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Get crafting with Cos-tober!

It's baaaaack~ The winter months are settling in and we're running Cos-tober once again to get that motivation going for cosplay! How does it work? Post progress journals during the month of October and you'll be entered in a prize draw to win £30 in Coscraft vouchers! Check out the full promo and details here. >>

Cosplay Stories: Exploring Cosplay & Gender

Check out this great collab video from The Cosplay Journal & The Eighty-Sixth Floor Music, telling the stories of non-binary cosplayers within our community. We'd love to see more content like this in future! Video in the full article below. >>

Recent Progress Journals

Mary Sanderson

LauraLee1

Wig done with help from a friend

Still slow progress

RainbowRebelCosplay

Ahhhh such slow work

I think he's... done?

Pippin4242

Time to panic over Asirpa while this dries then.

Shorts

HollyA87

Ordered my fabric for the shorts today to go under the cage skirt!

Weekly Costume Showcase

Tsuyu Asui from My Hero Academia

TheStarlightFairy

Each week we highlight a fantastic costume that has been nominated by the community. Check out their profile and give them some love!

View previous showcases

Chatter

Masquerade: One Piece Group
Started by NorthamptonGuy (updated 14th October 2019)
Hibanacon 2019 0

Feature opinions wanted: social media ‘reactions’
Started by Delusional (updated 16th August 2019) 0

Desperate for a Daenerys costume urgently
Started by TinyRicki (updated 8th April 2019) 0

need a cosplay group
Started by shadow202 (updated 5th April 2019) 0

Events

Upcoming Events

Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival 2019 - Bristol (19th October)

Somerset Comic Con and Gaming Festival Autumn 2019 - Taunton (20th October)

MCM Comic Con London October 2019 - London (25th October)

Horror Con and Halloween Scare Ball 2019 - Taunton (26th October)

Hibanacon 2019 - Milton Keynes (8th November)

View the full event calendar

New Event Added

We've just added a new event to our calendar!
Add yourself to the event if you're going.

Animangapop 2020

Plymouth

8th February 2020

About Cosplay Island

Cosplay Island is a news, portfolio and resource site for UK cosplayers.

Cosplay News - Stay updated with all the latest news from the UK scene, from conventions and competitions to general interest articles.
Costume Portfolio - Join for free today, create your cosplay profile and share your photos with other cosplayers, or browse thousands of costumes by our members.
Event Directory - An extensive directory of UK cosplay events where you can find out info, add your costumes to their line up and see who else is attending!
Tutorials - Learn new techniques in our member-submitted tutorials.
Showcase - A community suggested focus on fantastic costumes that some of our members have made.

For all PR and news around cosplay, conventions and competitions, please contact Kat at news@cosplayisland.co.uk