Central Canada Comic Con

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title: "Central Canada Comic Con" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["comics-conventions-in-canada", "culture-of-winnipeg", "defunct-comics-conventions", "recurring-events-established-in-2006", "2006-establishments-in-manitoba", "fall-in-canada"] description: "Multi-genre fan convention in Winnipeg, Canada" topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Canada_Comic_Con" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Multi-genre fan convention in Winnipeg, Canada ::

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Field	Value
name	Central Canada Comic Con
status	Active
genre	Speculative fiction
venue	Winnipeg Convention Centre
location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
country	Canada
first	2006
last	2018
organizer	River City Conventions Inc.
attendance	70,000 (2016)
website	http://www.c4con.com/
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| name = Central Canada Comic Con | image = | caption = | status = Active | genre = Speculative fiction | venue = Winnipeg Convention Centre | location = Winnipeg, Manitoba | country = Canada | first = 2006 | last = 2018 | organizer = River City Conventions Inc. | filing = | attendance = 70,000 (2016) | website = http://www.c4con.com/ Central Canada Comic Con (C4) was an annual fan convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Central Canada Comic Con was Central Canada's largest convention celebrating the best in comic books, science fiction, gaming, anime, fantasy, horror and pop culture.

History

This show began to grow in 1994 as a simple weekend trade show called the Manitoba Collector's Expo. Back in 1994 it showcased everything from sports cards to antiques to toys and comic books. As times changed, so did the event, and in 2000 it became the Manitoba Toy & Comic Expo, dropping the antiques and reducing the sports cards.

In 2006, the show expanded as the Manitoba Comic Con, and brought in attendees from all over Manitoba and North Dakota. The show focused on toys, comic books, gaming, anime, and local artists.

In 2007 it brought in the media aspect with David Prowse, Richard Hatch and Margot Kidder.

In 2008, the convention moved to the Winnipeg Convention Centre with guests like Lou Ferrigno, Jeremy Bulloch, LeVar Burton, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Charlie Adler and John de Lancie.

Wizard World purchased the convention shortly after the 2010 show, but dropped out in June 2011.

In 2013 C4 received the "Winnipeg Tourism Marketing Campaign (under $2500) Award of Distinction", presented to a tourism individual, organization, business or marketing consortium in recognition of a creative or innovative marketing campaign.

In April 2019, C4 announced that it would not hold a show in 2020. The convention ceased operations after its operator, River City Conventions, announced their closure on September 24, 2019. In November 2019, CapeFlow Productions, organizers of Montreal Comiccon and Ottawa Comiccon, announced that it would host Winnipeg Comiccon at the RBC Convention Centre beginning in 2020, inheriting C4's previous late-October scheduling. The inaugural event was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19.

Event history

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Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
date = 1994	venue =	location = Winnipeg, Manitoba	attendance =
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References

References

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2. Langshaw, Mark. (June 27, 2011). "Wizard withdraws from Canada Comic Con".
3. (September 24, 2019). "Cosplay fans lose annual convention as Central Canada Comic Con calls it quits".
4. "New group bringing comic con back to Winnipeg".
5. (2021-08-19). "Winnipeg Comiccon flying into town this fall after battling pandemic delays".
6. (November 5, 2005). "Annual Collectors Expo (classified)". Winnipeg Sun.
7. (October 29, 2006). "Manitoba Comic Con (advertisement)". Winnipeg Sun.
8. (April 10, 2016). "Pop culture aficionados take in Winnipeg expo".
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10. (October 28, 2010). "A galaxy of stars".
11. King, Randall. (October 27, 2011). "Star-studded lineup".
12. Jen Skerritt. (November 4, 2012). "Why do kids like Comic Con? 'No one judges you'". Winnipeg Free Press.
13. Rollason, Kevin. (November 4, 2013). "Hulked-up Comic Con just keeps growing".
14. Lunney, Greg. (October 28, 2015). "Get your geek on at Comic Con".
15. "Marketing Under $2500 | Industry".
16. Christopher, Christopher. (October 29, 2015). "Creative Connections".
17. (October 30, 2016). "Comic Con draws record crowd".
18. (October 27, 2017). "Halloween starts with Comic Con".

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