VidCon
| VidCon LLC | |
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"For People who Love Online Video"
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Online Video |
| Venue |
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza (2010–11) Anaheim Convention Center (2012–present) |
| Location(s) | Southern California |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | July 10, 2010 |
| Most recent | June 23–25, 2016 |
| Attendance | 25,500 (2016) |
| Website | |
| vidcon.com | |
VidCon is a multi-genre online video conference, held annually in Southern California since 2010. Originally conceived by Hank and John Green of the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel, the convention is the largest of its kind in the world, gathering thousands of online video viewers, creators, and industry representatives worldwide.
The first VidCon was held in July 10–11, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles and sold out in advance with over 1,400 people attending. Thursday featured an industry day with panels and presentations by industry leaders and video creators. Friday and Saturday featured main stage presentations by YouTube's content creators, breakout sessions and nightly concerts featuring musicians who achieved success primarily by presenting their music via online video.
VidCon 2011 was held in July 29–30, 2011, with an industry conference day on July 28, again at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles. The event sold out sixty days prior to its opening, with 2,500 people in attendance.
VidCon 2012, the third annual conference, was held in June 28–30, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The new venue offered a much larger capacity with room for future expansion, with 7,000 people in attendance.
VidCon 2013 was held in August 1–3, 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The conference sold out a month in advance with attendance reaching 12,000 people. Among the hundreds of online video creators on hand for panel sessions, concerts and personal meet-ups were: Christina Grimmie, Tyler Oakley, Sam Tsui, Jenna Marbles, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Charlie McDonnell, Dave Days, Grace Helbig, Hank and John Green, iJustine, Phillip DeFranco, Rhett and Link, Shane Dawson, Miranda Sings, Felix Kjellberg, Internet Killed Television, Kina Grannis, PrankvsPrank, Shay Carl, Dane Boedigheimer, VitalyzdTv, Dan Howell, Phil Lester, Toby Turner, Sam Pepper, The Fine Brothers, Smosh, Troye Sivan, Greg Benson, Corey Vidal, Catherine Wayne, Glozell, Laura Vitale, Shanna Malcolm, Olga Kay, Nikki Limo, Joey Graceffa, Zoe Sugg, Louise Pentland, Alfie Deyes, Marcus Butler, Joe Sugg, Tanya Burr, Jim Chapman, Connor Franta, Caspar Lee, and many others. YouTube signed a deal in 2013 to become the principal sponsor of VidCon for two years.
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