Comic Cons in Maryland

What is coming up in Maryland

The next shows in Maryland: Fright Reads Book Festival (October 24 to 25, West Friendship), Monster-Mania 68 (October 30 to November 1, Baltimore), and Ocean City Comic Con (December 12 to 13, Ocean City).

The big ones, running three days or more at a named venue: Monster-Mania 68 at Hilton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Katsucon 2027 at Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, and Fur the ‘More at Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore.

By kind, that is 4 pop culture, 1 comic, and 1 anime.

Where the cons are

Baltimore hosts the most, with 5 listings of the 13 we track in Maryland. Glen Burnie (2), Towson (1), Rockville (1), and West Friendship (1) and others fill in the rest.

In all, 8 cities in Maryland have hosted a con on our list, so there is usually one within a drive.

When to go

October and February are the busiest months for cons in Maryland; January, July, August, and November have had none on our list.

Shows that come back

We have one show in Maryland listed in more than one year, so it is a safe bet to return: Fur the ‘More in Baltimore.

How this list is made

Searching for a comic con near me from Maryland? This page is that list. Every Maryland con here was found on the organizer's own website and is re-checked weekly. A show that disappears from its source for three weeks in a row is hidden until it comes back, and the last update date is on the homepage. Dates and tickets always come from the official site, linked on every event page.

A bit of Maryland con history

Baltimore Comic-Con has run every year since 2000, at the Baltimore Convention Center since 2002. It hosted the Harvey Awards from 2006 to 2016 and has presented the Ringo Awards since 2017. Source

Small Press Expo was founded in 1994 by three Washington and Baltimore area comic shop owners and has presented the Ignatz Awards for independent comics every year since 1997. It is run as a nonprofit. Source