The Twihards could soon be descending on a city near you.

Summit Entertainment, producer of the hit Twilight film franchise, has partnered with Creation Entertainment to produce the Twilight Convention Tour, a series of fan-focused events which will take place in various major cities across North America over the next three years in celebration of the vampire epic.

The conventions will feature onstage appearances by Twilight stars, screenings of exclusive footage, panel discussions, parties, musical performances, costume and trivia competitions, auctions, and autograph sittings. Twilight fan sites will also take part, with special presentations planned for on the convention tour.

Beginning August 28 at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, N.J., weekend conventions will be held in such cities as Chicago; Miami; Seattle; Nashville; San Francisco; Atlanta; Los Angeles; Charlotte, N.C.; Minneapolis; Phoenix; Boston; Toronto; and Portland, Oregon.

For more information about the conventions, visit www.twilightconvention.com.