
| Event |
Gaslight Gathering 2011 |
| Tagline |
Southern California’s First Dedicated Steampunk and Victoriana Convention |
| Type |
Steampunk |
| Dates |
May 6-8, 2011 |
| Location |
Town & Country Hotel San Diego
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, California 92108
Phone: 1-619-291-7131
Toll Free: 1-800-445-2324
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| Website |
GaslightGathering.org |
| Remarks |
Masquerade/Fashion Show, two fashion shows this year!
Steampunk and Victoriana Tea.
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“The Daedalus Line’s newest vessel, Zepplin Rigid Aethership Gaslight, is now making regular trips, calling at all landings. No other airship in the skies is fitted up more comfortably than ZRA Gaslight, with LUXURY ACCOMODATIONS to rival the finest hotel or cruise ship. All this in a vessel utilizing the latest in flight technolgy, combining the newest in STEAM POWER TECHNOLOGY with the safety of non combustable HELIUM gas. Cruise the skys and the aether in style and comfort previously only experienced by the likes of the Crowned Heads of Europe! Check our website for updates.”

| Event |
WyrdCon One 2010 |
| Theme |
West Coast LARP Convention in SoCal |
| Type |
Role Play, CosPlay, Costuming |
| Dates |
June 11-13, 2010 |
| Location |
Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, California 92626 USA
Phone: 1-714-540-7000
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| Website |
Wyrdcon.com |
| Remarks |
Special Guests Larry Niven and Steven Barnes of the DREAMPARK series.
Watch, learn, and get some practice in at the Fighters Circle.
Saturday—Xatrian Crux In-Character Dance.
Bring yourself over to the Fighters Guild Circle & Tournament area to compete in battles for fun and prizes.
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“Southern California’s Live Action Role Play (LARP) convention Wyrd Con welcomes you to an amazing weekend of Live Action Combat, Theatre Style, and Alternate Reality (ARGs) Games, Costume & Weapon Contests, Special Guests and SG Hosted Events, Tabletop RPG games, Interactive Panels, Demos, Workshops, Classes, Tournaments, Vendors and Artists, Tavern Entertainment, Wandering Performers, Cosplay, Live Shows, and more!”

| Event |
Anime Expo 2010 |
| Theme |
Anime and Manga |
| Type |
Anime |
| Dates |
July 1-4, 2010 |
| Location |
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, California 90015 USA
Phone: 1-213-741-1151
LACClink.com |
| Website |
Anime-Expo.org |
| Remarks |
Chibi and Pop Shock Masquerades.
Official Guest of Honor Japanese voice actress Yui Horie
Japanese voice actress Eri Kitamura.
Last Comic Standing
Scavenger Hunt!
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“Anime Expo is an annual convention, held in 2010 on July 1 – 4, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Anime Expo has grown in scale dramatically, and is currently the largest anime and manga convention in North America.
Popular large events include the Masquerade, Anime Music Video Contest, Concerts, Battle of the Bands, and the “AX Idol” contest. Anime Expo is a 24-hour convention that offers late-night dances, all night video programming, tabletop gaming rooms, and open-mic Karaoke in the late evening/early morning hours. Many of the attendees cosplay while attending the convention, and there are many gatherings for fans of different anime and manga series.”

| Event |
Strategicon: Gamex 2010 |
| Tagline |
Southern California’s Finest Gaming Conventions |
| Type |
Gaming |
| Dates |
May 28-31, 2010 |
| Location |
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
6101 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045 USA
Phone: 1-310-642-1111
Toll Free: 1-800-325-3535
Sheraton Gateway L.A. |
| Website |
Strategicon.net |
| Remarks |
Featuring: Board Games, Card Games, Collectables, Miniatures, Role Playing Games, LARPs, and seminars.
Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures
Knightmare Chess
Ninja Burger
Holy Mozzarella!: Mustangs and Messerschmitts
Ticket to Ride: Europe
Barroom Blitzed – 1:D6 Star Wars
Warhammer: Invasion
Open Gaming – Video Games: Xbox 360 / PS2 & 3 / Wii / PC
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“Our conventions offer the chance to play, watch and buy a variety of board games, card games, miniatures, roleplaying, collectables, and computer games.”

| Event |
FanimeCon 2010 |
| Theme |
Fantasy RPG |
| Type |
Anime |
| Dates |
May 28-31, 2010 |
| Location |
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos St.
San Jose, CA 95113 USA
Phone: 1-408-295-9600
San Jose Convention Center |
| Website |
FanimeCon |
| Remarks |
Ryan Gavigan, host of Anime Hell.
24-hour gaming starts Thursday at 3:00 PM.
Swap meet—Our fan-to-fan portable garage sale.
Friday Panels include Awesomely Bad J-Music, Create That Hentai & Nerd Courting (no minors).
Fanimaid Café, FanimeCon Sweet 16 Party.
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“FanimeCon is its own entity where it takes not one, but many people to bring it together. Fans from across California and beyond band together and bring life into one of the largest anime conventions in the state.”

| Event |
Long Beach Comic Con 2010 |
| Theme |
Attack of the Long Beach Comic Con |
| Type |
Comic Con |
| Dates |
October 29-31, 2010 |
| Location |
Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
300 East Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802-4825
(562) 436-3636
Long Beach Convention Center |
| Website |
Long Beach Comic Con |
| Remarks |
Already some of the top publishers, retailers, guests and creators in the business are signed up to join in the fun.
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“We’ll be bringing a whole slew of Halloween madness to the event!

| Event |
Anaheim Comic Con 2010 |
| Type |
Comic Book |
| Dates |
April 16-18, 2010 |
| Location |
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA. 92802
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| Website |
Anaheim Comic Con |
| Remarks |
Celebrate the best in pop culture. Anaheim Comic Con brings it all – Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Anime, Manga, Horror, Wrestling, MMA, Original Art, Collectibles & More |
Wizard World, The Pop Culture Capital of the World

| Event |
Gothla US 2010 |
| Theme |
The Evoking/Journey to the Underworld |
| Type |
Gothic Bellydance |
| Dates |
March 5-7, 2010 |
| Location |
Cal Poly Pomona Bronco Student Center
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major rooms
3801 West Temple Ave, Building 35
Pomona, California 91768 USA
Phone: 1 909-869-2847
Bronco Student Center |
| Website |
Gothla.com |
| Remarks |
Motif-experimental gathering
Festival & Gothic Gala
Sunday-Outing to The Chamber at Club Bravo |
“Gothla US…has been a tremendous success, attended by dancers and aficianados from all over the world. They gather together to celebrate, share, learn, and perform the art of Gothic & Dark Fusion Bellydance in it’s many varieties.
And it is indeed Gothla (as in Gothic + Hafla (a Middle Eastern Dance party) NOT GothLA as in Goth Los Angeles.

| Event |
Wondercon – 2010 |
| Theme |
Comics and related media |
| Type |
Comics |
| Dates |
April 2-4, 2010 |
| Location |
Moscone Center South
747 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94103 USA
WonderCon 2010 Attendee rate at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis |
| Website |
WonderCon |
| Remarks |
All ages
Director/Writer Kevin Smith
Open Gaming Area
Saturday–Masquerade
Children 11 and under free with PAID adult membership. |
“WonderCon, the sister-show to mega blockbuster Comic-Con in San Diego…
WonderCon features the best in a variety of specialty programming including the very best from Hollywood film and television, but comics are the core of the…event.”

| Event |
Official Stargate SG-1 Convention 2010 |
| Theme |
Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe series |
| Type |
Science Fiction, Media |
| Dates |
Various |
| Location |
Multiple dates. Check website for details. |
| Website |
Official Stargate SG-1 Convention |
| Remarks |
Friday Night Karaoke
Costume Parade Competition
Dessert Party Saturday with centerpiece contest
Appearing in Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; and Vancouver, BC. |
”What to expect: One hour on-stage talks and Q & A from our celebrities, special presentations on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, videos, costume and trivia competitions, auctions, parties, charity fund raising, a giant Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis vending room…and tons of fellow fans!”

| Event |
Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition – 2010 |
| Theme |
Bigger, Bolder and Brassier Than Ever! |
| Type |
Steampunk |
| Dates |
March 12-14, 2010 |
| Location |
Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
1800 Powell Street
Emeryville, California 94608 USA
Phone: 1-510-658-9300
Hilton Garden Inn Emeryville reservations |
| Website |
Steampunk Exhibition.com |
| Remarks |
Book by February 10th to reserve your room
Steampunk Ball
Party at the center of the Earth
Consuites
Girl Genius Radio |
“The 2008 California Steampunk Convention was just the beginning. Renewed as The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition, this unique event is returning to the San Francisco Bay Area…. Come immerse yourself in 3 days of Steampunk workshops, discussions and delights….”

| Event |
Condor XVII – 2010 |
| Theme |
Tripping the Past Fantastic:
Steampunk, Retro Future and Early Fantastic Fiction |
| Type |
Science Fiction, Fantasy |
| Dates |
February 26 -28, 2010 |
| Location |
Handlery Hotel and Resort
950 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, California 92108 USA
Phone: 619-298-0511
Handlery Hotel And Resort San Diego |
| Website |
Condorcon.org |
| Remarks |
Hogwarts Educational Retreat
Friday Night Regency Dance
Saturday Steampunk Ball
ConDor Costume Competition |
“ConDor is a project of C.A.A.S.M., The California Association for the Advancement of Speculative Media, Inc. Its purpose is to promote an interest in the speculative fiction media (science fiction and fantasy), and provide opportunities to educate and broaden public awareness of this genre.”

| Event |
Animé Los Angeles 6 (2010) |
| Theme |
Anime and related Japanese Culture |
| Type |
Anime, Pop-Culture |
| Dates |
January 8-10, 2010 |
| Location |
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045 USA
Phone: 1-310-641-5700
Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290
LAX Airport Marriott |
| Website |
Animé Los Angeles 2010 |
| Remarks |
Music Guests: The Spoony Bards
Reiyukai America workshops
Sunday-Regency Dance |
“Animé Los Angeles is a medium-sized fan-friendly convention — in the winter, ‘on the other side of the year.’ By medium-sized, we mean that all of the other anime conventions in California are either smaller than 2000 members, or have more than 10,000 members. We’re the only one in the middle..”

| Event |
Gallifrey One – 2010 |
| Theme |
Blackjack 21 |
| Type |
Science Fiction, Dr. Who |
| Dates |
February 26-28, 2010 |
| Location |
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045 USA
Phone: 1-310-641-5700
Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290
LAX Airport Marriott |
| Website |
Gallifreyone.com |
| Remarks |
Mysterious Theatre 337
The Gamble With Time Casino
Masquerade of Mandragora Costume Show
Children’s program room
Sunday morning guest of honor brunch banquet |
“Gallifrey One, run by the Gallifrey Conventions fan group, is the world’s longest-running annual Doctor Who convention, and the annual North American Doctor Who celebration. Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21 will continue the long tradition of celebration of all things Doctor Who, Torchwood and the science fiction media genre.”