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FanimeCon is an annual four-day
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held during May at the
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in
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, over
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weekend.


Programming

The convention typically offers an AMV contest, artist's alley, contests, cosplay chess, dances, dealer's room, formal ball, game room (arcade, console, PC, and tabletop), karaoke, maid cafe, masquerade, panels, screenings, a swap meet, tournaments, and workshops. The convention offers 24-hour programming, including gaming and video. FanimeCon held an art auction for the charity
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in 2004. Charities that FanimeCon supported in 2011 included the American Red Cross of Silicon Valley, APA Family Support Services of San Francisco, Cancer Support Community, and
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.


History

FanimeCon was first held in 1994 at
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, being run by several anime clubs.
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would also host the convention until moving to the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose for 1999. From 2000 to 2003 the
Santa Clara Convention Center The Santa Clara Convention Center is located in northern Santa Clara, California. It serves as one of the large meeting and convention facilities in Silicon Valley, with of meeting space. It was built in 1986 and expanded in 2009. The conventio ...
hosted FanimeCon. In 2004, FanimeCon moved to the
San Jose McEnery Convention Center The San Jose McEnery Convention Center (commonly known simply as the San Jose Convention Center) is a convention center in Downtown San Jose, Downtown San Jose, California, San Jose, California. The facility is the largest convention center in S ...
. That year, the convention brought to the local economy, growing to an estimated in 2013, and in 2014. Problems with the convention in 2009 included Christian protests and over purchasing of artist alley tables, with the protesters also returning in 2010. In 2011, Saturday saw three hour registration waits, problems with the convention not using a printed schedule, outside religious protesters, and the Marriott fire alarm being pulled on Monday morning. Registration was affected in 2012 by a power outage. FanimeCon's 20th anniversary in 2014 was marked by San Jose having Fanime Day on May 23, 2014. The masquerade in 2015 suffered from technical issues. FanimeCon's masquerade for 2016 was scheduled to run for five hours. FanimeCon 2020 was canceled due to the
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. FanimeCon was changed to a virtual event for 2021. The convention in February 2024 had significant numbers of staff quit due to accusations of improper treatment.


Event history


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