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Science Fiction Masquerade Locations
A lot of Science Fiction Conventions will have some kind of costume
event. It may be a formal masquerade with stage, lights and
sound. It may be a quick informal costume parade. It may be an
evening mask and social. If an event is very
"star-of-the-show" centered, there may not be separate evening
events for costumers. However, even there there is a good chance
there will be 'hall costumes'.
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Note: most convention masquerades are 'Pay to Play', i.e., you must be
a member of the convention to participate. Check with the masquerade
director of an individual event. (Sometimes you may just come to a local
event for the evening if you are presenting, but don't assume.)
This list just hits the more formal masquerades, with an emphasis on Los
Angeles and SoCal. Check out Science
Fiction event links for full con listings. Contact daCat
if you would like to add an event here.
For a much more complete list please check out the big list of
California
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Gaming Conventions
Southern California Centric
| November 23-25, 2007 - Thanksgiving weekend, Annual |
| Held on the Saturday night of the convention.
| Main SF local masquerade for Los Angeles. |
| New location, LAX Marriot |
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| Local level of completion
| Runs on the division system |
| Normally standard ICG rules. |
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| February 16-18, 2007, Annual - Doctor Who and Media convention
| LAX Airport Marriott |
| No masquerade schedule this year, but other fun events. Costumes
welcome |
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Labyrinth of Jareth
Fantasy Masquerade Ball
| July 25-29, 2007, Annual |
| San Diego, CA |
| http://www.comic-con.org |
| As their name states, this is an international comic convention.
Saturday's event is open to all costumes but comic oriented items do better.
| Note: write for their rules, their structure and format is different
than the 'ICG standard'. |
| There are a number of sponsored prizes most years. |
| Pre-register for the masquerade, fills up in advance quickly |
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| September 28-29, 2007, Annual |
| San Diego, CA
| Red Lion HanaleiHotel |
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| Local level |
Northern California
| May 25-28, 2007, Memorial Weekend, Annual |
| http://www.baycon.org/ |
| San José, CA
| San Mateo Marriott --NEW Hotel! |
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| Masquerade |
Arizona
| General Information:
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| Masquerade, Local level. |
| General Information:
| Nov 10-12, 2006 - Annual |
| InnSuites Hotel, Tucson, Arizona |
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| Local level, different style rules, check. |
Regional -Western US
| General Information:
| http://www.westercon.org/ |
| Is almost always the 4th of July weekend, somewhere in the western US. |
| Regional level of completion
| Runs on the division system |
| Normally standard ICG rules, but confirm, don't assume. |
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| Normally extra costuming events and panels though the weekend. |
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| Next Couple of WesterCons
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| General Information:
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Around the Country and the World
Just highlights of some of the larger and international level events.
| Location and time of year varies. |
| General Information:
| International level competition
| Runs on the division system |
| Normally standard ICG rules, but confirm, don't assume. |
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| Science Fiction Masquerade & Historical Masquerade |
| Various and Future Fashion Art-to-Wear fashion shows |
| Future Fashion Design contests |
| Also includes full weekend of classes on costume related topics |
| Get all the details on upcoming cons and view past Costume Con conventions at the
Costume-Connections Web site: www.costume-con.org . |
| Next Couple of Costume Cons:
| Costume Con 25 ( St. Louis, MO
- March 29-April 2, 2007) |
| Costume Con 26 (Silicon Valley,
CA - April 25-28, 2008) |
| Costume Con 27 (Baltimore, MD - May 2009) |
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| General Information:
| Held every year, normally over Labor Day weekend.
| Normally held on the North American continent, but when not, look
for a NASFIG masquerade around the same time if you can't make the
other country |
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| International Level competition
| Almost always runs on the division system
| Normally standard ICG rules, but confirm, don't assume. |
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| You MUST be a member of the convention to participate |
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| Extras most often include...
| A giant, high stage for presenting costume groups that won't fit
at any of the other events. |
| Great costuming programming from folks all over the world |
| A costumer suite (privately put together - but looking for sponsors) |
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| Next Couple of WorldCons
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| For more general WorldCon information see: http://worldcon.org/
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This page last updated
07/27/09
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