Sci-Fi on the Rock

{{Short description|Annual science fiction festival in Newfoundland, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=April 2023}}

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{{Infobox Convention

| name = Sci-Fi on the Rock

| image = Image:Sci-Fi on the Rock New Logo.png

| caption =

| location = St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

| first = 2007

| last = 2023

| website = https://scifiontherock.com/

}}

Sci-Fi on the Rock is an annual science fiction festival held in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. It was founded by Darren Hann and held its first festival in 2007 in Mount Pearl before moving to St. John's.{{cite web |title=Sci-Fi on the Rock returning to St. John's |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/sci-fi-on-the-rock-returning-to-st-johns-100743236/ |website=Saltwire |access-date=April 15, 2023 |language=en |date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415190343/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/sci-fi-on-the-rock-returning-to-st-johns-100743236/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite video |last=Holmes |first=Krissy |date=April 1, 2016 |title=Walk through the 10th annual Sci-Fi on the Rock convention |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/welcome-to-sci-fi-on-the-rock-1.3517174 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=CBC News |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423133221/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/welcome-to-sci-fi-on-the-rock-1.3517174 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Things to know to help shape your week in Newfoundland and Labrador April 17-23 |work=Saltwire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/things-to-know-to-help-shape-your-week-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-april-17-23-100844124/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416160231/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/things-to-know-to-help-shape-your-week-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-april-17-23-100844124/ |url-status=live }} Many of the festival's attendees engage in cosplay.{{Cite news |last=Sampson |first=Andrew |date=April 7, 2018 |title='I've come home': How Sci-Fi on the Rock brings like-minded fans together |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-bringing-fans-together-1.4609962 |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816144736/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-bringing-fans-together-1.4609962 |url-status=live }} Celebrities that have attended the festival include Nicole de Boer, Terry Farrell,{{Cite news |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Sci-fi, steampunk, superheroes — just some of what you'll see at Sci-Fi on the Rock |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-2019-1.5076762 |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423133219/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-2019-1.5076762 |url-status=live }} Robert Picardo, and Eugene Simon.{{Cite news |last=Delaney |first=Anna |date=March 30, 2016 |title=Sci-Fi on the Rock celebrates 10th anniversary with biggest year yet |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-1.3510875 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417163607/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sci-fi-on-the-rock-1.3510875 |url-status=live }}