Would you like the opportunity to model for our Special Guest fashion brand Iris Garden × Haenuli? If so, please fill out our model application form!
Our Lolita Fashion Show and Designer Q&A will be a...
Nakama! Every day this week at 6pm CST we are releasing event tickets for our special featured events. Classics such as the charity ball, tea parties, and bingo will return as well as several new...
Nakama, please welcome Emily Boverie AKA Ratty Creations back to Naka-Kon for 2026!
Ratty Creations is a professional artist and graphic designer specializing in original creations and pop culture...
Nakama, please welcome back amazing artist Amelie Belcher!
Amelie is an award winning artist, comic artist, manga ka, illustrator, painter, sculptor, podcaster, twitch streamer, and currently a second...
Let's welcome Gaming Industry Guest, Sam Villanueva! Sam has been involved in every aspect of Game Design from concept to completion, with over 25 years of development experience throughout five...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
