PopCon Indy
 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2023) |
| PopCon Indy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Indiana Convention Center (main) Downtown Indianapolis (various) |
| Location(s) | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | May 30th, 2014 |
| Organized by | Pop Con, LLC |
| Website | popcon |
PopCon Indy (formerly known as Indy PopCon) is a pop culture convention that has been held at the Indiana Convention Center since 2014.
PopCon Indy came to public recognition on November 18, 2013, when they launched a campaign on Kickstarter with an initial funding goal of $12,000. Funding was successful, with $16,584 being raised by 135 backers. The inaugural PopCon Indy was held on May 30 – June 1, 2014, and had an attendance of 9,000. Indy PopCon 2016 was held on June 17–19 and had an attendance record of 30,000.[1][2][3]
In 2020 PopCon Indy was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guest Lineups
2014: Raychul Moore, Nicholas Brendon, John DiMaggio, Joel Hodgson, Sylvester McCoy, Paul and Storm
2015: Sophie Aldred, Troy Baker, Anna Faith, John de Lancie, Lloyd Kaufman, Lauren Landa, Edward James Olmos, Peter Spellos, Sarah Anne Williams
2016:
, Rob Walker2017:
2018: Nick Bradshaw,
2019: Ani-Mia,
2021: Caleb Hyles (announced), Arlo (Announced), Jim O'Heir (announced), Jason Faunt (announced), Erin Cahill (announced), Michael Copon (announced), Arryn Zech (announced), Kara Eberle (announced), Jason Liebrecht (announced), Elizabeth Maxwell (announced)
See also
References
- ^ "5 things to do in Indianapolis this summer". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Gannett Company. May 24, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "PopCon kicks off in downtown Indianapolis". WISH-TV. Media General. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Exhibitor Information". Indy PopCon. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
External links
List of multigenre conventions in North and South America | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | |||||||||
| United States |
| ||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||
| Brazil | |||||||||
| Uruguay | |||||||||
 | This Indiana-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |