OMGcon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids OMGcon
Status	Active
Genre	Anime, video gaming
Venue	Owensboro Convention Center
Location(s)	Owensboro, Kentucky
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2006
Attendance	2,506 in 2019
Organized by	Tri-State Anime Promotional Society

OMGcon (sometimes stylized as OMG!con) is a three-day anime convention held during June at the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky. The convention was previously held in Paducah, Kentucky. The name of the convention comes from the common abbreviation of Oh My God.

Programming

The convention typically offers an artist alley, card tournaments, cosplay events, dance/rave, dealers, formal dance, LARPing, special guests, tabletop gaming, video game tournaments, and workshops.

OMGcon's 2016 raffle benefited the charity Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club, and raised around $4,000.

History

OMGcon was started because of the long travel time needed to attend other conventions. The convention moved to the Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky for 2014 onwards. The decision was made to allow for the convention's growth. The Owenboro Convention Center had to be evacuated during the 2015 convention due to a bomb threat. In 2016, the convention began using space in the Holiday Inn for workshops. OMGcon also used all available space in the convention center, with its attendees and other events occupying every hotel room in Owensboro, Kentucky. In 2017, OMGcon again used the entire convention center, and all of Owensboro 1,369 hotel rooms were occupied.

OMGcon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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