AMV Contest
Charity Auction
Come one, Come all! It’s that time of the year again – to come and bid on popular and hard-to-find items and donate to a wonderful cause! This year our benefitting charities are the American Cancer Society and the Cherry Tree Maintenance Endowment Fund.
As always, we will have hard-to-find items from around the Con, some popular items from the Merchant’s Hall, as well as original artwork from Artists Alley. We will also have all the panels from the Iron Artist Competition and you can only bid on them at the auction.
We will have a table set up Friday and Saturday in the Merchant’s Hall with information – feel free to stop by. The auction is Sunday morning, 10am to 1pm in Live One. We can’t wait to see you there!
Cosplay Chess
Formal Ball
Join us Friday night for Katsucon’s Annual Formal Ball!
Hall Cosplay
So you have a costume, but for whatever reason, you aren’t appearing in the Saturday Night Masquerade. If you want to have your costume judged, feel free to enter the Hall Costume Contest. Some things you will want to keep in mind: PLEASE NOTE: any costume used in competition as a hall costume prior to the Masquerade cannot be entered in the Masquerade. Hall costumes are recommended for new fans and for those who suffer from stage fright. Please contact our Hall Cosplay Staff at hallcostumes@katsucon.org if you have any questions about the Hall Costume Contest.
Karaoke & Katsucon Idol
Karaoke returns again for Katsucon 18! Open Mic will once again take place on Friday night, so drop by to sing or just to listen to some of your fellow congoers. Open Call tryouts for Katsucon Idol (our karaoke competition) will be taking place during this time—simply indicate that you are interested in competing when signing up and a small panel of judges will determine whether you qualify for a spot in the contest.
KatsuLounge
The KatsuconLounge is like a never-ending party room throughout the convention. Never Ending FUN! Check out the KatsuLounge page for a look at all the awesome activities that will be going on during the weekend!
LARP
Live Programming
KatsuCon is a fan convention for anime, manga and Japanese culture enthusiasts. This belief is reflected in the multitude of panels and workshops that are presented every year at the convention. The largest portion of the panels and workshops presented at KatsuCon are designed and presented by fans of anime, manga and Japanese culture!
Maid Café
Maid Cafés are a special kind of theme restaurant that first appeared in the Akihabara area of Tokyo and became popular around the turn of the century. Unlike your typical Western restaurant, Maid Cafés are staffed by highly attentive workers of a novelty Cafés that provided extra care to individuals that they serve. As the name suggests, Maid Café workers typically dress in maid outfits or other forms of cosplay. Below, you can meet the Maids that will be working at this years Katsucon Maid Café!
