ICON

05/01/2026

Did you know ICON has a vendor hall? We've had leather and chainmail artisans, jewelery and 3D prints, traditional painted or handrawn art, authors with books, and more! Who do you want to see at ICON this year? Maybe at a table next to you? 😉

Watch this page for more info when vendor applications open up!

04/30/2026

Only 177 more days until ICON50, Iowa's longest running sci-fi fantasy convention! If you've been searching for your community, you'll find it here.

Photo credit: John Johnson ICON48

04/29/2026

Never been to a convention before? You’re in the right place.

ICON is Iowa’s longest-running science fiction & fantasy convention, and it’s designed to be welcoming, creative, and genuinely fun.

Here’s what you’ll find:

📚 Author readings & signings
☕ Coffee klatches (casual chats with authors)
🎤 Panels & fan discussions
🛍️ Vendor & dealer hall
✨ A full day of celebrating the stories you love
Plus optional activities the night before if you want to make a whole weekend of it.

You don’t need experience. You don’t need to “know everything.”

You just need to show up.

🎟️ https://tabletop.events/conventions/icon-50

Picture from ICON42

04/28/2026

Time travel Tuesday! Where we explore the past or look to the future... today, tell us what was the first science fiction book, series, or author you remember reading?

04/27/2026

Meme Monday! These are for the fantasy fans. Post a favorite, swipe a new one.

04/26/2026

ICON is turning 50. ✨

For five decades, readers, writers, artists, celebrities, and fans of science fiction and fantasy have gathered right here in Iowa to share stories, ideas, and a little bit of magic.

And this year… we’re celebrating like never before.

Whether you’ve been coming for years or you’ve never stepped foot in a convention before—this is your invitation.

Follow along to stay in the loop for ICON 50.

Register here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/icon-50

TO BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM, click here: https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/IOWRC/G-ICO5

04/25/2026

Who would be your DREAM Guest of Honor at ICON50? Tell us who it is and tag them below!

04/25/2026

Support indie bookstores today!

Really!
Who can pass up such a day?
Please visit your local independent bookstores.
A lot of celebrating across the country.
At Burlington By the Book, come join us for cake, drawings, free tote bags with every purchase, and who can resist a FREE mustache?

Local artist Annie Guldberg will be signing copies of her in-cat-able coloring book- The Zoomies.

Thank you for shopping local- you are building a stronger community!

04/24/2026

POV: You walk into ICON for the first time…

People are laughing and talking about their favorite fandoms.

Someone’s recommending a series you’ve never heard of.

There’s a writing panel starting in one room and a board game in another.

And somehow… you feel like you belong here.

That’s ICON.

Image credit: John Johnson
ICON 40 2015

04/23/2026

Every great convention experience starts with one thing:

👉 “You have to come with me.”

So tell us—
Who are you bringing to ICON this year?

Tag your con buddy, your book bestie, your “we should totally go to this” friend.