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* 1981: [[The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (Downtown Los Angeles, CA) - February 21 | * 1981: [[The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (Downtown Los Angeles, CA) - February 21 | ||
* 1981: [[The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (The Inn At The Park, Anaheim, CA) - July 12 | * 1981: [[The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention]] (The Inn At The Park, Anaheim, CA) - July 12 | ||
| − | * 1982: [[ROCKY ALIVE]] (Hawthorne, CA) - April | + | * 1982: [[ROCKY ALIVE]] (Hawthorne, CA) - April 4 |
* 1984: [[ROCKYCON '84]] (Los Angeles, CA) - May | * 1984: [[ROCKYCON '84]] (Los Angeles, CA) - May | ||
* 1985: [[10th Anniversary Convention]] (Beacon Theatre, NYC) - October 31 | * 1985: [[10th Anniversary Convention]] (Beacon Theatre, NYC) - October 31 | ||
| − | * 1986: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show | + | * 1986: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: First Penta-State Convention]] - (Warren Cinema City, Warren, MI) - July 25 |
* 1987: [[Rocky Horror Convention]] (Rochester, NY) - August 28 | * 1987: [[Rocky Horror Convention]] (Rochester, NY) - August 28 | ||
* 1988: [[CHICAGO '88]] - (400 Theater, Chicago, IL) - June | * 1988: [[CHICAGO '88]] - (400 Theater, Chicago, IL) - June | ||
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* 1993: [[18th Anniversary "Age of Consent"]] (Long Beach, CA) | * 1993: [[18th Anniversary "Age of Consent"]] (Long Beach, CA) | ||
* 1993: [[ROCKYCON '93]] The 18th Anniversary (Las Vegas, NV) - October 2-3 | * 1993: [[ROCKYCON '93]] The 18th Anniversary (Las Vegas, NV) - October 2-3 | ||
| − | * 1994: [[ALBANY '94]] (Albany, NY) - | + | * 1994: [[ALBANY '94]] (Albany, NY) - April 8 |
* 1994: [[Transylvania 1994, The Griffin Returns]] (UK) | * 1994: [[Transylvania 1994, The Griffin Returns]] (UK) | ||
* 1995: [[ROCKYCON '95]] (Beverly Hills, CA) - February 12 | * 1995: [[ROCKYCON '95]] (Beverly Hills, CA) - February 12 | ||
| − | * 1995: [[ALBANY '95]] (Albany, NY) - | + | * 1995: [[ALBANY '95]] (Albany, NY) - March 12 |
| − | * 1995: [[The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration]] ([[Roxy Theatre]], Pantages | + | * 1995: [[The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration]] ([[Roxy Theatre]], [[Pantages Theatre]], Hollywood, CA) - October 20-21 |
* 1996: [[ALBANY '96]] (Albany, NY) | * 1996: [[ALBANY '96]] (Albany, NY) | ||
* 1996: [[Ordinary Healthy Convention]], Milwaukee, WI | * 1996: [[Ordinary Healthy Convention]], Milwaukee, WI | ||
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* 2004: [[The Transies Take Manhattan]] (NYC) - July 23-25 | * 2004: [[The Transies Take Manhattan]] (NYC) - July 23-25 | ||
* 2005: [[Cirque Du Rockeil]] (Las Vegas, NV) - June 23-26 | * 2005: [[Cirque Du Rockeil]] (Las Vegas, NV) - June 23-26 | ||
| + | * 2005: [[RHPS 30th Anniversary]] - (Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA) - September 5 | ||
* 2006: [[Queens of the Desert]] (Tucson, AZ) | * 2006: [[Queens of the Desert]] (Tucson, AZ) | ||
* 2006: [[The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention]] (Chicago, IL) - July 27-30 | * 2006: [[The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention]] (Chicago, IL) - July 27-30 | ||
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* 2015: [[RHPS40]] (NYC) - September 25-27 | * 2015: [[RHPS40]] (NYC) - September 25-27 | ||
* 2016: [[RKO Con 2]] (Providence, RI) - August 18-22 | * 2016: [[RKO Con 2]] (Providence, RI) - August 18-22 | ||
| − | * 2017: Don't Panic Con (Rosemont Il) June 15-18 ( | + | * 2016: [[The Denton Convention]] (London, UK) - Oct. 29 |
| − | * 2018: [ | + | * 2017: Don't Panic Con (Rosemont, Il) June 15-18 (Cancelled) |
| − | * 2019: [[Sins UnCon 19]] - (Los Angeles CA) - January 25-27, | + | * 2018: [[YinzCon 2018]]: Rocky Horror Picture Show Convention (Pittsburgh, PA) - July 26-July 29 |
| + | * 2019: [[Sins UnCon 19]] - (Los Angeles CA) - January 25-27, 2019 | ||
| + | * 2019: [[RKO CON 2019]] - (Providence, RI) - August 1-4, 2019 | ||
| + | * 2020: 45th Anniversary Celebration - (St. Louis, MO) - August 27-29, 2020 (Scaled back event, most planned events cancelled due to COVID-19) | ||
| + | * 2021: [[Teseracte Staycation]] - July 16-18, 2021 - Due to COVID-19 there was no in person Convention. [[The Teseracte Players]] instead threw a Virtual Con | ||
| + | * 2022: [[RKO CON 4]] - (Providence, RI) - August 3-7, 2022 | ||
| + | * 2023: [[Rocky Takes The Garden State- NJ Rocky Con 2023]] - (Somerset, NJ) - August 3-6, 2023 | ||
| + | * 2024: [[YINZ CON N’AT]] - (Pittsburgh, PA) - Summer 2024 | ||
| + | * 2025: [[RHPS 50: RKO CON 5]] - (Providence, RI) - Summer 2025 | ||
==Frequently Recurring Events== | ==Frequently Recurring Events== | ||
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==Special Events== | ==Special Events== | ||
| − | * 1974: [[The First ''Rocky Horror'' Costume Contest]] - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood ,CA) - October 31 | + | * 1974: [[The First ''Rocky Horror'' Costume Contest]] - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood,CA) - October 31 |
* 1978: [[Rock Music Convention]] featuring ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (Statler Hilton Hotel, Manhattan, NY) - July 15-16 | * 1978: [[Rock Music Convention]] featuring ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (Statler Hilton Hotel, Manhattan, NY) - July 15-16 | ||
* 1979: [[Rocky Horror Halloween Party]] (Roseland, New York City, NY)- October 31 | * 1979: [[Rocky Horror Halloween Party]] (Roseland, New York City, NY)- October 31 | ||
* 1983: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation! Midnight Screening]] - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood ,CA) October 31 | * 1983: [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation! Midnight Screening]] - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood ,CA) October 31 | ||
* 2010: [[RHPS Tribute and Costume Ball]] - (Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles ,CA) - September 18 | * 2010: [[RHPS Tribute and Costume Ball]] - (Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles ,CA) - September 18 | ||
| + | * 2011: [[Not-A-Con]] - Hosted by [[Pure Anti-Matter]] Savannah, GA | ||
* 2013: [[I Survived the Tiffany Reunion]] - [[Tiffany Theater]]/Canters Deli/[[Nuart Theater]] - March 9 | * 2013: [[I Survived the Tiffany Reunion]] - [[Tiffany Theater]]/Canters Deli/[[Nuart Theater]] - March 9 | ||
* 2015: [[Rocky Horror Picture Show Day]] (site of [[UA Westwood]]) - October 30 | * 2015: [[Rocky Horror Picture Show Day]] (site of [[UA Westwood]]) - October 30 | ||
* 2016: ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere]]'' - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA) October 13 | * 2016: ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere]]'' - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA) October 13 | ||
| − | * 2018: [[RKO Navy Cruise]] (Miami)- January 26th-January 29th ( | + | * 2018: [[RKO Navy Cruise]] (Miami FL) - January 26th-January 29th<br> |
| + | * 2018: [[Barry Bostwick Handprints]] - ([[Vista Theatre]], Los Angeles, CA) July 6 | ||
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Rocky Horror conventions
- 1977: The Rocky Horror Birthday Party (Paramount Theatre, Austin, TX) - April 23
- 1978: The First Official Rocky Horror Show Convention (Long Island, NY) February 20
- 1978: The Second Official Rocky Horror Show Convention (Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, Long Island, NY) - October 8
- 1979: The First Annual Transylvanian Convention (Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, CA) - July 15
- 1979: ROCKYCON I (New York City, NY) - October 28
- 1980: The Second Annual Transylvanian Convention (Hollywood Holiday Inn, Hollywood, CA) - July 20
- 1981: The Semi-Annual Transylvanian Convention (Downtown Los Angeles, CA) - February 21
- 1981: The Third Annual Transylvanian Convention (The Inn At The Park, Anaheim, CA) - July 12
- 1982: ROCKY ALIVE (Hawthorne, CA) - April 4
- 1984: ROCKYCON '84 (Los Angeles, CA) - May
- 1985: 10th Anniversary Convention (Beacon Theatre, NYC) - October 31
- 1986: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: First Penta-State Convention - (Warren Cinema City, Warren, MI) - July 25
- 1987: Rocky Horror Convention (Rochester, NY) - August 28
- 1988: CHICAGO '88 - (400 Theater, Chicago, IL) - June
- 1988: The First Annual Florida Transylvanian Convention - (Expo Center, Orlando FL) - March 26
- 1989: Happy Birthday Dear Rocky (A Sweet 16 Celebration)- (Chicago, IL) - June 17
- 1990: 15th Anniversary Convention ("The Master's Affair" at 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA) - October 20
- 1991: Rocky Horror's Sweet Sixteen (Las Vegas, NV) - September
- 1992: Transylvania 1992, The Beginning (UK)
- 1993: 18th Anniversary "Age of Consent" (Long Beach, CA)
- 1993: ROCKYCON '93 The 18th Anniversary (Las Vegas, NV) - October 2-3
- 1994: ALBANY '94 (Albany, NY) - April 8
- 1994: Transylvania 1994, The Griffin Returns (UK)
- 1995: ROCKYCON '95 (Beverly Hills, CA) - February 12
- 1995: ALBANY '95 (Albany, NY) - March 12
- 1995: The Rocky Horror 20th Anniversary Celebration (Roxy Theatre, Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA) - October 20-21
- 1996: ALBANY '96 (Albany, NY)
- 1996: Ordinary Healthy Convention, Milwaukee, WI
- 1996: ROCKYCON '96 (Las Vegas, NV) - June 1996
- 1997: The Light in the Darkness (Anaheim, CA) - June 20-21
- 1998: NYC '98 - April 4
- 1998: ROCKYCON '98 (Las Vegas) - October 9th & 10th
- 1999: El Fishnet Fiesta (Tucson, AZ) - October 1-2
- 1999: Rocky Rocks the Rockies (Denver, CO) - April 9-10
- 1999: Transylvania 1999, He Said He'd Be Back (UK)
- 2000: 25th Anniversary Convention (Las Vegas, NV) - October 14-15
- 2000: East Coast 2000 (Allentown, PA) - March 17-18
- 2000: Bay Area 2000 (San Jose, CA) - June
- 2001: Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA) - June 21-24
- 2001: Rocky Horror Vacation (Orlando, FL)
- 2002: The Anti-Con (Merrillville, IN) - June 28-30
- 2002: Philly Con (Philadelphia, PA) - October 18-19
- 2002: Rocky Horror Down Under, Brisbane, QLD Australia
- 2003: The Big O Con (Wichita, KS) - June 20-21
- 2004: The Transies Take Manhattan (NYC) - July 23-25
- 2005: Cirque Du Rockeil (Las Vegas, NV) - June 23-26
- 2005: RHPS 30th Anniversary - (Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA) - September 5
- 2006: Queens of the Desert (Tucson, AZ)
- 2006: The Un-Toucha-Touchables Unconventional Convention (Chicago, IL) - July 27-30
- 2006: The Denton Affair, Manchester, UK - May
- 2007: The Pirates of Transylvania (Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA) - June 27-28
- 2008: The Atlantic City '08 Convention (Atlantic City, NJ) September 25-27
- 2009: The Celluloid Jam (Fort Mitchell, KY) - May 15-16
- 2010: TC in DC Convention (Laurel, MD) - June 4-6
- 2010: 7 Deadly Sins: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Convention (Los Angeles, CA) - September 23-26
- 2011: The AC 4.7.11 Convention (Atlantic City, NJ) - April 7-11
- 2011: U.K. 4711 Convention (London, England)
- 2012: The Celluloid Jam 2 (Ft. Mitchell, KY) June 1-2
- 2012: The Last Rockycon (Phoenix, AZ)
- 2013: RKO Con (Providence, RI) - August 22-25
- 2014: El Fishnet Fiesta Dos (Tucson, AZ) - March 14-16
- 2014: Transylvania Carnivale (Chicago, IL) - June 19-22
- 2015: RHPS40 (NYC) - September 25-27
- 2016: RKO Con 2 (Providence, RI) - August 18-22
- 2016: The Denton Convention (London, UK) - Oct. 29
- 2017: Don't Panic Con (Rosemont, Il) June 15-18 (Cancelled)
- 2018: YinzCon 2018: Rocky Horror Picture Show Convention (Pittsburgh, PA) - July 26-July 29
- 2019: Sins UnCon 19 - (Los Angeles CA) - January 25-27, 2019
- 2019: RKO CON 2019 - (Providence, RI) - August 1-4, 2019
- 2020: 45th Anniversary Celebration - (St. Louis, MO) - August 27-29, 2020 (Scaled back event, most planned events cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2021: Teseracte Staycation - July 16-18, 2021 - Due to COVID-19 there was no in person Convention. The Teseracte Players instead threw a Virtual Con
- 2022: RKO CON 4 - (Providence, RI) - August 3-7, 2022
- 2023: Rocky Takes The Garden State- NJ Rocky Con 2023 - (Somerset, NJ) - August 3-6, 2023
- 2024: YINZ CON N’AT - (Pittsburgh, PA) - Summer 2024
- 2025: RHPS 50: RKO CON 5 - (Providence, RI) - Summer 2025
Frequently Recurring Events
- The Rocky Horror Picnic Show (Oakley Court, Windsor, Berkshire, UK) (2006 - current)
- NW Rockypalooza (Pacific NW Area, USA) (2003 - current)
- International All-Star Show (Freiluftkino Rehberge, Berlin) (2014 - current)
- Winter Hangout (2016 - current)
- Rockystock - annual picnic hosted by Midnight Insanity (early 2000's?)
Mini-Cons
- 1993: The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' Washington Area Mini-Convention (Washington, DC) April 24
- 2007: We Are Rocky Mini-Con (Huntington, WV) - May 11-12
- 2010; Larry Con (2000, 2010) January 29-30,
- 2004: Charleston's Rockypalooza (Charleston, SC) - February 6-7
Special Events
- 1974: The First ''Rocky Horror'' Costume Contest - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood,CA) - October 31
- 1978: Rock Music Convention featuring The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Statler Hilton Hotel, Manhattan, NY) - July 15-16
- 1979: Rocky Horror Halloween Party (Roseland, New York City, NY)- October 31
- 1983: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Audience Par-Tic-I-Pation! Midnight Screening - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood ,CA) October 31
- 2010: RHPS Tribute and Costume Ball - (Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles ,CA) - September 18
- 2011: Not-A-Con - Hosted by Pure Anti-Matter Savannah, GA
- 2013: I Survived the Tiffany Reunion - Tiffany Theater/Canters Deli/Nuart Theater - March 9
- 2015: Rocky Horror Picture Show Day (site of UA Westwood) - October 30
- 2016: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Premiere - (Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA) October 13
- 2018: RKO Navy Cruise (Miami FL) - January 26th-January 29th
- 2018: Barry Bostwick Handprints - (Vista Theatre, Los Angeles, CA) July 6
