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A brand new comic con convention is making sacramento its first stop on a national tour in 2018, bringing celebrities, comic artists and cosplay to the sacramento convention center from june 2224. For this reason, we are postponing our june 7, 2020 event to sunday march 21, 2021. Sac comiccon 2017 canceled 0708 oct 2017 sacramento, california sac con. London mcm expo 20102012, and london film and comic con eagles rebranded as true.
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A comic book convention or comic con is an event with a primary focus on comic books and. Posted march 10, 2014 by kathy in comic con, events 0 comments. Start date format mmddyyyy 08312012 end date format mmddyyyy 09022012 about this convention sacanime is the anime convention where fans come to play, providing japanese influenced pop culture fun for the entire family. Convention scene is the webs leading source for comic book conventions, comic book creator store signings, and much more.
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We will be keeping as many of our scheduled guests as possible as well as adding additional guests. Filed in uncategorized on friday, may 1, 2020 comments off on preregistration for saccon 2021 now open. Welcome to the geek blog for families who attend or want to attend san diego comic con. Filed in uncategorized on friday, may 1, 2020 comments off on preregistration for sac con 2021 now open. Even if millions of comicbook readers decide to buy dcs digital copies instead of print ones and sales shrink in shops on the street, they insist that theres something magical about the comicbook store that will keep them in. Although it was the first year for the con, it proved to be very popular, with 3day passes and saturdayonly passes selling out before the event even started. In may of 2017, the sacramento city council approved a plan to move forward with design plans to renovate and expand the convention center. The project objectives include maximizing the convention center space, improving event flexibility, and improving the guest experience by improving the circulation through and around the building. Sacramento comiccons philosophy is and always will be to provide fun, safe, familyoriented entertainment for a reasonable price. The sacramento comic, toy and anime show saccon was born on july 1, 1986 at the sierra inn now the ramada inn on auburn blvd. This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions. The east coast black age of comics convention, incorporated or ecbacc, inc. Sacramento retailers, however, arent shaking in their boots. Additionally, his educational workshops have been featured at the crocker art museum, regional libraries, and comic book conventions.
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