Nekocon is an annual three-day anime convention held traditionally on the first weekend in November at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia. It is Virginia's oldest anime convention.[4] The convention's name comes from the Japanese word neko, meaning "cat".[5]
The convention typically offers art shows, artist's alley, autograph sessions, card game tournaments, charity auction, concerts, costume competition, dances, dealer's room, fashion show, karaoke contests, kimono/tea ceremony workshop, maid cafe, music video contest, panels, Q&A sessions, role playing, tabletop games, vendors, video game tournaments, video rooms, and workshops.[5][6][7][8][9] Nekocon's 2015 charity events benefited Be The Match.[9] More than $7,000 was raised in 2023 for the Carolina Manga Library and Heritage Humane Society.[10]
An attendance cap of 1,600 passes was instituted in 2003 due to fire code regulations.[11] The convention held its first J-rock concert in 2009, hosting Suicide Ali.[12] Virginia Air and Space Center provided content during the 2012 convention.[1] Nekocon in 2017 had an Anime style cooking challenge with students from the Culinary Institute of Virginia.[13] Nekocon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15]
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