# Looking for a website that gives info on science fiction conventions. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937 "2004-10-19T00:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/1 "2004-10-19T00:02:23Z")
I’m looking for a website that can keep me filled in on sci fi cons. Any such general sites? ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/2 "2004-10-19T00:05:17Z")
[http://www.scificonventions.com/](http://www.scificonventions.com/) [http://www.creationent.com/](http://www.creationent.com/) These are the two I can think of off the top of my head. I’ll weed through my bookmarks later and see if I have any others… ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/3 "2004-10-19T01:19:26Z")
[Locus Magazine](http://www.locusmag.com/Conventions.html). ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/4 "2004-10-19T02:02:14Z")
[SF Site Conventions](http://www.sfsite.com/depts/cons01.htm) [SF-Lovers Conventions List](http://www.sflovers.org/Reference/fandom/conlist/cons.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/5 "2004-10-19T11:44:37Z")
Thus far, the the best one has been Locus. Any others? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-website-that-gives-info-on-science-fiction-conventions/269937/6 "2004-10-19T12:35:28Z")
Locus should be the best. The Creation Con page is a joke. Never go to a Creation Con – they are just a trade show. You get a big dealer’s room and a list of big-name media people who show up for two hours (1 hour autographs, 1 hour talk) and then leave. In a real SF con, the guests are there the entire time, there are many tracks of programming, you get free munchies in the Con Suite, there are special events, usually an art show, often a masquerade, and the con runs the entire weekend without stopping (Yes, you can usually find something happening after midnight).