All-Con
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre
VenueCrowne Plaza North Dallas
Location(s)Texas Dallas, Texas
CountryUSA
Years active2005 to Present
Activityconcerts, shadowcasting, costuming
Organized byALL-CON, LLC
Filing statusFor Profit
Websitehttp://www.all-con.org/

All-Con is a four-day convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas, area. All-Con provides an umbrella of content supporting fans of science fiction, fantasy, Renaissance, anime, costuming, theater/performing arts, mystery, art, crafts, collecting, and filmmaking. To help give back, there are several charity events at the convention every year. The All-Con motto is "We Serve The Fan Community." Since 2007, the anime programming has been provided by members of Mu Epsilon Kappa's University of North Texas chapter.

Event History

Name Location Dates Atten. Notes
All-Con 2005 Sterling Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 February 4–6, 2005 Guests included artist Adam Hughes, author Troy Denning, actor Bill Johnson, comedian Barry Diamond, plus Star Wars actors Gerald Home and Christine Hewett.
All-Con 2006 Sterling Hotel
Dallas, Texas		 March 17–19, 2006[1] Guests included The Crow creator James O'Barr, artist Ben Dunn, actor Ken Feinberg, actor James Horan, actor Bill Blair, plus Star Wars actors Jay Laga'aia and Nalini Krishan.
All-Con 2007 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 16–18, 2007 Guests included artist J. K. Woodward, voice actor Neil Kaplan, plus Battlestar Galactica actresses Luciana Carro and Kate Vernon.[2]
All-Con 2008 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 7–9, 2008 Guests included Battlestar Galactica actor Aaron Douglas, Return of the Jedi actors Tim Dry, Sean Crawford, and Mike Edmonds, plus Blazing Saddles actor Burton Gilliam and Who Wants to be a Superhero? contestant Tonya Kay (aka Creature).
All-Con 2009 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 13–15, 2009[3] Guests attending included Aaron Douglas from Battlestar Galactica, Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) from Star Wars, Ken Lally from Heroes / Albert Wesker from Resident Evil, Candace Kita from Masked Rider, and Burton Gilliam from Back to the Future Part III and Blazing Saddles. Ginny McQueen was the Cosplay Guest of Honor.
All-Con 2010 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 12–14, 2010 Guests attending included actor John Billingsley, actress Anne Lockhart, comic book writer/editor Larry Hama, manga artist Kazushi Hinoki, and Japanese filmmaker Keisaku Kimura. Estimated attendance exceeded 1,600.[4]
All-Con 2011 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 18–20, 2011 The theme was "steampunk". Guests attending included Star Wars actress Orli Shoshan, Hardware Wars actress Cindy Freeling, Battlestar Galactica actors Anne Lockhart and Richard Hatch, plus voice actor Neil Kaplan.[5]
All-Con 2012 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 16–18, 2012[6] 3,000[7]
All-Con 2013 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 8–10, 2013 Special guests included actors Stephen Stanton, Camden Toy, Kathy Coleman, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Anne Lockhart, Rick Fitts, Michael Gregory, Tim Taylor, and Samantha Newark.
All-Con 2014 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 13–16, 2014
All-Con 2015 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 12–15, 2015 Special guests included Neil Kaplan, and All-Con hosted over 300 various events over the course of the convention.
All-Con 2016 Westin Dallas Park Central
Dallas, Texas		 March 17–20, 2016 The convention once again contained over 300 events, as well as a meeting place for the Star Wars Fan group the 501st Legion. Special guests included Brian Muir, Gigi Edgley, Paul Blake, Chuck Huber, Tim Lawrence, Neil Kaplan, Russ Adams, Michael H. Price, and Marshall Barnes.
All-Con 2017 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 16–19, 2017[8]
All-Con 2018
(Year XIV: Regeneration)		 Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel (previously named the "InterContinental Hotel")
Addison, Texas		 March 15–18, 2018
All-Con 2019 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 14–17, 2019
All-Con 2020 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 12, 2020 All-Con 2020 was originally scheduled as a 4-day convention from March 12–15, 2020. However, due to countywide public health concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event ended abruptly on Friday, March 13, 2020, in line with the judicial order from the County of Dallas.[9][10]
All-Con 2021 Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison
Addison, Texas		 March 18–21, 2021

References

  1. ^ Edwards, Toni (2006-03-17). "Fantasy World". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. ^ "Dallas All-Con Features Celebrities, Sci-Fi, Anime/ Cosplay, Arts, Renaissance, Costuming, Film, and Theater Events". Anime News Network. 2007-01-18.
  3. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 14, 2009). "Look, Over at the Science Fiction Convention, It's a Girl, It's a Pla ... Wait, It's a Girl!". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "zvents.com". March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 20, 2011). "All Dressed Up With Some Place to Go: The Fashion Show at Dallas All-Con 2011". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "All-Con 2012". UpcomingCons.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  7. ^ "conventionscene.com". January 10, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "All-Con Dallas 2017 Convention Information @ AnimeCons.com". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  9. ^ "ALL-CON DALLAS CONVENTION". All-Con.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  10. ^ Wilson, Angel (13 March 2020). "Endless Convention Cancellations: MCM Birmingham, All-Con, & More". The Geekiary. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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List of multigenre conventions in North and South America
Fan conventions in Texas
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