{"id":2369929,"date":"2026-04-12T17:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2369929"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T17:34:13","slug":"missouri-comic-con-underway-thousands-flock-to-springfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/missouri-comic-con-underway-thousands-flock-to-springfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Comic-Con underway, thousands flock to Springfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>SPRINGFIELD, Mo. \u2014 This year\u2019s Missouri Comic-Con is currently underway at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>This 2-day celebration of pop culture features cosplays, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\/news\/missouri-comic-con-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrity guests;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">celebrity guests<\/a>, comic creators, artists, vendors, gaming and more.<\/p>\n<p>Visit Springfield is estimating around 12,000 attendees and over $800K in economic impact by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ozarks First spoke to some attendees on Saturday, both new and returning, about their experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our first time actually,\u201d said Maelyn Johnson. \u201cIt\u2019s so much fun! All the celebrities we met have been so nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the most welcoming atmosphere ever,\u201d said Uriah, cosplaying a character from the Warhammer 40k universe. \u201cYou can come dressed up, you can come with normal clothes, and even if you want to throw something together that\u2019s real simple, people are going to love it.<\/p>\n<p>The event continues today, Sunday, April 12, running from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KOLR - OzarksFirst.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KOLR &#8211; OzarksFirst.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPRINGFIELD, Mo. \u2014 This year\u2019s Missouri Comic-Con is currently underway at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. This 2-day celebration of pop culture features cosplays, celebrity guests, comic creators, artists, vendors, gaming and more. Visit Springfield is estimating around 12,000 attendees and over $800K in economic impact by the end of the weekend. 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