Shreveport's comic con, Geek'd Con, is gearing up for the 9th run through Downtown Shreveport. That show is set for August 16th-18th of this year, and it will once again return to the Shreveport Convention Center.

The event draws thousands of fans to the Downtown Shreveport every August, and seems to break some kind of record every year. From how many attendees were at the event in 2023, to how much cheese was consumed at the concession stands in 2019, records seem to be broken over and over.

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Even records that are essentially made just for this type of event. Like the way a Guinness World Record is super-narrow to get someone qualified, Geek'd Con also brings the biggest economic impact to Shreveport-Bossier from a comic con event. See, that's super narrow and basically created just for this event. But its worth bringing up because of the numbers we're talking about.

The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau has conducted research around the numbers for Geek'd Con, and the results might be more impressive than the cheese number from 2019 we referenced before.

Let's start with the two big numbers everyone asks about, the economic impact and total attendees.

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First, economic impact...back in 2016 (the year with Elvira) the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau put the economic impact of the event was around $1.4 million for the Shreveport area, by 2019 that economic impact has grown to $2.2 million for the Shreveport area. 

Now its safe to assume that number has fluctuated over the years, going down in the wake of pandemic shutdowns, to setting new highs in 2023. Knowing the floor is around $1.4 million, and its safe to assume the ceiling doesn't get too high above the $2.2 million number from 2019. It could be fair to just say "an average of $2 million a year".

If we use the safe estimated average, the event has likely created over $15 million in economic impact for the Shreveport-Bossier area since 2015. That's pretty good for some geeks getting autographs, playing games, taking pictures, and wearing costumes.

Geek'd Con 2024 Guest Lineup

Geek'd Con is back for another fantastic year at the Shreveport Convention Center. On top of the regular Geek'd Con festivities, this year on the second floor we will debuting the Shreveport Sports Card Show - which will feature sports card vendors, memorabilia vendors and sports guests!

You can find the full line-up below. Tickets are on-sale now here.

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