This weekend is Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5. Three-day weekends are always good for a nice crop of fan conventions.

If there’s nothing here to your taste, take a look-see for yourself using the resources in my Convention Lists & Calendar Sites article. And always remember, the internet is your convention research buddy.

Fan Events for Labor Day Weekend, 2011

AnimeFest

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Dallas, Texas

• What:

  Anime and Japanese pop culture convention.

Animeland Makiba

• When:

  September 2, 2011

• Where:

  Las Vegas, Nevada

• What:

  Anime convention.

Call of Duty XP

• When:

  September 2-3, 2011

• Where:

  Los Angeles, California

• What:

  Call of Duty video game convention. Be the first to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

CelestiCon

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Redwood City, California

• What:

  Game Convention

CopperCon

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Avondale, Arizona

• What:

  Science fiction/fantasy convention organized by The Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society.

Dragon*Con

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Atlanta, Georgia

• What:

  Multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics, etc.

Horrorfind Weekend

• When:

  September 2-4, 2011

• Where:

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• What:

  Horror, Halloween and supernatural event; film festival, celebrities, events, etc.

Kumoricon

• When:

  September 3-5, 2011

• Where:

  Vancouver, Washington

• What:

  Anime convention spanning two prominent hotels in the area.

Librari-Con

• When:

  September 3, 2011

• Where:

  Fayetteville, North Carolina

• What:

  Annual anime mini convention held at the Headquarters Library.

Myth-A-Con

• When:

  September 2-4, 2011

• Where:

  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• What:

  Gaming convention.

Ohio Kitsunecon

• When:

  September 3-4, 2011

• Where:

  Medina, Ohio

• What:

  Anime convention.

SacAnime

• When:

  September 2-4, 2011

• Where:

  Sacramento, California

• What:

  Anime convention.

San Francisco Zine Fest

• When:

  September 3-4, 2011

• Where:

  San Francisco, California

• What:

  Free, annual convention celebrating small-press publishing; from zines and comics to art books and beyond.

Strategicon: Gateway

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Los Angeles, California

• What:

  Game convention run by Startegicon.

TCEP

• When:

  September 2-5, 2011

• Where:

  Laurel, Maryland

• What:

  Game convention produced by Barking Mad.

VA Comicon

• When:

  September 3, 2011

• Where:

  Richmond, Virginia

• What:

  Comic convention. The one day event is held several times a year. This is the last one currently scheduled for 2011.