Thousands of people are expected to attend Hal-Con over the weekend.
The annual event launched on Friday, attracting a line-up of hundreds of people in costumes before the doors opened at noon.
“When I first started dressing up, it really built up my confidence,” said attendee Keri Fulton, who wore a handmade Pokemon Go Pokestop costume.
Her get-up included sparkly pink hearts and took 15 hours to make.
“Some people spend all year making costumes for this convention,” said Marsha Reid, costume contest co-ordinator for the event.
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The contest will be held on Sunday. Some participants go on to compete in contests in other countries.
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Shaelyn Delahunt and her two friends dressed up as “post-apocalyptic Disney princesses” for the event.
The two friends were dressed as Aurora from Sleeping Beauty and Ariel from The Little Mermaid; they carried a flamethrower and a torn off tentacle from the villain Ursula, respectively.
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Delahunt was dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast and had a skull from the Beast character attached to her shoulder.
The costumes will be part of her application to get into a school to study fashion and/or costume design.
Keegan Durnford, another attendee, sported a homemade costume of the Shocker, a Marvel Comics supervillain.
“It’s fun to look cool,” he said.
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