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COSPLAY COMPETITION
IS ON
SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST.
Children's Cosplay starts at 5:00pm and the adults will follow after the children’s ends.
3RD PLACE = $25 cash + Bronze Medal
2nd PLACE = $50 cash + Silver Medal
1st PLACE = $125 cash + Gold Medal
ADULT CONTEST REQUIREMENTS:
• Anyone twelve (12) years old and above.
• Costume must be custom made no store purchased costumes allowed.
CONTEST MECHANICS:
- Participants must dress up as a character from pop culture media. If you are uncertain, please email us for approval at [email protected]
- Outfits and accessories must not have any sharp or pointed edges for safety reasons. The organizers will not be held liable for any damages or injuries resulting from a Cosplayer’s negligence in handling his/her outfit and/or accessories for the duration of the event. Pyrotechnic equipment like fireworks will be strictly prohibited. All Guns must be plastic and have orange tip.
- Equipment or substances that will render the venue stage or another participant’s costume is strictly prohibited. Exit the stage as clean as when you entered it.
- No fire, flame, smoke, fog, dry ice, wind machines, lasers, pressurized gases or liquids
- No messy substances – wet, dry, or oily – anywhere on the premises or on stage.
- Nudity, excessive violence or sexual content is strictly prohibited. This will result in immediate disqualification.
- No live animals allowed during the competition.
- Jumping on or off the stage will NOT be tolerated. This will result in disqualification.
- Participants must inform event staff of any “surprise” act during performance.
- No flight sequence or gymnastics is allowed on stage. This is to ensure the safety of all Cosplayers participants and audience.
- Foul language during skits is prohibited.
- Any participants or event audience caught insulting other participants or other audience, event staff, judges or otherwise deliberately destroying another participant’s costume or any property of the organizer or any property in the venue will be immediately removed from the event premises and out of the East Kentucky Expo Center.
Winners shall be announced and prizes will be given after the program.
RUNNING ORDER
The running order of participants will be decided by draw lots before the program.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
100% CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Costume 50% Entertainment 50%
PHOTOGRAPHS
During the CONVENTION, all participants will be photographed. The copyrights to the photographs taken by event staff are owned by the PIKEVILLE COMIC CON.
Costume Contest for those 11 and under
• Costume can be a bought costume from retailers.
3RD PLACE = $20 cash + Bronze Medal
2nd PLACE = $30 cash + Silver Medal
1st PLACE = $50 cash + Gold Medal
• Costume can be a bought costume from retailers.
3RD PLACE = $20 cash + Bronze Medal
2nd PLACE = $30 cash + Silver Medal
1st PLACE = $50 cash + Gold Medal