Event Spotlight — Comic-Con International: San Diego
In the world of pop culture, almost no event is larger and attracts more attention than the famed San Diego Comic-Con. Each year, this monster of a show takes over downtown San Diego for a week of the largest announcements in the entertainment industry. But how did SDCC begin? What is the true scale of the event? Let’s try and answer these questions for you!
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History Of The Show
The story of Comic-Con begins on March 21st, 1970 at the U.S. Grant Hotel. Called San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Minicon, its purpose, at the time, was to raise interest and funds for a larger event. They did get enough of both interest and cash to host San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con, a three day event for 300 attendees. As the event grew larger, it outgrew its initial venue, and eventually moved into the San Diego Convention Center, where it has stayed ever since.
With attendance topping 168,000 people in 2018, it is one of the largest pop culture conventions in the world, and has hosted thousands of special guests. Comic-Con 2019 is scheduled for July 18–21st, and marks the 50th year of Comic-Con.
For more information on the history of the show, click here.
Comic-Con International: By The Numbers
Here are some interesting numbers relating to this year’s past show.
One Hour; Fifty Five Minutes — Amount of Time Badges Sold Out for Returning Registration
Forty Seven Minutes — Amount of Time Badges Sold Out for Open Registration
168,000 Attendees — Number of Attendees who Attendeeded Comic-Con 2018.
7 — Number of Venues (Including the San Diego Convention Center) that Comic-Con Takes Up
16 — Amount of Sponsors for Comic-Con 2018
Important Information — Get a Jump on Comic-Con International: 2019!
If you are attending as a professional, the application period closes on August 16th, 2018. Be sure to get your information in!
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