If you are new to Cosplay, do not fret!
This is a gentle way to enter into the world of Costume Play!
You do not have to enter the contest to dress up in your favorite character costumes.
Please adhere to all of the following rules for this particular event. Even if not participating in the cosplay contest, all individuals dressed in costumes will be expected to follow these rules. This is a family friendly event that is designed with youth age 18 and younger in mind.
Thank you!
~"The Big" Little Comic Fest Planning Committee
- Cosplay Contest is a family-friendly event. All costumes must cover "swimsuit areas" – no nudity. Full body-paint costumes are not eligible for craftsmanship.
- Participation in the Cosplay Contest is free for all attendees ages 18 and younger. Vendors, fan group members, and special guests are not eligible to participate in the Cosplay Contest.
- Cosplay Contest is a safe and PG-13 friendly environment. Any participant exhibiting hate speech and behavior towards any group will be disqualified from the competition and asked to leave the event. Language and hand gestures on stage have to be in compliance with the PG-13 rule. Violators may be disqualified from the competition.
- The contest is open to characters from published works; movies, TV shows, comic books, cartoons, video games, and card games, as well as crossover characters and original characters
- Judgment criteria: Visual Design, Creativity, Craftsmanship, Overall Image and Presentation.
- Store-bought costumes are eligible to enter. However, preference might be given to crafted costumes, at the judges’ discretion.
- Contestants are not allowed to throw anything off the stage or use anything on stage that will leave a mess. This includes (but is not limited to) liquids, glitter, and confetti. No pyrotechnics, fire, explosive devices, live animals, or similar special effects can be used during the competition.
- No real weapons are allowed to be used as part of costumes both during the event and the cosplay contest. Prohibited: metal blades whether sharp or blunt e.g. swords, axes, and knives; actual guns, rifles, or artillery; heavy bats; toughened plastic training sword; explosives and incendiary devices; functional strung bows or crossbows, sharp arrows or bolts; heavy gas canisters; protruding nails or other sharp items; laser pointers. All prop weapons must be safe to be worn in public. Orange tip required.
- All contestants must be present at the beginning of the Cosplay Contest. No-shows are not eligible to compete even if the registration form was filled out.
- You are required to wear shoes.