costume contests
Dressed-up showdowns judged
Costume contests are competitions where participants dress in costumes and are judged on creativity, craftsmanship, or adherence to a theme.
Common at Halloween parties, comic conventions, and fan gatherings, they range from casual events with audience applause determining winners to serious competitions with expert judges evaluating construction techniques: She spent months preparing her cosplay for the convention's costume contest.
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- trick or treatHalloween door-to-door phrase
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
prizes · judges · creativity · masks · disguise · parade · winner · first place · elaborate · handmade · competition · dress-up · theme · catwalk · applause · ribbon · trophy · spooky
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- community eventsparade, parades, festival, festivals, fair
- fan eventsfan conventions, fan fest, meet and greets, fan meetups, fan meetup
- Fashion Competitionsrunway show, runway shows, catwalk, beauty pageants, pageants
- festival activitiesdance, music, parades, crafts, lanterns
- Renaissance fairejousting, maypole dance, feast, masquerade ball, harvest festival
costume contestsfashion shows
Designer clothing exhibitions
beauty pageants · everyday attire · street clothes · plain clothes · fashion weeks
costume contestsacademic competitions
Organized student knowledge challenges
debate tournaments · talent shows · athletic competitions · spelling bees · physical fitness tests
costume contestsfunerals
Rites for the deceased
memorial services · court proceedings · job interviews · religious services · state funerals
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