Cosplay Appreciation Day

DOWNTOWN CORNWALL Cosplay Appreciation Day, Saturday September 14th, 2024 - 10am to 5pm.

In recent years, cosplay has gained global visibility as a performing art in which fans dress up as fictional characters from anime, comics/manga, movies/TV and games.

Join us in beautiful Downtown Cornwall and show your appreciation for our amazing cosplay community.

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Fantasy Realm and CAPE are very proud that our city and the surrounding area feature so many incredibly talented and award winning cosplay artists, and we encourage ALL cosplayers to show your craft and invade Downtown Cornwall on Saturday September 14th so your community can see the incredible art that you've created.

Downtown Cornwall businesses be prepared for an onslaught of wonderful art and creativity.  We are encouraging Downtown businesses to offer discounts and specials to any customer shopping in Cosplay.

Participating businesses so far include:

-Fantasy Realm

-Cornwall & Area Pop Event

-Val's Diner

-Tickle Your Fancy Gift Shop

-Kid's Korner

About Cosplay

It was not until 1984 that the term ‘cosplay’ was invented, combining the words ‘costume’ and ‘play’. This was coined by the Japanese reporter, Nobuyuki Takahashi, after he attended Worldcon in Los Angeles. When translating the word ‘masquerade’ to the Japanese audience, he thought that the word sounded ‘too old-fashioned’ and used ‘cosplay’ to describe the concept.

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