This is a list of World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons) held so far, or scheduled to be held. The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a sub-committee of WSFS.
Notes:
- Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name. This is usually the name preferred by the convention, but fannish tradition is followed in retroactively numbering the first Worldcon in a series 1 (or I or One).
- Guests of Honor – custom in designating Guests of Honor has varied greatly, with some conventions giving specific titles (Fan, Pro, Australia, U.S., Artist, etc.) and some simply call them all Guests of Honor. Specific labels have been used where they existed, as have regional variants in spelling.
- Size – where available, this column records two numbers: how many paying members attended the Worldcon and how many total members there were (in brackets). The available data is very incomplete and imprecise and many of these numbers are probably substantially in error.
1942–1945 Worldcon not held due to World War II
Also see the List of Worldcons by city.
| Year | Name | City | Country | Guests of Honor | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1939 | Nycon I | New York, New York | United States | Frank R. Paul | 200 |
| 2nd | 1940 | Chicon I | Chicago, Illinois | United States | E. E. "Doc" Smith | 128 |
| 3rd | 1941 | Denvention I | Denver, Colorado | United States | Robert A. Heinlein | 90 |
| 4th | 1946 | Pacificon I | Los Angeles, California | United States | A. E. van Vogt E. Mayne Hull |
130 |
| 5th | 1947 | Philcon I | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States | John W. Campbell, Jr. | 200 |
| 6th | 1948 | Torcon I | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Robert Bloch (Pro) Bob Tucker (fan) |
200 |
| 7th | 1949 | Cinvention | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States | Lloyd A. Eshbach (pro) Ted Carnell (fan) |
190 |
| 8th | 1950 | Norwescon | Portland, Oregon | United States | Anthony Boucher | 400 |
| 9th | 1951 | Nolacon I | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | Fritz Leiber | 190 |
| 10th | 1952 | TASFiC (Chicon II) | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Hugo Gernsback | 870 |
| 11th | 1953 | Philcon II | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States | Willy Ley | 750 |
| 12th | 1954 | SFCon | San Francisco, California | United States | John W. Campbell, Jr. | 700 |
| 13th | 1955 | Clevention | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | Isaac Asimov (pro) Sam Moskowitz (mystery GoH) |
380 |
| 14th | 1956 | NyCon II | New York, New York | United States | Arthur C. Clarke | 850 |
| 15th | 1957 | Loncon I | London | UK | John W. Campbell, Jr. | 268 |
| 16th | 1958 | Solacon | South Gate, California | United States | Richard Matheson | 211 |
| 17th | 1959 | Detention | Detroit, Michigan | United States | Poul Anderson (pro) John Berry (fan) |
371 |
| 18th | 1960 | Pittcon | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | James Blish | 568 |
| 19th | 1961 | Seacon | Seattle, Washington | United States | Robert A. Heinlein | 300 |
| 20th | 1962 | Chicon III | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Theodore Sturgeon | 730 |
| 21st | 1963 | Discon I | Washington, D.C. | United States | Murray Leinster | 600 |
| 22nd | 1964 | Pacificon II | Oakland, California | United States | Leigh Brackett (pro) Edmond Hamilton (pro) Forrest J Ackerman (fan) |
523 |
| 23rd | 1965 | Loncon II | London | UK | Brian W. Aldiss | 350 |
| 24th | 1966 | Tricon | Cleveland, Ohio | United States | L. Sprague de Camp | 850 |
| 25th | 1967 | Nycon 3 | New York, New York | United States | Lester del Rey (pro) Bob Tucker (fan) |
1,500 |
| 26th | 1968 | Baycon | Berkeley, California | United States | Philip José Farmer (pro) Walter J. Daugherty (fan) |
1,430 |
| 27th | 1969 | St. Louiscon | St. Louis, Missouri | United States | Jack Gaughan (pro) Eddie Jones (fan) |
1,534 |
| 28th | 1970 | Heicon '70 | Heidelberg | West Germany | E.C. Tubb (UK) Robert Silverberg (US) Herbert W. Franke (Germany) Elliot K. Shorter (fan) |
620 |
| 29th | 1971 | Noreascon I | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Clifford D. Simak (pro) Harry Warner, Jr. (fan) |
1,600 |
| 30th | 1972 | L.A.con I | Los Angeles, California | United States | Frederik Pohl (pro) Buck & Juanita Coulson (fan) |
2,007 |
| 31st | 1973 | Torcon II | Toronto | Canada | Robert Bloch (Pro) William Rotsler (fan) |
2,900 |
| 32nd | 1974 | Discon II | Washington, D.C. | United States | Roger Zelazny (pro) Jay Kay Klein (fan) |
3,587 |
| 33rd | 1975 | Aussiecon 1 | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Ursula K. Le Guin (pro) Susan Wood (fan) Mike Glicksohn (fan) Donald Tuck (Australian) |
606 |
| 34th | 1976 | MidAmeriCon | Kansas City, Missouri | United States | Robert A. Heinlein | 3,014 |
| 35th | 1977 | SunCon | Miami Beach, Florida | United States | Jack Williamson (pro) Robert A. Madle (fan) |
3,240 (4,200) |
| 36th | 1978 | IguanaCon II | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | Harlan Ellison (pro) Bill Bowers (fan) |
4,700 |
| 37th | 1979 | Seacon '79 | Brighton | UK | Brian Aldiss (UK) Fritz Leiber (US) Harry Bell (fan) |
3,114 |
| 38th | 1980 | Noreascon Two | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Damon Knight (pro) Kate Wilhelm (pro) Bruce Pelz (fan) |
5,850 |
| 39th | 1981 | Denvention Two | Denver, Colorado | United States | Clifford D. Simak (pro) C.L. Moore (pro) Rusty Hevelin (fan) |
3,792 |
| 40th | 1982 | Chicon IV | Chicago, Illinois | United States | A. Bertram Chandler (pro) Frank Kelly Freas (pro) Lee Hoffman (fan) |
4,275 |
| 41st | 1983 | ConStellation | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | John Brunner (pro) David A. Kyle (fan) |
6,400 |
| 42nd | 1984 | L.A.con II | Anaheim, California | United States | Gordon R. Dickson (pro) Dick Eney (fan) |
8,365 |
| 43rd | 1985 | Aussiecon Two | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Gene Wolfe (pro) Ted White (fan) |
1,599 |
| 44th | 1986 | ConFederation | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Ray Bradbury (pro) Terry Carr (fan) |
5,811 |
| 45th | 1987 | Conspiracy '87 | Brighton | UK | Doris Lessing (UK) Alfred Bester (US) Boris and Arkady Strugatsky (USSR) Jim Burns (artist) Ray Harryhausen (film) Joyce and Ken Slater (fan) David Langford (special fan) |
4,009 (5,425) |
| 46th | 1988 | Nolacon II | New Orleans, Louisiana | United States | Donald A. Wollheim (pro) Roger Sims (fan) |
5,300 |
| 47th | 1989 | Noreascon 3 | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Andre Norton (pro) Betty and Ian Ballantine (pro) The Stranger Club (fan) |
6,837 (7,795) |
| 48th | 1990 | ConFiction | The Hague | Netherlands | Harry Harrison (pro) Wolfgang Jeschke (pro) Joe Haldeman (pro) Andrew I. Porter (fan) |
3,580 |
| 49th | 1991 | Chicon V | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Hal Clement (pro) Martin H. Greenberg (pro) Richard Powers (pro) Jon and Joni Stopa (fan) |
5,661 |
| 50th | 1992 | MagiCon | Orlando, Florida | United States | Jack Vance (pro) Vincent Di Fate (artist) Walter A. Willis (fan) |
5,319 (6,368) |
| 51st | 1993 | ConFrancisco | San Francisco, California | United States | Larry Niven Alicia Austin Tom Digby (fan) Jan Howard Finder Mark Twain (Dead GoH) |
6,602 |
| 52nd | 1994 | ConAdian | Winnipeg | Canada | Anne McCaffrey (pro) George Barr (artist) Robert Runte (fan) |
3,570 (7,725) |
| 53rd | 1995 | Intersection | Glasgow, Scotland | UK | Samuel R. Delany (writer) Gerry Anderson (media) Les Edwards (artist) Vin¢ Clarke (fan) |
4,173 (6,524) |
| 54th | 1996 | L.A.con III | Anaheim, California | United States | James White (writer) Roger Corman (media) Elsie Wollheim (special) Takumi and Sachiko Shibano (fan) |
6,703 |
| 55th | 1997 | LoneStarCon 2 | San Antonio, Texas | United States | Algis Budrys (pro) Michael Moorcock (pro) Don Maitz (artist) Roy Tackett (fan) |
4,634 (5,614) |
| 56th | 1998 | BucConeer | Baltimore, Maryland | United States | C. J. Cherryh Milton A. Rothman Stanley Schmidt Michael Whelan J. Michael Straczynski (special) |
6,572 |
| 57th | 1999 | Aussiecon Three | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Gregory Benford, author George Turner, author Bruce Gillespie, fan |
1,626 (2,872) |
| 58th | 2000 | Chicon 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Ben Bova (author) Bob Eggleton (artist) Jim Baen (editor) Bob & Anne Passovoy (fan) |
5,794 (6,574) |
| 59th | 2001 | Millennium Philcon | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States | Greg Bear (author) Stephen Youll (artist) Gardner Dozois (editor) George H. Scithers (fan) |
4,840 (6,269) |
| 60th | 2002 | ConJosé | San Jose, California | United States | Vernor Vinge (author) David Cherry (artist) Bjo & John Trimble (fan) Ferdinand Feghoot (imaginary) |
5,162 (5,916) |
| 61st | 2003 | Torcon 3 | Toronto | Canada | George R. R. Martin (author) Frank Kelly Freas (artist) Mike Glyer (fan) Robert Bloch (GoHst of Honor) |
3,834 (4,986) |
| 62nd | 2004 | Noreascon 4 | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | Terry Pratchett (pro) William Tenn (pro) Jack Speer (fan) Peter Weston (fan) |
5,651 (7,485) |
| 63rd | 2005 | Interaction | Glasgow, Scotland | UK | Greg Pickersgill Christopher Priest Robert Sheckley Lars-Olov Strandberg Jane Yolen |
4,115 (5,202) |
| 64th | 2006 | L.A.con IV | Anaheim, California | United States | Connie Willis (Author) James Gurney (Artist) Howard DeVore (fan) Frankie Thomas (Special) |
5,738 (6,291) |
| 65th | 2007 | Nippon 2007 | Yokohama | Japan | Sakyo Komatsu (author) David Brin (author) Takumi Shibano (fan) Yoshitaka Amano (artist) Michael Whelan (artist) |
3,348 (5,149) |
| 66th | 2008 | Denvention 3 | Denver, Colorado | United States | Lois McMaster Bujold (pro) Tom Whitmore (fan) Rick Sternbach (artist) |
3,752 |
| 67th | 2009 | Anticipation | Montréal, Québec | Canada | Neil Gaiman (pro) Elisabeth Vonarburg (pro) Taral Wayne (fan) David Hartwell (editor) Tom Doherty (publisher) |
3,925 (4,499) |
| 68th | 2010 | Aussiecon Four | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Kim Stanley Robinson (author) Robin Johnson (fan) Shaun Tan (artist) |
2,101 (3,462) |
| 69th | 2011 | Renovation | Reno, Nevada | United States | Tim Powers Ellen Asher Boris Vallejo Charles N. Brown (in memorium) |
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| 70th | 2012 | Chicon 7 | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Mike Resnick (author) Rowena Morrill (artist) Story Musgrave (astronaut) Peggy Rae Sapienza (fan) Jane Frank (agent) Sy Liebergot (NASA Mission Controller) John Scalzi (toastmaster) |
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| 71st | 2013 | LoneStarCon 3 | San Antonio, Texas | United States | Ellen Datlow James Gunn Willie Siros Norman Spinrad Darrell K. Sweet Paul Cornell (toastmaster) Leslie Fish Joe R. Lansdale |
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| 72nd | 2014 | Loncon 3 | London | UK | Iain M. Banks John Clute Chris Foss Malcolm Edwards Jeanne Gomoll Robin Hobb Bryan Talbot |
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