Record crowds attend 2023 Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo
The sixteenth annual Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo attracted file crowds to Stampede Park this previous weekend.
Organizers estimate it was probably the most well-attended occasion since 2015, attracting almost 100,000 followers over 4 days to Stampede Park and to Stephen Avenue for the primary POW! Parade of Wonders since 2019.
Celebrity friends equivalent to Hayden Christensen, James McAvoy, David Harbour, Sam Raimi, Andy Serkis and your entire solid of The Kids In The Hall solely elevated the joy and attendance numbers.
Andrew Moyes, Vice President of FAN EXPO HQ says “This has been a Calgary Expo we’ll always remember. We are delighted not simply by the turnout, however by the keenness of the followers — they confirmed up in costume and in nice spirit to rejoice fandom and construct group.
Moyes provides, “It’s thrilling to have sold-out days, and we’re so looking forward to growing the show even more when Stampede Park’s exciting transformation is complete.”
The Calgary Expo has grown through the years with cosplaying shortly turning into one of many mainstays.
One of the highest cosplayers is Carley Bombshell (@carleybombshell):
Only a brief 16 years in the past, the Calgary Expo was ALL about comics and it stays on the coronary heart of the occasion.
Legendary comedian guide artist Tom Grummett:
Next yr’s Calgary Expo is ready for April 25-28.
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