Welcome to Shikkaricon 2025’s Costume Contest!
Applications are not open yet! Please check back in late January.
Rules and other info:
- Contestants are required to have either an All Weekend 16+, Saturday 16+, or Child badge to enter
- All cosplays must be made by the cosplayer (80%+) Parts may be modified from purchased items. Images and/or videos of the creation process(es) must be available during prejudging.
- Contestants must register for the contest in advance, either online or before 3pm Saturday Aug 17th in the Cosplay Repair/Contest room (Spruce Conference Room).
- Contestants must be able to check-in by 3pm on Saturday of ShikkariCon in the Dealer/Artist Room (Chestnut).
- Prejudging – Times will be given out at check-in and done in the Cosplay Repair/Contest room (Spruce Conference Room).
- Award presentation – Seating approximately 8pm, presentation beginning at 8:15pm and running to approximately 9pm.
- Photos will taken during the presentations and a group photo of all contestants will be taken at the Terrace staircase after.
Competition Classes (awards for each):
Master/Advanced (16 years old +/won 4 or more contests in the past)
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Journeyman/Intermediate (16 years old +/won 1-3 contests in the past)
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Novice/Beginner (14 years old +/Never won a contest in any convention)
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Youth (13 years old and under)
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
Runner-Up – If enough entrants
* = In the event there is only one entry for Youth we will move them up to Novice.
Additional awards:
Best of Show
Judge Awards (judge favorites)
Exhibition:
Children under 6 years old and cosplayers not wanting to compete.