2008
Anime X Gamer Experience
St. Augustine, Florida (USA)
Another Anime Convention
Nashua, New Hampshire (USA)
October 18 – 19, 2008
Autumn Dream
Lancaster, California (USA)
October 23 – 26, 2008
Comic Action
Messe Essen, Germany (Site languages are German and English) – (Primarily a Comics Convention)
October 24, 2008
Video Games Live 2008
London, England (UK) – (Primarily a Gaming Convention)
October 24 – 25, 2008
Anime Banzai
Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
October 24 – 26, 2008
Bakuretsu Con
Colchester, Vermont (USA)
MileHiCon 2008
Denver, Colorado (USA) – (This is a Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention)
October 25 – 26, 2008
London Movie Comic & Media Expo
London, England (UK) – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) – (Karoke, Gaming, and more)
October 25 – 27, 2008
Armageddon Pulp Expo
Auckland, New Zealand – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
October 30 – November 2, 2008
Lucca Comics And Games
Lucca, Italy (Site languages are Italian and English) – (Comic and Game Convention)
World Fantasy Convention
Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Youmacon
Dearborn, Michigan (USA)
October 31 – November 2, 2008
AniMaCo
Berlin, Germany (Site language is German)
Anime Supercon
Miami, Florida (USA)
CrisisCon
Huntsville, Alabama (USA) – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
MangaNEXT
Somerset, New Jersey (USA) – (Primarily a Manga Convention)
SugoiCon
Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky (USA)
November 1, 2008
Tigercon
Towson, Maryland (USA)
November 1 – 2, 2008
Animatsuri
St. Petersburg, Russia (Site languages are Russian and English)
Armageddon Expo Australia
Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) – (Primarily a Science Fiction Convention)
November 7 – 9, 2008
Aki Con
Everett, Washington (USA)
Nekocon
Hampton, Virginia (USA)
Pacific Media Expo
Los Angeles, California (USA) – (This is a trade show dedicated to Asian-Pacific popular culture and entertainment media)
Wizard World Texas
Dallas, Texas (USA) – (Primarily a Comics Convention)
November 8 – 9, 2008
Arkansas Anime Festival
Springdale, Arkansas (USA)
November 14 – 16, 2008
Anime NebrasKon
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Auchinawa
Glasgow, Scotland (UK)
Convención de Juegos de Mesa y Comics
Monterrey, NL (Mexico) (Site language is Spanish) – (Primarily a Comics Convention)
Eirtakon
Dublin, Ireland
Japan Festival
Berlin, Germany (Site languages are German, English, and Japanese) – (This is a Japanese Cultural event)
November 15 – 16, 2008
DotCon
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Naru 2 U
Ottawa, Ontari (Canada)
November 21 – 23, 2008
Atlanta Supercon
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) – (Primarily a Comics Convention)
Daisho Con
Stevens Point, Wisconsin (USA)
New England Fan Experience
Cambridge, Massacheusetts (USA) – (A fan event for Anime, Science Fiction, Pop Culture, Science & Technology, and Gaming)
Oni-Con 2008
Houston, Texas (USA) – Note: This Con has been postoned to December 19 – 21, 2008.
VGXpo 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) – (This is a Gaming Expo)
November 22 – 23, 2008
Anime Festival Asia
Singapore
November 28 – 30, 2008
Tomodachi Fest
Boise, Idaho (USA)
November 30, 2008
Grand International Cosplay Ball
London, England (UK)












will there be any more convention in ohio in 2008 wether it be cosplay anime whatever
lorie keppler – I’m not aware of any Ohio anime cons in November or December, but we’ll let you know if we hear of any!
The past three years I missed summer due to 6 month deployments, I was wondering what cons were in Cali around January or February?