About the Festival – Nadeshicon

Whence the name – Nadeshicon?

Nadeshiko is Japanese for carnation (a flower), in other words diantus superbus. Flowers, springtime, the month of April… “yamato nadeshiko” is also an expression that refers to the perfect model of a Japanese woman; an interesting anecdote.

What’s Nadeshicon?

Nadeshicon is born of hope, commitment and passion of a few otakus. This is a convention organised by fans for fans.

Nadeshicon started with a dinner and a cultural day at the Club Anime Quebec. Participation was free of charge, and this day was the prologue of what would become the Nadeshicon festival one year later. A committee was mandated by the Anime Club Quebec to organise a convection following these main goals:

To cover both anime and traditional culture,
To be family-friendly and accessible,
and to be affordable.

The tickets are offered at an affordable price to make it possible for families to visit the convention without breaking the bank. The otakus can spend more money in the merchant room, which is always a great success at each convention.

The first official edition of Nadeshicon ended on Sunday night with no less than 650 visitors, and we only expected 300. What a great surprise! The second year was even better; we welcomed over 800 guests!

For the 2013 edition, the third year of the festival was marked by the passing of heading 1000 visitors, while the 2014 edition hosted over 1200 attendees! Another milestone was passed when, in 2015, over 2000 people attended the event, with a similar amount coming again to the 2016 edition.

The 2019 edition passed another kind of milestone; the convention moved to the Quebec City Convention Centre! Nadeshicon 2021 happened as an online edition and despite the editions of Nadeshicon 2020 and 2022 being cancelled, the festival was back at the Centre in 2023. However, due to a lack of volunteers, the 2024 version had to be canceled, but with the aim of resuming in force with a new recruitment of volunteers for our EC, and this allows us to see you again in 2025!