Historical Conventions

NOLA Pyrate Week [tweet this] NOLA Pyrate Week website captainswallow on Twitter NOLA Pyrate Week MySpace

Mar 26th-Apr 4th 2010 • NOLA Pyrate Week, New Orleans, LA 70116

art, celebrity, costume, craft, dance, fan, fantasy, free, historical, literary, media, music, pirate, steampunk,

Set yer bearings and mark yer maps, NOLA Pyrate Week is coming - all across New Orleans! Rebuilding homes & communities with lowernine.org (Tues/Wed/Thurs), fundraisers, live entertainment, art, fantastic food and drink, parades and a celebration of New Orleans Pyrates & culture! Special guest musical performers are PYRATES! (what else?) The UK’s #1 Pyrate band, the legendary Coco Robicheaux, Alex McMurray, Debauche and many more local artists & musicians! Two parades, burlesque shows, private tour of Blaine Kern’s NEW Mardi Gras World, rum tasting...fun up to yer Buccaneers! Land Of Nod & NOLA Pyrate Week

La Legion Fantastique [tweet this] La Legion Fantastique website

Apr 3rd 2010 • Masonic Lodge of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA 94401

dance, historical, steampunk, victoriana,

Aeronauts, submariners, aetherial explorers, and gentlemen and lady adventurers of all type are invited to join the intrepid members of The Legion Fantastique for a celebration in honour of the memory of their founder and inspiration, M. Jules Verne! Dance and celebrate at a Victorian/Edwardian Steampunk ball set in an alternate universe in which the Victorians have already invented computers (Analytical engines), laptops (portable difference engines), efficient software (the versatile and elegant ADA), cell phones (portable communication devices), submarines, air travel, and even space flight.

GHOSTS Conference [tweet this] GHOSTS Conference website

May 14th-16th 2010 • Parkway Convention Cetnre, St Catharines, ON L2R 5L3

celebrity, ghosts, historical, lovecraft, paranormal, science, technology, vampire,

Our exciting line-up of guest speakers & topics include television and radio personalities, authors, publishers, psychics, ghost hunters, paranormal investigators, demonologists, Cryptozoology and much, much more...

California Ghost Hunters Conference [tweet this] California Ghost Hunters Conference website

May 21st-23rd 2010 • LaQuinta Inn & Suites, Hayward, CA 94541

ghosts, historical, paranormal, science,

Presenting its 8th annual California Ghost Hunters Conference, the Ghost Trackers are bringing more exciting, new attractions for anyone who wishes to experience what it’s like to be a ghost hunter, to join with others and learn from others!! This year we are having John J. Oliver, professional psychic/medium and STAR of "Haunting Evidence" as our guest speaker. We are pleased also to be having a seasoned veteran in the paranormal community, Gloria Ramirez (Young) bringing a comprehensive lecture dealing with ghost hunting, photography and equipment. This is a chance to learn everything they know and your chance to get all your questions answered from two people who have been in the business for almost 20 years. Our bonus attractions this year are investigations in two historic and HAUNTED venues - the Meek Mansion and McConaghy Mansion as well as the San Lorenzo Cemetery. These two magnificent mansions are currently being renovated allowing for better odds of hauntings and have great history.

NakamaCon [tweet this] NakamaCon website nakamacon on Twitter

May 27th-31st 2010 • , Madison, WI 53719

animation, anime, art, cosplay, costume, fan fiction, film, furry, historical, larp, media, steampunk, tea party, victoriana, writing, zine,

This is the first NakamaCon. The fandoms represented will be Anime, Steampunk and Furry. Besides the normal Anime showing and panels we will be offering a Steampunk themed Live action game, a High Tea party and a Steampunk fashion show.

CONduit [tweet this] CONduit website

May 28th-30th 2010 • Radisson Downtown Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

academic, animation, anime, art, board game, card game, collectibles, comics, cosplay, costume, craft, fan, fan fiction, fantasy, filk, film, geek, historical, horror, larp, literary, lovecraft, manga, media, miniatures, monster, music, paranormal, pirate, pulp, roleplaying game, science, science fiction, space, space western, star trek, star wars, stargate, steampunk, technology, ufo, vampire, war game, writing,

Annual general science fiction and fantasy convention held in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is the longest-running convention in Utah and in the inter-mountain west. Events and activities include panels, presentations, workshops, masquerade, a large art show, gaming, a media room and anime room, and general fun for everyone. We are a family-friendly convention.

Historicon [tweet this] Historicon website

Jul 8th-11th 2010 • Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA 19406

academic, historical, miniatures, pulp, victoriana, war game, westerns, zombie,

Historical Miniatures Gaming’s Biggest Summer Vacation! As it does every year, HISTORICON presents: the world’s largest hobby shop, plus the world’s biggest hobby flea market, for four days every July. Both offer a gigantic selection of military miniatures, rules, books and anything else needed for the historical miniature gaming hobby. HISTORICON is the historical miniatures gaming convention in the United States. Each year, thousands of avid gamers descend on historic Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for what the New York Times has described as the “mother of all wargaming conventions.” There will be hundreds and hundreds of games, the world’s biggest wargame hobby shop, painting events and much, much more. HMGS War College (formerly the Military Seminar Series): This year we have another grand battery of speakers and seminars, with topics ranging throughout history, and quite a number of theme-related. If you are looking to spend just an hour or two between games and shopping at this year’s convention, then don’t forget to check out the HMGS War College.

Anime Festival Orlando [tweet this] Anime Festival Orlando website AFOupdate on Twitter Anime Festival Orlando MySpace

Aug 5th-8th 2010 • Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL 32819

animation, anime, art, celebrity, collectibles, cosplay, costume, fan, geek, historical, horror, manga, music, roleplaying game, steampunk, twitter, video game,

AFO is a multi-day celebration of all things related to Japanese animation and pop culture held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in August. Growing in attendance nearly 20% each year since its inception in 2000, Anime Festival Orlando has earned the title of

Barataria Faire [tweet this] Barataria Faire website

Aug 7th-8th 2010 • Springfield, Springfield, MO 65806

cosplay, costume, craft, fairy, fantasy, historical, music, pirate, renaissance, steampunk,

The Barataria Faire is a brand new pirate and faerie faire coming to Springfield, Missouri.

Rock-Con [tweet this] Rock-Con website

Oct 22nd-24th 2010 • Wedgbury Indoor Sports Center, Loves Park, IL 61111

board game, card game, costume, historical, larp, miniatures, pulp, renaissance, science fiction, star trek, star wars, stargate, steampunk, war game,

Rock-Con 2010 Game Fair is the Midwest’s premier regional gaming convention. This year we welcome you to celebrate our 37th anniversary! The convention features historical and fantasy miniature gaming, collectible miniatures, role playing, collectible card and board gaming events covering the entire spectrum of adventure gaming.

ZomBcon [tweet this] ZomBcon website ZomBcon on Twitter

Oct 29th-31st 2010 • Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 98109

academic, animation, art, board game, celebrity, collectibles, comics, computer, cosplay, costume, dance, fan, fan fiction, fantasy, geek, goth, halloween, historical, horror, karaoke, literary, media, monster, music, pulp, roleplaying game, romance, science fiction, star trek, technology, twitter, video game, weird, westerns, writing, zombie,

ZomBcon mashes the obsession of an extreme fan culture, together with the leading edge of entertainment industry hysteria for fans of all ages to celebrate one of the world’s most electrifying movie icons, the Zombie.

Carnagecon [tweet this] Carnagecon website

Nov 5th-7th 2010 • , Fairlee, VT 05045

board game, card game, fantasy, geek, historical, horror, larp, miniatures, roleplaying game, science fiction, war game,

On the shores of Lake Morey in scenic central Vermont, Carnage hosts all manner of tabletop games, from board games and RPGs to historical and fantasy miniatures and war games.

TeslaCon [tweet this] TeslaCon website

Nov 19th-21st 2010 • Radisson Inn, Madison, Madison, WI 53719

academic, art, board game, card game, costume, dance, fan fiction, film, ghosts, historical, media, music, robot, science, science fiction, steampunk, tea party, technology, vampire, victoriana, writing, zine,

A TRUE all Steam/Diesel/Gothic/convention. All aspects of retro-science fiction and fantasy will be explored with a weekend full of panels, dance, interactive theater and victorian frivolity. Besides numerous panels on writings and fan published works we will also have classes and demonstrations in fencing, dueling (a gentlemen’s sport), a NERF shooting range, and a full weekend mystery theater that takes place over the entire weekend (this includes full interaction with the players and the story). There will also be a High Tea and Runway fashion show with designers present.

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