We are Maine’s longest running, largest, and first Anime & Gaming/Geek Culture convention. For years, we have worked hard to represent what our community enjoys and to strengthen the connections that our hobbies create. Since 2002 we have listed our specific attendance, location, and theme. Please contact us if you’d like more information regarding one of our prior years.
Our work on convention policies has been featured on CAR-PGa’s Convention Best Practices. The policies have influenced other conventions such as KeyCon 2020.
| Year | Total Attendees | Estimate Turnstile | Growth | Theme |
| 2024 | 3878 | 9059 | 5.24% | Let’s Eat! |
| 2023 | 3685 | 8262 | -2.12% | Year of the Yokai |
| 2022 | 3765 | 7783 | 57.60% | 20th Year Celebration! |
| 2021 | 2389 | 4829 | -33.68% | Celebrate Community |
| 2020 | Replaced by PortCon@Home due to Covid | Roleplaying | ||
| 2019 | 3602 | 8223 | 5.57% | <3 |
| 2018 | 3412 | 8277 | 0.03% | Spooooooky |
| 2017 | 3411 | 8238 | 0.59% | Welcome to the Carnival! |
| 2016 | 3391 | 8324 | 5.34% | Sportsball! |
| 2015 | 3219 | 6929 | 22.21% | Top Secret! |
| 2014 | 2634 | 5710 | 4.81% | All the Cute! |
| 2013 | 2513 | 5466 | 8.98% | A Year of Delightful Decadence |
| 2012 | 2306 | 5107 | 7.06% | End of Days |
| 2011 | 2154 | 4838 | 4.06% | Ten Years Old! |
| 2010 | 2070 | – | 15.00% | Old School |
| 2009 | 1800 | – | 9.09% | Super PortCon! |
| 2008 | 1650 | – | 0.00% | Mecha PortCon |
| 2007 | 1650 | – | 17.86% | For the Love of Death |
| 2006 | 1400 | – | 16.67% | Revenge of the Pirates |
| 2005 | 1200 | – | 50.00% | Year of the Ninja |
| 2004 | 800 | – | 100.00% | PortConMaine Three |
| 2003 | 400 | – | 100.00% | PortConMaine Returns! |
| 2002 | 200 | – | – | The First Year |
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