Cosplay Central Crown Championships
Cosplay Central Crown Championships
Every year, cosplayers from around the world show off their creations at conventions - and the best of the best chase glory in the Cosplay Central Crown Championships. From Australia to South Africa, and across Europe, master-level cosplayers head to their local conventions to compete for the chance to represent their regions and a round-trip ticket to the global finals.
The Crown Championships is a celebration of cosplay artistry. The competition is judged on the cosplayers' design skills and the construction of the costume before they take to the stage to proudly show off their creations to the world in front of a packed audience. The costumes selected for the final are extremely complex, highly detailed, and executed with precision. Each of the finalists are already champions in their home nation, so you can be sure to see some incredible costumes from passionate creators.
The 2026 Cosplay Central Crown Championships Final will be held at MCM London Comic Con in May 2026
How to Join the Championships
Selecting events are free to set the format, rules and criteria of their independent qualifier, make sure to check your local event’s rules carefully before taking part. All finalists selected to take part in the Global Final are bound by the rules as published.
Qualifier Events for the 2026 Final
Australia
PAX Australia
10-12 October 2025
Baltic Region
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Unicon
15-17 August 2025
France
Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show By TGS
4-5 October 2025
Hungary
and neighbors
MondoCon Spring
11-12 April 2026
Nordic Region
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland
Comic Con Denmark X
J-Popcon 15-16 November 2025
Poland
Magnificon Expo
29 - 30 November 2025
South Africa
Comic Con Africa
28-31 August 2025
Spain
Japan Weekend Madrid
20-21 September 2025
UK
MCM Birmingham Comic Con
28-30 November 2025
USA
C2E2
27-29 March 2026
Note: For the USA - regional selections are held at ECCC, Florida Supercon, NYCC and C2E2, with the overall National Champion being selected at C2E2 – please see the individual show websites for details of the regional selections.
Past Crown Champions
2025
Henchwench
(Australia)
2024
Matthew Barry
(UK)
2023
Nerds Gone Mild
(USA)
2022
Amazonian Cosplay
(UK)
2020
Jinxie Cosplay
(South Africa)
2019
CowbuttCrunchies
(USA)
2018
Jacquistuffnthings
(USA)
2017
Okkido Cosplay
(Hungary)
2016
Major Sam
(Australia)