Draft:Comic Con Baltics

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Comic Con Baltics
StatusActive
GenreComic books, science-fiction, anime, cosplay
VenueLITEXPO
Location(s)Vilnius
Country Lithuania
InauguratedDecember 2, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-02)
Most recentSeptember 21, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-21)
Next eventMay 20, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-05-20)
AttendanceAround 20,000 in 2019[1]
Websitehttps://ccbaltics.com/

Comic Con Baltics is an annual pop culture fan convention held in Vilnius, Lithuania. First established in 2017, it is the biggest festival of this kind in Lithuania and Baltic states and is organized in LITEXPO – Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre.

Comic Con Baltics focuses on popular culture and the arts, and includes activities such as autograph and photo-op sessions with the guests, Q&A panels, presentations of films, TV shows, computer and board games. Being an international event, its main language is English.

In 2022, the event's duration was extended from two to three days (now including Friday).

Locations and dates[edit]

No. Dates Location Official Comic Con Baltics guests Attendance Ref(s)
1 2–3 December 2017 LITEXPO Michael Winslow, Dean-Charles Chapman, Stefan Kapičić, Ian McElhinney, Josh Herdman, Gene Warren Jr., Gene F. Warren III, Rony Bridges, Pamela Betts, Marco Castiello, Sarah Andersen 11,000[2] [3]
2 15–16 September 2018 LITEXPO Ross Marquand, Kevin McNally, Ian Beattie, John Rhys-Davies, Rick Cosnett, Steve Cardenas, Nick Seluk, Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis 15,000[4] [5]
3 21–22 September 2019 LITEXPO David Faustino, Steven Ogg, Georgia Hirst, Rob Denbleyker, Yehuda & Maya Devir, Landon Meier 20,000[1] [6]
19–20 September 2020 LITEXPO Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
27–28 March 2021 LITEXPO Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
2–3 October 2021 LITEXPO Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
4 20-22 May 2022 LITEXPO Enrique Arce, RJ Mitte, Robert Allen Wiethoff, Roger Clark, Reza Farazmand, Sarah Andersen, Cassandra Calin, Anne Bjørnstad, Thomas James Ridgewell, Tomas Ereminas, Lineta Mišeikytė, Jeff Zannini, Benjamin Brucato, Birutė Davidonytė, Dovydas Vilkelis, Dovydas Pancerovas, Kęstutis Drazdauskas, Justė Beniušytė, Justė Michailinaitė, Gabija Siurbytė, Jonas Špokas, Goda Gajauskaitė, Aurelijus Silkinis, Fawzi Mesmar, Živilė Mičiulytė, Agnė Adomėnė, Vaiva Vitkutė, Vladimir Slav, Olov Redmalm, Max Mraz TBA [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Didžiausiose labdaros lenktynėse važiuosiantys lietuviai automobilį pristatys "Comic Con Baltics 2019" renginyje". 15min.lt. September 18, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "HistoryThursday". Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "GUESTS 2017". Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Į Lietuvą atvykti kviečiamoms Holivudo žvaigždėms svarbu ne tik honoraras, o ir jų lauksiantis gerbėjų skaičius". Žmonės.lt. August 23, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "GUESTS 2018". Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "GUESTS 2019". Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Pauzė 2020-iesiems: "Comic Con Baltics" keliamas į 2021-ųjų pavasarį". Žmonės.lt. May 7, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Comic Con Baltics Will Be Taking Place in October, 2021". Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pokyčiai šalies renginių kalendoriuje tęsiasi: "Comic Con Baltics" keliamas į 2022-uosius". Delfi.lt. May 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "GUESTS". Retrieved March 13, 2022.

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