MarsCon (MN)

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MarsCon is a fan-run, Big Tent regional convention held in the Minneapolis, MN, area since 1999, featuring a range of guests including authors, artists, filkers, game creators, scientists, costumers, prop masters, and television and movie performers. MarsCon is sponsored by the Fans Educational Network for Science Fiction (FenSF, Inc.), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

• Website.
• YouTube: Main and Panels.
• History.

Convention	Dates	GoHs, Notes
MarsCon 1999	February 26-28, 1999	Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak, Carl David
MarsCon 2000	May 12-14, 2000	Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, Denise Boie, Donald R. Schmitt, Jack Borkowski, Mark Allen Shepherd, Lisa Getto
MarsCon 2001	May 11-13, 2001	Jane Yolen, Christopher Jones, Carl Talliaferro, Michael Liebmann, Dave Arneson, Bill Blair
MarsCon 2002	March 1-3, 2002	Lyda Morehouse, Robin Wood, Peter Woodward, John Levene
MarsCon 2003	February 28 - March 2, 2003	Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, John Garner, David Mendez, Julie Caitlin Brown, Lev Mailer
MarsCon 2004	March 5-7, 2004	John M. Ford, Luke Ski, Dawn Devine Brown, Dr. Demento, Dave Romm, Richard Biggs
MarsCon 2005	March 4-6, 2005	Timothy Zahn, Todd Coss, Luke Ski, Stephanie Gannaway-Osborn, Richard Herd, Jeremy Bulloch
MarsCon 2006	March 3-5, 2006	Walter H. Hunt, Beth Hansen, Tom Smith, Paul Lawrence, Gigi Edgley, Dean Haglund
MarsCon 2007	March 2-4, 2007	Eleanor Arnason, Hugh Gregory, Eric Larson, Ookla the Mok, Don S. Davis, Patricia Tallman
MarsCon 2008	February 29–March 2, 2008	Naomi Kritzer, Jeff Easley, C. Robert Cargill, Hot Waffles, Bill Blair
MarsCon 2009	March 6-8, 2009	Jeanne Cavelos, Scott Rosema, Suzanne Hiza-Rosema, Wally Pleasant, Musetta Vander
MarsCon 2010	March 5-7, 2010	Loretta McKibben, John Garner, The Nick Atoms, Gwynyth Walsh
MarsCon 2011	March 4-6, 2011	Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Rheault, Megan Rheault, Alexis Cruz, Worm Quartet
MarsCon 2012	March 9-12, 2012	Catherine Asaro, Rob Callahan, Jon Sloan, Aric & Kim Stewart, Wes & Wendell Duellman, Consortium of Genius, Denise Crosby
MarsCon 2013	March 1-3, 2013	Harry Turtledove, G. David Nordley, Sarah Clemens, The Thrift Brothers, Flat 29, Claudia Christian
MarsCon 2014	March 7-9, 2014	Esther Friesner, Mickie Erickson, Rae Lundquist, Bridget Landry, Henry Phillips, Dave Duca, J. G. Hertzler, the Klingons of IKV RakeHell
MarsCon 2015	March 6-8, 2015	Lyda Morehouse, Robert Odegard, Dick Tatge, Eric Wile, Rob Paravonian, Dave Duca, Mike Glielmi, Spice Williams-Crosby, Antoinette Bower
MarsCon 2016	March 4-6, 2016	Ruth Berman, Christine Mitzuk, Christopher R. Mihm, Luke Ski, William Morgan Sheppard, Dave Brown, Dave Duca, Michael Glielmi, Ann Neubauer
MarsCon 2017	March 3-5, 2017	Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Ralph J. Ryan, Benjamin & Cariann Higginbotham, Jeffrey Combs, Judy Tenuta
MarsCon 2018	March 2-4, 2018	MaryJanice Davidson, Steve Thomas, Bridget Landry, Blair Keith, Brent "brentalfloss" Black, Roger Cross
MarsCon 2019	March 1-3, 2019	A. Merc Rustad, Luke Ski, Devo Spice, Bill Blair, J. G. Hertzler
MarsCon 2020	February 28–March 1, 2020	Kathryn Sullivan, Darla Ecklund, Eric Heideman, Lauren Mayer, Lee Arenberg
MarsCon 2021	March 12-14, 2021 March 12-14, 2021 (virtual)	Jon Sloan, Robbie Ellis. Held online due to Covid-19
MarsCon 2022	March 11–13, 2022	Jon Sloan, Catherine Lundoff, Michael Moore, Knuckleheadz TV’s Kyle & Lindzilla (Kyle A. Carrozza and Lindsay Smith)
MarsCon 2023	March 10–12, 2023	Darcy Bell-Myers, Patricia “Pat” Christine Hodgell, Bradley and Christine Galey, Bonnie Gordon
MarsCon 2024	March 8–10, 2024	T. Aaron Cisco, Michael Merriam

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