MarsCon is a science fiction convention held in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. It was first held in February 1999 with the goal of appealing to a diverse audience of fans in Minnesota and the vicinity. It is a mid-sized convention with a wide variety of events including panel discussions, guest of honor presentations, music of many kinds, art show, film room (including anime), science room, dealers room, charity auction, and a masquerade. Past guests have included actors, authors, artists, scientists, musicians, producers, and even the occasional pooka. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune describes MarsCon as "for the sci-fi serious nerds". Since 2003, MarsCon Minnesota has also included a strong presence of the "Dementia" (comedy/novelty/filk) music genre, making the convention one of the largest events in the country to showcase such music.

Conventions

Past

MarsCon 1999: Celebrating 60 Years of Fandom '''MarsCon 2000: Don't Panic! (Alternate Subversive Theme: M’00)''' MarsCon 2001: A Space Oddity MarsCon 2002: The Magic of Fantasy MarsCon 2003: No One Here is Exactly What He Appears MarsCon 2004: Let's Play Doctor! MarsCon 2005: Galactic Pirates and Mercenaries MarsCon 2006: Things That Go Bump in the Night MarsCon 2007 MarsCon 2008: Press Start To Continue MarsCon 2009: Invasion! MarsCon 2010: Dark Lords and Femme Fatales MarsCon 2011: Days of Magic! MarsCon 2012: Rockin' the Apocalypse '''MarsCon 2013: Ctrl/Alt/Del... Thriving into the future''' MarsCon 2014: Time is the Key MarsCon 2015: Heroes & Wizerds & Fae OHhh MYyy!! MarsCon 2016: Parallel Dimensions MarsCon 2017: Dragons In Space MarsCon 2018: Robots, Rayguns, & Rockets: The 3 R's of Sci-Fi MarsCon 2019: "Legends In Our Own Mind" MarsCon 2020 "Visions of the Future" MarsCon 2021 "Forces of Darkness" Marscon 2022 "The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be" MarsCon 2023 “When Books Come Alive”