PopCon Indy: Difference between revisions

|venue = [[Indiana Convention Center]] (main)<br>[[Downtown]] [[Indianapolis]] (various)

'''PopCon Indy''' (formerly known as '''Indy PopCon''') is a [[popular culture|pop culture]] [[fan convention|convention]] that has been held at the [[Indiana Convention Center]] since 2014.

PopCon Indy came to public recognition on November 18, 2013, when they launched a campaign on [[Kickstarter]] with an initial funding goal of $12,000. Funding was successful, with $16,584 being raised by 135 backers. The inaugural PopCon Indy was held on May 30–June 1, 2014, whichand had an attendance of 9,000. Indy PopCon 2016 was held on June 17th-June 19th whichand had an attendance record of 30,000.<!-- originally claimed an attendance of 10,000 people, but I can't find a source for this one, just a press release hoping to reach that number --><ref name="jc">{{cite web|url=http://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2014/05/24/things-indianapolis-summer/9347977/|title=5 things to do in Indianapolis this summer|date=May 24, 2014|website=[[Journal & Courier|Lafayette Journal & Courier]]|publisher=Gannett Company|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="wishtv2014">{{cite web|url=http://wishtv.com/2014/05/31/popcon-kicks-off-in-downtown-indianapolis/|title=PopCon kicks off in downtown Indianapolis|date= May 31, 2014|website=[[WISH-TV]]|publisher=Media General|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indypopcon.com/get-involved/exhibitor-information/|title=Exhibitor Information|work=Indy PopCon|access-date=2017-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See References also==

== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://popcon.us/popcon-indy/}}