Events
Events at Yoi-Con will be awesome! Join 1,000 of your fellow fans of Japanese animation to cosplay and play video games for a three-day weekend of fun and entertainment. Yoi-Con is organized by AnimeCon.org.
We invite special guests to provide a lot of awesome events, and even more events are added as panelists submit them. Our best and most attended events are shown below. In addition to the below, there are tons of events also not listed here, including anime screenings, our special date auction, photoshoots, debates, game shows, and beyond.
Masquerade
Our masquerade will be the best opportunity to show off your costumes and see some awesome, talented people. We have some experienced judges, and excellent competitors. We do everything we can to make your costumes look excellent. Sign up at the convention when you get here.
Exhibit Hall
Our exhibit hall will feature some of the most awesome vendors ever, with tons of anime swag to take home. Dealers will be selling everything you can imagine, from costumes and corsets to pocky and DVDs, you'll be able to find some awesome stuff in our dealers room.
Video Games
Our video gaming area features 32" LCDs screens and more, with gaming tournaments happening all weekend. Last year we even had DDR machines, Pump-it-Up, and more, to give you something fun to do during downtime (like we have that!).
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Rave Dances
We have several official, amazing DJs in our guest DJ lineup, including awesome DJs. We know how to break it down with awesome EDM dance music (hey, that's redundant!). Jumpstyle. Hardstyle. Techno. Trance. Maybe even dubstep? (If that's still cool by then). No stops and no bad DJs.
Formal Fantasy Cosplay Ball
As a special treat, our convention holds an annual fantasy ball. Admission is free to convention attendees with a badge. In addition, we will have professional formal dance lessons before the event begins, taught by an experienced dance instructor. For those without dates, we will even have our very own Date Auction on Friday afternoon, before the ball. Semi-formal outfits and above required for this exciting featured event.
Dante's Fabulous Date Auction
Unrivaled by any other convention, Dante's Fabulous Date Auction is your chance to win a date to the formal ball.... or several, if you're greedy. Join our sexy 15-con veteran host Dantes as they auction off other cosplayers to the highest bidder. Money goes towards improving the con, and 10% of all winning bids is donated to charity.
Concerts
We will have some cool performances by some cool performers, including some of our guests and featured nerdy musicians. They will be playing everything from anime theme song covers to unique shows filled with noir, rock, and tremendous energy. Everything about our concerts will be fun.
Panels
Yoi-Con has tons of panels, submitted and created by attendees like you. Talk about favorite shows, compete in homemade game shows, learn stuff, and more! Everything you love, from Lolita and Dolls, to Homestuck and Pokemon, we'll have it. Want to run a panel? Go to the event submission form.
Cosplay
We are excited to feature tons of cosplay events, in addition to the mainstage masquerade cosplay competition, including photoshoots, meetups, panels, and much more. If you are looking for the masquerade, you will be able to sign up to compete at the convention.
Meetups
Meetup with people who like the same stuff as you. Whether it's Ball Jointed Dolls, Lolita Fashion, Kingdom Hearts, J-Pop, or whatever, you'll make friends here.
Autographs
We have a ton of awesome guests and of course you can have their autograph. Autographs from most of our special guests are free, so bring your favorite DVD to get signed (no bootlegs, please).
Over 50+ events total.
There are also numerous panels and events not listed here happening at the convention, ranging from Karaoke to workshops. Please check out our website regularly so that you can find a more complete list when we post our program guide closer to the convention.
