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Also called just Convention or Con (or, pre-[[WWII]], "fan meeting"), the '''Fan Convention''' is where [[Fan Communities|fans of a particular work or medium]] all meet together, discuss their show(s) and ask questions of the stars. A number turn up [[Cosplay|in costume]]. The tone of fan conventions varies; some are relatively quiet get-togethers where the focus is on talking about things in the fandom, some are essentially trade shows, some are excuses to party all weekend, most are a combination of all three of these.
Frequently parodied in the case of a [[Show Within a Show]], where in(s)ane questions to stars are common. The Trope Codifier for these parodies is the December 1986 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with [[William Shatner]] - the famous "Get a life" sketch.
The largest fan convention in the world is [[Comiket]], the twice-annual [[doujinshi]] show in Tokyo. Other famous cons include Worldcon (the second-oldest extant SF fan convention - they decide who gets the [[Hugo Award]]s each year), the San Diego Comic-Con (originally covering [[Comic Books]], but has grown to also cover comic-book-related media such as superhero films) and Gen Con (the largest [[Tabletop Games]] convention in North America).
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