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Arizona Toy Con

Overview

Arizona Toy Con (aztoycon.com) is a pop culture convention in Glendale with a special focus on collectable toys, though it's gone through some name changes. It was founded by Neil Kotler as the Phoenix Toy Show, which ran for some years in the Shadow Mountain High School's Gymnasium. In 2014, it became iCon, to reflect a strong growth potential, but was then trimmed back down to the Arizona Toy Con in 2016. It expanded from Glendale to a second event in Mesa in 2023.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions

Phoenix Toy Show
#	Date	Location	Chair	Guests	Book	Web	Notes
1	2007 6 Oct	Shadow Mountain High School Phoenix					1
2	2008 9 Feb	Shadow Mountain High School Phoenix
3	2008 4 Oct	Shadow Mountain High School Phoenix
4	2009 9 May	Shadow Mountain High School Phoenix					2
5	2010	Shadow Mountain High School Phoenix
6	2011 4 Jun	Collectors Marketplace Phoenix
7	2012 18 Aug
8	2013	Collectors Marketplace Phoenix
iCon
#	Date	Location	Chair	Guests	Book	Web	Notes
9	2014 28 Jun	Glendale Civic Center Glendale	Grey Rogers	Dan Klingensmith Mark Ellis Jeff Myers Frank Coroneos
10	2015 27 Jun	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
Arizona Toy Con
#	Date	Location	Chair	Guests	Book	Web	Notes
11	2016 25 Jun	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
12	2017 24 Jun	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
13	2018 31 Mar	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
14	2019 27 Jul	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
15	2021 28 Jul	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
16	2022 18 Jun	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
17a	2023 1 Apr	Glendale Civic Center Glendale
17b	2023 10 Jun	Mesa Convention Center Mesa				>
18	2024 29 Jun	Mesa Convention Center Mesa

Notes

Phoenix Toy Show 1 had an attendance of over 700. Phoenix Toy Show 4 was cancelled.

Other Documents

Index of Ephemera

Phoenix Toy Show 1

Flyer (141k)

iCon 9

Flyer (244k)
Postcard 1 (2 MB)
Postcard 2 (1 MB)

Last update: 26th March, 2024