Here is where you can show off your costumes.
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feedback including dates, prices, and most importantly their website.
Only sites with published cosplay contest dates and rules will be listed.
| Dates | Cosplay Events & Anime Conventions | pre-reg prices and cutoff | multi-day / 1-day |
5/10-11 | Emerald City Comicon 2008 > Seattle, Washington | $25 by 1/1 | $30 / $20 |
5/16-18 | Otafest 2008 > Calgary, Alberta Canada | | $20 |
5/16-5/18 | Anime Central 2008 > Rosemont, Illinois | $40 by 2/1, $45 by 3/15 | $50 / $30 |
5/16-18 | JACON 2008 > Orlando, Florida | $25 by 12/30, $30 by 3/17 | $45 / $25 |
5/16-18 | Zakyou-Con 2008 > Richmond, Kentucky | $30 by 1/31, $35 by 4/30 | $40 |
5/23-5/25 | Animazement 2008 > Durham, North Carolina | $40 by 1/31, $45 by 5/8 | $50 / $35 |
5/23-5/25 | Anime North 2008 > Toronto, Ontario Canada | $45 by 3/15, $55 by 4/18 | $55 / $40 |
5/23-5/25 | Florida Supercon spring 2008 > Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | $15 by 1/23, $20 by 3/23, $25 by 4/23 | $30 / $20 |
5/23-26 | Fanime Con 2008 > San Jose, California | $50 by 4/1 | $55 |
5/30-6/1 | A-Kon 19 2008 > Dallas, Texas | $32 by 11/30, $35 by 1/31, $40 by 3/31 | $0 / $0 |
6/6-6/8 | OMG Con 2008 > Paducah, Kentucky | $25 by 2/28, $30 by 3/31, $35 by 5/31 | $40 / $20 |
6/13-6/15 | Anime Mid-Atlantic 2008 > Arlington, Virginia | $30 by 10/31, $35 by 12/31, $40 by 5/31 | $45 / $30 |
6/20-22 | Anime Next 2007 > Secaucus, New Jersey | $35 by 1/1, $40 by 4/1, $45 by 6/1 | $55 / $40 |
7/3-6 | Anime Expo 2008 > Los Angeles, California | $45 by 12/31, $50 by 3/17, $55 by 6/1 | $65 / $25 |
7/3-7/6 | Port Con Maine 2008 > South Portland, Maine | $30 by 5/1 | $35 / $25 |
7/3-7/6 | Convergence Con 2008 > Bloomington, Minnesota | $40 by 12/31, $50 by 5/15 | $65 / $0 |
7/3-6 | Gen Con Oz 2008 > Brisbane, Queensland Australia | | $66 / $22 |
7/10-7/13 | Portus 2008 > Dallas, Texas | $20 by 1/31, $22 by 5/31, $24 by 6/30 | $260 / $0 |
7/19 | DC Anime Cosplay Party 2008 > Silver Spring, Maryland | | / $15 |
7/18-7/20 | METROCON 2008 > Tampa, Florida | $40 by 12/31, $44 by 3/31, $48 by 6/20 | $55 / $30 |
7/24-7/27 | Comic Con 2008 > San Diego, California | | $75 / $0 |
7/26-27 | Otakuthon 2008 > Montreal, Quebec Canada | $30 by 5/23, $40 by 6/16 | $40 |
7/25-27 | Ai-Kon 2008 > Winnepeg, Manitoba Canada | $29 by 4/30, $34 by 6/30, $39 by 7/24 | $39 / $27 |
8/1-3 | Connecticon 2008 > Hartford, Connecticut | $30 by 3/16, $40 by 7/5 | $50 / $35 |
7/31-8/3 | Kakkoi Con > Minneapolis, Minnesota | $30 by 4/1, $40 by 7/1 | $50 |
8/2-3 | ANI-JAM 2008 > Fresno, California | $15 by 3/1, $20 by 8/1 | $30 / $20 |
8/1-8/3 | MechaCon 2008 > Lafayette, Louisiana | $30 by 7/1 | $40 / $20 |
8/1-3 | Tokyo in Tulsa > Tulsa, Oklahoma | $25 by 3/1, $30 by 6/1 | $35 |
8/8-8/10 | San Japan 2008 > San Antonio, Texas | $25 by 12/31, $30 by 6/15 | $40 / $0 |
8/8-8/10 | Otakon 2008 > Baltimore, Maryland | $55 by 7/11 | $65 / $0 |
8/7-8/11 | Terminus 2008 > Chicago, Illinois | $14 by 10/31, $16 by 4/30, $18 by 7/1 | $200 / $0 |
8/15-8/17 | Anime Iowa 2008 > Coralville, Iowa | | $0 / $0 |
8/14-17 | Anime Festival Orlando 2008 > Orlando, Florida | $35 by 5/21 | $45 / $25 |
8/29-9/1 | Dragon*Con 2008 > Atlanta, Georgia | $60 by 2/29, $65 by 5/15, $75 by 7/15 | $90 / $0 |
8/29-9/1 | AnimeFEST 2008 > Dallas, Texas | $25 by 12/31, $30 by 7/31, $35 by 8/15 | $40 / $0 |
8/30-9/1 | KumoriCon 2008 > Portland, Oregon | $25 by 12/31, $30 by 3/22, $35 by 8/15 | $40 / $25 |
9/12-14 | Nan Desu Kan 2008 > Denver, Colorado | $35 by 1/31, $40 by 5/30, $45 by 8/15 | |
9/19-9/21 | MikomiCon 2008 > Northridge, California | | $35 / $30 |
9/26-28 | New York Anime Festival 2008 > New York City, New York | | |
9/27-28 | Chibi-Pa Phenomenon 2008 > West Palm Beach, FL | | $20 / $10 |
10/24-25 | Anime Banzai 2008 > Salt Lake City, Utah | | |
10/25-26 | TAKII 6 > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $4 by 6/11, $6 by 8/11, $8 by 10/11 | $10 |
11/21-23 | IzumiCon 2008 > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | $25 by 4/1, $35 by 8/13, $45 by 10/31 | $45 / $25 |
