MarsCon (Williamsburg, Virginia)

Not to be confused with MarsCon (Bloomington, Minnesota).
MarsCon

MarsCon logo
Status Active
Genre Science fiction
Location(s) Williamsburg, Virginia
Country United States
Inaugurated 1990
Website
marscon.net

MarsCon in Williamsburg, Virginia is a mid-sized regional science fiction convention founded in 1990. The convention provides a relaxed environment for people who enjoy science fiction to meet new friends and talk about their interests. The convention has been described as "the largest and longest-running science fiction/fantasy convention in the Tidewater area."[1]

History

The history of MarsCon begins with an earlier convention known as Sci-Con, a well established, general science fiction convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1990 the people who worked every year to bring Sci-Con together held a low key relaxicon or "relaxing convention" for its members.[2] After the first year, this new convention was re-christened MarsCon in honor of a long-standing fake bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention on the planet Mars in 2095.

With a focus on relaxation and camaraderie, MarsCon hosts a variety of convention activities including panel discussions and workshop activities, gaming (including role-playing games, and card games), a video room with anime, a dealers room, annual tea party, auction for charity, and an art show.[2]

Conventions

Upcoming

Past

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fans - Not Geeks - Here for MarsCon 2009". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Khandelwal, Michael Jon (January 2011). "Sci-Fi Fantasy: In Williamsburg, the attendees of MarsCon 2011 come together to bring imagination to life.". Hampton Roads Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. http://www.marscon.net/ Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  4. "W.Y.D.: What You'll Do, Jan. 16-18". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. January 14, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  5. Madden, Helen E.H. (January 19, 2010). "ACW Episode 52 – My very adult weekend". The Adventures of Cynical Woman. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "2011 Convention Information". MarsCon. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  7. http://marscon.net Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  8. http://www.marscon.net/ Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  9. http://www.marscon.net/ Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  10. http://www.marscon.net/ Retrieved June 26, 2014.

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