Castle Point Anime Convention

Castle Point Anime Convention (abbreviated as CPあC) is an annual two-day anime convention held during April/May at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.^[5] The convention was previously organized by the Stevens Institute of Technology's Stevens Anime Club, and was located on campus for several years.^[6][7]

Castle Point Anime Convention
Official logo for the Castle Point Anime Convention
Status	Active
Genre	Anime, Manga, and Video Games[1]
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Meadowlands Exposition Center
Location(s)	Secaucus, New Jersey
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2008
Attendance	5,116 in 2022[2]
Organized by	Anime Critics United, Inc.[3][non-primary source needed][4]
Website	www.castlepointanime.com

Programming

The convention typically offers an Artist's Alley, card games, dance, dealers' room, masquerade, musical performances, panels, video games, and workshops.^[1][6][8][9]

History

CPAC 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10][11] The convention held a virtual event for 2021.^[12][13]

Event history

Dates	Location	Attendance	Guests
April 13, 2008	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	693	Bit Shifter, Andry Brick, Nullsleep, Peelander-Z, and Uncle Yo.[14]
March 29, 2009	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	1,016	Bit Shifter, Bubblyfish, MC Frontalot, No Carrier, and Bill Rogers.[15]
April 11, 2010	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	1,600	Rome Elliot, Michele Knotz, Kenneth Robert Mario, Michael Perreca, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo.[16]
April 10, 2011	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	2,149	Michele Knotz, Mike Pollock, Bill Rogers, Katie Tiedrich, and Uncle Yo.[17]
April 1, 2012	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	2,030[18]
April 7, 2013	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	2,665[19]
April 6, 2014	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	3,366	Crispin Freeman, Michele Knotz, Ian Rubin, and Katie Tiedrich.[20]
March 29, 2015	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	4,516	+2 Comedy, The Asterplace, Jamie Marchi, Mike Pollock, Rainbow Bubble Girls, Monica Rial, and Ian Rubin.[21]
April 23–24, 2016	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	5,165	Akira, Crusher-P, Jessie James Grelle, Lauren Landa, The Manly Battleships, Alain Mendez, Bryce Papenbrook, Tokyo Attack!, Lex Winter,[22] DJ Sanchez, and Immobius.[9]
April 29–30, 2017	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	3,961	Crusher-P, Richard Epcar, Kyle Hebert, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica.[23]
May 19–20, 2018	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey	3,836	+2 Comedy, Morgan Berry, Justin Briner, Cosplay Pro-Wrestling, Crusher-P, The Manly Battleships, and Vocamerica.[24]
April 27–28, 2019	Meadowlands Exposition Center Holiday Inn Meadowlands Secaucus, New Jersey		Tia Ballard, SungWon Cho, Chris Guerrero, Kohei Hattori, Elizabeth Maxwell, Vocamerica, and Lex Winter.[25]
May 1–2, 2021[13]	Online convention
April 30 - May 1, 2022	Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey	5,116	Brianna Knickerbocker, StarsOfCassiopeia, Anne Yatco,[2] Ginger Kitty, IGumDrop, Lilypichu, White Rabbit,[26] and Jenny Yokobori.[5]
April 29-30, 2023	Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey		Adam McArthur, Kaiji Tang, and Anne Yatco.[4]
April 27-28, 2024	Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey		Lizzie Freeman, Caitlin Glass, and Kayli Mills.[27]
April 26-27, 2025	Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, New Jersey		Bryson Baugus, SungWon Cho, Emi Lo, Keith Silverstein,[28] and Emi Nitta.[29]