Awesome Con

{{short description|Annual pop culture convention in Washington DC}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox Convention

| name = Awesome Con

| image = 160px

| caption =

| status = Active

| genre = Multi-genre

| venue = Walter E. Washington Convention Center

| location = Washington, D.C.

| country = United States

| first = {{start date and age|2013|4|20}} (as Awesome Con D.C.) {{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/awesome-con-dc-washingtons-very-own-comic-convention/2013/04/18/48a993ce-a1ee-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html |title=Awesome Con D.C.: Washington's very own comic convention |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2013-04-18 |accessdate=2019-06-06}}

| organizer = LeftField Media {{cite web |url=https://leftfieldmedia.com/ |title=HOME |publisher=Awesome Con }}

| filing = For Profit

| attendance = Approximately 60,000 in 2024

| website = {{url|http://awesome-con.com}}

}}

Awesome Con is an annual pop culture convention in Washington, D.C. The event takes place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Awesome Con debuted in 2013 and became one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast of the United States.{{cite web|url=http://awesome-con.com/about-us/|title=ABOUT US |publisher=Awesome Con }} The 2013 event drew about 7,000 attendees. The 2024 event hosted 60,000 attendees. Celebrity guests have included David Tennant, John Boyega, Hayden Christensen, Stan Lee, Rosario Dawson, William Shatner, George Takei, and many others.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/over-awesome-con-weekend-dc-will-prove-its-geek-to-wonk-ratio/2017/06/15/b0d2c3ba-4fb1-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html |title=Over Awesome Con weekend, D.C. will prove its geek-to-wonk ratio |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2017-06-15 |accessdate=2019-06-06}}{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/entertainment/2015/05/william-shatner-treks-to-dc-for-wrath-of-awesome-con/|title=William Shatner treks to DC for wrath of Awesome Con|date=May 27, 2015|website=WTOP}}