zenkaikon staff provided anime and asian content to america's video games expo 2008 (vgxpo) at the pennsylvania convention center, in philadelphia, pennsylvania on november 21–23, 2008. content included screenings, panels, gaming tournaments, and karaoke. zenkaikon returned to vgxpo 2009 on october 9–11, 2009 and provided two screening rooms for anime. zenkaikon hosted an cosplay fashion show in fairmount park during sakura sunday at the 2012 subaru cherry blossom festival of greater philadelphia.