Marcon (convention)

Marcon
Status	Active
Genre	Fantasy, Science fiction
Location(s)	Columbus, Ohio
Country	United States
Inaugurated	1966
Website
http://www.marcon.org/

Marcon is a full-spectrum fantasy and science fiction convention based in Columbus, Ohio, and was on Easter weekend in 2013 but moved to Mother's Day weekend starting in 2014. It is now operated by the Columbus-based Science Oriented Literature, Art, and Education Foundation, a non-profit educational corporation. The name is derived from "Multiple Alternative Realities Convention".

Marcon offers a dozen tracks of programming in art, costuming, fan, filk, literary, media, and science, as well as events and displays including a masquerade, art show, dealers room, multiple 24-hour video tracks, 7,000 square feet (650 m²) of gaming space, and at least one dance. Marcon runs a children's track of programming that has included independent filmmakers helping the kids create their own movies (The Curse of Monster X, Return of the Red Shirts) and many hands-on art, costuming, and science programs. It is the oldest and largest sci-fi convention in the state of Ohio.

"Marcon Ballroom", a filk song by Anne Passovoy about an incident with hotel management failing to adjust to the needs of fandom, was awarded a Pegasus Award as "Best Classic Filk Song" in 2005.

May 6–8, 2016

March 29–31, 2013 .

April 6–8, 2012

May 27–29, 2011

May 28–30, 2010

May 22–24, 2009

May 23–25, 2008

May 25–27, 2007

May 26–28, 2006 – approximately 2100 attendees

Guests:

May 27–29, 2005 approximately 2100 attendees

May 28–30, 2004 – approximately 2000 attendees

May 23–25, 2003 – approximately 1800 attendees

May 24–26, 2002 – approximately 2000 attendees

May 25–27, 2001 – approximately 3600 attendees

2000 – Approximately 2400 attendees

1999 – Approximately 2800 attendees

1998 – Approximately 2200 attendees

May 9–11, 1997 – approximately 2800 attendees

1996

1995

1994

1993

May 22–25, 1992

1991

1990

1989 – 1244 attendees

1988 – 1050 attendees

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