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Egycon
File:EGYcon 2015.jpg
Cosplayers gathered in The GrEEK Campus for Egycon 2015.
StatusActive
GenreMultigenre
Venue
Various
LocationCairo
CountryEgypt
Inaugurated2014
Most recentEGYCON 12:
February 21st, 2025
Attendance1,650 (2014)[citation needed]
2,300 (2015)[citation needed]
3,200 (2016)[citation needed]
Organized byEgycon

Egycon (Arabic: ايجيكون) (stylized as EGYCON or EGYcon) is a speculative fiction convention held annually in Cairo, Egypt. Starting in 2013 with a series of mini meet-ups,[citation needed] the first large scale Egycon happened in 2014.[1] Though starting as an anime-only convention, Egycon's scope quickly expanded to encompass several genres of media. Egycon has had articles written about it in Daily News Egypt,[2] Cairo Scene,[3] Arab News,[4] ComicsGate[5] and IGN.[6] Every year, The Japan Foundation participates in the event.

History

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The first Egycon in 2014 was held at El Sawy Culture Wheel.[1] Despite a lack of advertisement and there only being a Facebook event listing, the official attendance reported was 1,650.[citation needed] This was the only Egycon held at El Sawy Culture Wheel.

In 2015, Egycon moved to The GrEEK Campus,[7] where it would stay until 2020, with the exception of Egycon 4 (2017), which was held at El Shams Sporting Club, Heliopolis.[8] In 2021, Egycon changed venues to Family Park, New Cairo,[9] where its currently still held, with the exception of Egycon 11 (2024), which was held in Club 7, Maadi.[10]

Events

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Although Egycon only happens once a year, there are other events under the Egycon moniker which occur within the same year as the official event.

Cairo Cosplay Party

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The Cairo Cosplay Party is an event hosted by Egycon, occurring irregularly. Starting in 2015 as the Summer Cosplay Party,[11] it would happen annually from 2015 to 2019,[12] before going on hiatus between 2020 and 2021. It then returned for 2022 and 2023.[13] What sets apart Egycon and the Cairo Cosplay Party is the cosplay contest,[14] where people perform acts of their choosing in cosplay for a cash prize. This cash prize can go as high as 20,000 EGP.[15] The Cairo Cosplay Party has been held in the GrEEK Campus and in Family Park.

Other events

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On April 21, 2016, Egycon held a "57357 Cosplay Day" for funding cancer treatment in partnership with the Children's Cancer Hospital Foundation.[16] Egycon has also held two Halloween events[17][18] and several Esports events.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Egycon 1 event page", www.facebook.com, February 8, 2014.
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