Matsuricon
Matsuricon is a three-day anime convention held during August/September in Columbus, Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus and Greater Columbus Convention Center. The convention is family friendly. The convention typically offers an artist alley, cosplay contest, dealers room, formal ball, gaming (arcade, board, video), karaoke, masquerade, and a video contest. The Carolina Manga Library provided the conventions manga library in 2014. Matsuricon's 2014 charity fundraisers raised $13,916 and benefited Pelotonia. In 2012 the convention hosted the Distant Worlds concert, led by Arnie Roth. The concert was followed up with a meet and greet event with composer Nobuo Uematsu for VIP ticket holders. Matsuricon in 2018 shared convention center space with an Ohio GOP dinner that featured as a speaker President Donald Trump. Matsuricon 2020 and 2021 was cancelled and replaced by virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. = Official website