ICON

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

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

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!