Being located in Florida, the state that seems to have the most fandom conventions per capita, we always take an interest in upcoming events for the area and try to plan ahead for which ones we’ll be covering and attending. Green Mustard has assembled a list of events that have been announced for the southeastern United States for 2009 and dropped me a note to share the intel. Here’s what 2009 is looking like so far.
- Anime South – Jan 2-4
- MegaCon – Feb 27 – Mar 1
- Anime Express – Mar 13-15
- FITCon – Mar 20-22
- Naruto Trek – Mar 27-29
- AccioCon – Apr 3-5
- FX International – Apr 17-19
- JACON – May 22-24
- OASiS – May 22-24
- Florida SuperCon – Jun 5-7
- EyeCon at Sea – Jun 11-15
- MetroCon – Jun 19-21
- Ancient City Con – Jul 18-20
- MuggleCon – Jul 24-25
- Anime Festival Orlando – Jul 30 – Aug 2
- DragonCon – Sep 5-7
- Anime Weekend Atlanta – Sep 18-20
- Necronomicon – Oct 23-25
- Hurricane Who – Oct 30 – Nov 1
Other events that have been announced but that don’t have dates just yet include Anime SuperCon, EXPCon, JaniCon / Tri-County ComicCon, MizuCon, and Vulkon, all in Florida. It’s going to be a busy year!
Source: Green Mustard
