Status Active Inaugurated 2012 Location Pigeon Forge | Country United States Attendance 2,600 in 2014 | |
Genre Anime, Japanese culture Venue LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge | ||
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Yama-Con is an annual three-day anime convention with multigenre elements held during December at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Yama-Con’s name comes from the Japanese word for mountain.
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Programming
The convention typically offers an Artists' Alley, ball, concerts, costume contests, dances, exhibits, game rooms, gaming tournaments, karaoke, Maid/Butler Cafe, replicas, vendor space, and workshops. The 2015 and 2016 charity auction benefited Pets Without Parents, and in 2015 raised $2,800.
History
The first event at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in 2012 was held in December due to the month having few other conventions. Yama-Con used hotel rooms for there Video Gaming areas and tents for event space in 2013. Complainants occurred due to the use of tents in the cold and wet weather. The convention moved to the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge in 2014 due to outgrowing it's old space. Yama-Con had 18+ programming at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in 2016.