Sci-Fi Valley Con
Sci-Fi Valley Con is an biannual three day multi-genre convention held during June and October/November at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The conventions organizers also created Momento Con in Pittsburgh.
Programming
The convention typically offers board gaming, charity auction, costume contest, film festival, guest panels, role-playing gaming, table-top gaming, trivia tournaments, vendors, video gaming, and workshops. The 2012 charity auction raised $1200 for The Machine Gun Preacher's Save the Children Foundation. 2013's charity auction benefited Shriners Hospitals for Children and raised almost $1500. The 2022 charity auction benefited the Children's Miracle Network.History
Sci-Fi in the Valley Con 2012 was moved from the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to the North Central Recreation Center in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. This occurred due to a local fee that would affect the conventions dealers. In 2013, the convention moved to the Jaffa Shrine and used the bottom floor. It used both of the Jaffa's floors in 2014. The convention used half of the Blair County Convention Center in 2015, and the whole facility in 2016. Sci-Fi Valley Con 2020 was moved from June to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later cancelled. Sci-Fi Valley Con 2021 was moved from June to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The October 2021 convention had lower than normal attendance. The June 2024 event had additional parking offsite.Starting with the November 2024 event, Sci-Fi Valley Con expanded to two events per year.
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