Local-ish Conventions

( an update of this post from ten years ago:  http://brookeburch.blogspot.com/2006/11/local-conventions.html )
A selection of conventions that are on my radar

DeConPression http://deconpression.org/
Columbus, Ohio [relaxacon]
January

OhayoCon http://ohayocon.org/
Columbus, Ohio [anime]
January

ShumatsuCon http://www.shumatsucon.com/
Columbus, Ohio [anime]
February/March

MilleniCon http://www.millennicon.org/
Cincinnati, Ohio [sf/f lit]
March

ConCoction http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/
Cleveland, Ohio [general sf/f]
March

ArmageddiCon  http://www.animepunch.org/armageddicon/index.php
Columbus, Ohio [anime]
March/April

Who's Yer Con http://whosyergamers.org/wyc.php
Indianapolis, Indiana [gaming]
March/April

Small Press Alternative Comics Expo  http://www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm
Columbus, Ohio [comics]
April

Steampunk Symposium  http://thepandorasociety.com/symposium/
Cincinnati, Ohio [steampunk]
April

MarCon http://marcon.org/
Columbus, Ohio [general sf/f]
May

Midwest Haunters Convention  http://www.midwesthauntersconvention.com/
Columbus, Ohio [Halloween, haunter's trade show]
May/June

ColossalCon http://colossalcon.com/
Sandusky, Ohio [waterpark anime]
June

Origins http://originsgamefair.com/
Columbus, Ohio [gaming]
June

TrotCon http://trotcon.net/
Columbus, Ohio [my little pony]
June/July

InConJunction http://inconjunction.org/
Indianapolis, Indiana [general sf/f]
July

CenterFold Origami Convention  http://www.ohiopaperfolders.com/
Columbus, Ohio [origami]
July

PulpFest http://www.pulpfest.com/
Columbus, Ohio [pulp magazines]
July/August

TriCon http://triconoh.com/
Columbus, Ohio [comics]
August

MatsuriCon http://matsuricon.org/
Columbus, Ohio [anime]
August

GenCon http://www.gencon.com/
Indianapolis, Indiana [gaming]
August

WorldCon http://worldcon.org/
location varies [scifi]
August/September

Imaginarium http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/
Louisville, Kentucky [creative writing]
September

Buckeye Game Fest http://www.buckeyegamefest.com/
Columbus, Ohio [gaming]
September

MidoriCon http://midoricon.com/
Toledo, Ohio [indoor/outdoor anime]
September

Cincinnati Comic Expo http://cincinnaticomicexpo.com/
Cincinnati, Ohio [comics, pop culture]
September

Wizard World Ohio (former Mid Ohio Con) http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ohio.html
Columbus, Ohio [comics, pop culture]
July - November (varies)

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus  http://www.cartooncrossroadscolumbus.com/
Columbus, Ohio [comics, culture studies]
October

Con on the Cob http://cononthecob.com/
Akron/Cleveland, Ohio [gaming, art]
October

PandoraCon http://thepandorasociety.com/pandoracon/
Cincinnati, Ohio [general scifi geek]
September - November (varies)

Ohio Valley Filk Fest http://www.ovff.org/index.html
Columbus, Ohio [filk music]
October/November

WiSHcon http://www.wishcon.org/
Columbus, Ohio [media, lit]
November

Starbase Indy http://www.starbaseindy.com/
Indianapolis, Indiana [general scifi]
November

Ohio Game Developer Expo https://www.ohiogamedevexpo.com/
Columbus, Ohio [video gaming]
October - December