Fandom Con

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title: "Fandom Con" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["defunct-multigenre-conventions", "recurring-events-established-in-2010", "recurring-events-disestablished-in-2017", "2010-establishments-in-florida", "annual-events-in-florida", "conventions-in-florida", "festivals-in-florida", "tourist-attractions-in-okaloosa-county,-florida", "2017-disestablishments-in-florida"] description: "Annual multigenre convention held in Florida, U.S" topic_path: "general/defunct-multigenre-conventions" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandom_Con" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Annual multigenre convention held in Florida, U.S ::

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Field	Value
name	FANdom Con
image	[[File:FANdom Con logo.jpg
caption	FANdom Con logo
status	Defunct
genre	Multigenre
venue	Emerald Coast Convention Center
location	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
country	United States
first	2010
last	2016
organizer	FANdom Conventions, Inc.
attendance	1,400 in 2015
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| name = FANdom Con | image = [[File:FANdom Con logo.jpg|200px]] | caption = FANdom Con logo | status = Defunct | genre = Multigenre | venue = Emerald Coast Convention Center | location = Fort Walton Beach, Florida | country = United States | first = 2010 | last = 2016 | organizer = FANdom Conventions, Inc. | filing = | attendance = 1,400 in 2015 | website = FANdom Con was an annual three-day multigenre convention held during November at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Programming

The convention typically offered card game tournaments, concerts, cosplay contest, masquerade ball, panels, rave, vendors, videogame tournaments, and workshops.

History

FANdom Con was organized due to the lack of an anime convention in the Pensacola, Florida area. University of West Florida students decided to form a student organization, named Con-Quest, whose primary purpose would be to organize the convention. FANdom Con would be multigenre and cover anime, science fiction, and video games. It was estimated that 200-300 people would attend, but the convention instead attracted 752. The first event had a budget of $300 and UWF students entered for free.

FANdom Con moved to the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida starting in 2014 due to growth. Due to low attendance and a website credit card issue, the convention ended 2016 $15,000 below its budget. Due to several issues, the convention suspended operations in 2017.

Event history

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Dates	Location	Atten.	Guests
date = October 23–24, 2010	venue = University of West Florida Commons	location = Pensacola, Florida	attendance = 750
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References

References

1. (November 10, 2016). "Live Morning Show Interview: FandomCon". WTVY.
2. (November 20, 2014). "Your Emerald Coast Posts for November". Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau.
3. (November 3, 2015 }}{{dead link). "FANdom Con fans can help save lives by donating blood". WEAR.
4. (November 13, 2016). "Cosplay day". Northwest Florida Daily News.
5. Glasscock, Megs. (2011-11-08). "Convention welcomes all fandoms". The Voyager.
6. (November 9, 2014). "Let your 'fan' flag fly: Fandom Con celebrates five years of costumes and comics". Northwest Florida Daily News.
7. (November 1, 2015). "FANdom Con: A convention 'by the fans, for the fans'". The Voyager.
8. Outzen Leonard, Maegan. (2011-11-11). "Sci-fi, anime fans to converge on UWF this weekend". Pensacola News Journal.
9. (November 6, 2014). "FANdom brings anime convention to FWB". Northwest Florida Daily News.
10. (December 1, 2016). "Cash woes for cosplay". Northwest Florida Daily News.
11. "FANdom Con Facebook".
12. "FAN:dom Florida 2010 Information". FanCons.com.
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16. "FANdom Con 2014 Information". FanCons.com.
17. "FANdom Con 2015 Information". FanCons.com.
18. "FANdom Con 2016 Information". FanCons.com.

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