“To foster and inspire imagination, one creative at a time. Create and make your world everything you imagine it to be.”

The Imaginarium Convention, now in its 12th year, is a unique event for writers and storytellers of all genres, including authors, filmmakers, game developers, artists, musicians, poets, publishers, editors, cosplayers, and many other creatives, and their fans.

The convention features three days full of extensive panel and workshop programming, an expo, a film festival, live entertainment, literary and film awards, cosplay, and much more!

A broad array of over 200 professional guests and panelists are featured in the programming, including authors, editors, publishers, filmmakers, screenwriters, game designers, comic creators, artists, actors, poets, and many other working creatives.

The home of the Imadjinn Awards, Michael Knost Wings Award, and Imaginarium Convention Film Festival Awards, The Imaginarium Convention is also the home of the Imagination Hall of Fame. The inaugural Imagination Hall of Fame 2025 Inductee Class will be celebrated and formally inducted at Imaginarium 2025!

The Imaginarium Convention hosts an inclusive and welcoming environment that enables networking, learning, professional opportunities, promotional opportunities, and other benefits to independent creatives.

The Imaginarium Convention in 2025 will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Holiday Inn Louisville East, July 18-20.