Press Releases

Here you can find an archive of current and relevant Flame Con press releases.

Drag King and Tween Flamie

World’s Largest Queer Comic Con, Flame Con, Announces Its Return to Times Square

Jan 12, 2023

NYC’S First Queer Comic Con Returns August 12-13, 2023 New York, New York – January 12, 2023 –  After the triumphant return to an in-person convention, Flame Con, created by the LGBTQ non-profit Geeks OUT,  announces another year at the Sheraton Time Square Hotel on…

Tech and Cosplay Flamies

Flame Con Returns to In-Person Convention August 2022

Feb 1, 2022

Flame Con, created by the LGBTQ non-profit Geeks OUT, is announcing its return to an in-person event on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21. The convention moved online in August 2020 as a result of the pandemic and remained virtual as New York City began a partial-opening

Tech and Cosplay Flamies

Flame Con Returns to Times Square August 15-16 Announces Chuck Tingle and Tanya DePass as Special Guests

Jan 24, 2020

Flame Con, created by LGBTQ non-profit Geeks OUT, is announcing its sixth annual comic con on Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, with tickets available today through Eventbrite. Flame Con will also bring back its Youth Day on Sunday…

Nonbinary and Bear Flamie in front of the Sheraton Times Square building

World’s Largest Queer Comic Con Announces Fourth Annual Flame Con

Jan 23, 2018

Flame Con, created by the LGBTQ non-profit Geeks OUT, is announcing its fourth annual expo on Saturday and Sunday, August 18-19. After a record year of 6,000 attendees in 2017, Flame Con will be relocating to a new venue at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel to accommodate a….