Anime Enthusiasts Flock to D.C. for Otakon 2022 (photos)
• August 18, 2022

Otakon, the giant anime convention, again took over the entire Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from Friday, July 26, to Sunday, July 29-31. Staffed almost entirely by […]

Celebrating Pop Culture in D.C. at Awesome Con 2022 (photos)
• June 5, 2022

Awesome Con, the premier pop culture festival in Washington, D.C., returned to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this past weekend, June 3-5. As an upstart version of San Diego’s […]

A Celebration of Geek Culture: Awesome Con Returns to D.C. (photos)
• August 22, 2021

After a 28-month hiatus, Awesome Con, the premier pop culture festival in Washington, D.C., returned to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this past weekend, Aug. 20 to 22. Awesome […]

Costumed Anime Fans Flock to Otakon (photos)
• July 29, 2019

This year marked the 25th anniversary of the event, which began with a collection of 350 anime fans at the Days Inn Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, in 1994.

Police Advisory: Halloween in Georgetown
• October 29, 2018

This Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday, there will be parking restrictions and street closures in Georgetown, as D.C.’s oldest and most haunted neighborhood celebrates Halloween.

Celebrating Asian Pop Culture at Otakon (photos)
• August 13, 2018

After 18 years in Baltimore, having outgrown the facilities there, the annual three-day convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture arrived in the District just a year ago, when 25,000 attended.

Otakon Anime Convention Comes to D.C. (photos)
• August 21, 2017

After 18 years in Baltimore, the anime and cosplay convention moved to D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center Aug. 11 to 13.