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Fan convention

A fan convention (also known as a con or fan meeting) is an event in which fans of a particular topic gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other. Some also incorporate commercial activity. The term dates back to at least 1942.[1]

The return of superhero characters and franchises during the (1956–1970).

Silver Age of Comic Books

Science fiction adaptations for television serials (e.g., ) in the 1960s–1970s.

Star Trek

The growth of role-playing (in the 1970s and 1980s) as a genre of tabletop, live-action and eventually video/computer gaming, which not only inspired roleplay of favorite characters in full-body costumes but also inspired existing franchises to adapt their themes for said methods of gaming.

The growth in home taping (starting with VHS in the late 1970s) of television broadcasts, including popular serials.

The growth of computerized communication, including the Internet and Internet-dependent applications in the 1980s and 1990s.

Fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extend to the first conventions held in the 1930s. However, while a few conventions were created in various parts of the world within the period between 1935–1960, the number of convention establishments increased slightly in the 1960s and then increased dramatically in the 1970s, with many of the largest conventions in the modern era being established during the latter decade. Impetuses for further establishment of local fan conventions include:

Science fiction fandom

Fantasy fandom

List of fan conventions by date of founding

List of anime conventions

List of comic book conventions

List of furry conventions

List of gaming conventions

List of multi-genre conventions

List of professional wrestling conventions

List of science-fiction conventions