A Chicago area regional convention founded in 1980 and held annually since then. It is traditionally a four-day convention, running from Thursday through Sunday in February. Membership is consistently just below 1,000. Phandemonium is the corporate parent.
One standard feature of Capricons is the "Phineas T. Track," more recently called the "Lake Wobegon Track." This is an entire track of programming which is a hoax track, usually indicated by taking place in a fictional room of the hotel with a dead panelist, a fictional panelist, and a living panelist.
Capricon's mascot is Capricious the Goat, who appears on most of their advertising and program books and give the name to the at-con newsletter, Goat Droppings. At the con, one concom member is tasked to where a Capricious the Goat costume during various events.
Capricon website (external link)
