Timeline of Beauty and the Beast Conventions
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The List of North American National Cons
These are all not-for-profit fan-run cons. They are the official annual ones created by formal agreement with fandom. A similar list of annual cons for Star Trek is The British Star Trek Convention (series of cons).
This list does NOT include small fan gatherings or for-profit cons such as Creation Cons.
- 1. 1990: Tunnelcon I
- 2. 1991: South of Oz: Where Magic Meets the Sea and Dreams Become Reality
- 3. 1992: Tunnelcon II
- 4. 1993: Great Expectations
- 5. 1994: Tunnelcon III
- 6. 1995: A Distant Shore: The Fairy Tale Continues…
- 7. 1996: A Kingdom by the Sea: A Romantic Celebration
- 8. 1997: Of Things That Are Not and That Should Be: Reflections: A Beauty and the Beast Celebration on the First Ten Years
- 9. 1998: Beauty at the Beach: To See the World in a Grain of Sand
- 10. 1999: A Kingdom by the Sea Revisited: The Romance Continues
- 11. 2000: A Distant Shore II: Remember Love
- 12. 2001: Once Upon a Time in NYC: A Homecoming
- 13. 2002: A Kingdom by the Sea: A Celebration of Love
- 14. 2003: Follow Your Heart: Beauty and the Beast By the Bay
- 15. 2004: Of Love and Hope: A Summerfest Family Reunion
- 16. 2005: Catherine and Vincent’s Excellent Adventure
- 17. 2006: Remember the Magic
- 18. 2007: Perchance to Dream: A Life Without Limits
- 19. 2008: A Life Without Limits II: A Renaissance Fantasy
- 20. 2009: Another Life, Another Dream: Memories Beyond the Light of a Candle
- 21. 2010: Haply I Think on Thee: Invitation to a Dream
- 22. 2011: Thy Sweet Love Remember'd
- 23. 2012: Chamber Music & Memories
- 24. 2013: I Bid My Heart to Follow
- 25. 2014: The Creature There Has Never Been
- 26. 2015: Somewhere I Have Never Traveled: The Lovers' Journey
- 27. 2016: A Life Without Limits: A Steampunk Fantasy
- 28. 2017: Keeping the Dream Alive
- 29. 2018: With Life All Things Are Possible
- 30. 2019: Crossing the Great Waters in Love’s Name
- 31. 2020: The Courage to Love
- 32. 2021: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 33. 2022: Above, Below & Beyond: A 35th Anniversary Celebration
- 34:. 2023: For All My Life & Forever
All Beauty and the Beast Cons Listed by Year
Below are all the cons, including fan gatherings, the official annual cons, and the for-profit cons.
1988
- Roy Dotrice Reunion #1, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association
- Creation Con in Los Angeles (June 18) (Guests: Ron Perlman (his first con), David Schwartz, possibly Howard Gordon)
1989
- Icon: January 20-22 (Beauty and the Beast fans held a mini-con in Iowa, US at this bigger con, Roy Dotrice was a guest)
- The Basingstoke Beauty and the Beast Convention, held in Basingstoke, UK
- Creation Con: Aug. 19-20 San Jose, CA at the LeBaron Hotel (Howard Gordon and Roy Dotrice were guests. It was the first full-scale 2-day commercial convention devoted solely to "Beauty and the Beast."...) [1]
- Creation Con: Sept. 23-24 Chicago, IL (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
- Creation Con: Oct. 21-22 Minneapolis, MN
- Creation Con: Oct. 28-29 Arlington, VA (Roy Dotrice, Howard Gordon)
- Creation Con: Nov. 18-19 Los Angeles, CA (Tony Jay, Jay Acovone, Howard Gordon, George R.R. Martin, Judy Evans)
- Creation Con: Nov. 24-26 New York City, NY (George R.R. Martin) (many fandoms)
- Creation Con: Dec. 16-17 Orlando, FL (Jay Acovone) (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
1990
- Creation Con: Mar. 10-11 New York City, NY (100% Beauty and the Beast)
- Creation Con: Mar. 10-11 San Diego, CA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
- Creation Con?: March 1990, a fan mentions Roy Dotrice as a guest of honor at a con [2]
- Creation Con: May 26-27 Tacoma, WA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
- Creation Con: Aug 4-5 Philadelphia, PA (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
- Creation Con: Aug. 25-26 New York City, NY (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
- Creation Con: Oct. 27-28 San Jose, CA (100% Beauty and the Beast)
- Creation Con: Nov. 3-4 Los Angeles, CA (Beauty and the Beast, Star Trek, other science fiction)
- Creation Con: Nov. 17-18 Sacramento, CA (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
- Creation Con: Nov. 23-24 New York City, NY (NOT a Beauty and the Beast con, but Ron Perlman was a guest)
- Tunnelcon I: A Beauty and the Beast Celebration
- UK Chamber Convention
Other possible as per ads in Starlog:
- Creation Con: June 30-July 1 Sacramento, CA (Irina Irvine) (½ Beauty and the Beast, ½ Star Trek)
1991
- Masquerades (Birmingham, UK)
- MasqueCon (Phoenix, US)
- The International Beauty and the Beast Convention, a Creation Con
- South of Oz: Where Magic Meets the Sea and Dreams Become Reality
- Festival of Dancing Lights I, a mini-con in Germany, see Great Expectations: A World of Dancing Lights
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Celebration of Life Cruise
1992
- Halloween Con
- Tunnelcon II: A Carousel Fantasy
- Festival of Dancing Lights II (a three-day con in Germany), see Great Expectations: A World of Dancing Lights
- TunnelFest
1993
1994
1995
- A Distant Shore: The Fairy Tale Continues…
- Roy Dotrice Reunion #2, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
- Roy Dotrice Reunion #3, Helper's Network (UK), Gwen Lord: President Roy Dotrice Fan Association (see flyer here)
- A Kingdom by the Sea: A Celebration of Love
- A Moment in Time
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
- A Life Without Limits: A Steampunk Fantasy - July 15-17, 2016 - New Jersey/New York[3]
2017
- Keeping the Dream Alive (convention) - was held in San Diego on July 14-16, 2017 [4]
- Of Things That are Not but Should Be was held September 25, 2017. It was an online con for the 30th anniversary of the show; its conzine is Of Things That are Not but Should Be
2018
- With Love, All Things are Possible - Windy City Dreams – Chicagoland, Illinois (Naperville), July 13 – 15, 2018 -29th Annual Beauty and the Beast Convention[5]
2019
- Crossing The Great Waters In Love's Name - Reunion on the Great Lakes, 30th Annual Beauty and the Beast Convention held in Mackinaw, Michigan on July 12-14, 2019 [6]
2020
2021
2022
2023
References
- ^ "Something of a "test run," Creation is confident that fans will pitch in and make this event a mega-hit; needless to say, some pretty nifty future events will hinge on its success." -- from Pipeline v.2 n.8 (August 1989)
- ^ from the zine Always
- ^ 2016 BATB con, Archived version
- ^ 2017 con, Archived version
- ^ 2018 BATB Con, Archived version
- ^ Beauty & the Beast 2019, Archived version