GeekyCon 2015 Information


GeekyCon 2015

GeekyCon 2015
July 30 - August 2, 2015
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL, USA

Fantasy Convention

Once upon a time, GeekyCon was called "LeakyCon." The idea for LeakyCon was born on the eve of what some said was the end of the Harry Potter fandom. It was 2007, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had just been published, and a small group of staff members from popular Harry Potter fan site The Leaky Cauldron sat in a crowded hotel room during Prophecy, a fan convention in Toronto, Canada.

Reliving their experiences from the weekend, the Leaky Cauldron staffers, including GeekyCon's future Executive Directors Melissa Anelli and Stephanie Dornhelm, decided that by combining their favorite aspects of existing conventions with the special feeling of community found within The Leaky Cauldron website, they could plan a convention for Harry Potter fans that was unlike anything anyone had seen before. And so, LeakyCon was born.

The first LeakyCon took place two years later in Boston as a Harry Potter convention, and now, five conventions and two continents later, Leaky has grown with us as we've come to realize just how much we all truly have in common. In 2015 we will return to Orlando, a very special place for us, where we realized the immense potential for powerful experiences that occurs when you mix fandom, community, and belonging.

In 2014, LeakyCon changed its name to GeekyCon to better encapsulate the geeky spirit so vibrantly a part of the convention.

In past years, GeekyCon has hosted incredible talent, including Broadway veteran Anthony Rapp, many Harry Potter actors (Evanna Lynch/Luna Lovegood, Devon Murray/Seamus Finnigan, and more), and A Very Potter Musical creators Team StarKid. In addition to programming with special guests, at GeekyCon you'll jam out to rock concerts with the likes of Harry and the Potters, The Whomping Willows, and Hank Green. If you're a fan of young adult literature, GeekyCon Lit (headed by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman) is perfect for you!

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Previous/Future Events

LeakyCon Denver 2022  —  October 14-16, 2022
LeakyCon Orlando 2022  —  July 29-31, 2022
LeakyCon Denver 2021  —  October 29-31, 2021
LeakyCon Denver 2020  —  October 23-25, 2020
LeakyCon Orlando 2020  —  July 31 - August 2, 2020
LeakyCon Boston 2019  —  October 11-13, 2019
LeakyCon Dallas 2019  —  August 9-11, 2019
LeakyCon 2018  —  August 10-12, 2018
GeekyCon 2016  —  July 29-31, 2016
GeekyCon 2015  —  July 30 - August 2, 2015
LeakyCon London 2013  —  August 8-11, 2013
LeakyCon 2013  —  June 27-30, 2013
LeakyCon 2012  —  August 9-12, 2012

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