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BOSTON COMIC CON 5th ANNUAL PARADE & COSTUME CONTEST AT FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE
Dress up as your favorite superhero or comic book character at the 5th annual Boston Comic Con/Faneuil Hall Marketplace Costume Parade.
WHAT: Dress up as your favorite superhero or comic book character at the 5th annual Boston Comic Con/Faneuil Hall Marketplace Costume Parade and Contest at 12 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2017. The contest is free to enter, open to the public and will feature a costume parade around Quincy Market with prizes going to those with the best costumes. Boston Comic Con 2017 will be held August 11 to August 13 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
The contest and parade, hosted by Boston Comic Con cosplay impresario Pat Covey, will kick-off with a costume parade around Quincy Market, beginning and ending at the West End, followed by judging to determine the top three adult winners and a kids’ winner. The parade and contest are a preview of what’s in store at this year’s Boston Comic Con with its Kids’ Cosplay Contest on Sunday, August 13 and its famed Annual Costume Contest on Saturday, August 12.
1st Prize : Premium 3-day pass to Boston Comic Con
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2nd Prize: Deluxe 3-day pass to Boston Comic Con
3rd Prize: Single Day pass to Boston Comic Con
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Kids’ Prize: 1 Family Pass (2 Adults and up to 4 Children)
For all registered contestants and their families, Dick’s Last Resort at Faneuil Hall Marketplace is offering a cheeseburger, fries and unlimited soda for $6.99 per person.
RSVP for the event here: Boston Comic Con/Faneuil Hall Costume Contest
WHEN: Thursday, August 3, 2017
11:30 a.m. Registration (On-site registration required)
12:00 p.m. Parade around Quincy Market to end at the West End for final judging
WHERE: West End at Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 Faneuil Hall Square
Boston, MA 02109
WHO: MC Pat Covey, Boston Comic Con Cosplay coordinator
JUDGES: Cindy Tran of Lowell, 2016 winner
Castro Arboite of Lowell, 2015 winner
Jesse McDade, Newbury Comics Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Chris Sherman, Dir. of Operations, Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Tickets for Boston Comic Con are now on-sale at www.bostoncomiccon.com and updates will be posted on the website and on Boston Comic Con’s Facebook page.