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Surprising No One, San Diego Comic Con 2020 Has Been Cancelled

For the first time in fifty years, San Diego Comic Con has been officially cancelled. Originally scheduled for July 23-26, the cancellation of one of the biggest pop culture events in the world is surprising to no one who has checked the news lately.

I mean, we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, and while there’s a chance that some smaller or medium sized events could still take place this year, an event like SDCC is just going to still be unsafe in all likelihood. If you take that many people from that many places and put them in that close a quarters… it’s just a recipe for disaster.

Folks who already bought badges will be able to either request refunds or have their admissions carried over to next year’s event — and unlike other cancelled cons, I actually believe it when SDCC says it.

2020 is going to be an asterisk on so many conventions’ histories, and I honestly don’t think there is any other safe option for events that have five and six digit attendance figures.

Via THR

Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn has been staffing conventions for over twenty-five years. They also wrote and drew the now completed webcomic UnCONventional, and produce the podcasts BS-Free Witchcraft, On This Day With Trae, Stormwood & Associates, The Meatgrinder, and The Nerd & Tie Podcast. This leads many to ask how the heck they have the time to get it all done. Trae says they have the time because they “do it all quite poorly.”

One thought on “Surprising No One, San Diego Comic Con 2020 Has Been Cancelled

  • Mongoose

    Most furry conventions that have cancelled/postponed (To later in the year, or to 2021) have offered the same, defer or a full refund.

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