But it’s a cost fans are clearly willing to pay, based on the lines from previous years. Youtube Fortunately for those fans still attending, Carano is far from the only special guest who’ll be there, ready to smile and pose for a selfie and sign a head shot - for a fee, of course. And by the 2018 conference, it had become an annual tradition for lots of Colorado fans and families alike. With each year, the event grew even more, gaining a national reputation. The annual event rocketed up in size from there, cresting the 100,000 mark only three years later, marking the event as one of the largest of its kind in the United States. The first convention was held in June 2012 and drew over 25,000 attendees.
The history of the convention is fraught with fits and starts, but also a lot of heart from organizers over the years. This weekend, from July 1 to July 3 at the Colorado Convention Center, we get the first full-scale summer FAN EXPO Denver convention, which the organizers and fans from across Rocky Mountain West hope will become a tradition. And if you’re reading this article, chances are you at least heard about the fun-sized debut FAN EXPO Denver Special Edition last October. If you were there for the first Denver Comic Con, you probably remember when it became Pop Culture Con for a bit.
Welcome to the new era of comic and pop-culture conventions in Colorado.