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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