Sci-Fi Valley Con

Sci-Fi Valley Con
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre[1]
VenueBlair County Convention Center
Location(s)Altoona, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2012[2]
AttendanceNearly 4,000 in 2015[3]
Organized byAssett Conventions LLC[2]
Websitescifivalleycon.com

Sci-Fi Valley Con (formerly Sci-Fi in the Valley Con) is an biannual three day multi-genre convention held during June and October/November at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[1][4]

Programming

The convention typically offers board gaming, charity auction, costume contest, film festival, guest panels, role-playing gaming, table-top gaming, trivia tournaments, vendors, video gaming, and workshops.[1][3][5][6] The 2012 charity auction raised $1200 for The Machine Gun Preacher's Save the Children Foundation.[7] 2013's charity auction benefited Shriners Hospitals for Children and raised almost $1500.[8] The 2022 charity auction benefited the Children's Miracle Network.[9]

History

Sci-Fi in the Valley Con 2012 was moved from the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to the North Central Recreation Center in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. This occurred due to a local fee that would affect the conventions dealers.[2][10][11] In 2013, the convention moved to the Jaffa Shrine and used the bottom floor.[12][13] It used both of the Jaffa's floors in 2014.[14] The convention used half of the Blair County Convention Center in 2015, and the whole facility in 2016.[3][15] Sci-Fi Valley Con 2020 was moved from June to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later cancelled.[16][17][18][19] Sci-Fi Valley Con 2021 was moved from June to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21][22] The October 2021 convention had lower than normal attendance.[9] The June 2024 event had additional parking offsite.[23]

Starting with the November 2024 event, Sci-Fi Valley Con expanded to two events per year.[4]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
May 18–20, 2012[11] North Central Recreation Center
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania		1,000 (est.) or
1,200[12][13]		Jeremy Ambler, Joshua Emerick, Chiara Fattorusso, Garrett Free, Jeremy McHugh, Mark Tierno, Tod Allen Smith, and April A. Taylor.[24]
May 17–19, 2013[25] Jaffa Shrine
Altoona, Pennsylvania		2,000[14]Brian O'Halloran[12][13]
June 27–29, 2014 Jaffa Shrine
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Almost 3,000[5]Rusty Gilligan, The Mandalorian Mercs,[26] Robert Bruce, Brian O’Halloran,[27] and Scott Schiaffo.[14]
May 15–17, 2015[28] Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Almost 4,000[3]Blair Murphy[5]
June 10–12, 2016 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Brian O'Halloran, John Rhys-Davies,[29] Zach Galligan, Alaina Huffman, John Morton, Alex Vincent, and Fred Williamson.[3]
June 9–11, 2017 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Nicholas Brendon, Dameon Clarke, David Eddings, Donald Fullilove, Harry Waters, Jr., Jeffrey Weissman,[30] Bob Gunton, Sam Jones, and Martin Klebba.[1]
June 8–10, 2018 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Nicholas Brendon, Melissa Fahn, Richard Horvitz, Brian O'Halloran, Rob Paulsen, Rikki Simons, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons,[31] Lee Arenberg, Olivia d'Abo, and Tracie Thoms.[32]
June 7–9, 2019 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Rodger Bumpass, Seth Gilliam, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Billy West,[33] Adam Fergus, David Haydn-Jones, Mark Pellegrino,[6] David Lee Madison, and John Russo.[34]
October 8-10, 2021 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Jim Cummings, Gigi Edgley, Olivia Hack, Sam J. Jones, Jennie Kwan, James "Brad Mick" McDonough, Michaela Jill Murphy, and Emily Swallow.[22]
June 17-19, 2022 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Grey DeLisle, Barry Gordon, Nolan North, Rob Paulsen, and Billy West.[35]
June 9-11, 2023 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Carlos Alazraqui, Greg Baldwin, Dante Basco, Grey DeLisle, Jennie Kwan, Maurice LaMarche, Cricket Leigh, Michaela Jill Murphy, Rob Paulsen, Janet Varney, Kari Wahlgren,[36] and Greg Sestero.[37]
June 7-9, 2024 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Greg Baldwin, Roger Clark, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Nolan North, Steven Ogg, Maggie Robertson, Lauren Tom, Billy West, Rob Wiethoff, [38] Shawn Fonteno, and Ned Luke.[23]
November 8-10, 2024 Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, Pennsylvania		Ruth Connell, Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, DJ Qualls, Mark Sheppard, Emily Swallow,[39] Omri Katz, Dave B. Mitchell, Bradley Pierce, Vinessa Shaw, and Rick Worthy.[4]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c Dennis, Justin (February 11, 2012). "[VIDEO] Johnstown's 1st science-fiction convention to take War Memorial by storm(troopers)". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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  6. ^ a b Drumm, Amanda (May 24, 2019). "Calling all Sci-Fi Fans". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ Dennis, Justin (May 19, 2012). "[VIDEO] Sci-Fi in the Valley Con brings Jedi, Vulcans to Ebensburg". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. ^ Dennis, Justin (May 18, 2013). "VIDEO Sci-Fi expo connects with fans". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b Isenberg, Dan (June 20, 2022). "Out of this world: Sci-Fi Valley Con packs house with enthusiasts". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ DiPaolo, Dan (February 18, 2012). "Science-fiction convention coming to Johnstown". Daily American. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b Dennis, Justin (March 6, 2012). "Sci-Fi in the Valley Con moving to Ebensburg recreational center". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b c Dennis, Justin (May 4, 2013). "Return of the geeks: Sci-Fi Valley Con fans will descend on Altoona". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  13. ^ a b c Frederick, Keith (May 11, 2013). "Sci-fi fan convention returns to the area". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Gabeletto, Amanda (June 26, 2014). "Return of Sci-Fi: Convention brings other worldly and more to the Jaffa this weekend". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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  17. ^ "Sci-Fi Valley Con 2020 Postponed May". Facebook. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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  39. ^ "Sci-Fi Valley Con November 2024 Information". FanCons.com. Retrieved 2025-01-02.

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