Please welcome Turtle Smithy as one of our cosplay instructors! Tickets will be available next week!
Turtle Smithy has been cosplaying for over 20 years. He has competed and won awards at many different conventions, not the least of which being the first C2E2 Crown Champion. He has also judged...
We’re excited to announce Malinda-chan as one of our cosplay workshop instructors!
Malinda-chan (Malinda) has been cosplaying for more than 20 years and uses a wide range of skills to create her costumes. She especially loves sewing and wig styling, and you might be familiar with the numerous...
Naka-Kon is excited to announce that crafting workshops will return for the 2026 show! Our first instructor is Madison May!
Madison May, the head pattern maker at CUT/SEW, founded the company in 2016. With almost fifteen years of experience in the costume and fashion industry, Madison has...
Nakama! Next week we will be releasing tickets for our fantastic Featured Events! Classics such as the charity ball, fashion tea party, and bingo will return as well as several new workshops! We'll be updating our website with details all this week.
Visit our Featured Events page to see what's...
ONE MONTH UNTIL KICKOFF! 🚨
Naka-Kon 2026 is just one month away, and it's crunch time! Are you ready?
Show us your starting lineup for the weekend! Use our official Naka-Kon 2026 Cosplan Template to share your character selections and get hyped!
➡️ SAVE the template! ➡️ SHARE your Cosplans and tag...
We're excited to announce Gingy Stitch as a Mainstage Cosplay Contest Judge!
Gingy Stitch Cosplay is a cosplayer and life-long Anime fan from Perth, Western Australia, known for his attention to character detail, prop building and involvement in photoshoots. Alongside his own cosplay work, he...
Our next Mainstage Cosplay Contest Judge is Kirilee Cosplay!
Kirilee Cosplay hails from Perth, Western Australia. She has won cosplay awards locally, nationally and internationally. She has represented Australia at the World Cosplay Summit in Japan, Art to Play Before Christmas Cosplay in France...
We're excited to announce our first Mainstage Cosplay Contest Judge: Hylian Cream!
Hylian Cream is a Sewing Educator & Cosplayer from Southern California. With over 14 years of cosplay under her belt, she has won numerous awards for her craftsmanship and on stage performances. She is a Janome...
Naka-Kon is excited to welcome back Luna Flare! Luna Flare is Kansas City's favorite "Queen of Cosplay"! Luna has used her talents to entertain local audiences for more than a decade. As a cosplayer, she has won group and solo awards creating costumes that pay tribute to her favorite media. She...
Nakama, do you need to watch out for our next Hero's Lacquered Chain Prison? Or are your flames ready for a good fight? Either way, prepare for our next guest, Aaron Roberts!
You know him from iconic characters such as:
⚡ Kamui Woods (My Hero Academia)⚡ Benimaru (Fire Force)⚡ Uta (Tokyo Ghoul)⚡...
Nakama, please welcome our next guest for 2026: Kayli Mills!
Kayli is an accomplished voice actor, writer, lyricist, and singer with a certification in audio engineering and a Youtube channel with a following for her cover songs. She enjoys being active in many ways (weight lifting, yoga, hiking...
Our AMV Contest is still accepting entries NOW through February 26, 2026! Finalists in each category receive FREE BADGES to Naka-Kon 2026, and winners selected at-con by a live audience win CASH PRIZES!
Contest RulesAMV Contest Entry
Choose from one of six categories: Action / Adventure, Drama /...
Nakama, it's time to roam the halls of Gekkoukan High and seek the Sage of Spirit high above Hyrule! Please welcome Heather Gonzalez!
Heather is best known as the voice of Yukari Takeba in Persona 3 Reload, Mineru in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment, Cocolia Rand in...
We're excited to announce our other Hallway Cosplay Contest judge and Mainstage Denpai, Diana the Great! Diana The Great is an accomplished cosplayer from the greater Kansas City Metro. She holds ten years of experience in a variety of crafting and creative media; from sewing to foam work, wig...
Naka-Kon would like to welcome back Angus Duff of Duff Cosplay as Hallway Cosplay judge and Mainstage Denpai! Angus Duff is the Dad in Duff Cosplay. Duff Cosplay is family that creates costumes and props to have fun and meet fellow cosplayers. Angus enjoys displaying his interpretations of pop...
We are excited to announce Iris Garden x Haenuli as our fashion guest for Naka-Kon 2026! You'll see the debut of brand-new designs at the fashion show, spend time with them at the Lolita Fashion Tea Party, and shop their collection in the exhibit hall, with more surprises to come!
Founded in 2023...
Nakama! We are excited to announce the return of DJ Sameshima. He is part of the group called BAN BAN BAN, who were guests at Naka-Kon 2025. This year, he’s joining us as a solo Anison DJ and will provide support to our guest of honor during Naka-kon 2026. Sameshime-san is an expert DJ in the Anison...
Nakama - It’s time to beat the drums of liberation and nostalgia!
Our Naka-Kon 2026 guest of honor is an artist who has been part of the ONE PIECE franchise from the beginning: Maki Otsuki!!!
She debuted with ""memories"", the ED theme song for the TV anime ""ONE PIECE"". She also sang the second...
Haven't submitted your fan panel application? The deadline for applications is tomorrow - Tuesday, January 20th! Visit the programming page and submit your panel application today!
All applicants will receive an email from Programming Directors within 48 hours after the deadline with details on the...
Haven't submitted your fan panel application? The deadline for applications is tomorrow - Tuesday, January 20th! Visit the programming page and submit your panel application today!
All applicants will receive an email from Programming Directors within 48 hours after the deadline with details on the...
Nakama! Are you ready to howl at the moon! Cause it’s time for our next guest announcement! All the way from Cherryton Academy, this six eyed demon house husband is excited to meet, and not beat or eat all of you! Sound off for Jonah Scott!
📅 March 13-15, 2026📍 Overland Park Convention Center🎟️ Get...
Nakama, the convention is getting close - it's only two months away. Have you brushed up on the rules? Or have you just simply forgotten to take a look? Time to fix that.
We've made a few changes, primarily to our Dress Code and Prop/Weapon Policy. Please check them out and if you have any questions...
Nakama! I hope you’ve been on your best behavior! Cause it’s time to announce our next guest! Please welcome Xanthe Huynh!
She’s known as our very own Mother, Eve, in Records of Ragnarok! Sailor Guardian Pallas in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal, and of course get ready to fight with your soul...
Nakama and other humans: Prepare your light sticks and get ready for an alien invasion! Please welcome dystopian-pop idol PAiDA to Naka-Kon 2026!
This intergalactic and international performer sings bouncy doomer music while doing her part to save the planet - will you join in?
Until then, what's an...
