Thy Geekdom Con

Thy Geekdom Con
Status Active
Genre Multi-genre including Anime, Manga, Comic Books, Video games, Tabletop games, Cosplay
Venue Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks
Location(s) PennsylvaniaOaks, Pennsylvania
Country United StatesUnited States
Inaugurated April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)
Organized by Sparrowpeak LLC [1]
Website https://www.thygeekdomcon.com/

Thy Geekdom Con is a multi-genre convention held annually in November at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, PA. The convention has a wide array of activities that features panels, live performances, video game tournaments, artist alley, dealers room, and celebrity guests.[2]

Programming

Tabletop room at Thy Geekdom Con 2017

The convention typically offers panels, workshops, and live performances. In past years there have been panels on comic books, video gaming, costuming, and other topics within popular culture. The live performance portion has had live bands, DJs, hypnotists[3], Rocky Horror Picture Show performances, karaoke, and Love Live dance performances.[4]

The video game area consists of both free play and tournaments. Past video game tournaments have consisted of Super Smash Bros., Tekken, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Mortal Kombat[5], and Dragon Ball FighterZ[1] There is also an area dedicated to tabletop games where board games and RPGs are played.[6]

Throughout the weekend celebrity guests sign autographs and host panels for the attendees.

History

The first convention was held on April 18th of 2015 in Glen Mills, PA.[7] The following three conventions were held at varying venues in the Wilmington, Delaware area from November 2015 to November 2017. Each year the convention growing in both attendance and space used.[8][9][10] The convention expanded to two days in 2017.[10] Thy Geekdom Con would move to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and become a 3 day event in 2018.[11] The move was to better accommodate the attendance the convention has drawn.[1]

Event history

DatesLocationApproximate AttendanceGuests
April 18, 2015 Wyndham Garden Glen Mills Wilmington
Glen Mills, PA		250[7]
November 14, 2015 Crowne Plaza Wilmington North
Claymont, DE		550[8]
November 5, 2016 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Wilmington
Wilmington, DE		850[9]
November 4-5, 2017 Crowne Plaza Wilmington North
Claymont, DE		1,800Max Mittelman[10]
November 2-4, 2018 Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Oaks, PA		Colleen Clinkenbeard, Megan Shipman, Katelyn Barr, Matthew Atchley [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thy Geekdom Con is Coming to the Greater Philadelphia's Premiere Expo Center". Animenewsnetwork. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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