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Blerdcon

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Blerdcon
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre[1][2]
VenueHyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
LocationArlington, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2017
Attendance9,447 in total[3]
Websitehttps://blerdcon.org/

Blerdcon is an annual three-day multi-genre convention held during July at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The convention's name comes from the word "blerds", a term for black nerds.[1][4][5] It was co-founded by Hassan Parrish and Hilton George.[6][7] Blerdcon aims to be diverse and inclusive.[4][5]

Programming

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Blerdcon typically features cosplay contests, concerts, gaming tournaments, maid café, panels, vendors, and workshops.[1][8][9][10] The gaming room is open 24-hours during the event.[4][9][11]

History

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Blerdcon's idea came out of the experience of attending another convention, MomoCon.[1] First year attendance was higher than expected, with 1,800 people.[4] Blerdcon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][12][13] Blerdcon 2021 required attendees to wear masks and provide their COVID-19 vaccination card.[10] The cosplay contest caused controversy in 2021 due to it being won by a Caucasian woman.[14][15] Blerdcon in 2022 continued to have mask and vaccination requirements.[16] The convention had programming on Thursday in 2023.[17] For safety during the 2025 event, S. Clark Street was closed.[18][19]

Event history

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Dates Location Atten. Guests
June 30 - July 2, 2017 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		1,800 (est.)[4]Bec's Cosplay Wonderland and Eric "The Smoke" Moran.[20]
July 27–29, 2018 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		Karan Ashley, Mega Ran, Michael "Knightmage" Wilson,[21] Douriean Fletcher, Kevin Grevioux, and Keisha Tucker.[22]
July 12–14, 2019 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		Beau Billingslea, Estelle,[23] Shaina “Samuraider” West, and Rachel True.[24]
July 16-18, 2021 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		Karan Ashley,[25] Dax ExclamationPoint, Barr Foxx, Roxxy Haze, Wreck it Ronnie, Scotty Swan, Violette Verse, and Yeliz.[26]
July 8-10, 2022 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		J'adore Cosplay[27] and Orlando Jones.[7]
July 7-9, 2023[17] Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		Karan Ashley, Ade M'Cormack, Cree Summer, and Rachel True.[28][29]
July 12-14, 2024[30] Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		Ahmed Best, Atandwa Kani,[30] Walter Jones, and Phil LaMarr.[31]
March 7-9, 2025 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
Arlington, Virginia		9,447 in total[3]Reed Shannon,[3] Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monae, and Chad Weatherford.[32]

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