Fan Expo Canada

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Fan Expo Canada
Former logo
Status	Active
Genre	Popular Culture
Venue	Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Location(s)	Toronto
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	1995
Attendance	131,647 in 2016[1]
Organized by	Hobby Star Marketing, Inc. (1995-2013) Fan Expo HQ/Informa Connect (2013-present)
Website	fanexpocanada.com

Fan Expo Canada is an annual speculative fiction fan convention held in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded as the Canadian National Comic Book Expo in 1995^[2] by Hobby Star Marketing Inc. It includes distinctly branded sections, including GX (Gaming Expo) and SFX (Science Fiction Expo), and formerly CNAnime (Canadian National Anime Expo). It is a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday) typically held the weekend before Labour Day during the summer at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC).

Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television and related popular arts, Fan Expo Canada has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture and fandom elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, video games, and web entertainment. The convention is the largest of its kind in Canada and among the largest in the world, filling the entire North and South Buildings of the MTCC with over 130,000 attendees in 2016.^[1]

In 2013, Fan Expo Canada's parent company Hobby Star Marketing was acquired by Informa, which now organizes the event.^[3] The company has extended the Fan Expo brand to other conventions organized by the company in Canada and the United States.