CoastCon

CoastCon is Mississippi's longest running and one of its largest science fiction, fantasy, and gaming convention expos. It is the main sponsored event of CoastCon, Inc., a not-for-profit literary organization. CoastCon, Inc. and its ten-member volunteer board develop events and gatherings to promote reading, education, and fellowship, in all the genres and formats of science fiction, science fact, fantasy, and gaming across the Southern United States, for over forty-seven years. The next CoastCon annual convention, CoastCon 48, will be held March 6-8, 2026, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.