Editing Minecon (section)

==Events by year==
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Timeline of Minecraft events
|-
! Year !! Event !! Dates !! Venue
|-
| 2010
| MinecraftCon
| 31 August
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|-
| 2011
| rowspan="6" | MINECON
| 18 November
| [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
|-
| 2012
| 24–25 November
| [[Disneyland Paris]]
|-
| 2013
| 2–3 November
| [[Orange County Convention Center]]
|-
| 2014
| colspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | Cancelled
|-
| 2015
| 4–5 July
| [[ExCeL London]]
|-
| 2016
| 24–25 September
| [[Anaheim Convention Center]]
|-
| 2017
| rowspan="2" | MINECON Earth
| 18 November
| rowspan="3" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] paddock, [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]
|-
| 2018
| 29 September
|-
| 2019
| MINECON Live
| 28 September
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Minecraft Festival
| 25–27 September
| style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | Postponed to 2021
|-
| Minecraft Live
| 3 October
| style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | Livestreamed
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Minecraft Festival
| 25–27 September
| style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | Postponed to 2022
|-
| rowspan="2" | Minecraft Live
| 16 October
| rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | [[Hard Rock Stadium]], [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| 15 October
|-
| Minecraft Festival
| colspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | Cancelled
|-
| 2023
| Minecraft Live
| 15 October
| style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" | [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|}

===2010===
MinecraftCon 2010 was a gathering of more than 30 people at [[Bellevue, Washington]], on 31 August. [[Markus Persson]] made an appearance at the meet-up when several requests were made for a community meet-up, so he called on the community to pick no specific venue.<ref name="2010-spontaneus" />

===2011===
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5,000 people attended the first official MineCon convention held in [[Las Vegas]] on 18 November.<ref name="MCV-2012-paris" /> The convention focused on celebrating the game's release and hosted [[Minecraft|Minecraft-related]] discussion panels, and invited people to play the game with others while at the convention.<ref name="MCV-2012-paris" /> There were keynote speeches from members of the community, building contests, costume contests and exhibits. One of the many events at MINECON was the "Nether Party", an event for those aged 21 and over, featuring Canadian DJ [[deadmau5]]. This event also marked the release of Minecraft 1.0 to the public, officially taking the game out of beta as Notch pulled a giant lever. It was also the first time that ''[[Minecraft]]'' on the [[Xbox 360]] console was first shown and played outside of the development.

===2012===
[[File:@jeb_talking_at_the_modders_panel_@_MineCon_2012.jpg|220x124px|thumb|right|[[Jens "Jeb" Bergensten]] talking about [[Minecraft modding|''Minecraft'' modding]] at Minecon 2012]]

On 2 August 2012, [[Mojang]] announced that the 2012 MineCon convention would take place at [[Disneyland Paris]] on the 24 and 25 November.<ref name="eurogamer-2012-paris" /><ref name="joystiq-2012-paris" /> The announcement was made over the social networking platform [[Twitter]] when the game's creator, [[Markus Persson]], posted a short trailer revealing the new convention location.<ref name="eurogamer-2012-paris" /> The video shows Mojang team members wearing Disney paraphernalia, and Persson comments to lead developer [[Jens Bergensten]], "I think they are trying to tell us something".<ref name="gi.biz-2012" /><ref name="yt-2012-announcement" /> [[Joystiq]]'s JC Fletcher said that the site was a "step up" from the first MINECON's location in Las Vegas.<ref name="joystiq-2012-paris" /> The second annual convention was the first held outside of the United States, making it available to European fans who might not have been able to attend the first.<ref name="ign-2012-venue" /> It was held in the wake of ''Minecraft'''s growing popularity as the [[Xbox 360]] version of the game sold 3 million copies.<ref name="ign-2012-venue" /> 2012 was also the start of several in-game unofficial MINECONs, notably a Virtual MINECON,<ref name="forum-1" /> which although an unofficial event, was attended by a member of the Mojang Team.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=carnalizer |number=267356693904625664 |title=In a VIP area at Virtual MINECON |last=Pettersson |first=Henrik |date=10 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203055232/https://twitter.com/carnalizer/status/267356693904625664 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> Many in-game MINECONs have announced an intent to return with the start of the next MINECON.<ref name="2013-virtual" />

The convention in 2012 was attended by 4,500 fans.<ref name="pcgamer-2012" /> Mojang made several announcements at the 2012 convention. Details about the 1.5 "Redstone" update were revealed as well as information on the game's modding [[API]].<ref name="MCV-2012-over" />

===2013===
[[File:Minecon_2013_sign_(10613174734).jpg|220x124px|thumb|right|The Minecon 2013 sign]]

On 7 April 2013, Lydia Winters revealed that MINECON 2013 would be held in the United States.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=LydiaWinters |number=320922859411230720 |title=MINECON will be in the US this year. Sorry dear Brits. I'm not coming to scout locations! |last=Winters |first=Lydia |date=7 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014537/https://twitter.com/LydiaWinters/status/320922859411230720 |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref> [[Jens Bergensten]] later said that it would be on the [[East coast of the United States|east coast]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=jeb_ |number=324813956302647296 |title=Sorry it's gonna be on the US east coast |last=Bergensten |first=Jens |date=18 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014531/https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/324813956302647296 |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=27 June 2013}}</ref> On 27 June, it was announced on Mojang's YouTube Channel that MINECON 2013 will be held in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref name="yt-2013" /> The website for the [[Orange County Convention Center]] had listed MineCon as an upcoming event in November, with an attendance of 7,500,<ref name="ocounty-calendar-2013" /> but then removed the event from the web page.<ref name="ocounty-calendar-2013" /> Tickets went on sale in three batches each of 2,500 tickets on 31 July, and the 2 and 3 August. The first batch of 2,500 tickets was sold out in three seconds, according to Mojang [[Chief operating officer|COO]] Vu Bui.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=vubui |number=362712206640562177 |title=Official numbers now in. #MINECON tickets, batch 1... 2500 tickets sold in 3 seconds. |last=Bui |first=Vu |date=31 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029032937/https://twitter.com/vubui/status/362712206640562177 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> The event took place on 2 and 3 November.

===2014 (cancelled)===
On 30 March 2014, Lydia Winters revealed in a tweet that MINECON 2014 would be held in Europe.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=LydiaWinters |number=450374452383977472 |title=It's in Europe this year... but maybe next year |last=Winters |first=Lydia |date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503144032/https://twitter.com/lydiawinters/status/450374452383977472 |archive-date=3 May 2014 |access-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> However, on 1 August 2014, Vu Bui created a blog post, stating that there would be no MineCon 2014, but instead the next MineCon would be in Spring 2015 in London.<ref name="mojang-2015" /> The fact that this Minecon was cancelled was later used on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch "legacy console" edition tips as "Nobody remembers where Minecon 2014 was held."{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

===2015===
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[[File:MineCon2015ExpoHall.jpg|thumb|right|The Expo Hall at MineCon 2015]]
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On 2 February 2015, Vu Bui announced MINECON 2015 would be held in [[London]], at the [[ExCeL London|ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre]] on the 4 and 5 July 2015.<ref name="mojang-2015-announcement" /> Ticket prices were announced on 18 March 2015 and were set at £129. During the opening ceremony on the 4th of July 2015, animated by Element Animation Studios,<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRYsAi289ZA|title=''MINECON 2015 Opening Ceremony Animation – ULTRAWIDE''|date=5 July 2015|author=Element Animation|access-date=5 July 2015|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Element Animation|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209215230/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRYsAi289ZA}}</ref> it was announced by [[Guinness World Records]] that MineCon had won the world record for the most attendance for a convention that is solely for one game, selling 10,000 tickets.<ref name="guiness-2015" /><ref name="ign-2015" />

===2016===
On 7 March 2016, Mojang announced in a blog post that MINECON 2016 would be held in [[Anaheim, California]], at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] on the 24 and 25 September 2016.<ref name="mojang-2016" /> They announced new features during that time, such as the [[Minecraft]] novel, ''Minecraft: The Island'', and an update coming to the console versions of the game.<ref name="BI-2016" /> promoted in the opening and closing ceremonies a two-part short film from Element Animation, entitled ''A Minecraft Adventure''.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Nvo38iJbw|title=A Minecraft Adventure ''– Part 1 (Animation)''|date=30 September 2016|author=Element Animation|access-date=30 September 2016|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Element Animation|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209215726/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Nvo38iJbw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsEzTetbugk|title=A Minecraft Adventure ''– Part 2 (Animation)''|date=7 October 2016|author=Element Animation|access-date=7 October 2016|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Element Animation|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209215725/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsEzTetbugk}}</ref>

===2017===
On 8 August 2017, Mojang announced that MINECON would be taking the form of an interactive [[livestream]] on 18 November 2017, dubbed "MINECON Earth".<ref name="MS-2017-inclusive" /> The host of MINECON Earth is [[Will Arnett]], a Canadian actor. After this announcement came the introduction of 'Official Community Events', which allow events such as Minefaire, Minevention and Multiplay's BlockFest to be considered 'Official Minecraft Conventions'.
During MINECON Earth, developers announced the next major update, the "Update Aquatic"; this update was released in July 2018. Vu Bui, [[Chief operating officer|COO]] of Mojang Studios, also announced the winning mob based on a community vote: "The Monster of The Night Skies", later named the "phantom".<ref name="eurogamer-2017-mob" />

===2018===
On 10 April 2018, Mojang announced that MINECON Earth would be taking place on 29 September 2018 for 90 minutes on stream.<ref name="onmsft-2018-earth" /><ref name="digitaltrends-2018" /> During the event, Mojang announced ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]'', a dungeon-crawler spin-off of ''Minecraft'', and features of the upcoming "Village & Pillage" update, which was released in April 2019. Viewers voted for one of three in-game biomes to be updated in the next update;<ref name="shack-2018-earth" /> the Taiga biome won the vote.

=== 2019 ===
On 17 May 2019, MINECON Live 2019 was announced to be held on 28 September that same year, changing the name of the event from "MINECON Earth" to "MINECON Live" to avoid confusion with their new game ''[[Minecraft Earth]]''.<ref name="playerone-2019-live" /><ref name="comicbook-2019-live" /> Like the previous year, viewers were able to vote for new features to be added to one of three in-game biomes in a following update;<ref name="eurogamer-2019-biome" /> the Mountains biome won the vote. During the livestream, developers of the game announced the "Nether Update", and "Village & Pillage" update, the latter promoted via a Mojang and Element Animation Studios collaboratory episode of ''Villager News'' starring Dan Lloyd.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICi2cjdzN1I|title=''Villager (and Pillager?) News''|date=2 October 2019|author=[[Mojang]] & Element Animation|access-date=2 October 2019|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=[[Minecraft]]|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209212538/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICi2cjdzN1I}}</ref> An [[early access]] release date of ''[[Minecraft Earth]]'' was also announced to be for October 2019.<ref name="wc-2019-roundup" />

=== 2020 ===
Minecraft Live 2020 was held on 3 October 2020. It included a mob vote, where users could vote about which ''Minecraft'' creature should be added into the next update.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minecraft Live will reveal "huge updates" and new mobs in October|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/live-2020-date-start-time|access-date=1 October 2020|website=PCGamesN|date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918173135/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/live-2020-date-start-time|url-status=live}}</ref> The three options were Iceologer (featured in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''), Moobloom (featured in the game ''[[Minecraft Earth]]'') and Glow Squid, with the Glow Squid winning.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minecraft Live Vote Lets You Choose The Next Mob|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-live-vote-lets-you-choose-the-next-mob/1100-6482672/|access-date=1 October 2020|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928204948/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-live-vote-lets-you-choose-the-next-mob/1100-6482672/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2020|title=Minecraft Live Vote For the Next Mob|url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-live-vote-for-next-mob|access-date=1 October 2020|website=Minecraft.net|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927180850/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-live-vote-for-next-mob|url-status=live}}</ref> The livestream also provided details on Minecraft's next big update, "Caves & Cliffs",<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 September 2020|title=Mojang To Reveal Next Big Minecraft Game Update At Its October Live Show|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/mojang_to_reveal_next_big_minecraft_game_update_at_its_october_live_show|access-date=1 October 2020|website=Nintendo Life|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928165750/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/mojang_to_reveal_next_big_minecraft_game_update_at_its_october_live_show|url-status=live}}</ref> and a musical "Nether Update Encore" from Element Animation Studios promoting the present version of the game.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cad2Kl_dGDA|title=Minecraft ''Live: The Nether Update Encore''|date=6 October 2020|author=[[Mojang]] & Element Animation|access-date=6 October 2020|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=[[Minecraft]]|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209221244/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cad2Kl_dGDA}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
Minecraft Live 2021 was held on 16 October 2021.<ref name="Live 2021">{{cite web |last1=Chalk |first1=Andy |date=2 September 2021 |title=Minecraft Live returns in October |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-live-returns-in-october/ |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928214121/https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-live-returns-in-october/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It featured a live mob vote, like previous years, with the options consisting of the Copper Golem, the Glare, and the Allay, the last of which won the vote, as well as another Element Animation Studios musical short film opening the event, describing the features of the previous "The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 1" in song form.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfl2sVPx9I|title=Minecraft ''Live 2021: Cliffs & Caves: The Musical''|date=20 October 2021|author=[[Mojang]] & Element Animation|access-date=20 October 2021|url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]]|work=[[Minecraft]]|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209221808/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfl2sVPx9I}}</ref> The show also announced the theme of the next major update, called "The Wild Update", which added a new biome, the mangrove forest, and an underground biome called the Deep Dark, which was originally planned for the, "Caves & Cliffs Update: Part 2".<ref>{{cite web |title=Minecraft The Wild Update Coming In 2022 With The Warden, Mangroves, Frogs, And Tadpoles |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-the-wild-update-coming-in-2022-with-the-warden-mangroves-frogs-and-tadpoles/1100-6497111/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016180622/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-the-wild-update-coming-in-2022-with-the-warden-mangroves-frogs-and-tadpoles/1100-6497111/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2022 ===
Minecraft Live 2022 was held on 15 October 2022. It featured an in-game mob vote, unlike previous years, with the options consisting of the Sniffer, the Rascal, and the Tuff Golem, the first of which won the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Live official website (2022 version) |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/live |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017195512/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/live |url-status=live }}</ref> It also announced some basic features for the next update, 1.20, including camels, bamboo wood, and hanging signs. It also announced the basic gameplay for the upcoming game ''[[Minecraft Legends]]'' and the Season 3 update for ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.<ref name=mention>{{YouTube|lHzejxHNWNg|Minecraft Now: Live Build Session! @ 21:32|t=1292}}</ref>

=== 2023 ===
Minecraft Live 2023 was held on 15 October 2023, which featured another mob vote, featuring the crab, armadillo, and penguin, the second of which won the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Live is back for 2023! - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLON6wZYgsE|access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Doolan |first1=Liam |title=Minecraft Live Returns With New Mob Vote Reveal, Voting Begins Next Week |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/10/minecraft-live-returns-with-new-mob-vote-reveal-voting-begins-next-week |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Nintendo Life |date=6 October 2023}}</ref>