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Modern Kansas City Fandom traces its origins to the founding of the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society in July of 1971. But science fiction and fantasy have been here since fandom's infancy. From Robert A. Heinlein & Manley Banister to Elizabeth Scarborough & Robin Wayne Bailey, from the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention to the 1997 & 2002 Nebula Awards Weekends, and the 2003 World Horror Convention, science fiction is alive and well in Kansas City.

Science Fiction Conventions & Events

February 4, 2012

Clothier's Seminar XXVII - Wheatridge Middle School 318 E. Washington St Gardner, KS 66030. Society for Creative Anachronism one day seminar.

February 10-12, 2012

Naka-kon 2012 - Location to be Announced. Anime and Cosplay convention. Guests: ALSDEAD, Amelie Belcher, DJ Sephiroth, Gavin Goszka, others.

March 24 - 25, 2012

Planet Comicon - Overland Park International Trade Center, Overland Park, Kansas. 2012 Media Guest: Blair Butler. Pop culture/comic book convention.

May 25-27, 2012

ConQuesT 43 - Sheraton Kansas City Hotel Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri. GoHs: Steve Miller, Sharon Lee, Susan Satterfield, Ursula Vernon, Tim Miller, others. General science fiction convention. General science fiction convention. ConQuesT 43, P. O. Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171. Photos of the 2011 convention.

July 5 - 8, 2012

Campbell Conference - Held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Conference and separate banquet. Featuring the awarding of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel of the year, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction of the year. Email: cmckit@ku.edu

July 6 - 8, 2012

Kantcon - Johnson County Community College. Gaming convention for tabletop hobby gamers in the Kansas City area. There were 200 attendees in 2011, the third year for this event.

Labor Day Weekend to mid October

Kansas City Renaissance Festival - Bonner Springs, Kansas 1-800-373-0357 Theme park sized festival with art, clothing, food, and lots of great entertainment. Weekends.

November 9-11, 2012

Contraception 24 - Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, Missouri. Science Fiction relaxacon with minimal programing. No attendees under 21 years of age. This is the chance for adults to be silly. Guest of Honor: Jennie Breeden of The Devil’s Panties.

November 2012

ShawnCon XXIIX & KC Game Fair 12 - Hilton Kansas City Airport. Four days of intense gaming, LARP, art show, Gamers' yard sale. Hosted by the Role Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd. The 2011Guests were John Hill and Johnny Reb.

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