I think it would be helpful to have 1 listing of ALL of the events, to act like a Table of Contents to all the threads that devotes themselves to 1 event. Post your thread URLs and I'll list it under the appropriate event.
Cherry Blosssom Festival:, April 11-19, JapanTown San Francisco
http://www.sfjapantown.org/
Costume-CONnections: (no longer in CA)
http://www.costume-con.com/
Super-Con: May 16 & 17, San Jose Convention Center (South Hall)
http://www.super-con.com/
FanimeCon: May 22-25 San Jose Convention Center
http://www.fanime.com/
AnimeExpo: July 2-5, Los Angeles Convention Center
http://www.anime-expo.org/
Comic-Con: July 23 - 26, San Diego Convention Center
http://www.comic-con.org/
San Jose Grand Prix: (Cancelled, thanks to shitty economy)
http://www.sanjosegrandprix.com/
Con-X-Treme: July?, San Jose, (Under Construction)
http://www.con-x-treme.com/
Gilroy Garlic Festival: July 24-26, Gilroy
http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com/
California Extreme: July 11-12, Santa Clara
http://www.caextreme.com/
BlizzCon: Aug 21-22, Anaheim Convention Center
http://www.blizzard.com/us/blizzcon/
SacAnime: Aug 29 & 30, Sacramento
http://www.sacanime.com/
Scottish Highland Games: Sept 5-6, Pleasanton
http://www.caledonian.org/
Northern California Renaissance Faire: Weekends, Sept 12 - Oct 18, Hollister
http://www.norcalrenfaire.com/
California International Animation Festival: Sept 27, Riverbank
http://www.calanifest.com/
Hayward Comic-Con: Oct 12, Hayward
http://www.super-con.com/hayward.shtml
SJSU Arcade Tournament: Summer?, San Jose State University, (not updated)
http://www.geocities.com/UtopianImp/Tournament/
Last Update: May 2, 2009
If you know of any other festival, conventions, tournaments, or events, post it here.
Cherry Blosssom Festival:, April 11-19, JapanTown San Francisco
http://www.sfjapantown.org/
Costume-CONnections: (no longer in CA)
http://www.costume-con.com/
Super-Con: May 16 & 17, San Jose Convention Center (South Hall)
http://www.super-con.com/
FanimeCon: May 22-25 San Jose Convention Center
http://www.fanime.com/
AnimeExpo: July 2-5, Los Angeles Convention Center
http://www.anime-expo.org/
Comic-Con: July 23 - 26, San Diego Convention Center
http://www.comic-con.org/
San Jose Grand Prix: (Cancelled, thanks to shitty economy)
http://www.sanjosegrandprix.com/
Con-X-Treme: July?, San Jose, (Under Construction)
http://www.con-x-treme.com/
Gilroy Garlic Festival: July 24-26, Gilroy
http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com/
California Extreme: July 11-12, Santa Clara
http://www.caextreme.com/
BlizzCon: Aug 21-22, Anaheim Convention Center
http://www.blizzard.com/us/blizzcon/
SacAnime: Aug 29 & 30, Sacramento
http://www.sacanime.com/
Scottish Highland Games: Sept 5-6, Pleasanton
http://www.caledonian.org/
Northern California Renaissance Faire: Weekends, Sept 12 - Oct 18, Hollister
http://www.norcalrenfaire.com/
California International Animation Festival: Sept 27, Riverbank
http://www.calanifest.com/
Hayward Comic-Con: Oct 12, Hayward
http://www.super-con.com/hayward.shtml
SJSU Arcade Tournament: Summer?, San Jose State University, (not updated)
http://www.geocities.com/UtopianImp/Tournament/
Last Update: May 2, 2009
If you know of any other festival, conventions, tournaments, or events, post it here.