FAN EXPO is a group of fan conventions operated by FAN EXPO HQ, a unit of the Informa Connect division of Informa plc and the world's largest comic con producer[1].
In 2013, Informa announced its acquisition of Hobby Star Marketing, organizer of FAN EXPO Canada—a Canadian comic and entertainment convention held annually at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
[2] In 2014, Informa acquired the Dallas Comic Con.
[7] In October 2017, Informa acquired the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo.
All six of its conventions in Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Portland were rebranded as FAN EXPO beginning in 2022.