Daisho Con

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title: "Daisho Con" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["defunct-multigenre-conventions", "recurring-events-established-in-2008", "2008-establishments-in-wisconsin", "annual-events-in-wisconsin", "festivals-in-wisconsin", "organizations-based-in-wisconsin", "tourist-attractions-in-sauk-county,-wisconsin", "wisconsin-dells,-wisconsin", "conventions-in-wisconsin", "recurring-events-disestablished-in-2021"] description: "Anime convention in the United States" topic_path: "general/defunct-multigenre-conventions" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisho_Con" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Anime convention in the United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Daisho Con
image	Daisho Con logo.jpg
caption	Daisho Con Logo
status	Defunct
genre	Multi-genre
venue	Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells
location	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
country	United States
first	2008
organizer	Daisho Con
website	http://www.daishocon.org
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| name = Daisho Con | image = Daisho Con logo.jpg | caption = Daisho Con Logo | status = Defunct | genre = Multi-genre | venue = Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells | location = Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin | country = United States | first = 2008 | last = | organizer = Daisho Con | attendance = | website = http://www.daishocon.org

Daisho Con was an annual three-day multi-genre convention held during November at the Kalahari Resorts: Wisconsin Dells in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Programming

The convention typically offered an artists’ alley, board games, card games, a cosplay contest, dealers’ room, live music, rave, and video game room. The video game room ran 24-hours a day during the convention.

History

Daisho Con was founded by three students of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and organized by a group of the same name. The Ramada Inn, Daisho Con's 2010 location, would suddenly close in October 2011. In 2015, the convention was scheduled against Awesome Con Milwaukee, until they cancelled. Daisho Con 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Daisho Con announced the convention would not return in November 2021.

Event history

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Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
date = November 21–23, 2008	venue = Ramada Stevens Point Hotel	location = Stevens Point, Wisconsin	attendance = 575
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References

References

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