MINECON

MINECON was the name of multiple real-life conventions hosted by Mojang Studios in various locations around the world.

List of past MINECON events[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2010[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2010 was a gathering of Minecraft fans on a Java Edition Classic server.^[1]

This thread on the Minecraft Forums was an unofficial organization point for the Con.

MinecraftCon 2010[edit | edit source]

MinecraftCon 2010 logo 1

MinecraftCon 2010 logo 2

MinecraftCon 2010 was an unofficial spontaneous gathering of Minecraft fans in Bellevue, Washington, USA on August 31. It was conceived by Notch in a blog post and was held by his family.^[2]

2011[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2011 was held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on November 18th, coinciding with the official release of the game.^[3] Tickets went on sale on August 11, 2011.

MINECON featured many exciting events, including the official release of Minecraft, keynote speeches from members of the Minecraft community (including one from Notch), building contests, breakout classes with different Minecraft topics, costume contests, exhibits, meeting worldwide Minecraft personalities and commemorative merchandise.

Attendees received an exclusive MINECON 2011 cape, which depicts a creeper.

2012[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2012 was held in Disneyland Paris from November 24–25. The convention was attended by 4,500 people – approximately the same amount as the previous year.^[4] Tickets went on sale on September 14, 2012.

Attendees received an exclusive MINECON 2012 cape, which depicts a pickaxe.

At MINECON 2012, the Redstone Update was announced and some of its features were showcased.

2013[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2013 logo

MINECON 2013 was held in Orlando, Florida, USA from November 2–3.

Mojang Studios revealed on June 27 that MINECON 2013 would be held in Orlando, Florida from November 2–3.^[5] After a lot of mystery, it was officially confirmed by Mojang Studios that MINECON 2013 would be hosted in the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC).^[6]

Early on July 31, Mojang Studios confirmed that tickets would start going on sale later that day. These tickets were said to be released in batches of 3,^[7] each of those batches selling 2,500 tickets and at $150 a piece (7,500 tickets in total).

On September 5, Mojang Studios posted that attendees of MINECON would receive an exclusive MINECON 2013 cape, which depicts a piston.^[8]

2015[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2015 logo

MINECON 2015 was held at ExCeL London, London, UK from July 4–5.^[9]

On March 30, 2014, it had originally been announced that the next MINECON would take place somewhere in Europe. It was later confirmed that MINECON was unable to be held in 2014, instead it had to be moved to Spring 2015, and was held in London.^[10]

On March 18, 2015, Mojang Studios announced that tickets would be on sale on Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th, respectively.^[11] The tickets were released in two batches^[12].

Attendants of MINECON 2015 were given a MINECON 2015 cape, which depicts an Iron golem.

At MINECON 2015, some of the features of the Combat Update were announced and showcased.

2016[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2016 was held in Anaheim, California, USA from September 24–25.

On March 7, MINECON 2016 was announced.^[13]

On April 18, Mojang Studios announced that tickets would be on sale on Friday May 6th and Saturday May 7th, respectively.^[14]

Attendees of MINECON 2016 got an exclusive MINECON cape, which depicts an Enderman.

At MINECON 2016, the Exploration Update was announced and some of its features were showcased.

MINECON Earth, MINECON Live, and Minecraft Live[edit | edit source]

Since 2018, MINECON was reduced to a livestreamed event announcing the latest Minecraft news. Initially it featured a live audience, but now consists only of a pre-recorded broadcast. Initially called MINECON Earth, its name changed to MINECON Live in 2018 and finally Minecraft Live in 2019.

Minecraft Festival[edit | edit source]

Minecraft Festival is planned to be held in Orlando, Florida, at an undetermined date, after being delayed three times from its original date of September 25-27, 2020.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

MINECON 2011 cape
MINECON 2012 cape
MINECON 2013 cape
(MINECON 2015) Iron Golem Cape
(MINECON 2016) Enderman Cape

References[edit | edit source]

Navigation[edit | edit source]

[1] ttp://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/11896-

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160118182136/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1008498266/how-about-a-somewhat-spontaneous-minecraftcon-2010

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110515132912/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/5388689217/minecraftcon-2011-in-vegas

[4] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20492574

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130809010950/https://mojang.com/2013/07/where-in-the-world-is-minecon-2013/

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130806003705/https://mojang.com/2013/07/minecon-tickets-are-here/

[7] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130801043054/http://minecon.eventbrite.com/

[8] MINECON 2013 support page

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150328051446/https://www.excel-london.co.uk/whats-on/minecon-2015

[10] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140821162300/https://mojang.com/2014/08/minecon-2015/

[2015Ticket-11] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150324033550/https://mojang.com/2015/03/minecon-2015-tickets-announcement/

[12] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150330173150/http://www.eventbrite.co.uk:80/e/minecon-2015-tickets-16140200775

[13] MINECON 2016 Announcement - YouTube

[2016Tix-14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160421093159/http://www.mojang.com/2016/04/minecon-2016-tickets

[15] "Minecraft Festival postponed" – Minecraft.net, March 5, 2020.

[16] "Announcing Minecraft Live!" – Minecraft.net, September 2, 2020.

[17] "There is no Minecraft Festival happening this year" – @Mojang_Ined on X (formerly Twitter), January 3, 2022

[18] ttps://minecraftfestival.com

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