Spooky Empire May 2024: Full Schedule

This mandatory Pre-Judging Session is for entrants who have handmade their costumes and wish to compete in the Craftsmanship Category of the Costume Contest. Entrants in the Exhibition Category do not need to attend this session. You will have up to three minutes to describe how your costume was made in addition to showing the judges reference pictures and progress pictures of your costume.

Sunday May 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
TBA

Live events

1:00pm EDT

Q&A with Cast of The Blair Witch Project

Media Guests

Heather Donahue

Michael C Williams

Joshua Leonard

Eduardo Sanchez

Moderators

Aléa Figueroa

Sunday May 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Keys Ballroom

Q&As and Panels

2:00pm EDT

Q&A with Alice Cooper

Media Guests

Alice Cooper

Sunday May 19, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Keys Ballroom

Q&As and Panels

3:00pm EDT

Performance: Ladies of Violectric

Cosplay Records presents Ladies of Violectric - “House Band for the City of Orlando” and Recording Artists for “Howl-O-Scream”

Violectric® is an award-winning acoustic and electric string ensemble led by Producer and Recording Artist (including on GRAMMY® Award-Winning/Nominate albums) and GRAMMYU Mentor Michelle Jones. Violectric illuminates the stage and the audience’s senses through the use of cutting-edge technology and interactive experiences. They are the first and only LED instrument ensemble using their exclusive Violuminescence© LED instruments with LaserBows©. They were named “House Band for City of Orlando” by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, first “Artists in Residence” at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, and “Performing Artists in Residence” at The Neon Museum Las Vegas.

Artists

Michelle Jones Violectric

Ms Meka Nism

Sunday May 19, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Keys Ballroom

Live events

4:00pm EDT

Costume Contest

Sunday May 19, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Keys Ballroom

Live events

5:00pm EDT

Tattoo of the Day Awards

Tattoo of the Day Color 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Tattoo of the Day Black/Grey 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Best in Show

Sunday May 19, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Citrus Ballroom

Tattoo Festival