Cosplay Contest

The competition is only open to visitors of CCON | COMIC CON STUTTGART who have purchased a valid ticket for Saturday. Evaluated participation is possible from the age of 16. Anyone under the age of 16 can still participate, but will not be judged. The cosplay has to be mostly self-made. The same rules of weapons apply as for the whole CCON | COMIC CON STUTTGART. The main requirement is a conformable, prior registration for the contest. The cosplay may not have participated in any CCON contest before.

The participants will present their costumes on Saturday at 5 p.m., on Sunday at 1 p.m. in short performances on stage. Accompanied by music of their own choice, they take a walk on stage, while in the background photos and their names are shown on a screen. At the same time the performance is moderated and facts about the participant and his costume are presented. Afterwards the jury is involved and the participant leaves the stage again. After the presentation of all participants the prizes will be awarded. Since we have only a limited time window for the competition, we reserve the right to organize a preliminary decision. This prejudging will, if necessary, take place directly after the registration deadline, i.e. about 1 month before the actual contest. A team of judges, determined by us, will evaluate your costumes and make a preselection. After that we will inform all participants whether they made it to the final of the contest or not. Should it be necessary to organize this preselection, we will announce this on our social media channels as soon as possible. However, the prejudging will only take place if the number of participants is too high to present them on stage.

Of course, it is your decision which music will make the performance the best and make the show what you want it to be. Because of the Organization and planning should have all the selected pieces ready by the deadline will arrive at our office (cosplaycontest@comiccon.de). The length played on stage is 30 seconds (120 seconds for groups). But please send us the complete song, no abridged version!

Groups get their own contest. Each member of your group must register using the normal registration form and enter the same group name. Groups get 120 seconds of time slots on stage.

Well-known performers, stars of the scene, experienced tinkerers and artists from all areas, which will be announced later.

A real dress rehearsal will not be possible, but you can have a look at the stage before, during the day, and we will tell you where you will be walking during the contest. You can also ask us anytime.

Experience shows that the competition takes about 1 1/2 hours.

Any costume that fits the frame of the CCON | COMIC CON STUTTGART is allowed. It can be any character from books, movies, anime, video games and of course comics. But also own creations are allowed. The costume must not have already been judged at another CCON. The costume must, as mentioned above, have been largely created by the participants themselves.

There are no special rules for the contest. The same rules apply here as for the rest of the contest.

The Cosplay Kingdom will have men's and women's dressing rooms.

The size of the stage will be announced as soon as it is known on which stage the competition will take place.

There is no extra room for this, but you can leave your things at the cloakroom for a small fee. There will also be the possibility to store a certain amount at our stand.

Drinks will be provided behind the stage during the competition.

Yes, there are plenty of toilets with mirrors at Messe Stuttgart. There will also be Cosplay Kingdom changing rooms, please try to use them in preference to the toilets to keep them as free as possible.

If you have such restrictions, please write this in your registration. We will try to find a solution together with you.

Pyrotechnics are not allowed. Lighting and stage effects are organized by the technical team.

Backdrops are not allowed. Props are only allowed if they directly belong to your costume.

If you have something specific to say, please note this on the registration form. We will then check the feasibility together with the CCON technical team. Furthermore we assume that the presenter is allowed to ask you about your costume. He will base his questions on the facts you send us in advance. The more information about your costume and its construction you send us at/after the registration, the better our host can ask you something you know the answer to ;-)

Vocal performances are unfortunately not possible for technical reasons.

The categories are roughly divided into Cosplay and Crafting, more details will also be announced.

There are again insanely great prizes to be won. These will be announced at www.facebook.com/hydraforge.

Yes, our photographer Daniel Dornhöfer will take pictures of each of you during his big performance. Furthermore, you can always come by our Hydra Forge booth during CCON | COMIC CON STUTTGART and use it as a suitable backdrop, just like the photo backgrounds in Cosplay Kingdom.

We assume that the presenter is allowed to ask you questions about your costume. He will base his questions on the information you provide.

Here you will find all information.