I am a huge lover of cosplay and conventions. My profile pic is a comparison between a convention I went to 11/2013 and from 7/2014 Thus far I stick to the midwest. I do CONvergence here in the Twin Cities every 4th of July weekend, and attended the first year of our very own Twin Cities Doctor Who convention in May, CONsole Room. I also travel to Chicago over Thanksgiving for Chicago TARDIS.

I also did Wizard World when it came to Minneapolis this year, although as a corporate convention it was a completely different animal than my usual lovely fan run convention. I may do it again if they have a big name guest that I want to meet. I went this last time because they had Matt Smith. Waaaay too overpriced, and yet I did it anyways, so I could cross a Doctor off my list (running total of living Doctors UmmS has been photographed with - 4 down, 5 to go).

One thing I love about locally run Minnesota conventions is that you have to have a consuite, ie free food for attendees. I was surprised when I went to Chicago and they didn't feed me!

I've admired Emerald City Comic Con from afar, but will probably never make it. My travel convention wishlist is:

1. DragonCon. At some point, I will go there. I will rock awesome costumes. I will be in the parade. This is the supreme fan convention.

2. San Diego Comic Con. I have a friend in San Diego, so that will help to keep the hotel costs down. You have to go to SDCC at some point in your life.

3. Gallifrey One - premiere Doctor Who convention in the US

4. Celebration - the official Star Wars convention. Happens every few year, next one is in 2015, although I sadly don't think I'll be able to swing it financially.

5. Creation Entertainment's Supernatural Convention - a corporate con, but it's coming to Minneapolis next year so I'll save the travel costs. Need to get my picture with my boys


Not sure if you're the target audience for this, but http://www.geekgirlcon.com/ is in October in Seattle.

I went to Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle) earlier this year, and it was a great experience. I'm curious what other conventions other people have gone to, and what other cons they might be planning to go to, especially if they're in Oregon or Washington.

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I have been going to Emerald City Comic Con for the past 4 years. Tons of fun and has been getting wildly popular quite recently. I believe this year it sold out for the first time since they began. Before you could always buy tickets at the door but not this year. I used to go to Sakura-con, anime related con in the Seattle area but haven't gone back in a few years. I also have given thought to attending Rose City comic-con in Portland, OR. I have family that lives in the area so it helps keeping the costs down.

Lost my funk for costuming and conventions this year at the minute.

I usually go to a couple over here in the UK and this year will hopefully attend Games Workshops Games Day although it isn't known as that anymore and the MCM events in London and Birmingham. Maybe the games expo as well but I think it will be down to if I can spare the time to do so.

I would like to go to one in the USA though just to see what it was like as they seem so much more organised and less about cramming people in unlike here

The other one I go to is San Diego. I went to it just a few days ago. Very crowded. Tons of people. Frankly, if it wasn't for friends that live down in San Diego that I visit and help in saving money for a hotel since I stay with them, I probably would have stopped trying to go to it years ago. It's tons of fun, but the crowds and long lines for, well, everything make it's a huge headache.

I usually go to Comic Con in New York. This year the tickets sold out super fast so I doubt I'm going>.>...

The other one I go to is San Diego. I went to it just a few days ago. Very crowded. Tons of people. Frankly, if it wasn't for friends that live down in San Diego that I visit and help in saving money for a hotel since I stay with them, I probably would have stopped trying to go to it years ago. It's tons of fun, but the crowds and long lines for, well, everything make it's a huge headache.

Yay for intercontinental disorganised events
I decided not to go to the one right on my doorstep this year in Manchester and was quite glad as people were standing in the rain for three hours before they even got in.

I do need to decide what my next big project is going to be for 2015 - I think I might attempt a Resident Evil future cosplay with some armour/weapon combo, twinkly lights, the usual cosplay stuff - that said, I need to finish off my Umbrella Chris Redfield as well really as I was never happy with the combats I bought for it so might work on those as well. Either way hopefully a bit more of a progress post on my Adeptus Custodes this weekend.

I've got two conventions coming up in the next two months: Daycon in Clarksville next month, and GMX in Nashville in October. Never been to Daycon, but it looks like it's just a small-er local gathering. I've been to GMX twice so far, and the big anime convention here, MTAC, once - all times as New Hope!Princess Leia.

Now that I've finally lost most of the weight, I'm braving the crowds as slave!Leia in the metal bikini (over-done, I know, but it's always been a dream :glasses:).

@Winnychan: I hope you can too! There is nothing like sashaying down the halls of a convention, dressed as a favorite character. I know I personally don't look at someone's weight in costume, I tend to go by whether they're enjoying it or acting in character. We all have our flaws and imperfections! (I'm totally going to rock my stretch marks in the metal bikini)