RuBronyCon
| RuBronyCon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | My Little Pony fan convention |
| Location | Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Most recent | 13–14 September 2025 |
| Website | https://rubronycon.ru/ |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
|---|
RuBronyCon (РуБрониКон) is an annual brony convention held in Moscow, Russia organized for the fandom of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, whose adult fans are commonly referred to as bronies.[1] RuBronyCon is the largest Russian brony convention.[2]
The most recent RuBronyCon took place 13–14 September 2025 at the ZIL Culture Centre.[1]
Overview
[edit]RuBronyCon is the largest brony convention in Russia and includes cosplay shows, a vendor hall, panels, presentations, and a brony music concert.[2][3][4] It serves as the primary gathering place for the large Russian-speaking brony community,[3] which emerged in 2011 on online forums like 4chan.[2] In 2014, RuBronyCon attracted over 1,200 attendees and its VK page had over 80,000 subscribers.[3]
Other brony conventions hosted in Russia include Ponyrebrik in Saint Petersburg, SibBronyCon in Novosibirsk, and Mi Amore Fest in Moscow.[2][5] Neighboring Ukraine also had its own brony convention, BronyUKon in Kyiv.[2]
See also
[edit]- BronyCon
- BronyCAN
- Czequestria
- GalaCon
- UK PonyCon
- Vanhoover Pony Expo
- List of My Little Pony fan conventions
References
[edit]- ^ a b Scotellaro, Shaun (2025-05-25). "RuBronyCon Announces Date and Location for This Year". Equestria Daily. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ a b c d e Krivosheyev, Vitaly (2019-06-12). "Кто такие брони и почему Friendship is Magic?". Youngspace (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ a b c "Участники фестиваля поклонников мультсериала My Little Pony". The Village (in Russian). 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "Фестиваль РуБрониКон 2015". KudaGo (in Russian). 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ Mitchell, Hilary (2024-02-18). "Russian police shut down My Little Pony convention for promoting 'LGBTQ+ propaganda'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2025-09-17.