About ETSU-Con

If big pop-culture conventions were too far away, or too expensive for the folks of the Tri-Cities, why not make one to help them have a fun weekend in their home region? A convention held on a college campus seemed crazy, and there were plenty of doubters, yet the idea took off with enthusiasm.

So, after some rushed preparations, gathering up every interested student, and working with what they had, ETSU-Con was able to debut its first show eleven years ago to some 900 folks. After Fred’s graduation, the convention kept going, taking bigger leaps and bounds in what we wanted to see and provide to our community. We had voice actors, animators, writers, artists, actors, and more come to our show and love the high energy feeling wrapped up in a “small town bow”.

Over the years we’ve made great contributions to our campus programs, our student experiences, local businesses, and community members. Students such as Zack, Nick, Joe, Hanna, and Madison have taken the responsibility of helping ETSU-Con grow into what we always imagined it could be.

We’ve provided a chance for people to meet their favorite characters, make new friends, buy that one “special thing” for our collections, compete in tournaments, or just have a weekend enjoying positive fandom energy. To us, that’s pretty darn special.