Cosplay

Next up, Piplup vs. Grookey! Bring your favorite Pokemon cosplay and pose for a photo with your favorite Pokemon via AR. Sing, interact or tell a short story about you and your Pokemon as you pose battle to come out on top! This Pokebattle is one for supreme cuteness!

Get prepared for your next cosplay performance! Performing in costume can be intimidating! Katnip Cosplay will discuss getting into character, posing, skits, different types of cosplay performances, and what to expect when performing on stage.

We share what we’ve learned traveling with major builds like Alphonse, Heimdall, and Gang Orca. From flights to road trips and transit, we cover smart packing strategies to keep cosplay safe, organized, and con-ready—no matter how bulky, armored, or awkward your build may be.

The Baddest Batch will review the process of 3D printing armor. They will show you how to turn 3D files into physical cosplays!

Tinker Cosplay will cover techniques for using EVA to make everything from props to entire suits of armor. They will cover high detail pattern making for EVA foam and techniques and tools for fabricating EVA foam cosplays.

Arizona Comicare is a Cosplay Group that volunteers at hospitals inspiring hope and lifting the spirits of young patients. The group will cover how to communicate in character and in an age appropriate manner. Learn to be the hero that kids need.

Learn two techniques for mask making: using EVA foams or epoxy clay. Tinker Cosplay will demonstrate how to make a mold with silicon and cast copies in resin. They will also show how to make an EVA foam mask. Finally, the two techniques will be compared.

Have you ever wondered how to make that character's 6ft tall axe, or 5ft long bow? What about a 43in long double barreled shotgun? Come learn how Schrei205 has tackled these gigantic props, and the lessons learned along the way!

We will help cosplayers who don’t fit the standard size chart feel confident and empowered. We will share our personal journey and techniques we use to design, build, and adapt cosplays for our bodies. Hear how to choose the right materials, modify patterns and make comfort a priority.

Lighting can take a costume from basic to incredible, but it doesn't have to be hard! Come learn how Schrei205 tackles fully lit armor builds and props, as well as see a live demonstration of just how simple it can be to get started with cosplay lighting.

Tiaras N’ Pumpkins N’ Things will demonstrate professional wig styling live! This will include a step by step guide for cosplayers and performers to improve their techniques for styling, caring for, and maintaining the shape of their wigs.

Steampunk culture requires, nay - demands - the use of a well-turned phrase. In this tournament-style game show panel, competitors will try to best their opponents in a battle of wits, using compliments! Kat Shakespeare presides over the well-mannered showdowns and crown the winner Grand Champion of Compliments! Suitable for all ages. Prizes given!

Gijinka is a popular cosplay, design style, and art form that involves creating human designs for non-human characters. Katnip Cosplay will demonstrate how to make gijinka designs for illustration and cosplay for characters like Pokemon, animals, mascots, and monsters.

ATTENTION FAN FUSION COSPLAYERS! You have been served, you (your cosplay character) is being charged with sins against humanity. Will you come out innocent? Guilty? Or will you plead insanity? The Honorless Judge Cryokor will pass down the verdict! No case is too raunchy for this court room! Audience participation highly encouraged!

Big, bold, brazen and beautiful! All Inclusive and Belonging! Superheroes, furries, zombies, anime otaku, sci-fi fans, video game characters, cosplayers, crossplayers and those in casual dress will dance, prance and STRUT.
Sign-ups for individual performers, groups, and volunteers open at 8:30 PM. You can choose your song or have a song chosen for you if feel adventurous.

Marvel at the best and "steamiest" characters Phoenix has to offer in a show of Victorian elegance and "modern" ingenuity.

What are the chances for POC to achieve fame as cosplayers? What challenges do they face in its community? Where do the lines get drawn for acceptable choices by cosplayers when portraying characters of differing racial representation?

Every accomplished cosplayer has at least one thing in common: we've learned a lot of ways to do things that DO NOT work. Come and join veteran cosplayers in sharing the lesser seen part of the creative process: the failures, AND how we overcame them!

3D printing is a great way to achieve armored looks in cosplay. The Baddest Batch will discuss the pros and cons of 3D printing for Cosplay. They'll help you make an informed decision whether to get into 3D printing and what type of 3D printer to get.

Youth from birth to 15 years old are invited to participate in the all-youth masquerade and fashion show! Join us for 2 hours of fun with experienced cosplayers advising and guiding you down the runway.
Online Forms are due Saturday 05/30/26.
Please feel free to sign-up on-site if this deadline is missed.
Parental/Legal Guardian authorization must be attained prior to participation.

Dressed to impress, these cosplayers of all levels have been working since the last Fan Fusion to bring the characters you love to life! Come see the best and most talented cosplayers that Fan Fusion has to offer!

Calling all cosplayers! Are you ready to own your basic nature and get up to werk the runway? We know you're ready to slay, you just have to get up and show us! Our squad of judges and host Rita Bane will rain praise down upon you while you do it!

Phoenix Fan Fusion's Cosplay Guests will grace the runway with their favorite cosplays. Expect to see excellence in this masquerade-esque showcase of their talents. They will be doing Q and A and meeting audience members after their performance.

ATTENTION FAN FUSION COSPLAYERS! You have been served, you (your cosplay character) is being charged with sins against humanity. Will you come out innocent? Guilty? Or will you plead insanity? The Honorless Judge Cryokor will pass down the verdict! Audience participation highly encouraged!

Idol hopefuls from every fandom will compete to be Phoenix Fan Fusion's Multiverse Idol! Only here could you experience Ariel, Wolverine, or Sheryl Nome sing and dance their way to the top.