Toronto Comicon
{{Short description|Cultural convention}}
{{distinguish|Toronto Comic Con}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name = Toronto Comicon
| image = Toronto Comicon Logo.png
| caption =
| status = Active
| genre = Speculative fiction
| venue = Metro Toronto Convention Centre
| location = Toronto, Ontario
| country = Canada
| first = 2001
| last = Ongoing
| organizer =
Hobby Star Marketing, Inc. (2001–2013)
Fan Expo HQ/Informa Connect (2013–present)
| filing =
| attendance =
| website = http://www.comicontoronto.com}}
Toronto Comicon (currently stylized as Toronto Comicon, previously as Toronto ComiCon) is an annual comic book and pop culture convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre since 2001.{{Cite web|title = Toronto ComiCon {{!}}|url = http://comicontoronto.com/|website = comicontoronto.com|access-date = 2016-02-03}} It is owned and operated by Informa's Fan Expo HQ.
History
File:Toronto Comicon 2017 d.jpg at Toronto Comicon 2017]]
From 2001 to 2012, Hobby Star Marketing, Inc. (who also ran Fan Expo Canada) held fall, spring, and winter one-day comic book conventions called the Toronto ComiCON at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. From 2004 to 2011, the spring event was referred to as the "Fan Appreciation Event" and included free admission held in conjunction with participating Toronto-area comic book stores such as the Silver Snail. Since 2007 the annual spring Toronto Comicon has been a multi-day event, in 2012 it expanded to incorporate the annual March Toronto AnimeCon (MTAC).
Beginning in 2012, the Toronto Comicon format underwent extensive restructuring has now become a three-day event that "[boasts] unique exhibitors, presentations, workshops and many celebrity guests."{{Cite web|title = ABOUT US {{!}} Toronto Comicon|url = http://comicontoronto.com/about-us/|website = comicontoronto.com|access-date = 2016-02-03}}
Since the changes, the convention has attracted more high-profile guests and attendance rates have increased, therefore making it a key competitor to Toronto Comic Con.{{Cite web|title = What to expect at Toronto Comicon 2015|url = http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2015/03/what_to_expect_at_toronto_comicon_2015/|website = blogTO|access-date = 2016-02-03}}{{Cite web|url = http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-comicon-2015-1.2291119|title = Toronto Comicon 2015}}
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title = Event cancellations and closures amid COVID-19 outbreak|url = https://www.cp24.com/news/event-cancellations-and-closures-amid-covid-19-outbreak-1.4850173|website = cp24.com|access-date = 2020-03-14}}{{Cite web|title = COVID-19 update|url = https://twitter.com/FANEXPOCANADA/status/1238534148983345153|website = twitter.com|access-date = 2020-03-14}}{{cite tweet| user=FANEXPOCANADA| number=1349008248255492096| title=An update on Toronto Comicion 2021| date=January 12, 2021| author=FANEXPO Canada| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112191927/https://twitter.com/FANEXPOCANADA/status/1349008248255492096| archive-date=January 12, 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://fanexpohq.com/comicontoronto/| title=Toronto Comicon - COVID-19 Update| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112193005/https://fanexpohq.com/comicontoronto/| archive-date=January 12, 2021| access-date=January 12, 2021| website=fanexpohq.com}}
Dates
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Year | Fall | Spring | Winter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TK | TK | TK | |
| 2002 | TK | TK | TK | |
| 2003 | TK | TK | October 19 | |
| 2004 | February 29 | May 2 (Fan Appreciation) | October | |
| 2005 | February 6 | April 22 (Fan Appreciation) | November 13 | |
| 2006 | February 5 | April 23 (Fan Appreciation) | October 22 | |
| 2007 | February 4 | April 13–15 (Fan Appreciation) | October 21 | |
| 2008 | February 3 | April 12–13 (Fan Appreciation) | November 30 | |
| 2009 | February 1 | April 18–19 (Fan Appreciation) | November 22 | |
| 2010 | February 28 | June 5–6 (Fan Appreciation) | November 21 | |
| 2011 | February 1 | April 9–10 (Fan Appreciation) | November 20 | |
| 2012 | TK | March 10–11 | November 25 | |
| 2013 | TK | March 9–10 | December 15 | |
| 2014
| --- |March 7–9 | December 14 | | ||||
| 2015
| --- |March 20–22 | December 5 | | ||||
| 2016
| --- |March 18–20 | --- | | ||||
| 2019 | -- | March 15–17 | --- | |
| 2020 | -- | March 20–22 | --- | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | -- | March 19–21 | --- | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | -- | March 18–20 | --- | |
| 2023 | -- | March 17–19 | --- | |
| 2024 | -- | March 15–17 | --- | |
| 2025 | -- | March 14–16 | --- |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.comicontoronto.com Official website]
- {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVOPM4iGYgx_LRf_oC4hAg|title=The Convention Junkies|publisher=YouTube}}
{{Informa}}
{{Multigenre conventions in North America}}
{{Parades and Festivals in Toronto}}
{{Canadian comics}}
Category:Comics conventions in Canada
Category:Spring (season) in Canada
{{Canadian-comics-stub}}