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• The Kids Cosplay Contest is open to attendees 15 and under.

• Contestants must be accompanied by an adult at registration. 

• Registration for the contest will be at the Kids Can Cosplay space located inside, near the Main Entrance, outside the main vendor hall between the hours of 10 am to 3:00 pm..

• Due to time limitations, we will not be accepting more than 40 contestants.

• All registered contestants must be at the Main Stage no later than 4:30 pm.

• The contest will begin at 5:00pm.

• Each Contestant will be brought up individually, on the Main Stage and judged by our Cosplay Judges for presentation, quality of costume and character performance (acting like the character you're Cosplaying as)

• The Top 3 contestants win trophies, prizes including passes to Anime Riverside 2025 

• A bonus "Performance" trophy will be awarded for the best character participation contestant

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