The CoreCon Costume Contest is the time when convention attendees get to highlight all the hard work that goes into costuming. The fun begins on Saturday afternoon with a masquerade for children. The children’s masquerade is a fun event where anyone under the age of 12 can show off their awesome costumes. There’s no formal judging, just judges who can give you tips and information on how to get into costuming. This is the place where CoreCon Kids can get their feet wet without having to walk through the main competition in front of a large audience.
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It’s Okay To Be You
Posted in Accessibiltity, and friends
Access Panel Blog It’s Okay To Be You By Richard Early I was very excited when I learned that CoreCon had chosen Freedom Resource as its charity this year and even moreso when I found out CoreCon was dedicated to improving accessibility for the convention and at the Baymont. I can’t thank…
Group Photo Shoots
Posted in Cosplay Focus, costuming, friends, and Monsters and Mechs
CoreCon is excited to announce we have multiple cosplay photographers on board this year for CoreCon IX: Monsters and Mechs held at the Baymont Inn & Suites June 8-11. Are you interested in being part of a group photoshoot with other cosplayers? Click the link for more details!
2017 Gaming
Posted in friends, gaming, Monsters and Mechs, and Uncategorized
The Showdown is about to start! The Monsters and Mechs will be battling at the Baymont Inn of Fargo June 8-11, 2017. While the battle rages on, you need to stop gawking and get your butt in the Gaming Central Hazard Shelter! The Gaming Central Hazard Shelter is your safety…
Cosplay Focus: Jonathan Angert
Posted in Cosplay Focus, costuming, friends, Monsters and Mechs, and Uncategorized
Cosplaying is the art of bringing the joy a person gets from a fandom to others. Although Jonathan does a variety of cos-plays, he is best known for his larger than life mech costumes. They’re impressive even if you don’t know the fandom.
Cosplay Focus: Eric Wilme
Posted in Cosplay Focus, costuming, friends, Monsters and Mechs, and Uncategorized
It’s very apparent when Eric Wilme walks into our convention. Everyone begins shouting, “WILME!” His enthusiastic exuberance is a welcome sight and turns the con fun-meter up a few notches. After winning the 2016 CoreCon Costume Contest Historical Captain’s Award with his friend Casey, he has a few things to say about cosplay.
Cosplay Focus: Brittney Berthiaume
Posted in Cosplay Focus, costuming, friends, and Uncategorized
Brittney won the 2016 CoreCon Costume Contest for “Best In Show” as Tigress and feels cosplaying has helped her to be a more confident person.
Cosplay Focus: Matthew Morrison
Posted in Cosplay Focus, costuming, and friends

Meeting new people. That’s why Matthew (or MJ to his friends) cosplays.
Panels at CoreCon
Posted in friends, panels, and Uncategorized
Panels are truly a great part of CoreCon. Where else can the title of a panel tell you where your friends are, even the ones you haven’t met yet?
CoreCon Kids CONnection
Posted in costuming, friends, Kid's CONnection, and Uncategorized

Kids can be nerds and geeks, too! That’s why CoreCon has activities for everybody!
2016 Costume Contest
Posted in costuming, friends, Monsters and Mechs, and Uncategorized
Here are the winners and more from the 2016 CoreCon Costume Contest. You can see the craftsmanship and love of cosplay in everyone’s work. A picture is worth a thousand words and each of our costumers deserve a thousand thanks for their hard work and dedication to the craft.
Why you should go to CoreCon.
Posted in costuming, friends, gaming, gaming, Monsters and Mechs, panels, and Uncategorized
You can conquer your video games at home, read comics in your bedroom, game at the kitchen table, and watch movies in the living room. Let’s face it, if someone would bring you food you would never have to leave the house. Our convention is so much more than just doing those things though.
Social Experiment #38
Posted in friends, Monsters and Mechs, and Uncategorized
In an experiment to determine if certain species have a natural or nurtured dislike for each other, many separate groups were brought together for four days in 2016 and were observed by scientists. The results were astounding.