MegaCon Orlando is a large speculative-fiction convention held each spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, serving comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, RPG, and gaming fans. Tracing its roots to 1990s Orlando-area comic shows, it is now tied with New York Comic Con as one of the largest fan conventions in North America.
Its public fan-culture scale makes it Eventisimus-relevant despite convention format.
MegaCon's lineage runs through Orlando's comic convention history: it grew out of a 1993 show called Mega-Show, founded by James Breitbiel, which led to the first MegaCon in 1995 at the Orlando Expo Center, following in the footsteps of the earlier OrlandoCon (1974-1994)
After changing ownership through publisher CrossGen and then Elizabeth Widera, the convention settled permanently at the Orange County Convention Center from 2001 onward
Its internally reported attendance of roughly 200,000 and 2026 economic-impact figure of 405 million dollars place it among the largest fan gatherings in North America, on par with New York Comic Con, drawing exhibitors, cosplay contests, and celebrity guest panels spanning comics, film, and television
MegaCon continues Orlando's decades-long comic convention lineage that began with OrlandoCon in 1974
carried forward through the 1990s Mega-Show circuit
into the modern MegaCon founded in 1995
Dates TBA · Usually March
International Drive traffic is heavy.
Comfortable clothing suited to a full day of walking a large convention center, with cosplay a major part of the culture; costume weapon and prop policies apply, so checking convention...
MegaCon Orlando is best approached as a guest: follow local crowd guidance and avoid blocking participants.
Orlando
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MegaCon Orlando is listed for Past edition: 19–22 March 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Orlando, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
4 days is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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Orlando, FL
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