Thousands head to Fan Expo Boston to “geek out” and meet celebrity guests

Thousands of people dressed as Jedi Knights, superheroes and even the pope headed to Boston’s Fan Expo this weekend at the Thomas Menino Convention and Exhibition Center.

“It’s a lot of people coming, enjoying their time, everybody loves going out in their costumes and stuff. It’s a great time, everybody gets to geek out,” said attendee Madi, who was dressed as Fiona from Shrek.

The annual pop culture event brought together fans of cosplay, comics, anime, sci-fi and gaming, filling the halls with Boston’s self-proclaimed geeks. From Jedi knights to video game characters like Mario and Luigi, the creativity was on full display…

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