'It's all about people getting together and having fun.'
. Advance tickets are already sold out, but any lover of the literary — especially sci-fi and fantasy — can get tickets at the door for either the day or full-weekend event.
MileHiCon was created in 1969 by the Denver Area Science Fiction Association . Inspired by other national conventions, the members decided to create their own for the Denver area. It was first dubbed Minicon, but there was already a convention under that name. It was then changed to Octocon, since it was generally held in October, but after a couple of years under that title, the group found that there was already one of those, as well.
It’s not just books that are the draw for MileHiCon, though that’s certainly the focus in its guest list, panel offerings and general outlook. The convention also boasts one of the largest art auctions in the state, a vendors' room, the Critter Crunch gladiatorial robot events, tables upon tables of gaming, plus comic books, cosplay and more. There’s kid-friendly stuff like thebat’leth tournament. One would be hard-pressed to find a nerd-related passion that goes unrepresented at MileHiCon.
And that's the point. The convention's first year was long before the geek renaissance that we’re currently living through, with superhero movies at the top of the box-office charts,making a comeback, and video games being recognized as the art form they are without protest. “It’s all about people getting together and having fun,” says MileHiCon chairperson Linda Nelson.
“You know, COVID is still out there,” Nelson says, “so we made the decision to still require masks. It’s important. We want everyone to be safe. It’s going to be crowded, and we don’t want people to get sick. So we’re doing what we can.”
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