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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.