Awesome Con
Washington DC’s Comic Con 2023

Awesome Con Washington DC’s Comic Con 2023

Awesome Con is D.C.’s own Comic Con, a celebration of geek culture, bringing more than 70,000 fans together with their favorite stars from across comics, movies, television, toys, games, and more.

• Stay at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown is just a 5 min walk to the convention center, has large comfortable rooms and great amenities.

The Convention

• Fans can meet top entertainers like Adam Savage, George Takei, William Shatner, Sean Astin, Christina Ricci, and more! Other highlights include hours of geeky programming, vendors and artists galore. The event will run from, Fri: 12 PM – 8 PM, Sat: 10 AM – 7 PM, Sun: 10 AM – 5 PM.

Awesome Con is one of the most inclusive of all the comic conventions and includes:

Pride Alley at Awesome Con

• A spotlight on queer creators and fans, Pride Alley will unite the LGBTQ activities around Awesome Con through a dedicated section of Artist Alley and three days of panels and special events.
• Pride Alley will feature a diverse and growing organization that rallies, empowers, and promotes the queer geek community. Geeks OUT is behind the awesome LGBTQ convention Flame Con, a two-day comic, art, and entertainment expo showcasing creators and celebrities from all corners of LGBTQ fandom. Flame Con’s been held in NYC since 2015 and invites geeks of all types to celebrate the diversity and creativity of queer geekdom and LGBTQ contributions to pop culture.

Other popular events include:

• Science Fair, an area of Awesome Con exploring where science and science fiction meet!
• Book Fair, THE area of Awesome Con for passionate book dragons, dewy-eyed indie authors, casual readers, and lit lovers of all ages!
• Awesome Con Jr, an all-ages destination for the next generation of fans
• Destination Cosplay, an area of Awesome Con for cosplay fanatics with photo opportunities, Cosplay Meetups, and much much more!

The Venue

• The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is located between 7th and 9th Streets and N Street and Mt. Vernon Place in downtown DC, right across from Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square.
• Check out the top 10 hotels closest to the convention centre.
• The closest metro stop to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center stop on the Yellow/Green Line.
• Weekend Metro Hours:  Friday: 5 AM – 1 AM , Saturday: 7 AM – 1 AM, Sunday: 8 AM – 11 PM

Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action

Hotel Palomar,    The Dupont,    Rouge Hotel,    Mason & Rook Hotel