SNAFU Con | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime, Manga, Gaming [1] [2] |
Venue | Grand Sierra Resort and Casino |
Location(s) | Reno, Nevada |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2010 |
Attendance | 2,187 in 2019 [3] |
Organized by | Science LLC [4] |
Website | https://snafucon.com/ |
SNAFU Con is an annual three day anime convention held during October/November at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. SNAFU is an abbreviation for Sierra Nevada Anime Fans Unite. [4] [5] The event was created by the Anime and Manga Society of UNR, under the name Shadows. [6]
The convention typically offers an artist alley, contests, cosplay meetups, gaming (arcade, computer, console, tabletop), gaming tournaments, karaoke, masquerade, rave, swap meet, vendor's room, and workshops. [1] [4] [6] [7] SNAFU Con has 24 hour a day programming during the convention. [1] [6] They also hold a free "day zero" event. [8] The Humane Society benefited from 2015's charity auction. [2] 2017's charity auction benefited the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada. [9]
In 2014, the Grand Sierra Resort's lower floor housed the convention. [1] [5] The convention in 2015 moved to the Nugget Casino Resort, due to space change issues at the Grand Sierra. [4] [10] Criticism about the 2015 masquerade was due to the long judging deliberations. [11] The convention moved back to the Grand Sierra Resort in 2018. [12] SNAFU Con 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] [14]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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October 22–23, 2010 |
Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada | 691 [15] | Robert Axelrod, Jessica Douglas, Etaru, Lynn Hardy, Jess Hartley, Mel Hoppe, Yayoi Neko, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Robert Wiese. [15] |
September 9–11, 2011 | Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada | 1,025 [16] | Matt Cole, Preston Cowley, Christopher Escalante, Quinton Flynn, Darrel Guilbeau, Lynn Hardy, Dr Hikaru, Mel Hoppe, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Paper Hearts Cosplay, Robert Wiese, and Lisle Wilkerson. [16] |
September 28–30, 2012 | Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada | 1,283 [17] | Yamila Abraham, Brad Beachell, Preston Cowley, Christopher Escalante, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Wendy Pini, and Sonny Strait. [17] |
October 25–27, 2013 | Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada | 1,623 [18] | Preston Cowley, Tanglwyst De Holloway, Christopher Escalante, Matthew Fazio, Tiffany Grant, Mel Hoppe, Chuck Huber, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Jan Scott-Frazier. [18] |
October 24–26, 2014 | Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada | 1,902 [19] | Marissa Ames, Chris Cason, Preston Cowley, Christopher Escalante, Paul Esquer, Daryl Frazetti PhD, Mel Hoppe, Michaela Laws, Ashley Montgomery, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Mark Oshiro, Laura Post, and The Slants. [19] |
October 30 – November 1, 2015 |
John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort Sparks, Nevada | Marissa Ames , Preston Cowley, Christopher Escalante, Daryl Frazetti PhD, Robbie Lunt, Danielle McRae, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Team Seven Cosplay, Kiba Walker, Elwin G. Williams III. [20] | |
October 7–9, 2016 | John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort Sparks, Nevada | Preston Cowley, Christopher Escalante, Mel Hoppe, Danielle McRae, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Aaron Roberts, and Kiba Walker. [21] | |
October 6–8, 2017 | Nugget Casino Resort Sparks, Nevada | DaRapNerd, Daydreamernessa, G.S. Denning, Christopher Escalante, Dorothy Fahn, Kevin Frane, Daryl Frazetti PhD, Mel Hoppe, Lady Staba, Danielle McRae, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Paul St. Peter, Spencer Stoner, and Kiba Walker. [22] | |
November 16–18, 2018 |
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada | DaRapNerd, Christopher Escalante, Paul Esquer, Mel Hoppe, Danielle McRae, Daman Mills, Ashley Montgomery, Steve "Warky" Nunez, and Derek Stephen Prince. [12] | |
November 15–17, 2019 | Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada | 2,187 [3] | DaRapNerd, Paul Esquer, Cole Feuchter, Marissa Lenti, Melissa McCommon, Danielle McRae, Ashley Montgomery, Aaron Romo, Spencer Stoner, Bill Timoney, and Kiba Walker. [3] |
October 29–31, 2021 | Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada | DaRapNerd, Cole Feuchter, John Gremillion, Danielle McRae, Steve "Warky" Nunez, Aaron Romo, and Lisle Wilkerson. [23] | |
November 17-19, 2023 | Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada | DaRapNerd, Bonnie Gordon, and Steve "Warky" Nunez. [24] |