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Brand of fan conventions operated by Informa
Fan Expo is a group of
fan conventions operated by Fan Expo HQ , a unit of the Informa Connect division of
Informa plc . Most of its events are run under the Fan Expo brand, which stems from its namesake, the
Toronto -based
Fan Expo Canada .
History
In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of
Fan Expo Canada —a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre .
[1] In 2014, Informa acquired the
Dallas Comic Con .
[2] In 2015, Informa acquired
MegaCon in Orlando.
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In August 2016, Informa acquired
Boston Comic Con ,
[5] which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018.
[6] In October 2017, Informa acquired the
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.
[7]
[8] In March 2021, Informa acquired
Denver Pop Culture Con , which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver.
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In August 2021, Informa acquired
Wizard Entertainment's conventions ; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring
Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022.
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Events
Events held as part of the Fan Expo family include:
Former events
See also
References
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"Informa Acquires Fan Expo Canada" . Archived from
the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-07-28 .
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Wilonsky, Robert (February 13, 2014).
"British-Swiss company buys Dallas Comic Con on eve of move to Dallas Convention Center" .
The Dallas Morning News . Archived from
the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014 .
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"Dallas Comic Con Gets a New Owner and Home" . Dallas Observer . 18 February 2014.
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016 .
^ Dineen, Caitlin (7 April 2015).
"Orlando's MegaCon sold to Informa" . Orlando Sentinel .
Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015 .
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"Boston Comic Con, Officially Sold To Informa As Part Of FanExpo" . Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News . 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22 .
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"BOSTON COMIC CON NOW FAN EXPO BOSTON? |" . www.starwarsautographcollection.com . Archived from
the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-15 .
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"Big News Super-Fans!" . Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo . Informa Canada, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2017 .
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"Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns" . CBC News . Retrieved 3 May 2018 .
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"Denver Pop Culture Con Changes its Name to FAN EXPO Denver" . 303 Magazine . 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021 .
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"Fan Expo Takes Over Six Wizard World Conventions" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2022-04-23 .
^ Chris Arrant (2021-08-10).
"Wizard World closes its convention business, selling all cons off to Fan Expo" . gamesradar . Retrieved 2022-04-23 .
^ Terror, Jude (2021-08-10).
"Wizard World No More? Fan Expo Takes Over Wizard World's Conventions" . Bleeding Cool News And Rumors . Retrieved 2022-04-23 .
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"Everything you need to check out at FAN EXPO Vancouver 2022 | Listed" . dailyhive.com . Retrieved 2022-04-23 .
^ Melnychuk, Mark (2019-05-02).
"How two men saved Saskatchewan's geek conventions" . Regina Leader-Post . Retrieved 2019-05-02 .
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"Calgary, Edmonton Expos less accessible after policy change, say fans with mobility concerns" . CBC News . Retrieved 2018-05-03 .
^ Arrant, Chris (19 April 2023).
"Fan Expo St. Louis quietly canceled after nine-year run" . Popverse. Retrieved 19 April 2023 .