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'''CitizenCon''', also called '''CitCon''', and sometimes '''Star Citizen Con''', is a yearly ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]'' fan convention organized by [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium|Cloud Imperium Games]] as an anniversary to celebrate another year with the ''Star Citizen'' community, look back on all that has been accomplished, as well as to look forward to upcoming game content.

The event takes place in a different location every year, and has evolved to include [[StarCitizen:cosplay]] contests,<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/citizencon-2949-1st-annual-cosplay-contest-1|text=CitizenCon 2949: 1st Annual Cosplay Contest|accessdate=2021-12-30}}</ref> memorabilia, sales, prizes, community booths,<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/citizencon-2949-community-booths/2220374|text=CitizenCon 2949 Community Booths|accessdate=2021-30-12}}</ref> and more.<blockquote>''"We planned the CitizenCon event to celebrate the anniversary with the team, who were scheduled to meet in Austin for our first company-wide development summit. As the event came together, we realized that we needed to include the community that made this game possible."''<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13314-Happy-Birthday-Star-Citizen|text=Happy Birthday Star Citizen!|accessdate=2021-20-12}}</ref></blockquote>

==CitizenCons==
{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Venue
!Webpage
!Recordings
!Notes
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2025|CitizenCon 2955]]
|11th October 2025
|Manchester - UK
|Virtual event
|[https://https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/citizencon RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9bXJnkgBQ&t Youtube]
|N/A
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024|CitizenCon 2954]]
|19th/20th October 2024
|Manchester - UK
|[https://www.manchestercentral.co.uk/ Manchester Central Convention Complex]
|[https://archive.ph/VvP0w RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB0TFQUU60tmCerFn-jDvuVr YouTube]
|N/A
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2023|CitizenCon 2953]]
|21st/22nd October 2023
|Los Angeles, California - USA
|[https://www.lacclink.com Los Angeles Convention Center]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20231009140759/https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizencon RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB1voPzd-3ezKbNdWow7kF46 YouTube]
|This was first in person event held since 2019. It was also the first event to be held over 2 days which included a 'VIP' afterparty held in the CIG LA office for people who purchased the 'VIP Ticket'.
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2022|CitizenCon 2952]]
|8th October 2022
|Manchester - UK
|CIG's [[StarCitizen:The Only Constant|'The Only Constant']] studio set
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20221008191346/https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizencon/ RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB3szdwCcwuEx2UX5uxA1C8F YouTube]
|Because the [[StarCitizen:COVID-19 pandemic]] was still ongoing, CIG decided to hold a live online event which also included prerecord videos.
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2021|CitizenCon 2951]]
|9th October 2021
|(Various)
|(Online)
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/18083-CitizenCon-2951-Save-The-Date RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB2KG9U_7u7owS_zdagfcJEm YouTube]
|Rather than meeting in a convention center due to the ongoing [[StarCitizen:COVID-19 pandemic]], the event was prerecorded from various CIGs studios and streamed on Twitch.
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2020|CitizenCon 2950]]
|<s>10th October 2020</s>
|Los Angeles, California - USA
|[https://www.lacclink.com Los Angeles Convention Center]
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17567-CitizenCon-2950-Update RSI]
| -
|The event was cancelled due to the [[StarCitizen:COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2019|CitizenCon 2949]]
|23rd November 2019
|Manchester - UK
|[https://www.manchestercentral.co.uk Manchester Central Convention Complex]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20191025072303/https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizencon RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB0atMb1EAyYgggX5DyfUzd4 YouTube]
|The event is sponsored by LG, AMD, Actina, and Corsair.
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2018|CitizenCon 2948]]
|10th October 2018
|Austin, Texas - USA
|[https://thelongcenter.org Long Center]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180919235452/https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizencon RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxjZUKL8ByQ YouTube]
|Originally the live panels were only to be available live for [[StarCitizen:Subscriptions|Subscribers]], [[StarCitizen:Concierge]] or owners of a paid pass, with only the keynote address being free. This plan was not received well by the community. The plan was soon dropped and the entire event was streamed for free on the [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)|RSI website]] for all [[StarCitizen:Backer|backers]]. The CitizenCon Digital Goodies Pack was sold instead to help cover the event costs.
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2017|CitizenCon 2947]]
|27th October 2017
|Frankfurt - Germany
|[https://www.offenbach.de/stadtwerke/microsite/capitol Capitol Theater]
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citcon-featured-content/16174-CitizenCon-2947-Details RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVct2QDhDrB2P5iEn26LVb33KvQH6Guix YouTube]
|The event was sponsored by Intel who promoted the launch of the [[StarCitizen:Sabre Raven]] which only came with purchases of [[StarCitizen:Intel Optane|Intel's Optane 900P SSDs]].
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2016|CitizenCon 2946]]
|9th October 2016
|Los Angeles, California - USA
|[https://avalonhollywood.com Avalon Hollywood]
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15245-citizencon-2016 RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuDj5v81Nd0 YouTube]
|This event featured the now infamous [[StarCitizen:Homestead Demo]].
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2015|CitizenCon 2945]]
|10th October 2015
|Manchester - UK
|[https://www.runwayvisitorpark.co.uk Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport]
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14986-CitizenCon-2015-Event-Details RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehITxsK4Fs YouTube]
|The event was held in a hangar which contained a retired [https://www.runwayvisitorpark.co.uk/visit-us/explore-our-aircraft British Airways Concord].
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2014|CitizenCon 2944]]
|10th October 2014
|Los Angeles, California - USA
|[https://avalonhollywood.com Avalon Hollywood]
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14136-Citizen-Con-2014 RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiVODuGFCMg YouTube]
|This event launched the [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14199-Interstellar-Splendor-The-890-JUMP 890 Jump concept].
|-
|[[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2013|CitizenCon 2943]]
|10th October 2013
|Austin, Texas - USA
|[https://drafthouse.com/news/au-revoir-to-the-ritz Alamo Drafthouse: The Ritz] (now closed)
|[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13310-Citizen-Con-2013-Live-Stream RSI]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5YJDOwil0k YouTube]
|This was the first CitizenCon event which was to celebrate the 1st anniversary of original ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]''<nowiki/>'s announcement.
|}

== Livestream ==
A livestream of citizencon can be watched on Twitch when it takes place.

== Gallery ==
{{gallery
|Chris Roberts at Citizecon 2023.jpg
|Jared_Huckaby_-_Helping_to_judge_for_the_CitizenCon_2949_Cosplay_event.jpg
|Star_citizen_ice_carrack_citizencon.jpg
|Playable Pyro during CitizenCon 2953.png
|CitizenCon.jpg
}}

==Trivia ==
*The idea for CitizenCon was created in 2013 by [[StarCitizen:Ben Lesnick]] and [[StarCitizen:Pete Mackay]].<ref>"[https://twitter.com/discolando/status/1198421523964542977 I can't say the word "community" without tanking Ben Lesnick though, who together with the other original CM Pete Mackay created the idea for CitizenCon in 2013]", @discolando, Twitter, Nov 24, 2019</ref>

==External Links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjkvZDgeMc Inside Star Citizen: Inside CitizenCon]

==References==
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{{Short description|Annual official Star Citizen fan convention}}

StarCitizen:CitizenCon - Revision history

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