California Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Comic, Anime and Gaming Conventions

Annual and Occasional Conventions

The 2009 EATON SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE: EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGES - JULES VERNE AND BEYOND (May 1 - 3, '09): Location: University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA; Memberships: $125; Call for Papers; Email: eatonconference@ucr.edu

Klingon Bloodwine Festival Weekend (May 8 - 10, '09): Red Rock Resort, Cantil, CA; $35 to 4/25/09, then 45, additional fees for Warrior Games and Paint Gun Competition

SUPERCON (May 16 - 17, '09)- A Comic Convention: San Jose Convention Center,150 West San Carlos St., San Jose CA 95113; Guests: Cripin Freeman, Bruce Dern, Marina Sirtis, many others.; Memberships: $25; Email

BAYCON 2009 (May 22 - 25, '09): Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway,Santa Clara CA 95054; Guests: TBA; Memberships TBA; Contact Page

FANIME 2009 (May 22 - 25, '09) - a anime convention: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95113; Hotels; Guest: Halko Momoi, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Reuben Langdon, others.; Memberships: $60 to ?; Contact Information

GAMEX 2009 (May 22 - 25, '09)- a gaming convention: Radisson LAX, 6225 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045; Room Rate: $109 Single/double/triple/quad; Memberships: $35 prereg, $40 at the door; Contact: Strategicon, 820 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 848-4760; Contact Page

CALIFUR 2009 (Jun 5 - 7, '09)- Furry Convention: Theme: On Safari!; Location: Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92612, (949) 553-1000; $125/night; Memberships: TBA; Contact: Contact Page, (951) 827-3233

SAC-CON (Jun 7, 10 am - 5 pm, '08) - Quarterly Comic Book Toy and Anime Convention: Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacremento CA; Memberships: $5 to June 1, $6 at the door; Guests: James O'Barr, Joshua Ortega, Ted Naifeh, Mark Bode, others.; Contact: Email, Phone: 916.607.1849

ANIME EXPO 2009 (Jul 2 - 5, '09): Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, (213) 741-1151.; Guests: TBA; Memberships: TBA; Contact: ATTN: (Fill in Department), SPJA/Anime Expo, 1733 S. Douglass Road, Suite G, Anaheim, CA 92806; (714) 937-2994

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL (July 23 - 26, '09): San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Drive, San Diego CA; Only 1 day Thursday, Friday and Sunday tickets left (14 Apr 09); Contact: ComicCon International, P.O. Box 128458, San Diego CA 92112-8458; Fax (619) 544-0743; email

SAC ANIME (Aug 29 - 30, '09): Radisson Hotel (500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento CA; Rooms: $99; Guests: Paul Mercer, Roger Craig Smith, Alyson Court; Memberships: $25 to 6/30/09, then $30; Contact:Dan Houck, SacAnime, PO Box 221335, Sacramento, CA 95822; Email

GATEWAY 2009 (Sep 4 - 7, '09)- a gaming convention: Radisson LAX, 6225 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045; Room Rate: $109 Single/double/triple/quad; Memberships: $35 prereg, $40 at the door; Contact: Strategicon, 820 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505, (818) 848-4760; Contact Page

CONQUEST SF (Sep 4 - 7, '09) - Gaming Convention: Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame, CA 93010, 650-692-9100; Early Prereg $40, more later

PYRATE DAZE (Sep 19 - 20, '09): Location: The Queen Mary, 1126 Queen's Highway, Long Beach, Ca. 90802 (800) 437-2934 95113; $109/night; Guests: Vernon Wells, Marty Klebba, Abney Park; Memberships: $80.; Contact email

SAC ANIME (Sep 25 - 27, '09): Scottish Rite Center 6151 H Street, Sacramento CA; Hotel Info; Guests: Ray Park, David Mears, Crispin Freeman, others; Memberships: TBA; Contact:Email

BASCON 9 OVERNIGHT (Oct 3 -4, '09) - A Slash convention: Embassy Suites: San Francisco Airport , 250 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, 650-589-3400; Contact: BASCON, , PO Box 282197, San Francisco, CA 94128-2197; Email

Sacramento Horror Film Festival (Oct 22 - 25, '09): Colonial Theatre 3522 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95820; Tickets: TBA; Contact: Email

WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2009 (Nov 5 - 8, '09): Location: The Fairmont Hotel, 170 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113; Memberships: $100, more later.; Contact: World Fantasy 2009, PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363

THE OFFICIAL FARSCAPE CONVENTION, THIRD FINAL FRELLIN' FAREWELL CELEBRATION (Nov 6 - 8, '09): Marriott Los Angeles Airport, 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles CA; Rooms: TBA; Guests: TBA.; Memberships; Contact: CREATION TICKETS, 217 S. Kenwood Street, Glendale, CA 91205, (818) 409-0960 ext. 225

LOSCON 36 (Nov 27 - 29, '09): Los Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 1-310-641-5700; Rooms: TBA; Guests: Steve Barnes, Tananarive Due, Tim Rickard, Christian B. McGuire; Memberships: $30 to ?