Early Bird registration goes live 1/18 @ 12AM ET. Early Bird price is limited to the first 50 registrants, and will last until sold out or until 1/24 @ 11:59PM ET! After that, badge prices increase to $75 for the rest of the pre-registration period. #cosplay #cosplayamerica2026 #cosplayamerica

🎉 Are you ready for Cosplay America 2026?! 🎉 Cosplay America will be back this year in a brand new location - the Hilton Raleigh North Hills in Raleigh, NC. Stay tuned for registration and hotel block details, plus our first guest announcements coming soon! 🤩✨ #CosplayAmerica2026 #cosplay

Met some wonderful people at Cosplay America 2025? Wondering how you'll manage a whole year without them? That's the neat part – you don't! Instead, join our discord to stay in touch as we bear the wait for our next show. Plus, you'll be the first to know of any news regarding dates, deals, & more!

Introducing your 2025 Craftsmanship Costume Contest Winners! Give them all some love and take a closer look at the work they've created. . . . . . #CosplayAmerica #CosAm #CosAm25 #Cosplay #Contest

We want to thank everyone who came together this year to celebrate our TENTH show of learning and laughter. We wouldn't be here without you. We hope to see all of you again next year for an even bigger & badder Cosplay America! . . . . . #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosAm #CosAm25 #Cosplay

Dress to impress in your cos-best! Come one, come all to our annual Cosplay America Gala~ Take photos by the gazebo and mingle with your fellow cosplayers in style. . . . . . #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosAm #CosAm25 #Gala #Cosplay

@tandyleather Bringing special deals and dates for your local leatherworking needs! Visit Tandy in Market Expo for details on discounts and for hands-on leather workshops near you. . . . . . #TandyLeather #Tandy #Leatherworking #Leather #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosAm #CosAm25

Get every detail down to the leather – uh... to the letter! Part 2 of @dreamy_december 's 3-part leatherworking intensive will see your designs take new shape. . . . . . #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica25 #CosAm #CosAm25 #leatherworking #cosplay #leather

December's three part dye series continues tomorrow with Dye 201 - Specialty Dyeing, running along 30+ other panels and workshops. Come check it out if you were not able to make it today! At-the-door badge price decreases each day of the weekend. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #raleighevents

So many vendors, so little time between all the things! Never fret, our Market Expo is here all weekend long, with @kobacake , @tandyleather , @fursuitsupplies , @sewtites , @phantomdoudles , @uniquecreationsbyamy , @pinktwinbluetwin , @mollyharringtonstudios and more!

Need facial hair and short on time? Shave yourself some worry. Hop into this workshop with Con of @prosandconcosplay as you navigate the world of ventilating to suit any and all of your facial follicle fantasies. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosAm #CosAm25 #wig #ventilating #cosplay

"Thanks – it has pockets!" Add practicality to your next fantasy costume with @makerfishmeal in this hands-on workshop. Make your own fantasy phone holder and never be disconnected from your friends at a con again! . . . . . #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosAm #CosAm25 #Foam #Cosplay

Guest Program Highlight: Unified, Not Uniform: The Art of Group Cosplay (previously Show and Tell) Join Sew.angry and Jenny as they dive into the process of building group costumes that look cohesive, without sacrificing individual style. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

Guest Programming Highlight: Modifying Commercial Patterns Sometimes you find a pattern that is close-- but this seam is over here, the sleeves are too baggy, and the hem is too short... Sew.Angry will talk techniques and approaches for this method. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplay

Guest Programming Highlight! Techniques for Texturizing Foam There are many techniques for texturizing EVA foam, and Jenny Barclay will demonstrate how to utilize some of her favorites! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

Coupon Code! Get 20% off at Fanpowered Press with our coupon code. Not sure what to get? Stop by our free library in the Market Expo this weekend to browse Fanpowered Press' cosplay books. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #fanpoweredpress

Introducing our final sponsor for Cosplay America 2025! Pose Wigs is providing prizes for our craftsmanship contest. Thank you for supporting crafting education! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #posewigs #cosplay

Seats Still Available in Pro's 2 session Mold Making and Casting workshop. Resin casting can add organic shapes and dimension to your project, while also adding stability, rigidity or other fun textures. Students will leave with a cottagecore diorama (there may be gnomes...) #cosplayamerica

Introducing our next sponsor! @plaidcrafts will be contributing an additional workshop door prize. Thank you for supporting crafting education! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #plaidcrafts

Seats Still Available to Bag of Holding workshop: 6/20 from 7-9PM ET. Sew.Angry will walk you through sewing a curved cut to a straight cut and leveraging a pattern with seams featuring inset shapes, trim, and embellishments. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplay #sewing

Return of Splat Space! Durham's local makerspace will be teaching free soldering drop in classes! Optional kits are available for sale. Drop in 2-4 on Fri, 10-12 & 2-4 Sat, or 10-12 Sun. Experienced solderers are also welcome to stop by and practice. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #makerspace

We are SO EXCITED to see everyone at the con this week! Please be advised that Cosplay America will be cashless again this year, including for registration and the drink bar at our Gala. Vendors in the Market Expo may accept payment forms of their choosing. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025

Workshop tickets are still available for some classes! Missed out on a class that you wanted to take? Limited seats are reserved for sale on-site, and can be purchased when you arrive at the event. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplay #crafting #costuming #workshop #raleighevents

Seats Still Available to Foam Shoe Covers workshop on 6/21 from 10AM-12:30PM ET. Maker Fishmeal shows you how to pattern and make removable foam shoe covers so you can reuse your shoes between cosplays (useful for anyone who doesn't want to have to buy new shoes for every costume). #cosplayamerica

Photo backdrops will be available in Market Expo! A variety of designs will be available, so check them out after you finish browsing our wonderful sponsor, vendor and artist booths + our free cosplay library provided by Fanpowered Press! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplay #photoshoot

Door Prizes Announcement! Thanks to our generous sponsors, Mulberry Silks and Fanpowered Press, we have a pool of door prizes that will be given away to workshop attendees. Tickets are still available to many of our workshops! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplayworkshop

Introducing our 8th sponsor for Cosplay America 2025! Mulberry Silks is a family owned business selling fine fabrics and sewing supplies in Carrboro, NC. They are providing prizes for workshop attendees. Thank you for supporting crafting education! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #mulberrysilks

Worbla Flowers workshop will run Friday 6/20 from 7-9PM ET. Avera Cosplay shows how to make beautiful worbla flowers. Useful for anyone who wants to learn to sculpt details for their costumes, we still have tickets available to this first-time addition at CosAm! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

Workshop Highlight: Hand Sewing 101 This workshop teaches 4 hand-sewing stitches, different styles of seams and finishing techniques. Workshop fee will be collected directly by the instructor, register at www.eventcreate.com/e/ladylatham.... #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

A sneak peak at our Kanzashi Inspired Folded Fabric Flower Hair Clips Workshop! Participants will learn the basic skills to manipulate fabric to create the petal and leaf forms for Japanese kanzashi flowers. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosplayWorkshop

Workshop Highlight! Crochet 101 Lady Gatita will teach crocket basics, how to get started, along with a few basic stitches. This hands-on workshop includes a small skein of yarn and a hook to start your crochet journey. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #workshop #crochet

Guest Programming Highlight: Reshaping the Body Triffin Morris, costuming professor from UNC, will give an overview of reshaping the body's proportions using corsetry. Examples of corsets will be available for examination. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #corsetry #historicalcostuming

Workshop Highlight! Hand Embroidery 101 This workshop teaches you 4-5 embroidery stitches, stabilizers, and how to transfer your designs. Workshop fee will be collected directly by the instructor, register at www.eventcreate.com/e/ladylatham.... #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

Guest Program Highlight: Parasol History and Construction Rachel Pollock, costuming professor from UNC, will give an overview of parasol history and fabrication. #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #costuming #cosplay #history #historicalcostuming

Guest Programming Highlight: Prop Guts! Making Giant Props Cosplay is all fun and games until you have to make a prop that's the same size you are. Avera and Maker Fishmeal walk us through the critical planning process for giant props and their guts. #cosplayamerica2025 #cosplayamerica #cosplay

Guest Programming Highlight! Detailing on Foam Avera will run through some of the many ways to add details to your foam projects, including undercuts, overcuts and carving. Stay tuned for more programming highlights and workshop signups coming soon! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #Cosplay

A sneak peak at our Foam Clay Detailing Workshop! Avera Cosplay shows you the ins and outs of working with this material by walking you through decorating a set of foam horns. Workshop tickets go on sale 6/8 at 6PM ET! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosplayWorkshop #foamclay

Guest Workshop: Bag of Holding Sew Angry will walk you through sewing a curved cut to a straight cut and leveraging a pattern with seams featuring inset shapes, trim, and embellishments. Don't forget that workshop signups open tomorrow 6/8 at 6PM ET! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #sewing

📢 Fitting Volunteers Needed! 📢 ✨ Have a cosplay garment that doesn’t fit quite right? Need instruction on how to fix the problem from our fitting professionals? Volunteer as a model for our Fitting Office Hours at Cosplay America on June 21st www.cosplayamerica.com/programming#fittingsignups

There's still time to join the excitement! Sign up and submit your application for Market Expo now! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #marketexpo #cosplaycon #convention #cosplayconvention #annoucement #artistalley

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Our Workshop Registration goes LIVE on Sunday, June 8th at 6:00 PM (ET)! 🗓️✨ Mark your calendars and set your alarms ⏰ because you won't want to miss it! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #cosplay #cosplayers #cosplaycon #convention #cosplayconvention #workshop

Workshop Highlight! Drafting a Basic Underbust Pattern from Measurements This is a workshop to draft a very basic underbust pattern and discuss how to alter it from the base pattern. Stay tuned for more programming highlights! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosplayWorkshop

Guest Panel Announcement! Danmei Pajama Party (18+) Stay up late with us as we kick back and play danmei-themed party games. Danmei pajama cosplay is encouraged, but not required! ID needed for entry. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #danmei #cosplay

Workshop Announcement! The Come-pleat Package Let's make pleat boards to save our brains and fingers from all that math. Knife or box pleat friendly these simple, compact boards save time and frustration for you projects. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosplayWorkshop

Guest Workshop Announcement: Foam Armor Series - Pauldron Come learn the best materials, tools and techniques for your foam projects from @sayakatcosplay.bsky.social. A pauldron will be made during this session. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #Foamsmithing #CosplayWorkshop

Guest Programming Announcement - Airbrush and Painting Demo Colors make everything more exciting, so come watch @turtlesmithy.bsky.social demonstrate painting and airbrush techniques for cosplay. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #painting

Guest Panel Announcement: Scaling Props and Armor Most of us do not possess impossible cartoon or videogame anatomies. @turtlesmithy.bsky.social can show us how to scale our costume designs to the proportions of our own bodies. #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #Cosplay

Time is running out! Badge prices for Cosplay America 2025 will increase to $85 on June 1 at 12 AM ET (our at the door price). Register now to take advantage of our last few days at the discounted price to attend our hundreds of hours of cosplay programming! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025

Introducing our seventh sponsor for Cosplay America 2025! Designs In Machine Embroidery is providing prizes for the craftsmanship contest. Thank you DIME for supporting crafting education! #cosplayamerica #cosplayamerica2025 #designsinmachineembroidery #cosplay

Guest Workshop: Embossing for Boss Builds with @prosandconscos.bsky.social Do you have the perfect fabric but want to add some razzle-dazzle? Attendees at this interactive panel will learn to use various embossing techniques to amplify fabrics! #CosplayAmerica #CosplayAmerica2025 #CosplayWorkshop