This weekend SoonerCon, the aptly named fan run multi-genre convention in Oklahoma City, plans to delight Firefly fans at their 2011 event with two screenings of the Joss-approved fan made sequel to Serenity.

Trek Expo has announced their Guest lineup for the 2011 event in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The list is headed by George Takei and includes a range of actors from various iconic science fiction TV shows and movies.

This hybrid multi-genre convention mixes steampunk, horror, pirates, sci-fi, and fantasy all with the unifying element of the Western Martial Arts. We’re pretty big on steampunk here at Convention Fans Blog so let me tell you that the steamy events scheduled so far for CombatCon 2011 are looking pretty sweet.

This Memorial Day Weekend is TimeGate 2011, featuring Doctor Who legend Sophie Aldred at the head of the Guest list.

Last year, one of my favorite conventions ended up being The Steampunk World’s Fair (SWF). It was brand new, and the first steampunk convention in my area of the northeast, so I knew I just had to attend. I ended up going with fellow Convention Fans Blog contributor Dan Fowler, and we had an absolute blast. We started looking forward to SWF 2011 almost as soon as 2010′s had ended.