Flame Con

Flame Con
StatusActive
GenreLGBTQ-focused comic convention
VenueSheraton New York Times Square Hotel
Location(s)New York City
CountryUnited States
InauguratedJune 13, 2015 (9 years ago) (2015-06-13)
Most recentAugust 12–13, 2023
Next eventAugust 17–18, 2024
Attendance8,000 (2019)[1]
Organized byGeeks OUT
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttp://www.flamecon.org
A cosplayer dressed as Jubilee at the inaugural Flame Con on June 13, 2015, at Grand Prospect Hall

Flame Con is an annual two-day multi-genre entertainment and comic convention, focused on fans and creators of pop culture who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). Launched in 2015, it is the first LGBTQ comic convention in New York City,[2] and the largest LGBTQ comic convention in the world.[3][4]

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