Kumoricon - 10th Annual Anime Convention - Labor Day Weekend - Sept. 1-3, 2012 - Hilton Vancouver Washington & Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay
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History

Kumoricon began in 2003 in Springfield, OR (Eugene area) for two days on Thanksgiving weekend. Since 2004, it has been located in the Portland metro area and held all three days of Labor Day weekend. Kumoricon is the largest fan convention in the Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA metro area, and has always been all volunteer and all fan-run.

Year Dates Attendees (est.) Staff (est.) Location
2003 November 29-30 400 22 Springfield, OR – Clarion Hotel
2004 September 4-6 1250 34 Portland, OR – Portland Marriott Downtown
2005 September 3-5 1750 40 Portland, OR – Doubletree Portland-Lloyd Center
2006 September 2-4 2257 70 Portland, OR – Red Lion on the River
2007 September 1-3 3003 130 Vancouver, WA – Hilton Vancouver Washington
2008 August 30-September 1 4470 140 Portland, OR – Doubletree Portland-Lloyd Center
2009 September 5-7 4558 203 Portland, OR – Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
2010 September 4-6 4055 216 Portland, OR – Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
2011 September 3-5 3956 226 Vancouver, WA – Hilton Vancouver Washington / Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay
2012 September 1-3 4712 311 Vancouver, WA – Hilton Vancouver Washington / Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay
2013 August 31-September 2     Vancouver, WA – Hilton Vancouver Washington / Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay

Attendance figures: Most figures are estimates. Attendance is measured by count of paid attendance or membership purchases at standard attendee rates. Staff, exhibitors, guests, and complimentary badges are not counted. VIP badges are counted. A weekend badge is counted once regardless of how many days the person attended. Non-picked up and non-attending paid pre-registered badges are counted. Multiple single-day badges by a single person are counted at the number of badges purchased. (This last category is typically very low in number.)

Mini-Events

Since 2007, Kumoricon has produced several one-day mini-events, including dances and “mini-cons”.

This list only includes events which were hosted or co-hosted by Kumoricon. It does not include events hosted only by other organizations at which Kumoricon provided activities or content.

Date Title Description Location
Aug. 11, 2007 Mini-con Miniature version of Kumoricon Hilton Vancouver Washington
Feb. 2, 2008 Winter Formal Masquerade Ball Formal masquerade ball Milwaukie Community Club
May 10, 2008 Kumoricon Lite Miniature version of Kumoricon Portland State University
Jul. 19, 2008 Summer Swing Dance Informal swing dance Norse Hall
Nov. 1, 2008 Kumoricon Lite Miniature version of Kumoricon Portland State University
Feb. 7, 2009 (Please Don’t Let It) Snow Ball Anime-themed dance Milwaukie Community Club
Jul. 18, 2009 Dance Dance Kumoricon Gaming-themed dance Norse Hall
Apr. 24, 2010 Kumori-Cat Ball Cosplay-themed dance Multnomah Arts Center
Oct. 30, 2010 GameDay/MiniCon Miniature version of Kumoricon Hilton Vancouver Washington

Website History


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