Windycon 37 2010
Windycon 37 2010
The lands of Fae and back again
Science fiction and Fantasy
November 12 – 14, 2010
The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
http://www.windycon.org/
all ages
Capricon 31 (2011)
| Event | Capricon 31 – 2011 |
| Theme | After the party that was Capricon 30 – Celebrate! – we left the planet, well, a bit of a mess. Time to find something new, before it’s too late! |
| Type | Science Fiction, Fantasy |
| Dates | February 10-13, 2011 |
| Location |
Westin Chicago North Shore 601 North Milwaukee Avenue Wheeling, IL, US 60090 |
| Website | Capricon.org |
| Remarks | All ages….. Registration Deadline 1 – August 31st, 2010: $45 Deadline 2 – November 15th, 2010: $50 Deadline 3 – Until close of PreReg: $55 At the door: $70 |
I-Con 2010
| Event | I-Con 2010 |
| Theme | “Central Illinois’ Premiere Game Fair” |
| Type | Gaming |
| Dates | September 10-12, 2010 |
| Location | Lincoln Land Community College 5250 Shepherd Road Springfield, IL 62794 USA Paul@mecca-anime.com Phone: 800-869-8595 |
| Website | Mecca-Anime.com/I-Con |
| Remarks | I-Con is an all-ages convention. Anime Theater: The I-Con Anime Club will present this year’s Anime Theater for the 6th year. Saturday-Painting Contest for miniatures, afternoon game auction. Sunday-Costume Competition, all I-Con attendees are eligible to enter. Events: RPGs LARPs PC LAN Miniatures Card Games Board Games Anime Theater |
Pre-register all three days $ 15.00
On Site 3 day badge $ 22.00
On Site Friday only $ 8.00
On Site Saturday only $ 10.00
On Site Sunday only $ 5.00
Bristol Renaissance Faire 2010
| Event | Bristol Renaissance Faire 2010 |
| Theme | Where You Can Party Like it’s 1599! |
| Type | Renaissance Faire |
| Dates | July 10-September 6, 2010 |
| Location |
Renaissance Entertainment 12550 120th Ave. Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142 USA Phone: 1-847-395-7773 |
| Website | Renfair.com/Bristol |
| Remarks | All ages Adults – $18.95 Children (ages 5-12) – $9.50 Children under 5 are always free RenQuest Kid’s Kingdom Nearly 200 artisans |
“For 9 glorious weekends starting in early July, each Saturday and Sunday, plus Labor Day Monday, visitors take a rollicking romp through Elizabethan England, complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and one-of-a-kind encounters with a spectacular cast of characters. The Faire boasts a beautiful 30-acre site with open-air stages featuring Swordfighters, Minstrels and Jesters. Meet Robin Hood or Queen Elizabeth, in person! Once you enter the portal gates, you travel back in time to the year 1574, and you’ve walked right into an exciting village festival day. And what are we celebrating? Queen Elizabeth, Herself, is visiting Bristol! It’s time to eat, drink and be merry!
Now through June 26th: Early Bird Tickets are $15 online with NO convenience fees!”
G-Fan (2010)
| Event | G-Fest 2010 |
| Theme | Return to Monster Island |
| Type | Godzilla |
| Dates | July 9-11, 2010 |
| Location |
Rosemont Hotel at O’Hare 5550 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois, right across the street from the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center. Rosemont Hotel |
| Website | G-Fan |
| Remarks | G-FEST is the largest regular gathering of Godzilla and Japanese monster fans in the world. Held each summer, G-FEST typically attracts about 1000 attendees. |
C2E2 (2010)
| Event | C2E2 2010 |
| Theme | The con Chicago needs. The con you deserve |
| Type | Chicago Comic and EntertaInment Expo |
| Dates | April 16-18, 2010 |
| Location | Lakeside Center at McCormick Place located at 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois McCormick Place |
| Website | C2E2 2010 |
| Remarks | A convention spanning the latest and greatest from the worlds of comics, movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games. From a show floor packed with hundreds of exhibitors, to panels and autograph sessions giving fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators, to screening rooms featuring sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either the big or small screen. Weekend Pass tickets are $50 and Single Day Pass are $25. |
Open to the Public:
Friday, April 16, 2010 – 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 17, 2010 – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 18, 2010 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wizard World Chicago (2010)
| Event | Wizard World Chicago (2010) |
| Theme | Comic-Con |
| Type | Comics, Movies, TV, Action Figures, Toys |
| Dates | August 19 -22, 2010 |
| Location | Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: 847-692-2220 Stephens Convention Center |
| Website | WizardWorld Chicago |
| Remarks | Comics, Anime and related media Five Star Trek guests: Avery Brooks, Walter Koenig, Brent Spiner, John De Lancie and Daniel Stewart! SFX360 (SFX-360.com): A worldwide multi-platform, multimedia gaming community, introduces “The Gamers Haven,” a mix of free play and tournaments of the most popular games. Private Party with James Marsters. Screening: The People vs. George Lucus, followed by Q & A with film’s director and producer! |
