Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete
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The Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete was an event held March 5–10, 1891 at the Royal Albert Hall in the British capital of London. It was organized by Herbert Tibbits to celebrate The Coming Race, an 1871 scie
Cover of the programme for the event
Illustration of the event
Science fiction convention
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A science fiction convention is the gathering of fans of the speculative fiction subgenre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purvi
Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete
…The Coming Race, an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The Royal Albert Hall and others have described the event as the world's first science fiction convention. Tibbits was the founder of the London Massage and Galvanic Hospital, and the Vril-Ya Bazaar was one of a number of events he had produced as fundraisers…
Hugo Award winners at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow, August 2005.
Fans socializing at Worldcon 2014.
Fans registering for Minicon 41
Hanging out in the lobby