Minecraft annual events

MinecraftCon (also referred to as MineCon)is a Minecraft Convention held by Mojang AB. The first one was in 2010, a small event compared to the possibly planned one in 2011.

2010
Minecraftcon 2010 was a spontaneous gathering of Minecraft fans on August 31st 2010 in Bellevue, Washington. It was conceived by Notch after expressing in a blog post several requests for a meet-up by players and had called on the community to organize one with no specific choice of venue. While Notch had labeled it "Minecraftcon 2010", it is a bit of a misnomer as it implies a formal convention not unlike that of a typical gaming convention or anime convention.



More than fifty people had turned up at the gathering, including one in a full body creeper costume, of which Notch took a cautious interest in.

2011
MineCon 2011 will be held at Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets go at $90 and will coincide with the official release of the game.