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TFcon

TFcon is a Transformers fan convention held annually since 2002. TFcon will be held for the 22nd consecutive year in 2024 with events occurring in Baltimore, Maryland in November and Toronto, Ontario, Canada in July, as well as Burbank, California in March to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Transformers.

TFcon
StatusActive
GenreTransformers
VenueHilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport
Location(s)Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Orlando
CountryCanada, USA
InauguratedNovember 10, 2002
Most recentJuly 12–14, 2024
Attendance3000+
Organized byColin Douglas
Websitehttp://www.tfcon.com

TFcon is the world's largest fan-run Transformers collectors convention.[citation needed] The event features a specialised dealer room for Transformers merchandise, guest question and answer panels and autograph sessions, a third-party product presentation, Transformers trivia, and a Transformers costume contest.

History

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The first TFcon was held in Hamilton, Ontario in 2002, with 190 attendees. In 2003, Joe Ng and the Dreamwave Productions team were the first special guests at the conference. In its first two years the convention was moved around Ontario, before finding a regular location in Toronto. As of 2008, this convention changed its name from TransformersCon to TFcon at the request of Hasbro. In 2009 TFcon expanded to a 2-day convention. Starting in 2012, TFcon has been hosting a charity auction for the Make-A-Wish Foundation each summer, raising over $50,000 for the charity.[1]

In 2014 TFcon expanded to two shows a year, one in Canada and one in the United States. In Spring of 2019, TFcon hosted a Transformers Generation 1 cast reunion in Los Angeles, featuring 50 cast members from various Transformers media. In 2020 TFcon was held online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ran as a virtual event.

In 2023, following the signing of a bill which restricted drag shows in venues where children might be present, crossdressing was restricted at the convention, with refunds available for individuals who felt it was unsafe to attend the event.[2] Following the response from the fan community, the rules were altered to permit cross-dressing, with the organizers arguing that cross-dressing does not break any Florida state law.[3]

Dates and locations

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  • 2002: November 10 – Lawfield Arena, Hamilton, Ontario
  • 2003: June 22 – Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre, Burlington, Ontario
  • 2004: March 12–13 – Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2005: March 25–26 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2006: April 28–29 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2007: April 27–28 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2008: June 20–21 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2009: April 24–26 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2010: July 16–18 – Doubletree International Plaza Hotel Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2011: July 29–31 – Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2012: July 27–29 – Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2013: July 25–28 - Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2014: July 11–13 – Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2014: October 24–26 – Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2015: July 17–19 – Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2015: October 16–18 – Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 2016: July 15–17 – Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2016: October 21–23 – Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2017: July 14–16 – Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2017: September 29-October 1 – Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Virginia
  • 2018: July 13–15 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2018: October 26–28 - Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, Illinois
  • 2019: March 13–15 - Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California
  • 2019: July 12–14 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2019: October 25–27 - Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Virginia
  • 2020: March 20–22 - DoubleTree By Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando - canceled due to COVID-19
  • 2020: July 10–12 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario - canceled due to COVID-19
  • 2020: October 23–25 - Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center - canceled due to COVID-19
  • 2021: October 22–24, Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 2021: December 10–12 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2022: March 11–13 - Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California
  • 2022: July 8–10 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2022: October 21–23 - Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center
  • 2023: March 10-12 - Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California
  • 2023: July 14-16 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2023: October 20-22 - Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at Seaworld
  • 2024: March 8-10 - Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California
  • 2024: July 12-14 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2024: November 1-3 - Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 2025: March 7-9 - Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank, California
  • 2025: July 11-13 - Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2025: October 24-26 - Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel & Conference Center, Rosemont, Illinois

Special guests

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Exclusives

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  • 2004: Variant cover of Transformers #1 Volume 3 published by Dreamwave Productions with artwork by Don Figueroa
  • 2005: Convention Exclusive Dinobots Poster and 2005 Convention Exclusive T-shirt with artwork by Joe Ng
  • 2006: Stealth Cyclonus Hard Hero Bust, Alternate Cover to Transformers vs. G.I.Joe #1 with art by Joe Ng
  • 2007: Justitoys G2 Flamethrower and the Alternated Masterpiece Lithograph featuring art by Alex Milne
  • 2008: No toy exclusive
  • 2009: FansProject Powered Commander and the Universe Divided Lithograph featuring art by Alex Milne
  • 2010: Impossible Toys Night-bird
  • 2011: Headrobots Stronghold, Headrobots Toxin, Perfect Effect PE-11 Night Ops Version
  • 2012: iGear Shafter, Headrobots Garrison, Perfect Effect Shadow Bat
  • 2013: iGear Roswell, Mech IDeas [Project Z, Mech IDeas Prototype X, iGear Van Guardian
  • 2014 (Toronto): X-Transbots Masterpiece Shafter, Keith's Fantasy Club Pestilence
  • 2014 (Chicago): Toyworld Transformers TW-H04G Grant, X-Transbots Axis
  • 2015 (Toronto): TW06B – Purple Evila Star Figure LE350
  • 2015 (Charlotte): Voodoo Robots Animus Stealth Mode, MMC Reformated Azalea * Asterisk Mode
  • 2016 (Toronto): PS-01S Sphinx Stealth Version, MMC Reformated Feral Queen & Nero Queen
  • 2016 (Chicago): FansProject LER-04 Severo (SP) Diaclone Edition, PS-01S Sphinx Stealth Alternate Version
  • 2017 (Toronto): Diaclone Paris Dakar Rally Terraegis
  • 2017 (DC): MMC R-19AM Kultur Asterisk Mode, MMC R-27SG Calidus Shadow Ghost, Ocular Max PS-06O Offroad
  • 2018 (Toronto): Maketoys MTRM-09GII Maestro, Ocularmax Remix Enmitus, Ocularmax Catcall and Uproar
  • 2018 (Chicago): X-Transbots Crackup B1, Mastermind Creations R-29AM Aero Alpha Asterisk Mode, Fans Project Warbot WB011 Constructo Core
  • 2019 (LA): Make Toys MTCD-01D Delta Manus, Make Toys MTRM-11G2 Screamer, Make Toys G2 Ceasefire
  • 2019 (Toronto): Ocular Max PS-18 Zinnia, Mastermind Creations R-32 Broken Mirror Stray, X-Transbots MX-XVI G2 Overheat
  • 2019 (DC): Ocular Max PS-01R Sphinx Regenesis, G2 Planet X Vulcan, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R41 Ultio, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R37 Bedrock, Ocular Max Perfection Series PS01P Pharaoh
  • 2020 (Orlando): Ocular Max PS-04P Azalea Protoform and RMX-14 Doccat
  • 2020 (Online): PX-14B Helios Powered Commander, Ocular Max RMX-01Co Jaguar Covert, Fans-Hobby MB-12B Wheel Blade, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-46 Vexo Prominon
  • 2021 (Baltimore): Newage Pistolonyx, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-49 Mentis
  • 2021 (Toronto): X-Transbots Master X Series Ono, Ocular Max Perfection Series PS-09IMP Hellion IMP, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-06CO Furor and RMX-07CO Riot Covert 2 Pack
  • 2022 (Los Angeles): Fans hobby x The Chosen Prime MB-14B Arson, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-46A Vexo Prominon Alternative, Ocular Max Perfection Series PS-19 Grifter, X-Transbots The Chosen Prime MX-30B Fuzz G2 (sold online after convention)
  • 2022 (Toronto): X-Transbots The Chosen Prime MX-33B Jocund G2, Mastermind Creations Reformatted R-48SG Optus Prominon Severed Geist
  • 2022 (Chicago): MB-06E/MB-11E God Delta, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-11EX Tempo (First Edition)
  • 2023 (Los Angeles): FansHobby MB13B Bossman, FansProject Lost Exo-Realm Dino Leader Tiger-Rex, Ocular Max RMX-10EX Motif
  • 2023 (Toronto): Fans Hobby MB19c Huntsman, MakeToys MTRM-EX05 Sonic Jet, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-12EX Pitch, Ocular Max Infinite Infinity Series IF-01X Eris Armadon,
  • 2023 (Orlando): FansHobby MB23B Marksman, MakeToys MTRM-EX07 Slip Swarm, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-15 Vivace, Mastermind Creations Reformatted Series R-45SG Mnemo Servered Grin
  • 2024 (Los Angeles): FansHobby MB24B Wingman, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-17, Ocular Max Remix Series RMX-18, MTRC-01 Tangerine Swarm, MTRC-02 Paul

References

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  1. ^ "Transformers Collectors Convention to Hold Charity Auction for Make-A-Wish Foundation". Village Gamer. 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ Baggs, Michael (9 June 2023). "Florida Transformers convention bans 'cross-dressing cosplay' under state's anti-drag law". PinkNews. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ @TFconTweets (8 June 2023). "Thanks to the fans that reached out to us to help us shape the following update to our website" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2023 – via Twitter.
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