Conestoga was a literary science fiction and fantasy convention held annually in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1997 through 2010, after which it was suspended for financial and logistical reasons.
Celebrating science fiction and fantasy literature and art were staples of the convention, but many who were also interested in horror, anime, and comics attended.
Featured programming included a writers track, an art show, a dealer room, a masquerade, and a play put on by the Penguin Playhouse Troupe.
Conestoga '97 was held March 21-23, 1997, at the Radisson Inn at the Tulsa Airport.
Charity activities during the convention benefited the American Cancer Society.
Conestoga '98 was held June 26-28, 1998, at the Sheraton Tulsa Hotel, on 41st Street near Highway 169.
Charity activities during the convention benefited Operation School Bell.
Charity activities during the convention benefited the Tulsa Air and Space Center.
Charity activities during the convention benefited Tulsa Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. Conestoga 7 was held July 18-20, 2003.
Charity activities during the convention benefited the Tulsa Speech and Hearing Association.
Charity activities during the convention benefited the Animal Rescue Foundation.
Martin, Artist Guest of Honor Brad W. Foster, Toastmaster Bradley Denton, and Fan Guests of Honor: Margene Bahm, Paula Helm Murray, & James J. Murray.
Charity activities during the convention benefited The Royal Gauntlet Educational Birds of Prey Show and Animal Rehabilitation Center.
Charity activities during the convention benefited Safari’s Sanctuary, a non-profit 501(c)(3) wildlife refuge with two missions: rescue & education.
Charity activities during the convention benefited Therapetics, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to care for the disabled.