In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of
Fan Expo Canada—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre. In 2014, Informa acquired the
Dallas Comic Con. In 2015, Informa acquired
MegaCon in Orlando. In August 2016, Informa acquired
Boston Comic Con, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Boston in 2018. In October 2017, Informa acquired the
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo. In March 2021, Informa acquired
Denver Pop Culture Con, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver. In August 2021, Informa acquired
Wizard Entertainment's conventions; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring
Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event). All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as Fan Expo beginning in 2022. In August 2024, Informa acquired
VidCon from
Paramount Global, with the convention being brought under the Fan Expo HQ unit. In March 2026, Fan Expo HQ announced it would be launching its first Fan Expo-branded convention in Anaheim, titled Fan Expo Anaheim: Special Edition, in June with
Mark Hamill as the headlining guest. ==Events==