Lunacon is an annual science fiction/fantasy convention organized by the New York State Science Fiction Society better known as The Lunarians. Commonly, it is held the third weekend of March. It is similar to conventions like Arisia, I-Con and WorldCon. The programming consists of a mix of all things fannish including anime, panel discussions on a variety of topics, filk music, crafts workshops, an art show and auction, a game room and a large Masquerade. For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... Worldcon, a. ... Keen aficionados of any phenomenon such as authors, hobbies, ideologies, genres or fashions can collectively manifest as fandom. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes billed in the west under the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Filk is a form of music created from within fandom, and performed generally late at night at science fiction conventions. ...
Call the Westchester Marriott Tarrytown (914-631-2200) and tell them you are with Lunacon and they will give you a $128 room rate.
Lunacon is run by The New York Science Fiction Society - The Lunarians, a non-profit educational organization and one of the New York Metropolitan area's oldest science fiction and fantasy societies.
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Lunacon is a science fiction and fantasy convention full of fun and exciting things to do!
Lunacon 2006 will be the stepping off point for a year long celebration of the NY Science Fiction Society - the Lunarians, Inc's 50th anniversary of the organization!
Lunacon's gathering place for all conventioneers is the Con Suite where you will find refreshment from all that fun, and a place to hang out with fellow fans and relax.