Downstate New York Geek Events
The scrollable table below is a directory of fandom/geek/nerd events in Downstate New York.
"Downstate New York" includes New York City, Long Island, and five Hudson Valley counties (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange).
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| Name of Event | Film Festival | Comic Books / Toys / Art | Cosplay | Science Fiction / Fantasy | Horror | Renai-ssance / Historical | Anime / Manga | Gaming | Art Show / Exhibition | Science / Tech / DIY | City, Village, or Hamlet | County or Borough | Beginning Date | Ending Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey | ● | ● | New York City | Queens | 04/30/2021 | 09/26/2021 | Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays | ||||||||
| Comic Art Sale and Exhibit | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 07/15/2021 | 10/23/2021 | |||||||||
| New York Renaissance Faire | ● | ● | Village of Tuxedo Park | Orange County | 08/21/2021 | 10/03/2021 | Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day | ||||||||
| Brooklyn Comic Con | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Brooklyn | 09/05/2021 | 09/05/2021 | ||||||||
| Supershow Con Collectors Marketplace | ● | ● | Village of Westbury | Nassau County | 09/11/2021 | 09/11/2021 | |||||||||
| Coney Island Film Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Brooklyn | 09/18/2021 | 09/19/2021 | ||||||||
| Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 09/17/2021 | 09/19/2021 | ||||||||
| Jack O'Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley | ● | Village of Croton-on-Hudson | Westchester County | 09/17/2021 | 11/21/2021 | On Selected Days | |||||||||
| Geek Pride Day | ● | ● | Hamlet of Hartsdale | Westchester County | 09/19/2021 | 09/19/2021 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival | ● | ● | New York City | Brooklyn | 09/20/2021 | 09/26/2021 | |||||||||
| Jack O'Lantern Blaze: Long Island | ● | Hamlet of Old Bethpage | Nassau County | 09/22/2021 | 11/07/2021 | On Selected Days | |||||||||
| Harry Potter Party Poughkeepsie | ● | ● | ● | City of Poughkeepsie | Dutchess County | 09/23/2021 | 09/23/2021 | ||||||||
| Winter Film Awards International Film Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 09/23/2021 | 10/02/2021 | ||||||||
| Harry Potter Party in Nyack | ● | ● | ● | Village of Nyack | Rockland County | 09/25/2021 | 09/25/2021 | ||||||||
| Big Apple Comic Con | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 09/25/2021 | 09/26/2021 | ||||||
| Brookhaven Country Fair | ● | ● | ● | Hamlet of Ridge | Suffolk County | 09/25/2021 | 09/26/2021 | ||||||||
| Bad Film Fest | ● | ● | ● | Virtual This Year | 10/01/2021 | 10/02/2021 | |||||||||
| New York Comic Con | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 10/07/2021 | 10/10/2021 | ||||
| Animation Nights New York Best of Fest | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 10/09/2021 | 10/10/2021 | ||||||||
| Harry Potter Party Long Island | ● | ● | Hamlet of Huntington | Suffolk County | 10/14/2021 | 10/14/2021 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Brooklyn | 10/14/2021 | 10/21/2021 | ||||||||
| Imagine Science Film Festival | ● | ● | Virtual This Year | 10/15/2021 | 10/22/2021 | ||||||||||
| FIT Diversity Comic Con | ● | Virtual This Year | 10/16/2021 | 10/17/2021 | |||||||||||
| Spooky Shoot Weekend | ● | ● | TBD | TBD | 10/23/2021 | 10/24/2021 | |||||||||
| Harry Potter Party NYC | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 10/29/2021 | 10/29/2021 | ||||||||
| Animation Block Party | ● | ● | New York City | Brooklyn | 10/29/2021 | 10/30/2021 | |||||||||
| YoFiFest (Yonkers Film Festival) | ● | ● | ● | City of Yonkers | Westchester County | 11/05/2021 | 11/14/2021 | ||||||||
| Urban Action Showcase and Expo | ● | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 11/12/2021 | 11/20/2021 | |||||||
| Anime NYC | ● | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 11/19/2021 | 11/21/2021 | |||||||
| L.I. Who presents: Time-Flight 2021 | ● | ● | Hamlet of Holtsville | Suffolk County | 11/20/2021 | 11/21/2021 | |||||||||
| New York City Horror Film Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 12/02/2021 | 12/05/2021 | ||||||||
| Psychedelic Film and Music Festival | ● | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan and Brooklyn | 12/15/2021 | 12/19/2021 | ||||||||
| Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo | ● | Village of Garden City | Nassau County | 04/09/2022 | 04/09/2022 | ||||||||||
| Heroes of the Shadow World | ● | ● | ● | New York City | TBD | 04/22/2022 | 04/24/2022 | ||||||||
| SPYCON | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 05/20/2022 | 05/22/2022 | |||||||||
| Maker Faire Long Island | ● | Village of Port Jefferson | Suffolk County | 06/11/2022 | 06/11/2022 | ||||||||||
| New York City Independent Film Festival | ● | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 06/12/2022 | 06/19/2022 | |||||||||
| HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) | ● | TBD | TBD | 07/22/2022 | 07/24/2022 | ||||||||||
| Long Island Retro Gaming Expo | ● | ● | Village of Garden City | Nassau County | 08/13/2022 | 08/14/2022 | |||||||||
| Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park | ● | New York City | Manhattan | 10/02/2022 | 10/02/2022 | ||||||||||