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Health Measures Escalate
Origins Game Fair included this brief notice in its newsletter last week:
Please note, due to health and safety concerns we will not be accepting cash at registration or at the store during the convention this year. Cash will be accepted, however, in the exhibit hall and food vendors.
Much has been written about the struggle to bring the CDC to its present position acknowledging that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is spread mainly through airborne particles. Origins does not specifically say this is about COVID, however, and there are viruses which thrive in the convention environment and are spread through contaminated surfaces, notably norovirus.
Origins is also requiring masks, and encouraging attendees to be vaccinated if possible.
In Brief
Closing ceremonies at Discon III, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, will star Raks Geek.
Event Calendar
Weekend of September 17-19
FenCon XVII, Irving, Texas, USA
Albacon 2021, virtual (usually Albany, New York, USA)
FIYAHCON 2021 (BIPOC in literary sf), virtual
SIBCON XXV (gaming), Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Gen Con 2021 (gaming), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Escape Winter Con (gaming), Orlando, Florida, USA
CT Gamer Con, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
SWFL SteamCon (steampunk), Ft. Meyers, Florida, USA
Furry Takeover 2021 (anthropomorphic), Fontana Dam, North Carolina, USA
Avalon Expo 7 (media), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Colossalcon East 2021 (media), Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania, USA
AncientCityCon (media), St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Incredible Con (media), North Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Heroes Assemble (media), Richmond, Virginia, USA
GraniteCon 2021 (media), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Weekend of September 24-26
RustyCon 2021, Bellevue, Washington, USA
Copernicon, virtual (usually Toruń, Poland)
Necronomicon 2021, Tampa, Florida, USA
FallCon 34 (gaming), virtual (usually Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Nuke-Con (gaming), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Hurricon 2021: The Seven Seas (historical miniatures gaming), Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Good Game Fest (video games), Westminster, Maryland, USA
Ramencon 2021 (anime), South Bend, Indiana, USA
ExpOtaku Vitoria-Gasteiz (anime), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
WhimsyCon (steampunk), Northglenn, Colorado, USA
FurEver West (anthropomorphic), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival, New York City, New York, USA
Big Apple Comic Con, New York City, New York, USA
NORCON (media), Norfolk, UK
Geek Days Rennes (media), Rennes, France
Westcoast Comic Con, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Power Comicon, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Suncoast Fan Fest (media), Palmetto, Florida, USA
Spa-Con (media), Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Northern FanCon (media), Prince George, British Columbia, USA
Retro Con (classic media), Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
Weekend of October 1-3
Octocon 2021 (Irish national science fiction convention), virtual
MileHiCon 53, Denver, Colorado, USA
Archon 44, Collinsville, Illinois, USA
Fiasco iN3D, Romulus, Michigan, USA
Capclave 2021/1632 Minicon (books/1632 series), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Origins Game Fair 2021, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Tennessee Game Days Fall 2021, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
TringCon (gaming), Marsworth, UK
2021 Gaming Hoopla, Mundelein, Illinois, USA
AppleCon 2 (tabletop games), Standish, Maine, USA
Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (video games), Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
FilkCONtinental (music), Wernigerode, Germany
Trans/Inter/Cross: A Symposium on the Fantastic Between Genres, Media, and Cultures, Orlando, Florida, USA
Gaslight Steampunk Expo, San Diego, California, USA
Anime Oklahoma, Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA
26th Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA
New Orleans Comic Con, Kenner, Louisiana, USA
Upper Valley Comic Expo, West Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Unicon (media), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Edmonton Expo (media), Edmonton, Alberta, USA
Cape Comic Con (media), Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Twin Cities Con (media), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Mid-week convention:Geekway to the West (gaming), St. Charles, Missouri, USA (October 5-7)
Weekend of October 8-10
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
7th Irish Discworld Convention, virtual (was to be Cork, Ireland)
EstelCon 2021 (J. R. R. Tolkien), Orduña, Spain
WPAFW 2021 (anthropomorphics), North Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Motor City Furry Con, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Alamo City Furry Invasion: Fire and Furry, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Lair Con (RPGs), Terrell, Texas, USA
Too Many Games (video gaming), Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
Tsubasacon (anime), Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Banzaicon (anime), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Anime Fiesta, McAllen, Texas, USA
Animasia (anime), Bordeaux, France
Made in Asia (anime), Brussels, Belgium
UK PonyCon 2021 (My Little Pony), Nottingham, UK
Fallcon XL (comics), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Comiccon de Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Comic Con Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
Alabama Comic Convention/My Hero Convention, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Powerhouse Comic Con, Pleasanton, California, USA
Grit City Comic Show, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Sci-Fi Valley Con (media), Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Fantasy Basel (media), Basel, Switzerland
Big Texas Comicon, San Antonio, Texas, USA
The Tomb of Monsterama (retro media), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Weekend of October 15-17
ICON 46, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
ArmadilloCon 43, Austin, Texas, USA
VCon 2021, virtual (usually Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Can*Con 2021 (Canadian sf), virtual (usually Ottawa, Ontario)
Anime Banzai, Davis, Utah, USA
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
Viking-Con 40 (gaming), Kastrup, Denmark
Phantasm 30th (RPGs), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
BETACON 10 (gaming), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Effing-Con (gaming), Effingham, Illinois, USA
Spiel ‘21 (boardgames), Essen, Germany
Wauke-Con (comics), Waukegan, Illinois, USA
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal, UK
J-Popcon (anime), Copenhagen, Denmark
Chizu Con (anime), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Tokyo, OK (anime), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
WasabiCon (anime), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Heroes Made in Asia (anime), Gorinchem, Netherlands
Geek Days Caen (media), Caen, France
Motor City Comic Con, Novi, Michigan, USA
MetaCon (media), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Indiana Comic Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
MagicCon 4 (fantasy media), Bonn, Germany
Bedford Who Charity Con 6 (Doctor Who), Bedford, UK