Come visit the Cosplay Ground for all things Cosplay! Our guests and exhibitors, crafting tables, photographer, meetups, and fun activities will be happening all day on Saturday and Sunday. Need a quick bit of hot glue or duct tape for a misbehaving cosplay? Visit our cosplay repair station crewed by experts! Want to get a professional-quality photo or a fun photostrip of you and your crew? Visit our photo stations! Need to just chill and work with your hands for a bit? Our crafting table is at your service.

Want a low-key, fun way to show off your costume to an audience? Or do you want to sit back and enjoy all of the amazing cosplays in one place? Our Cosplay Catwalk will be at 12:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, in the Millennium Falcon room. Cosplayers can start queueing at 11:45 to get in character and strut your stuff.

Iron Cosplay is unique to Fort Collins Comic Con and is one of our favorite events! Participants will divide up into teams and create a wearable cosplay out of provided household items. Halfway through the contest, we introduce a “mystery ingredient” to the mix which you have to incorporate into the cosplay! Model your creation at our Cosplay Catwalk and compete for the biggest audience cheers to win fantastic prizes!  Don’t miss this creative, hands-on event that makes the crowd roar. 10am to 12pm on Sunday. Judging will take place during the 12pm Cosplay Catwalk!

We are humbled and excited to have some fantastic cosplay guests exhibiting with us this year. Come by their tables to talk about crafting and getting into character, and to check out some of their work!

Have extra cosplay supplies collecting dust? Looking for that perfect piece for your next build?

Bring your gently used cosplay items to trade with fellow fans! Costume pieces, props, wigs, fabrics, foam, accessories, crafting materials, patterns, and other cosplay supplies are all welcome. You never know what treasure you might discover or whose next cosplay you’ll help bring to life.

Ground Rules:

• Please bring only clean, convention-appropriate items in good, usable condition.
• Be respectful and courteous to fellow swappers.
• If you bring it, you take it! Any items that don’t find a new home must leave with you at the end of the swap. Anything left behind will be considered abandoned and will be donated (if appropriate) or discarded. We’re swapping cosplay supplies. Not decorating the room!

Check the schedule for times for our Cosplay Swap Meet!

Our cosplay community welcomes crafters and fans of all shapes, sizes, ages, and fandoms. To keep each other safe, we have a few guidelines for preparing your costume and respecting each other in our shared geeky space.

1. Your costume must be PG-friendly. 
2. You must wear shoes with a hard sole and ensure all private parts are substantially and securely covered with undergarments. Minimum skin coverage rule of thumb: 30%, so a Borat swimsuit or g-strings and pasties do not constitute acceptable cosplay.
3. Prop weapons will be assessed at check-in and peacebonded by one of our volunteers. They must be rendered completely inoperable, clearly distinct from a real weapon with a cursory glance, and utterly incapable of hurting any con attendee (including yourself). 
   1. Projectiles like airsoft pellets, BBs, and arrows are strictly forbidden. 
   2. Firearm props just have a clearly visible orange cap on the barrel. 
   3. No metal, ceramic, or heavy blunt weapons allowed. Facsimiles must be made of lightweight material such as foam, cardboard, or plastic.
   4. No sharpened edges of any kind, including on armor, shields, or prop tools.
   5. Do not brandish your props in a threatening manner, and please put them away if you leave the Con grounds. 
4. Be courteous of other attendees when posing for photography or queueing for cosplay events. Keep walkways and doors accessible.
5. If your costume could be confused for law enforcement, please don’t wear it. 
6. Hate symbols or elements that could be confused for hate symbols are not allowed at FC3. 
7. FC3 Crew has the right to modify rules as necessary to protect conference attendees and the event itself. We will ask you to change if your outfit does not meet our guidelines; we will ask you to leave if you do not find acceptable clothing. 
8. FC3, volunteers, sponsors, and venue staff are not responsible for damage to your costume incurred during the Con.