Starcon
starcon annual science pop culture festival held saint petersburg recognized oldest largest event kind ci baltic region eastern europe asia bbs acido tyke often guest honour festival comprises three primary zone main stage showcasing program cosplay competition exhibition area featuring themed stand related movie video game comic medium form participant often wear costume host competition quest activity science zone hosting exhibition conference lecture attendee combat zone includes fencing wrestling competition introduced inaugural starcon took place moscow star warsthemed festival format persisted attracting approximately attendee starcon broadened focus encompass genre science fiction medium festival organization transferred igor pylaev team volunteer organizer subsequently several modification event festival relocated saint petersburg scope event broadened starcon evolving festival dedicated science fiction pop culture scientific section incorporated festival programming starcon relocated garden city expocentre marking first event kind russia occasion featured debut release adventure time comic russian premiere first russian zombie movie titled “meteletsa winter dead” starcon relocated time lenexpo exhibition complex additionally festival introduced movie section starcon returned lenexpo exhibition complex expanding duration three day utilizing three pavilion total festival area encompassed square meter attracting attendee movie section special screening premiere fantastic four produced twentieth century fox special guest elena serova cosmonaut hero russian federation mark serov cosmonaut writer dmitry puchkov maria semyonova starcon took place july expoforum convention exhibition centre spanning area square meter square foot