Epic Events Cancels Everything, Vanishes
Epic Events and Entertainment, which was due to hold Epic Cons Chicago 3 this weekend, has abruptly cancelled all its events.
Its announcement on Facebook says:
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances outside of our control, we are canceling Epic Cons Chicago 3 for July 26-27, along with all upcoming events.
This was not a decision made lightly by the company, and they are saddened to relay this information.
Please direct any questions or concerns to refunds@epiccons.com , not to any current or former Epic team members directly.
Epic Events’ website has gone mostly offline, but a recent Internet Archive capture shows events scheduled in Boston and Covington, Georgia this year, and New Orleans in 2026.
At the same time, Epic Events and Entertainment's owners, Alexis Arnold and Anna Owen, have been named in two lawsuits filed out of New York by lenders for breach of contract and hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly owed.
One of the lawsuits, filed by Kash Advance, LLC states: "There remains a balance due and owing to Plaintiff on the Agreement in the amount of $611,818.62 plus interest, costs, and disbursements."
The other lawsuit has been filed by Funders App, LLC.
In addition to the website vanishing and social media going dark:
FOX 32 Chicago made multiple attempts to reach Epic Events and Entertainment but did not immediately hear back. We also called one of the owners directly, but it appears that her phone number has been disconnected.
Creation Entertainment has made an offer of free admission to any of its upcoming events for people who can show they were planning to attend one of the cancelled events.
In Brief
MGSCon (Ontario, California, August 23) has announced that it will go on hiatus after this year’s event.
The Montreal in 2027 Worldcon bid has announced that Bruce Farr and Darin Briskman will be co-chairs should it happen to win the site selection vote.
Tampa Bay Comic Convention (Tampa, Florida, August 1-3) has added Temuera Morrison, Daniel Logan, and Catherine Bell.
Terrificon (Uncasville, Connecticut, August 8-10) has announced that Anthony Carrigan will attend in 2026 instead due to changes in his filming schedule.
FanX Salt Lake (Salt Lake City, Utah, September 25-27) has added Henry Winkler, Don Most, Anson Williams, and Cedric Yarbrough.
The World Fantasy Convention (Brighton, UK, October 30-November 2) has named Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung its Publisher Guests of Honour.
Event Calendar
Weekend of July 25-27
Confluence 2025, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
NärCon 2025, Linköping, Sweden
Aurawra (anthropomorphic), Sydney, Australia
Continuum (gaming), Cranfield, UK
Ropecon (gaming), Helsinki, Finland
World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
Epic45 With Intel (LAN gaming), Kettering, UK
Classic Game Fest (retro video games), Austin, Texas, USA
Metrocon (anime), Tampa, Florida, USA
OokiiSoraCon (anime), Helena, Montana, USA
Kami-Con HAI (anime), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
AnimeIowa: Beach Episode, Coralville, Iowa, USA
Anime Town Utah, Sandy, Utah, USA
Anime Impulse Bay Area, Santa Clara, California, USA
Comic-Con International, San Diego, California, USA
Alias Entertainment Expo: Legend of the Shogun (media), Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago
GalaxyCon Raleigh (media), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Comic Con Manchester, Manchester, UK
MegaCon Live Manchester (media), Manchester, UK
Comic Con Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany
Really Cool Comic Con, Flint, Michigan, USA
TrotCon 2025 (My Little Pony), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Weekend of August 1-3
AMA-CON, Amarillo, Texas, USA
KrähenFee (fantasy), Krefeld, Germany
SFRA 2025: Trans People are (in) the Future (symposium), Rochester, New York, USA
Costume College 2025: The Costumer's Journey, Los Angeles, California, USA
CanFURence 8: Furries of the Wastes (anthropomorphic), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Anthro Weekend Utah: Anchors Awu, Layton, Utah, USA
StarCon (gaming), Rye, New Hampshire, USA
Gen Con Indy 2025 (gaming), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Berlin Brettspiel Con 2025 (gaming), Berlin, Germany
World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
AnimagiC (anime), Mannheim, Germany
Anime Revolution, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Superstar Anime, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Anime-zing!, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
JoMoCon 2025 (anime), Joplin, Missouri, USA
AFA Creators Super Fest 2025 (anime), Singapore
Advík 2025 (anime), Prague, Czechia
Bell County Comic Con, Belton, Texas, USA
Enid Comic Con, Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Tampa Bay Comic Convention, Tampa, Florida, USA
Armageddon Expo Palmerston North (media), Palmerston North, New Zealand
Starfleet International Conference 2025 (Star Trek), Houston, Texas, USA
Weekend of August 8-10
Geek Out at Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, USA
PulpFest 2025, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Key City Steampunk Convention: The Adventurer's Guild, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Furrydelphia 2025: Hoagiecon (anthropomorphic), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great Escape on the Lakes (gaming), Bradford, New York, USA
PixelCon 2025 (video games), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Long Island Retro Gaming Expo (video games), Garden City, New York, USA
Fragapalooza 2025 (LAN gaming), Leduc, Alberta
Utah Retro GameXpo 2025 (retro video games), Davis, Utah, USA
AniNite 25 (anime), Vienna, Austria
AnimeCom: Isekai Saga, Kingston, Jamaica
Otakuthon (anime), Montréal, Québec, Canada
Otakon (anime), Washington, DC, USA
AniBash (anime), Rochester, New York, USA
Chibi-Con (anime), Winterthur, Switzerland
Tokonatsu (anime), Henlow, UK
Conjutsu (anime), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Animate! Orlando (anime), Orlando, Florida, USA
Abunai!: The First Roar (anime), Veldhoven, Netherlands
Anime 414, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Kogan Con 2025 (anime), Grand Haven, Michigan, USA
TERRIFICON (media), Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Dublin Comic Con, Dublin, Ireland
Fan Expo Boston (media), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Monsterama (retro media), Peachtree Corners, Georgia, USA
TFNation (Transformers), Birmingham, UK
Rebel Scum Con (Star Wars), Allen, Texas, USA
STLV: Trek to Vegas 2025 (Star Trek), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Weekend of August 15-17
Seattle Worldcon 2025 (83rd World Science Fiction Convention), Seattle, Washington, USA
Epic Nerd Camp, Darlington, Maryland, USA
IndyFurCon: Roll Fur Initiative (anthropomorphic), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Texas Furry Siesta 2025: Angels (anthropomorphic), Dallas, Texas, USA
HandyCon17 (gaming), Milton Keynes, UK
Phoenix Con (gaming), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
MaricopaCon 2025 (gaming), Tempe, Arizona, USA
GriffCon25 (miniatures gaming), Harlow, UK
Nashcon (miniatures gaming), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Grand Tribunal (Ars Magica RPG), Cheltenham, UK
Colossalcon Texas (anime), Round Rock, Texas, USA
RakuCon Manchester (anime), Manchester, UK
Comic Market 104 (fan comics), Tokyo, Japan
New World Comic Con 10, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Stars of Time (media), Weston-super-Mare, UK
Fan Expo Chicago (media), Rosemont, Illinois, USA
UniCon 2025 (media), Riga, Latvia
Flame Con 2025 (LGBT+ media), New York City, New York, USA
Monster-Mania 64 (horror media), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
EnchantiCon (fantasy media), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Vampire Fan Weekend (Vampire Diaries), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Weekend of August 22-24
Bubonicon 56, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Camp Feral! (anthropomorphic), Algonquin Park, Ontario
Aberacon (anthropomorphic), Port Talbot, UK
Northeast Ohio Steampunk Festival, Burton, Ohio, USA
FallCon 38 (gaming), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Norwich Games Con, Norwich, UK
MiracleCon (gaming), Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
CrashCityCon (gaming), Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Dragonflight Gamecon, Bellevue, Washington, USA
2D Con (video games), Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Windblume (Genshin Impact), Mesquite, Texas, USA
Anime NYC, New York City, New York, USA
Otakukon (anime), Harare, Zimbabwe
PopCult Anime Con, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Animaga 2025 (anime), Melbourne, Australia
Geek’d Con X (media), Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Superfancon 7 (media), Miami, Florida, USA
Fan Expo Canada (media), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hub City Comic Con, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Fairfax Comic Con, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Soda City Comic Con, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
MGSCon 3: Loyalty to the Con (Metal Gear video games), Ontario, California, USA
Fabulix (fantasy film festival), Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Long Island Doctor Who Convention, Holtsville, New York, USA
Everfree NW (My Little Pony), Bellevue, Washington, USA
ST-ORL: Trek to Orlando (Star Trek), Orlando, Florida, USA
Coda
Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog (hat tip: The Register)
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