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Hal-Con

Hal-Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Comic Convention, commonly known as Hal-Con, was founded in the 1970s and revived in the 2010s. It is traditionally an annual weekend event held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada during the middle of fall.

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Genre
Speculative fiction
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Attendance
Est. 19,000
Country
Canada
Filing status
Not-For-Profit
Inaugurated
October 29–31, 2010

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Mascot

Hal-Con history

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Hal-Con

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples107
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Hal-Con

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related to The old · 23
Hal-Con → Ben Bova, Bob Atkinson, Chris Kolovaris, Dalhousie University's School, George Allanson, Halcon, Halcon II, Halcon Science Fiction Society, Halifax, HalyCon, Hotel, Jeanne Robinson, John Bell, Library Service, March, Sheldon Goldman, Since Halcon, Spider, The, The Westin Nova Scotian
related to Community parades · 19
Hal-Con → Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom, Annual Christmas Parade, Award Winner, Below, Chronicle Herald Parade, Eastern Passage Summer Carnival, Eastlink, Festival Parade, Halifax Official Zombie Walk, Halifax Regional Municipality, Harbour Harvest Festival Parade, HRM Pride Parade, Lights, Natal Day Parade, Parade, Patrick's Day Parade, Patriots Day Parade, Present, St
related to Mascot · 16
Hal-Con → An, Earth, Halifax Town Clock, Halifax Zombie Walk, Laser Tag, Liveable Space Operating Node, LSON, Nee, Nelson, Robot, Robot's, Since, Teebius, The, The Hal-Con, Zipper
related to Charity · 12
Hal-Con → Cafe, Cape, Cowl Collectibles, Each, Gelatinous Dudes, In, IWK Children's Hospital, Japan Disaster Relief, Kids Help Phone, Let It Roll, The Board Room Game, They
related to The new · 12
Hal-Con → Atlantic Canada, Convention Centre, Halcon, Halifax, Halifax Convention Center, In, Lord Nelson Hotel, Planning, Scotiabank Centre, Since, The, World Trade
related to Year round events · 5
Hal-Con → BBQs, Geek Culture, HRM, These, They
Attendance · 1
Hal-Con → Est. 19,000
Country · 1
Hal-Con → Canada
Filing status · 1
Hal-Con → Not-For-Profit
Genre · 1
Hal-Con → Speculative fiction

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convention halifax nelson held charity mascot 2010 fantasy halcon events parades event gaming canada 2015 community year new nova fiction

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hal-ConAttendanceEst. 19,0001.00infobox
Hal-ConCountryCanada1.00infobox
Hal-ConFiling statusNot-For-Profit1.00infobox
Hal-ConGenreSpeculative fiction1.00infobox
Hal-ConInauguratedOctober 29–31, 20101.00infobox
Hal-ConLocationHalifax, Nova Scotia1.00infobox
Hal-ConOrganized byHal-Con Sci-Fi Fantasy Association1.00infobox
Hal-ConStatusActive1.00infobox
Hal-ConVenueLord Nelson Hotel (2010), World Trade and Convention Centre (2011–2017), Scotiabank Centre (2015-2017) Halifax Convention Centre (2018-Present)1.00infobox
Hal-ConWebsitehttp://www.hal-con.com1.00infobox
Let It Rollinstance ofThey also participate with local groups0.80text
The Board Room Game Cafeinstance ofThey also participate with local groups0.80text

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