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Con Nooga Contests
PLEASE NOTE: Not all contests have pre-registration or sign-ups.
Some contests will accommodate participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Once we reach our capacity, we will unfortunately need to turn away additional participants.
To ensure your participation in a specific contest, we recommend arriving early.
Most contests require participants to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled start time, while others may require arrival up to one hour in advance.
Please refer below for details on the Costume Contest and the other contests that Con Nooga is offering!
Cosplay Contest Rules
For the 2025 Con Nooga Cosplay Contest we will take 60 pre-registrations ONLY.
Pre-registration only collects your information and reference photos to make pre-judging at con move quicker.
Once registered you will receive an email with your pre-registration time slot via email, as well as your contestant number. Time slots are 2 minutes long and will be placed either between 6:00 - 7:00 PM Friday 2/21/25 or 2:00 - 3:00 PM Saturday 2/22/25. You are not able to pick your day or timeslot.
If you are pre-registered you MUST be 5 minutes early to your time slot at room 13 to be judged in person. If you do not show up BEFORE your time slot you forfeit your position in prejudging and the competition and will not be able to enter the contest as a walk-in. This is because there are LIMITED pre-registration slots, so it is imperative that you are respectful of others if you sign up in advance and honor your place in line.
Both sessions Friday and Saturday will accept 15 walk-in prejudging contestants that did NOT pre-register online.Walk-ins will also only have 2 minutes to speak to the judges and are on a first come first serve basis.
Here are our cosplay competition categories for Con Nooga!
Off the rack - This category is for bought, commissioned, or thrifted costumes.
Off the machine - This category is for hand crafted items only. You must have made your item 70% or more or heavily modified premade garments out of their original state.
Off the dome -This category is for crossovers, “versions” of cosplays outside of widely considered canon, mash-ups, and OCs.
Each entry requires a printed REFERENCE IMAGE (except Off the dome) to accompany your entry form. As our judges may not be intimately familiar with every franchise, this helps us to understand your build!
Categories do not “cross compete” - eg: someone who made their costume will not compete against someone who’s was purchased, and an original design will not compete against a canon design. Every category competes only within itself.
Each category will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Pre-Register for the Cosplay Contest HERE
Other Con Nooga Contests
Drag Race
Saber Idol Junior (12 and Under)
Saber Idol
Two Minute Video Games
Kids Costume Contest
ConNooga Dance Contest
Cosplay Lip Sync Contest
Extreme paper rock scissors
Um, Actually- Fan edition
Try to make me laugh
Hunt Your Friends
Zombie tag
ConNoogas Got Talent
Kids Name that Jelly Bean
Mario Party Tournament
Smash Brothers Tourney
COD Tournament
Mortal Kombat Tournament
Teen Trivia
Star Wars VS Star Trek Debate
Charity Poker Tournament
NOOGA NIGHTS CONTESTS (21+ Events)
Sign Up for 21+ Events on the App or @ Early Sign Up !
** Some Contests may be added and changed but believe us - we have a ton of contests and always looking to add or modify existing ones to assure a good time for all !