Cosplay Contest

Costume Guidelines

• All contestants MUST be present for the cosplay meeting happening at 2:30 pm in the library Auditorium.
• Costumes must be PG and family friendly (Applies even if you are not in the contest).
• Costumes can be bought or handmade.
• Contestants may compete as individuals or groups.
• Brief stage performances are welcome, but please leave the stage as you found it, ie no confetti, etc.
• Treat all fellow contestants, judges, and Lexicon staff with respect.
• The points the judges will be judging on are as follows, for a total of 100 points:
• Construction (how well your costume is made)
• Accuracy (how much your costume looks like the original source material)
• Interview (how well you describe how you made/bought your costume)
• On stage presentation
• Decisions made by the judges and Lexicon staff are final.

Weapon guidelines (Applies even if you are not in the contest)

• Bladed weapons must
• not be made of metal
• not have a sharpened edge
• not have a sharp point
• No pocket knives will be allowed
• Projectile firing weapons must be either
• obviously non-functional (doesn’t shoot anything)  or
• not harmful (just shoots Nerf) and unloaded
• No real guns, Airsoft, BB, blow guns, Paintball guns, etc. allowed in!
• No live ammunition is allowed at LexiCon.
• Costume destructive devices (grenades, etc) must be
• obviously not real
• obviously not functional
• Nothing explosive is allowed in any of the LexiCon buildings.
• Archery
• Bows may have a string OR be accompanied by arrows (but not both)
• Any arrows must
  • Have any sharp tips removed
  • Be bound together in a quiver

Remember—Library staff and designated weapons checkers have final say. If we are not comfortable with a weapon, if we can’t tell if it is real, or if it might pose a danger, you will not be allowed to bring it into the event.

Prizes for best Cosplay will be awarded to contestants in the following age categories:

• Children (0-12)
• Teens (13-17)
• Adults (18 and over)

Prizes for cosplay winners include:

• Children - TBD
• Teens - TBD
• Adults - TBD