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Every day at CrossingsCon is unique. Read below for a brief description of what happened at each of our previous conventions, and the guests of honor we hosted. We always have exclusive CrossingsCon Merch available for sale during the con, and have had booksellers join us onsite since 2019.
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History of the Con
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2016: Newark, NJ
We held the first CrossingsCon on June 24-26, 2016 in Newark, NJ with 125 cousins attending, 9 CrossingsCon staff minding the gates, and special guests Mark Oshiro, Seanan McGuire, and (via Skype) Diane Duane.
We spent the first two days telling stories, getting to know each other, and playing games at the Courtyard Marriott in Newark. On Sunday, 90 of us ventured into Manhattan to tour the city and see landmarks from So You Want To Be A Wizard. We visited Rockefeller Plaza, side-eyed the CBS building, had a scavenger hunt in Grand Central Terminal, explored the New York Public Library, and checked every bathroom in the American Museum of Natural History for wormholes to other planets.
Take a look at some of the highlights or watch some of our 2016 panels.
2017: Long Beach, CA
After having such a great first year in 2016, we couldn't wait to see all our cousins again! We held a submarine intervention on August 4-6, 2017 in Long Beach, CA with special guests Mark Oshiro and Emily Skrutskie, 11 CrossingsCon Staff, and 55 cousins! We had two days of panels, games, and puns at the Courtyard Marriott in Downtown Long Beach. Then, on Sunday, we walked to the Aquarium of the Pacific to spend the day conversing with our aquatic cousins! 40 of us also took an afternoon cruise and got to exchange spelling tips with the local whale and dolphin wizards!
Take a look at some of the highlights.
2019: Montréal, Canada
The CrossingsCon staff made the decision to hold CrossingsCon every other year after the 2017 convention. After a long wait, CrossingsCon 2019 was held in beautiful Montréal, Canada on June 21-23, with more than 100 attendees, 12 CrossingsCon Staff, as well as special guests Mark Oshiro, Kate Howells, and Diane Duane (in person!)! 2019 was an action-packed weekend of panels, stories and much fun. On Sunday we took a tour of Montréal's Space for Life botanical gardens, visiting Filif's extended cousins, as well as seeing a show at the planetarium.
2021: Slipping Sideways
Due to the pandemic, we decided to postpone our in-person convention to 2022 and held a virtual Slipping Sideways convention on gather.town. We spread out the con over a week, and were able to host 6 Guests of Honor virtually! Diane Duane, Ursula Vernon, Megan Whalen Turner, C.B. Lee, Cat Valente, and Jessica Day George were all able to join us, as well as 70 attendees and 12 staff and volunteer moderators. Our Gather space had several panel rooms as well as a library with functional games, teleportation, and hidden easter eggs such as a duck pond livestream in the park.
2022: Montréal, Canada
After having been postponed, we were able to finally have our convention in-person again! CrossingsCon 2022 was held in Montréal, Canada once more on August 5-7, with more than 70 attendees, 11 CrossingsCon Staff, as well as Guest of Honor Megan Whalen Turner. Guests of Honor Ursula Vernon and Diane Duane joined remotely. On Sunday we explored Montréal's Biodôme, which mostly entailed hiding in the penguin exhibit to beat the heat.
2025: Philadelphia, PA
For the 2025 convention, we decided to move back to the United States, and went to Philadelphia, PA on August 15-17, 2026. We had 61 attendees and 14 staff members, and all 4 of our Guests of Honor in person for the first time ever! Megan Whalen Turner and Jessica Day George returned, Jessica Mary Best and Seth Dickinson joined us for the first time, and we were lucky enough to be Jessica Mary Best's first convention as a Guest of Honor! We had two days of panels, games, and events, and Sunday was an Ordealer's Choice: attendees grouped together to go on individual adventures all over the city.