My Little Pony Fair

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The My Little Pony Fair and Convention is an annual fan-run event celebrating My Little Pony. Collectors from all over gather together for one weekend a year to buy/sell/trade and attend informational panels. This page is specifically geared towards the US Fair; however in the UK there is also a similar annual convention.


2005

The second annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention took place July 8th and 9th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hasbro provided the fair staff with G3 Bay Breeze figures to sell, which became the first ever My Little Pony Fair exclusive pony.

2006

The third annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention took place July 15th and 16th in San Francisco, California. Hasbro provided Fair staff with some of their excess G3 Mail Order Love Wishes ponies to be given as that year's exclusive pony. The ponies were wiped of their Love Wishes cutie marks and custom engraved with new, San Francisco-related cutie marks; there were two different pony runs created. Frisco was limited to 150 total figures and featured the Golden Gate Bridge in her cutie mark. Trolley was limited to 100 figures, available for purchase through random draw from the pool of collectors who had also purchased Frisco. She was limited to 100 total figures and featured one of San Francisco's famed trolleys in her cutie mark. Ponies that were damaged during the engraving process were provided to a group of collectors to customize for a future MLP Fair "disaster relief" project. Many lovely customs were created; however, the project itself never came to fruition.

2007

Miss Memphis Melody, the 2007 MLP Fair mascot.
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The fourth annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention took place July 28th and 29th in Memphis, Tennessee.


2008

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The fifth annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention took place on Saturday and Sunday, June 21st and 22nd at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This marked the first year of more extensive Hasbro engagement with the collecting community. Representatives hosted a Q & A panel and preview of upcoming toy releases, and Hasbro displayed several of the Pony Project ponies. Featured guests included Kirk Hindman, a Pony sculptor for Hasbro in the 1980s, and Grace Garcia, a pony sculptor for Hasbro in the 2000s. Kirk displayed many prototypes, wax models, and an original factory mold.

A special tour of Hasbro Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island was offered to a pre-registered group of collectors on Friday, June 20th. Bonnie Zacherle, creator of My Little Pony, gave a presentation on the creation of the line. She brought her original prototypes, and Hasbro displayed many original artwork samples. Collectors were also offered a glimpse of how the toys go from concept to reality, featuring the creation of the G3 Ponyville Amusement Park. Each tour guest received a "swag bag" containing a pony from the upcoming "Core 7 Best Friends" line and a silver 25th anniversary pin.

2009

2009 MLP Fair Pony

The sixth annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, city of the first Fair in 2004, and took place on June 20th and 21st. The lead event organizer announced this year that the MLP Fair would be permanently located in Las Vegas. After much controversy and public outcry, the decision to keep the Fair in the same location was reversed when event leadership changed hands after the event.

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2011

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2012

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The 9th Annual My Little Pony Fair and Convention took place July 7th and 8th at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida.


2013

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2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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In 2017, The My Little Pony Fair was not held as usual; instead, the pony fair was merged into HASCON, a collector and vendor collection for all Hasbro products. HASCON was held September 8-10th in Providence, Rhode Island.


2018

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The 2018 My Little Pony Fair and Convention will take place June 16th and 17th at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida.