MoComCon 2026

Teen / Adult

Location: BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD 20874

Friday, March 20^th, 2026
6pm-8pm

• 6:00pm—7:00pm Boardgame Tasting Mixer
• 6:00pm—7:00pm DC Anime Club Anime Screening Room
• 7:00pm—8:00pm How The Force Can Fix The World

Saturday, March 21^st, 2026
10am-4pm

Drop-in Activities: All Day 

Kay Gallery

• Exhibitor Hall

Black Box

• Comic Sale-Friends of the Library Montgomery County
• Board Game Tasting

Conference Room

• Starship Bridge Simulation

Mezzanine

• Give away area

First-Come-First-Serve Activities

Studio 1: Adult/Teen Crafts

• 11:00am—12:00pm Character Journals
• 12:00pm—1:00pm Character Journals
• 1:00pm—2:00pm Tote Bag Decorating
• 2:00pm—3:00pm Tote Bag Decorating

Studio 3: Workshops

• 11:00am—12:00pm Fantasy World Building
• 12:30pm—1:30pm Fantasy World Building
• 2:00pm—3:00pm Board Game Development

Main Theatre: Panels and Presentations

• 10:00am—11:45am Anime Watch party or Sing a long
• 12:00pm—12:45pm Manga 101
• 1:00pm—1:45pm Cosplay Panel
• 2:00pm—2:45pm Video Game Development
• 3:00pm—4:00pm Cosplay Contest

Families and Children of all Ages

Location: Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd., Germantown, MD 2087
Saturday, March 21^st, 2026
10:00am—3:00pm

Drop-in Activities

Ground Floor Children’s Room

• 10:00am—3:00pm Coloring, Scavenger Hunt, Word Search, Crossword Puzzle, Trivia
• 10:00am—3:00pm Drop-in Craft for ages 0-5
• 10:00am—3:00pm Drop-in Craft for ages 6-12
• 10:00am—3:00pm Visit with Superhero Support Inc
• 10:00am—3:00pm Superhero Training Camp (Study Room 5)

Ground Floor Children’s Programming Room

• 10:00am—3:00pm Step Into Their Stories: Celebrating 40 Years of American Girl

Upstairs Quiet Room 1

• 10:00am—3:00pm Fandom Guess Who 

Upstairs Quiet Room 2

• 10:00am—3:00pm Superhero Guess Who 

Upstairs Study Rooms 

• 10:00am—3:00pm Sensory Friendly Room (Room 1)
• 10:00am—3:00pm Collaborative Art Room (Room 2)
• 10:00am—3:00pm Origami Room (Room 3)
• 10:00am—3:00pm Board Game Room (Room 4)

Teen Mezzanine 

• 10:00am—3:00pm Button Making

Upstairs Foyer

• 10:00am—3:00pm Artist Alley

First-Come-First-Serve Activities

Ground Floor Meeting Room

• 10:30am—11:00am Superhero Storytime!
• 11:30am—12:00pm Super Glow Dance Party
• 12:30pm—1:00pm Superhero Storytime!
• 1:30pm—2:00pm Super Glow Dance Party
• 2:30pm—3:00pm Costume Parade Line-Up
• 3:00pm Costume Parade for ages 0-12

Enter the fandom with MoComCon’s annual cosplay contest!

Contest Basics

• You do not need a library card to enter.
• Limit: one entry per person.
• Two age groups: Teen (ages 13–17) and Adult (ages 18+).
• Cosplay entries must be able to participate in-person at BlackRock Center for the Arts (adjacent to Germantown Library) on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 3:00-5:00PM.
• Entry forms will only be accepted in person at the MoComCon Information table at BlackRock Center for the Arts (adjacent to Germantown Library) on Saturday, March 21 starting at 10:30 AM.
• No electronic submissions.
• Space is limited to the first 20 entries in each age group.
• Costumes must be suitable for a family environment. No explicit content, images, words, or weapons, including replica and costume pieces.
• Contestants must adhere to all MCPL Guidelines Governing the Use of Public Libraries and Guidelines for Behavior.

Contest Guidelines

• Create and dress up in a costume of your favorite character from any fandom, book, television show, movie, game (board, video, arcade or other), or invent your own original character!
• Costumes may include some purchased, pre-made components.

Cosplay Contest Entry Form
(Coming Soon)

Contest Prizes

• Cosplay winners will be selected during the live MoComCon event on March 21, 2026, and must be present to participate and win.
• Prizes will be awarded in the following four categories for each age group:
• 1. Best Presentation
  2. Most Creative
  3. Judge's Choice
  4. Peer-to-Peer Award
• All judges’ decisions are final.

Cosplay Parade for Ages 0-12

• Children ages 0-12 may participate in a cosplay parade, leading up to the contest.
• Line-up for the parade will take place in the ground-level meeting room of the Germantown Library. Line-up begins at 2:30 PM and will end, next door, at the BlackRock Main Stage no later than 3:15 PM.
• First 30 kids only.
• Children’s names will not be announced.
• Children will not be judged.
• An adult, 18 or older, must accompany all children walking in the parade.
• MCPL is not responsible for the monitoring of children participating in the parade.
• Above cosplay contest rules and guidelines apply.

Check back soon for a full list of contributors and exhibitors!

• DC Anime Club
• Friends of the Library Montgomery County
• Risucon
• Superhero Support
• U.S.S. Mae Jemison
• Small Press Expo
• USS Monocacy

• Geoff Weber
• Christianne MacAuley
• Oliver Mertz
• Jamie Noguchi
• Carolyn Belefski
• Tiny Pineapple Studio

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.