Posted Saturday, 27 August 2011 - 4:54pm
We're very pleased to announce the total amounts donated to charity from the various convention charity events and collection. A massive thank you is due to everyone who kindly donated, resulting in a fantastic donation of £4305.68 to the British Heart Foundation and £160.00 to the Japanese Red Cross.
Full details can be found here: http://www.ayacon.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1432.0
Over the last several years cosplay has become a huge part of conventions, and we have a lot planned to keep our cosplayers occupied. At the convention, any genre of costume is welcome from anime and games, comics and western culture, to extreme fashion and original designs and anything in between.
Here you will find all information regarding cosplay at Ayacon, from general information to the events running and their sign-up forms.
Firstly! Wondering what is or isn't acceptable in terms of your costume and prop for the convention? Consult the guidelines below!
Back by popular demand and running all three days of the convention, the Cosplay HQ is the place for any cosplayer or anyone interested in cosplay to visit. With a main information desk to help with any of your cosplay questions, a fully stocked repair station, galleries, photoshoot areas and much more - this time we aim to be even bigger and better so we hope you all visit over the weekend! Come find us upstairs in the Rootes Building next to Convention Ops. We'll also be holding a lot of the cosplay panels here, so please check the event guide!
Extra info for Cosplay HQ:
We're hoping to fill the schedule with more cosplay events than ever over the weekend, and so far the submissions from volunteers have been amazing. From the staple masquerade and cosplay competition, to new panels and workshops, even the most dedicated panel-goer will have their work cut out attending everything.
In exciting news, we're proud to announce that alongside our Cosplay Competition we're also hosting the 2nd UK qualifier for EuroCosplay! So time to pull out your best stuff and impress the judges for a place in the EuroCosplay Championship in October.
Held the Saturday evening and the main cosplay event of the weekend, the masquerade never fails to draw in the crowds. Come and show off your best costume, the entire stage is yours!
To all competition and Euro Cosplay participants - you will be entered into the masquerade automatically to perform in a separate section of the event, please DO NOT apply for a place in the masquerade using this form.
Sponsored by Cosplay Island and running across the weekend, this is your opportunity to impress our hand-picked judges and compete with other cosplayers for a chance of an award for your creation. For the more ambitious, there's also the chance to be put forward for that last UK Euro Cosplay Qualifier slot.
Back once again, your chance to take the spotlight and entertain the rest of the Ayacon attendees, either by yourself or in a group.
Not entirely a cosplay event, but more of an event that highly encourages cosplay - it had to go somewhere! Our Sunday evening party celebrating the end of the con, and partying in style.
