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Kumoricon 2026

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September 17, 2026View edition →

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Kumoricon names adaptive-cosplay creator Colleen Cosplay a Portland guest of honor

For its November 13–15 convention at Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States, Kumoricon announced Colleen Cosplay as a Cosplay Guest of Honor on September 16. The organizer describes the disabled Pacific Northwest YouTuber as a creator with more than ten years of experience in adaptive costume design, mobility-aid decoration and adaptive dance, as well as cosplay craftsmanship and performance awards. Appearance days, panels, judging work and signing details have not yet been published.

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September 15, 2026View edition →

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Kumoricon opens its revamped 2026 cosplay contest applications through September 27

Kumoricon opened cosplay contest submissions September 13 and will close them September 27 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, with no on-site entries. Individual and group entries of up to nine people may choose craftsmanship, performance or dual judging; applications require reference and work-in-progress photos showing at least 50% completion. The 2026 rules redistribute 48 non-youth places among skill divisions, change performance limits and awards, and replace the Friday pre-meeting with optional office hours.

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September 4, 2026View edition →

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Delicious in Dungeon voice actor Damien Haas becomes a Kumoricon 2026 Guest of Honor

Kumoricon named Haas a Voice Actor Guest of Honor on September 3 for the anime convention running November 13–15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. The notice also credits his roles as Diego Brando in Steel Ball Run and Shez in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, but gives no panel, autograph or appearance times.

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August 30, 2026View edition →

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Kumoricon opens Cosplay Chess applications through October 23 for two Portland matches

Kumoricon opened applications August 29 for attendees to perform as costumed pieces in two Cosplay Chess matches. The application requires a costume image and closes October 23 at 11:59 p.m.; people may apply to both matches with separate cosplay entries. Selection and match times have not been announced.

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Kumoricon opens Idol Festival auditions through October 25 for its Portland anime convention

Auditions opened August 30 and close October 25 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Applicants must submit a costume image and a single-take 90-second full-body dance video; selected acts prepare a three-to-five-minute singing, dancing or combined performance. Participants must attend Kumoricon, and final festival, rehearsal and check-in times await the convention schedule.

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August 29, 2026View edition →

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Milwaukee battle DJ Khek becomes Kumoricon 2026's Musical Guest of Honor in Portland

Kumoricon named Khek a Musical Guest of Honor on August 28 for the anime convention running November 13–15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. The organizer has not yet published his performance, panel, signing or other appearance times.

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August 28, 2026View edition →

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Delicious in Dungeon voice actor SungWon Cho becomes a Kumoricon 2026 Guest of Honor in Portland

Kumoricon announced on August 27 that Cho will be a Voice Actor Guest of Honor when the anime convention runs November 13–15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. The announcement also notes his script-adaptation and voice-direction work, but the convention has not published his panel, signing, autograph or appearance times.

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August 27, 2026View edition →

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World Cosplay Summit alum AlpacaAsh becomes Kumoricon 2026's Cosplay Guest of Honor in Portland

Kumoricon announced on August 26 that AlpacaAsh will be its Cosplay Guest of Honor when the anime convention runs November 13–15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. The convention cites her tutorial work, panels and contest judging, but has not yet published her panel, signing, judging or appearance times.

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August 26, 2026View edition →

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Kumoricon brings Cosplay Chess back for two rounds in Portland this November

Kumoricon runs November 13–15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, United States. The convention announced on August 25 that its live-action Cosplay Chess event will return with two rounds, in which costumed participants act as pieces and perform battles when captured. Signups are promised soon, but the opening date, rules, round times and roster have not been published.

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