Winnipeg is a sister-city with Chendu, China. This is the first time the World Science Fiction Convention and North American Science Fiction Convention have been held in sister cities in the same year.
Comparing the two sister cities:
Chengdu | Winnipeg |
![]() Pandas! | ![]() Polar bears! |
Population 20,000,000 | Population 834,000 |
Capital of Sichuan Province | Capital of Manitoba Province |
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16-20 August, 2023 Chengdu Century City New International Convention and Exhibition Center | 20-23 July 2023 Delta Hotels Winnipeg and the RBC Convention Centre |
en.chengduworldcon.com | main.pemmi-con.ca |
The dates for Pemmi-Con and Chengdu Worldcon are a month apart. It is not impossible to go to both!