Asheville Anime Regional Convention is a fan-operated event. We are dedicated to spreading awareness and appreciation for all fandoms, with our primary focus remaining on Japanese animation, manga, and culture. In addition to providing a regional event for fans to gather and share common interests, AARC seeks to become a vehicle for sharing and disseminating industry information. Finally, we provide an outlet for the community and related industries to network and conduct business.

Cosplay America is the first east coast convention dedicated to all things cosplay. This event gathers casual and professional cosplayers, costume and prop craftspeople, and photographers together for a weekend full of workshops, classes, demonstrations, and social events. These learning opportunities are hosted by our official cosplay guests, who travel from around the world to attend Cosplay America!

Queen City Anime Con 2019 will be a 3-day event in Charlotte NC. The event will feature a cosplay contest, vendor, fan programming, a video game room with contests, and more!

​Join us Aug 24th - Aug 25th 2019 at The Greenville Convention Center (formally the TD Convention Center) for the 4th annual Southeast Game Exchange! There will be new and retro video game tournaments, tabletop and card gaming tournaments, arcades, virtual reality, cosplay contest, special guests, free play, and lots of door prizes! ​

GeekCraft Expo RDU is looking for awesome geeky crafters & makers! Don't miss your chance to exhibit--apply now! bit.ly/GCERDU2019Apply IT'S LIKE A MALL FOR GEEKS! If you're looking for "that" special thing--or things--to complement your geeky lifestyle, there is simply no better place to shop; everything for sale at GeekCraft Expo is incredibly unique, limited in quantity (i.e. NOT mass produced—this stuff is all made by hand) and TOTALLY NERDY! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NERDS! Why give your money to HYDRA...er, the big box stores when you can instead support LOCAL crafters and makers? FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY! GeekCraft Expo provides geeky, super-fun make-n-take crafting activities for kids & families...free of charge! For kids (and adults) who are into superheroes, gaming and/or geeky things in general, GeekCraft Expo is the perfect day out….because superheroes, gaming and/or geeky things in general is what GeekCraft Expo IS, wall to wall! Cosplay is highly encouraged (get one more use out of that Halloween costume!) and admission is FREE -- you just need to pre-register! Otherwise, it's $2 for adults 13 & over (children 12 & under need not pre-register).