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Fan Expo Portland 2025
January 24-26, 2025
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR

Comic Convention with Anime, Gaming, Media, and Video Gaming programming

Organized by Informa Connect

FAN EXPO Portland is the ultimate go-to event for sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Portland that attracts thousands of people to the Oregon Convention Center.

Everyone is a fan of something, and FAN EXPO Portland is a place to celebrate all things pop culture. Get an autograph or a photo with your favorite guest then receive the inside scoop about your favorite movies and TV shows at our celebrity panels! Observe professional comic artists battle it out in our popular Sketch Duels, learn from our "How To" workshops, and take photos with your favorite costumed characters! It's also a great place to buy a unique offering (or treat yourself!) with a huge show floor for shopping madness.

Advance Rates
$79 through January 9, 2025
At-Door Rates
$89: All 3 Days
$28: Friday
$48: Saturday
$38: Sunday

Fan Expo Portland 2026  —  January 16-18, 2026
Fan Expo Portland 2025  —  January 24-26, 2025
Fan Expo Portland 2024  —  January 12

Wizard World, Inc.

Wizard World, Inc. produced comic and pop culture conventions across North America that renowned graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often featured celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.

Wizard World held only six in-person conventions in 2021, and that August the corporation announced it would be selling the convention events business to FanExpo, with the final Wizard World Chicago show occurring in October.

Last updated: 2025-03-12 13:11:36


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Wizard World Portland 2022
January 28-30, 2022Cancelled
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, OR

Comic Convention

Organized by Wizard World, Inc.

Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge at Wizard World Portland to celebrate the best in pop culture. Wizard World Portland brought to you by the group who produces the most widely attended pop culture tour and has it all - Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Anime, Manga, Horror, Wrestling, Original Art, Collectibles & More!

Fan Expo Portland 2026  —  January 16-18, 2026
Fan Expo Portland 2025  —  January 24-26, 2025
Fan Expo Portland 2024  —  January 12-14, 2024
Fan Expo Portland 2023  —  February 17-19, 2023
Wizard World Portland 2022  —  January 28-30, 2022
Fan Expo Portland 2022  —  January 21-23, 2022
Wizard World Portland 2021  —  January 29-31, 2021
Wizard World Portland 2020  —  January 24-26, 2020
Wizard Earth Comic Con Portland 2019  —  February 22-24, 2019
Wizard World Comic Con Portland 2018  —  April 13-15, 2018
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Fan Expo buys out Wizard World.15429

Fan Expo acquires six Wizard World comic cons for 2022
Fan Expo will take over Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland and three other shows.

By Heidi MacDonald - 08/10/2021 10:01

Fan Expo will take over operations of six Wizard World comic cons, it was announced today. Wizard World’s events in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Portland, St. Louis, and Cleveland will be rebranded as Fan Expo events in 2022. Fan Expo promises “a new, reinvigorated brand and revitalized attendee experience” for the shows, some of which have been running for nearly 25 years.

Wizard World will run its 2021 show in Chicago (currently slated for Oct. 15-17) and afterwards will continue to operate its Wizard World Vault collectibles business. They will also participate in the Fan Expo events in an unannounced capacity.

The six shows will be rebranded as Fan Expo Chicago, Fan Expo Philadelphia and so on. According to Andrew Moyes, FAN EXPO HQ vp “FAN EXPO will own the shows as well as operate them, but beyond that we can’t share details of the agreement.”

The move makes Fan Expo possibly the largest producer of fan conventions in the world, with 17 shows
wizard world comic con portland