MoComCon 2025

Day 1 – Saturday, March 22, 2025

Who: Teens 13+ and Adults
When: 1:00-5:00pm
Where: BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD 20874

Drop-in Activities:

Kay Gallery

• 1:00pm – 5:00pm Retro Gaming
• 1:00pm – 5:00pm Tabletop Boardgame Demonstrations

BlackBox

• 1:00pm – 5:00pm Friends of the Library, Montgomery County Comic Book and Graphic Novel Sale
• 1:00pm – 5:00pm Exhibitor Hall

Conference Room/Mezzanine

• Community Meet Up
• Button Making

First-Come-First-Serve Activities:

Studio 1

• 1:00pm – 1:45pm Character Art Journal Workshop 1
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm Character Art Journal Workshop 2
• 3:00pm – 3:45pm Character Art Journal Workshop 3

Studio 3

• 1:00pm – 1:45pm Cosplay on a Budget with Maki Roll
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm Cosplay Transformation Tips with Make Up Artist Black Crystal

Main Theater

• 1:00pm – 1:45pm Crafting the Graphic Novel with Author Gareth Hinds
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm Intro to Manga Trivia
• 3:00pm – 3:45pm Industry Career Panel
• 4:00pm – 5:00pm Teen & Adult Cosplay Contest

The event will conclude with the cosplay contest from 4-5pm.

Day 2 – Sunday, March 23, 2025

Who: Families with children of all ages
When: 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd., Germantown, MD 20874

Drop-in Activities:

Ground Floor Children’s Room

• 10:00am—2:00pm Coloring, Scavenger Hunt, Word Search, Crossword Puzzle
• 10:00am—2:00pm Pikachu Bookmark Corner Craft
• 10:00am—2:00pm Retro Gaming

Ground Floor Children’s Programming Room

• 11:00am—12:00pm Kid’s Dance Party
• 12:00pm—2:00pm Pokémon Cafe

Upstairs Study Rooms

• 10:00am—2:00pm Board Games
• 10:00am—2:00pm Collaborative Art

First-Come-First-Serve Activities:

Lower Level Entrance

• 10:00am—2:00pm Meet and Greet with Superhero Support
• 10:00am—2:00pm Friends of the Library, Montgomery County Book Sale

Ground Floor Meeting Room

• 10:30am—11:00am Superhero Storytime!
• 11:30am—12:30pm Build Your Own Mascot: LEGO
• 11:30am – 12:30pm VIRTUAL – Build Your Own Mascot: LEGO
• 1:00pm—1:30pm Superhero Storytime!
• 1:30pm – 1:45pm Costume Parade Line-Up

Upstairs Study Room

• 11:00am—12:00pm Create Your Own Out-of-This-World Graphic Novel
• 12:30pm—1:30pm Create Your Own Out-of-This-World Graphic Novel

The event will conclude at 2:00pm with a costume parade through the children’s room of the library.

MoComCon 2025 Art and Essay contests

Learn More and Enter the Contests!

Is cosplay or dressing up more your style? Our Cosplay contest is for you!

A cosplay contest for teens and adults will take place on March 22, 2025. Registration begins at 1:30pm; Line-up at 3:30pm; Contest begins at 4:00pm.

A cosplay/costume parade will take place for 12 and under on March 23, 2025. Line-up will begin promptly at 1:30pm. Parade begins at 1:45pm.

Learn more about the contests and guidelines!

Suggested graphic novels and nonfiction for:

• Children
• Teens
• Adults

Attendees must adhere to all MCPL Guidelines Governing the Use of Public Libraries and Guidelines for Behavior.

Photo Release Form

Please contact Germantown Library at 240-777-0110 at least five days prior to the event to request reasonable accommodations.