MoComCon 2026

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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.