| Event | Emerald City Comic Con |
| Type | Comic Book and Pop Culture |
| Dates | March 1-3, 2013 |
| Location | Washington State Convention Center 800 Convention Place Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 694-5030 |
| Website | Emeral City Comic Con |
| Remarks | The Premier Comic Book & Pop Culture Convention in the Pacific Northwest since 2003! |
| Event | Chibi-Chibi Con 2021 |
| Theme | none |
| Type | Anime |
| Date | March 3, 2012 |
| Location |
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Lecture Halls, Seminar II, and the Library Building 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia Phone: 360.867.6000 Evergreen State College |
| Website | Chibi-Chibi Con |
| Remarks | Chibi Chibi Con is a Japanese animation festival held annually by the Giant Robot Appreciation Society (G.R.A.S.) at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. It is free to attend and provides an opportunity for the Olympia community to become familiar with what Japanese animation has to offer, while also offering a meeting space for the local area high school, college, and community animation clubs to get together and find out what everyone has been up to. |
| Event | Rustycon 2013 |
| Abouy | Rustycon is the first Science Fiction and Fantasy convention of the New Year in the greater Seattle area. |
| Type | Science Fiction, Fantasy |
| Dates | January 18-20, 2013 |
| Location | Seattle Airport Marriot 3201 South 176th Street Seattle, Washington 98188 USA Phone: 1-206-241-2000 target=”_blank”>here. |
| Website | Rustycon.com |
| Remarks | Rustycon has a focus on literature, science, art, costumes, and gaming. After dark, many fen can be found enjoying the various parties and night time events. Join us as we explore the alternate worlds of the human imagination. |
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| Event | First Annual Science Fiction Film Festival |
| Theme | Science-Fiction |
| Type | Seattle Cinerama Presents the First Annual Science Fiction Film Festival |
| Dates | Apr. 19-May 2, 2012 |
| Location |
Seattle Cinerama Theatre 2100 4th Avenue Seattle, Washington USA 98121 Tel: 1(206)448-6680 |
| Website | Seattle Cinerama |
| Remarks | The Festival will have Featured Attractions, such as a showing of “Metropolis” with the Alloy Orchestra, a new 70mm print of “2001″, a new 35mm print of “War of the Worlds”, and new sci-fi displays from the Paul G. Allen collection. Other such titles that will be shown are: “Barbarella”, “Brazil”, “Clockwork Orange”, “Mad Max”, “Forbidden Planet”, “Silent Running”, “Star Trek II” (70mm) and “Tron” (70mm) |
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| Event | Bellingham ComicCon |
| Tagline | Washington’s Premier Comic Book Convention |
| Type | Comic Books |
| Date | October 20, 2012 |
| Location |
Ferndale Events Center 5715 Barrett Road Ferndale, Washington 98248 USA Phone: 1.360.734.7832 |
| Website | BellinghamComicon.com |
| Remarks | Northwest Washington’s Largest Selection of Comics from the Golden Age to Modern, Toys, Action Figures and More! |
| Event | MIFFF 2012 |
| Theme | International and Independent Genre Film Making |
| Type | Film Festival |
| Dates | October 5-7, 2012 |
| Location |
SIFF Cinema: Uptown 511 Queen Anne Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109 Tel: 1-206-324-9996 |
| Website | MIFFF 2012 |
| Remarks | “This is the premiere Pacific Northwest weekend long event devoted towards independent and international genre film making. The event was created to offer exposure to films that traditionally are overlooked by the festival circuit from genres including action, animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction. The festival will feature an amazing selection of fantastic cinema from around the globe – with the possibility of artists presenting the works themselves”. |
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| Event | Horror Rules Mini-Con and Gaming Extravaganza 2012 |
| Theme | A bite in the neck is worth two in the hand! |
| Type | Gaming |
| Date | October 27, 2012 |
| Location | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center 1507 North First Street Yakima, Washington 98901 USA Phone: 1-509-248-7850 |
| Website | Horror Rules Minicon |
| Remarks |
Gaming, Gaming, Gaming! Board games, card games, roleplaying games, LARP and more! Scheduled sessions inclue Horror Rules, Mansions of Madness, Munchkin, Zombie Dice, Last Night on Earth and more!
ZOMBIE SHOOTING GALLERY! What better way to kill time between events than to kill zombies?! Try your hand at zombie-blasting in this just-for-fun electronic shooting range where the rounds are live and the targets are dead. Featuring real lasers! Lottery of Death! All Mini-Con attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a convention-long event: the Lottery of Death! You will all become citizens of Las Calamas and run for your lives from a horrific creature and/or axe-weilding homicidal maniac. Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Okay, that was a lie. It’s awful. But hey… at least someone wins a prize!! And Much, Much More! |
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| Event | Crypticon Seattle 2012 |
| Tagline | The Largest Horror Convention in the Pacific Northwest |
| Type | Horror, Media |
| Dates | May 25-27, 2012 |
| Location |
Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center 17620 International Blvd. Seattle, Washington 98188 USA 1-206-244-4800 Use promo code CRYP to get your room for $104 per night! |
| Website | CrypticonSeattle.com |
| Remarks | Guests so far are: Sonny Landham, Ricou Browning, J. Larose, Tom Woodruff Jr and more TBA. Film Festival-now taking submissions for 2012! Make Up Contests, Writing Contests, LARP, costume ball, bio-hazard room parties. Sunday, Zombie Tag with Nerf guns. Vendor Room. The room is huge. Fans will want to visit and re-visit this sanctum of horror. This room will crush the mind of the horror enthusiast. |
“Save money by purchasing your passes ahead of time! Presale prices: Weekend Adult: $60, Weekend Kids: $40. Check out website for details.”
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| Event | Conflikt 5 |
| Description | A Pacific NorthWest Filk Convention |
| Type | Filk |
| Dates | January 27-29, 2012 |
| Location |
Holiday Inn Seattle – SeaTac International Airport 17338 International Boulevard Seattle, Washington 98188 USA Local: (206) 428-1000 (extension 2220) Toll Free: (877) 5-SEATAC Whether you book by phone or by email be sure to tell them that you are with the Conflikt convention group to get the convention rate. You can also make reservations via email to Amber Kelly in the reservations department at reservations@hi-seatac.com. DO NOT TRY TO BOOK ON THE WEBSITE! You won’t get the convention rate except by calling or emailing the hotel as above. |
| Website | Conflikt.org |
| Remarks | Guest of Honor: Bill and Brenda Sutton Interfilk Guest: Riverfolk Toastmonster: Brooke Lunderville Concert spots, one-shots, workshops and panels, Dealers Room with plenty of filkish things for you to buy, bardic and chaos circles/ovals/rectangles, Smoked Salmon Filk, Interfilk Auction, and more! Saturday morning brunch with the guests. Get to know our GoHs a little better! AND get a unique bonus CD. As has become our tradition, we will have a track on the CD of the con membership performing a song. |
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| Event | Sakura-Con 2011 |
| Description | Northwest Anime Convention |
| Type | Anime and Japanese Cultural Arts |
| Dates | April 22-24, 2011 |
| Location |
Washington State Convention & Trade Center 800 Convention Place Seattle, Washington 98101 USA Phone: 1-206-694-5000 |
| Website | Sakura-Con.org |
| Remarks | Cosplay Costume, Karaoke, and skit contests Sunday: Extremely hard Anime Quiz Charity Auction Cosplay Chess All-girl Supergroup Berryz Kobo Spunky Da Bunny: Texas’ premier female happy hardcore DJ Daisuke Moriyama: Manga-ka best known for creating the Chrono Crusade series Regional Semi-Final Event for Gunpla World Cup Finals |
“The Asia-Northwest Cultural Education Association (ANCEA) is a registered non-profit corporation. Every year, ANCEA participates in various cultural and educational events. Sakura-Con is ANCEA’s main event and realization of the ANCEA mission to educate about Asian Culture, with a focus on Japanese Animation, Comics, Gaming and Cultural Arts.
Sakura-Con features cultural exploration and education through traditional and contemporary media, arts and entertainment. Sakura-Con includes: musical performances, Guest of Honor participation, discussion panels, games, contests (costumes and skit performances), theaters, traditional Asian arts and an exhibitors’ hall for the sale of Anime related merchandise by third party vendors.”
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| Event | PAX Prime 10 |
| Type | Gaming |
| Dates | August 26-27, 2011 |
| Location |
Washington State Convention & Trade Center 800 Convention Place Seattle, Washington 98101 USA Phone: 1-206-694-5000 |
| Website | Prime.PAXsite.com |
| Remarks | The exhibitor hall, freeplay areas, and tournaments are open all three days of PAX. Concerts are Friday and Saturday nights, the final round of the Omegathon is Sunday. The Omegathon is a three-day elimination tournament. Twenty Omeganauts are chosen from those who pre-order PAX passes, and compete in games from every category (tabletop, console, PC) culminating in a live championship match on the big stage during PAX closing ceremonies. Console, Handheld, Tabletop, and PC tourneys. Tournament registration is day-of. Get there early, most tournaments fill up within an hour or two of PAX opening. |
“PAX is a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. We call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas we’ve got nerdcore concerts, panel discussions, the weekend-long Omegathon event, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers. PAX is not an event run by some giant corporate entity; it’s a big party we throw for the gaming community in general and PA (Penny Arcade) readers in particular.
PAX is great for just meeting new people and having fun, so consider also bringing your handheld game system, favorite CCG, minis, or tabletop game.”
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| Event | Crypticon Seattle 2011 |
| Type | Horror |
| Dates | May 27 -29, 2011 |
| Location |
Hilton Seattle Airport Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center 17620 International Blvd. Seattle, WA 98188 1-206-244-4800 |
| Website | CrypticonSeattle.com |
| Remarks | The largest horror convention in the Pacific Northwest Make Up Contests, Writing Contests, meet scream queen Linnea Quigley. Sunday, Zombie Tag with Nerf guns. Vendor Room. The room is huge. Fans will want to visit and re-visit this sanctum of horror. |
“Save money by purchasing your passes ahead of time! You can buy them early until May 23, 2011. Check out website for details”
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| Event | Norwescon 34 2011 |
| Theme | Fantasy of the Mind |
| Type | The Northwest’s Premiere Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention |
| Dates | April 21-24, 2011 |
| Location | DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport—SOLD OUT! Overflow hotel: Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center 17620 International Blvd Seattle, Washington, 98188 United States Phone: 1-206-244-4800 Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center |
| Website | Norwescon.org |
| Fun things include: Masquerade, Children’s Masquerade, Gaming, Midnight Movies, Fannish Fetish Fashion Show, Lazer Tag, dances, Stargate Scavenger hunt and various other fun events. |
“Norwescon is one of the largest regional Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions in the United States. While maintaining a primarily literary focus, Norwescon is large enough to provide a venue for many of the other aspects of Science Fiction and Fantasy and the interests of its fans such as anime, costuming, art, gaming, and much, much more.
Norwescon is the host convention for the prestigious Philip K. Dick Award, given to a distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during the award year in the U.S.A..”
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| Event | Steamcon – 2010 |
| Theme | Steamcon II – Living in the weird, weird west! |
| Type | Steampunk |
| Dates | November 19-21, 2010 |
| Location | Seattle Airport Marriott and Hilton 3201 South 176th Street Seattle, Washington 98188 USA Phone: 1-206-241-2000 Toll-free: 1-800-314-0925 Seattle Airport Marriot |
| Website | Steam-con.com |
| Remarks | On-line registration for Steamcon will open early in 2010 Check website for updates |
“We are working hard to bring you a steampunk symposium of the highest caliber in the resplendent Pacific Northwest…More details as we get things finalized!”
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