A fan convention is an event in which fans of a particular topic gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other. Some also incorporate commercial activity. The term dates back to at least 1942.
Comic Frontier, a doujinshi convention held in Jakarta, Indonesia
Two young women cosplaying as anime characters during the 2007 Animecon in Jyväskylä, Finland
Harlan Ellison speaking at Minicon 41, April 13, 2006
In fan conventions, the audience is sometimes invited to line up and ask questions using a dedicated microphone.
A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer. Collectively, the fans of a particular object or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm in a variety of ways, such as by promoting the object of their interest, being members of a related fan club, holding or participating in fan conventions or writing fan mail. They may also engage in creative activities such as creating fanzines, writing fan fiction, making memes or drawing fan art.
Fans of the Portugal national football team at the 2004 European Championship
"Beliebers", the fans of Justin Bieber, gathering around the hotel where Bieber is supposed to be inside in Oslo, Norway on 30 May 2012.
Tobey Maguire greets fans at Spider-Man 3 premiere.
A cowboy pop fan shows off a rare CD at a music festival.
