The Convention Fans Blog

The 2012 World Steam Expo is scheduled for May 25-28 and pre-registration is now open with a limited time discounted price for 4-day passes.

CombatCon was new for 2011, mixing steampunk programming with horror, fantasy, and science fiction events and connecting them all with the western martial arts. They’re using a new online fundraising tool to call on convention fans to help them meet the basic costs so they can hold a second event in 2012.

Fill yourself with turkey and mashed potatoes Thursday, then geek out at a fan convention all weekend.

Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! Peter Davisson, Sarah Sutton, and Janet Fielding are Special Guests at the 2011 Chicago TARDIS convention this Thanksgiving Weekend.

The Quidditch World Cup was held last weekend. Yes, I did say “quidditch” and, yes, I am talking about real people playing an actual real-world version of the famous wizarding sport from the world of Harry Potter.