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Pensacon | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Multi-genre |
Venue | Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel, Pensacola Bay Center |
Location(s) | Pensacola, Florida |
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, Florida. As of 2018, the convention draws an attendance of more than 25,000, features around 100 media guests, encompasses five 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.