Runway Contest Description
How To Sign Up:
Sign ups will happen on site on Saturday June 7, 2025 at the cosplay table. (Located by the mainstage in the Exhibit Hall) No online signups will be available. For questions regarding these rules, signups or anything related to cosplay contests at Geek & Game Expo please email: [email protected]
Category Descriptions
Youth – Any entrant aged 13 years and younger. For safety reasons, children under the age of 8 cannot be allowed on the stage during the Contest for any reason, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Entrants between the ages of 8 and 13 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian backstage who has a valid Game & Geek Expo admission badge.
General – Any entrant 14 years of age or older.
Rules
Follow all venue and convention rules and guidelines.
1) Poor sportsmanship is grounds for disqualification from future Game & Geek Expo contests. Be a gracious winner and loser. Additionally, bullying another contestant or cosplay staff members is strictly prohibited. If the contest coordinator finds out that bullying has occurred the bully will be disqualified. Be kind to your fellow contestants.
2) No entries may contain religious, political, insulting or offensive statements. We utilize the following definition of offensive cosplays: cosplays that incite violence, racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, transphobia, ageism, and bigotry. This includes race-facing (e.g. blackface/brownface/yellowface) as well as costumes that replicate or make light of historic or current international or national tragedies (this includes depictions of the novel coronavirus in any way).
3) Lying to cosplay staff (including cosplay judges) may be grounds for disqualification from future Game & Geek Expo contests.
4) While we all do enjoy a good martial arts sequence, we must insist that your act does not include any action that would put yourself or others at risk for injury or harm. This includes brandishing weapons. If your presentation absolutely requires any of these things, you must clear it with the Cosplay staff prior to stepping on the stage. We are not responsible for injury or harm during the costume contest.
5) Everything brought on stage by your group must leave the stage with the individual or group.
6) Please keep your costumes PG-13. Dance tights, nude body suits, dancer’s belts, ect must be used where appropriate to keep costumes PG-13. For more information please see our event rules and regulations.
7) No foul language please! Usage of any foul or abusive language is ground for instant disqualification and removal from the contest.
8) No use of projectiles, glitter, silly string, bubbles, fake blood not on your person or other messy items.
9) You must be a registered attendee of Geek & Game Expo to participate. Staff is ineligible for competition but volunteers who do not directly work with the cosplay contests are eligible.
10) Once the contest has started, no more entrants will be permitted. Please sign up in plenty of time to participate. Sign-up location will be announced prior to the convention.
These rules are subject to change at any time with no prior notice.