FanX

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FanX Salt Lake
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre
VenueSalt Palace Convention Center
Location(s)Salt Lake City, Utah
CountryUnited States
InauguratedSeptember 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)
Founders
Attendance127,000 (September 2015)
Organized byDan Farr Productions
Filing statusFor-profit
Websitewww.fanxsaltlake.com

FanX Salt Lake (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) is an annual multi-genre pop culture expo held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is produced by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg[1] under Dan Farr Productions and is Utah's most attended convention according to the Governor's Office of Economic Development.[2][3][4][5] The first convention took place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.[6] The second event, Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, was inaugurated in April 2014.[7][8]

  1. ^ Ty Kiisel (February 5, 2014). "The Superhero's Superhero: Salt Lake Comic Con". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Cheryl Conner (September 18, 2013). "Salt Lake Comic Con Sets Record By Leveraging Social Marketing Trends". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Salt Lake Comic Con organizers have San Diego in their sights September 9, 2013
  4. ^ Katie Harmer (September 4, 2013). "Shatner, Lee and record-breaking crowds: Inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con ends with a bang Today". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Salt Lake Comic Con Draws An Unexpected Crowd". KUTV. September 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Green, Mark (September 8, 2013). "Massive crowds set several records at 2013 Salt Lake Comic Con". Fox 13. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Christensen, Aaron (April 18, 2014). "Star Trek TNG at FanX". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Taylor, Amanda (April 17, 2014). "On the scene at Comic Con FanXperience". KSL-TV. Retrieved April 15, 2016.