13 of the World’s Weirdest Conventions
| September 30, 2015
Mer Fest
Mermaids… ahem, merfolk really do exist and they convene once a year to flop around in an Olympic-sized pool in Cary, North Carolina for Mer Fest. Young and old, ladies and gents slip on their tails and live out every little girl’s fantasy. If mermaids aren’t your thing, Pirates are also welcome.
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Lin-Con
Dust off your stovepipe hat and start growing out those muttonchops if you want to attend the next convention held by the Association of Lincoln Presenters in Ohio. Members dress up like the noble statesman and, along with a gaggle of Mary Todds, retrace the former President’s footsteps around Columbus, visiting the locations where he spoke, stood and where he lay in state.
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