That being said, other pop culture events are still happening there - from the recent Florida Supercon (a sister company to Popverse), as well as the upcoming MegaCon, Pensacon, Tampa Bay Comic Convention, Tallahasee's Infinity Con, HeroHype Orlando, and the unofficial Transformers con TFCon. The headlining guests were Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), and Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel).Ĭon of Thrones is one of several conventions to cancel or move out of Florida due to these laws, including PoleCon, the Grace Hopper Celebration, the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Global Surgical Conference and Expo, and the National Society of Black Engineers. THe organizers of Con of Thrones, an unofficial Game of Thrones fan convention, has announced they are cancelling their planned August 2023 event in Orlando due to "the increasingly anti-humanitarian legislation and atmosphere in Florida and based on additional feedback from partners, attendees, and guests."Ĭon of Thrones 2023 was scheduled to be held August 25 - 27, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida, which an expected attendance of around 4000 people. George RR Martin's Game of Thrones has its share of draconian laws and politics, but a Game of Thrones fan convention couldn't stand for that and is being canceled.
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