Why the name “Matsuricon?” Why a family of mascots?

Matsuricon – or the word “Matsuri[祭]” means festival in Japanese. We want to think of ourselves as a festival of everything geeky and otaku, from anime to video games, Doctor Who to Marvel, My Little Pony to Homestuck, and everything in between. We are an anime con first, but we like to include everyone else because the obvious overlap of fandoms.

We strive to make this event that the entire family can go to, and we encourage the entire family to attend! We like to think that there is something for everyone at Matsuricon! Of course, the staff at Matsuricon think of ourselves and our attendees as one huge family that keeps growing and growing every year!

Where is the convention located?

We are located at:

The Hyatt Regency Columbus, the Columbus Convention Center
350 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Thank You to our 2023 Restaurant Partners

  • Zencha Tea Salon (Show Your Badge – 15% off Food & Tea Drinks)
  • Bubbles Tea & Juice (North Market) (Show Your Badge – 20% off)
  • Satori Ramen Bar (North Market) (Show Your Badge – 10% a ramen)
  • Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse (Physical Coupon)
  • Brewcadia (Show your badge – Buy one pizza, get one for 1/2 off. Dine in only. )
  • Barley’s (Show your badge and get a free 1/2 order off Sauerkraut Balls, Limit 2 per Table. Dine in only. )

When did Matsuricon start? Didn’t you have a con in April?

We started in April 2006!  Because of the numerous amount of events, we decided to move our event to August, towards the end of the summer.  We intend to stay in August, but we may move earlier or later depending on availability of dates.

What kind of advertising opportunities do you offer?

Our convention targets 16-29 year old individuals.  The majority of our attendees come from Ohio, with some of them coming from bordering states.

We have a plethora of advertising opportunities to get your message out!  Please email [email protected] for more details!

I am a dealer and I would like to sell my product at your event!

Thank you for your interest!  Please email [email protected] and they will help you with the rest!

Are you owned by the same people who run (insert con name here)?

We do have staff that have staffed other area conventions, but Matsuricon is completely independent from any other convention.