9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Special Guest: Adam Savage Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- Main Event
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Special Guest: Adam Savage Photos & Autographs Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Foyer
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Autographs
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Electronics in Costuming Doubletree San Jose - San Jose
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Conductive thread and washable components have made incorporating electronics into costumes much easier. By integrating lights, sound, and other...
- Panel
- Culture & Costumes: Appropriation vs. Appreciation Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- There is a difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation, and sometimes, this difference is a very fine line. As costumers...
- Panel
- Prosthetics & Other Alterations to Your Form Doubletree San Jose - Carmel
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Looking for those finishing touches for your non-human costume? During this panel we will talk about the use of prosthetics, contacts, and other...
- Panel
- Cosplay & Fairy Wings Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fixed, mechanical, animatronic, and light-up fairy and cosplay wings. This class will cover common methods and tutorials for making your own cos...
- Panel
- Star Wars: Mandolorian Mercs Doubletree San Jose - San Martin
- 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 2 hours
- We will go over and discuss the MMCC CRL's, and armor construction per the CRL's. We will also go over ways to attach armor. We will also try to...
- Panel
- Vendors Room Doubletree San Jose - Sierra
- 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 7 hours
- Fantasy & Science Fiction Contestant Meeting Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Main Event
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Fursuits to Kaiju: RAWR! Doubletree San Jose - San Jose
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Costuming as Fast Fashion Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- With the rise in popularity of cosplay general costuming has also rolled more into the mainstream attention. This results in a lot of companies ...
- Panel
- Meet Costume-Con 42 Doubletree San Jose - Monterey
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Shibori Dyeing Techniques Workshop Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Shibori is an umbrella of historical dyeing techniques that involve stitching, binding, clamping (Itajime), and pole wrapping (Arashi). Particip...
- Workshop
- 18th Century Hairstyle Demo Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Want to know how to reproduce those high 1770s hairstyles using a wig? This class will show you how! We'll do a live, abbreviated demonstration ...
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- 刺し子 Sashiko - The Japanese Running Stitch Doubletree San Jose - San Jose
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- In this class, you will be introduced to Japanese sashiko, which is a running stitch technique. This class is aimed to give you an appreciation ...
- Panel
- Selecting Fabrics: Making a Good Costume GREAT Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- What's the difference between chiffon, organdy and organza? Wool gabardine or polyester? Does it matter? A crash course on fibers, weaves and fa...
- Panel
- Dyeing for Renters and in Limited Spaces Doubletree San Jose - Carmel
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- You do not have to be a chemist to do dyework. We will review easy-to-use safe products that are readily available to the home dyer and what you...
- Panel
- Meet Costume-Con 43 Bids Doubletree San Jose - Monterey
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Patterning 101 With EVA Foam Doubletree San Jose - San Martin
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Learn how to pattern a variety of basic costume armor pieces using EVA Foam with veter...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- But the Hotel... Negotiating A Hotel Contract for Your Event Doubletree San Jose - San Jose
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Are you curious as to what goes into a hotel contract for a convention? From attrition, event space rental, room blocks, power drops, food and b...
- Panel
- Tricks From the Drag World For Your Costuming and Makeup Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever wanted to know how drag queens, kings and monsters change their bodies, faces and hair? Here is that chance. Award winning drag artists spi...
- Panel
- Costuming History Through Images Doubletree San Jose - Monterey
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Did you know that the International Costumer's Guild has an archive? And an online image gallery? The ICG helps to save the history of costuming...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Metal Clay Basics Doubletree San Jose - San Carlos
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 2 hours
- Yearning for jewels to accent your period costume? Just love jewelry? Metal clay is a wondrous medium that starts as a soft pliable clay and, wh...
- Workshop
- Lucet Workshop Doubletree San Jose - San Martin
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 2 hours
- Workshop
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Green Room: F&SF Doubletree San Jose - Cedar
- 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 6 hours
- Other
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Fantasy & Science Fiction competition Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours
- Main Event