Pensacon

Coordinates: 33°45′41″N 84°23′15″W / 33.761397°N 84.387536°W / 33.761397; -84.387536

Pensacon
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre
Venue Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel, Pensacola Bay Center
Location(s) Pensacola, Fl
Country United States
Inaugurated 2014
Attendance 11,000+[1]
Organized by Mike Ensley, Chairman
Filing status For-profit
Website
http://www.pensacon.com/

Pensacon is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 2013, which takes place once each year in Pensacola, FL. As of 2014, the convention draws an attendance of 15,000, features around 100 media guests, encompasses two venues in downtown Pensacola and runs hundreds of hours of programming for fans of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and other elements of fan culture. It is operated by a private for-profit corporation, with the help of a 350-member volunteer staff.

Economic impact

On February 21-23, 2014, Pensacon attracted an estimated 11,000 unique attendees at the Pensacola Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel and the Pensacola Bay Center. It is estimated that Pensacon 2014 attendees contributed $1,408,108 to the local Pensacola economy. 39% of the event attendees were visitors to Pensacola, and it is estimated that Pensacon 2014 generated 5,183 room nights.[2][3]

Programming

As of 2014, Pensacon is a 3-day event comprising events such as panels, costume contests, themed runs, and workshops, with over 30 specialized programming tracks that include writing, art, anime, gaming, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, comic books, costuming, space, science, online media, independent film, podcasting, robotics, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, X-Files, Doctor Who, apocalyptic themes, British and American SF television, the Pensacon Short Film Festival, with celebrity guest features (e.g., Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, Ernie Hudson, Dirk Benedict ).[4]

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