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Wales Comic Con
Wales Comic Con (WCC) is an annual fan convention in the United Kingdom, mainly held in North Wales. Founded in 2007, it held its first event in Wrexham in 2008, hosting there until 2018. From 2019 to 2023, the main event moved to Telford, England, due to demands for a larger venue than in Wrexham, although smaller events returned to Wrexham from 2022, alongside the ones held in Telford.
In December 2023, the event organisers announced the convention would no longer be held in Telford. In April 2024, the convention team announced a new convention in Farnborough, England, and no events were held in 2024. In May 2025, organisers announced the September 2025 event would be held in the nearby Llangollen Pavilion, with an additional Wrexham event to be considered in the future.
In 2008 the original event was advertised as a film exhibition then later changing the name to Wales Comic Con. During the move to Telford, it faced criticism for being called Wales Comic Con but not being held in Wales.
The event was founded in Wrexham, Wales in 2007, with the first convention held in 2008, with around 100–150 visitors. Started as an idea by Jaime Milner of North Wales-based events management company Mercury Promotions, it was first held as a one day a year event, until it was increased to two events a year and included some two-day events.
The event first took place in 2008 at the Plas Coch Sports Centre on Wrexham Glyndŵr University's Plas Coch campus, with 100–150 people. Although by 2012 the event later expanded to neighbouring buildings such as the William Aston Hall and Catrin Finch Centre, until the event covered large parts of the university campus. The event was locally awarded "Best Visitor Event" in the Wrexham Tourism Ambassador Awards.
The December 2017 one-day event attracted 8,000 visitors. The 2018 event was estimated to have 10,000 visitors.
In 2019, the event was stated by Wrexham County Borough Council to bring in more than £1 million to the regional economy.
In May 2019, organisers announced that the convention would be moving to Telford's International Centre starting with the December 2019 convention, replacing Wrexham as the event's usual location due to demands for a larger venue. The convention would be branded as "Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover" from the December event in Telford. The move met opposition in Wales, with Plaid Cymru councillors branding it a "disgrace", and Wrexham County Borough Council stating it was "very disappointed". Aside capacity restrictions, the venue in Wrexham was said to have parking issues, with parking overflowing and impacting nearby side streets. The venue attracts around 10,000 visitors, and the council described it to be bringing "exceptional economic benefits" to Wrexham.
Wales Comic Con
Wales Comic Con (WCC) is an annual fan convention in the United Kingdom, mainly held in North Wales. Founded in 2007, it held its first event in Wrexham in 2008, hosting there until 2018. From 2019 to 2023, the main event moved to Telford, England, due to demands for a larger venue than in Wrexham, although smaller events returned to Wrexham from 2022, alongside the ones held in Telford.
In December 2023, the event organisers announced the convention would no longer be held in Telford. In April 2024, the convention team announced a new convention in Farnborough, England, and no events were held in 2024. In May 2025, organisers announced the September 2025 event would be held in the nearby Llangollen Pavilion, with an additional Wrexham event to be considered in the future.
In 2008 the original event was advertised as a film exhibition then later changing the name to Wales Comic Con. During the move to Telford, it faced criticism for being called Wales Comic Con but not being held in Wales.
The event was founded in Wrexham, Wales in 2007, with the first convention held in 2008, with around 100–150 visitors. Started as an idea by Jaime Milner of North Wales-based events management company Mercury Promotions, it was first held as a one day a year event, until it was increased to two events a year and included some two-day events.
The event first took place in 2008 at the Plas Coch Sports Centre on Wrexham Glyndŵr University's Plas Coch campus, with 100–150 people. Although by 2012 the event later expanded to neighbouring buildings such as the William Aston Hall and Catrin Finch Centre, until the event covered large parts of the university campus. The event was locally awarded "Best Visitor Event" in the Wrexham Tourism Ambassador Awards.
The December 2017 one-day event attracted 8,000 visitors. The 2018 event was estimated to have 10,000 visitors.
In 2019, the event was stated by Wrexham County Borough Council to bring in more than £1 million to the regional economy.
In May 2019, organisers announced that the convention would be moving to Telford's International Centre starting with the December 2019 convention, replacing Wrexham as the event's usual location due to demands for a larger venue. The convention would be branded as "Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover" from the December event in Telford. The move met opposition in Wales, with Plaid Cymru councillors branding it a "disgrace", and Wrexham County Borough Council stating it was "very disappointed". Aside capacity restrictions, the venue in Wrexham was said to have parking issues, with parking overflowing and impacting nearby side streets. The venue attracts around 10,000 visitors, and the council described it to be bringing "exceptional economic benefits" to Wrexham.