Prop & Weapon Policy

We love the craftsmanship that goes into everything cosplayers do, but we also have a duty to make sure that everyone who attends our shows is safe and happy.

Please note that everyone is subject to a safety screening and all weapons deemed safe by our team will be tagged before you head out onto the floor.

Allowed Props:

• Lightsabers, wands, and sonic screwdrivers

• Unstrung bow

• Arrows if they are non-removable from their quiver or have a foam or no tip

• Shields of all materials with no sharp edges (metal shields are allowed but may take longer to screen)

• Lightweight plastic bats

• Staffs and brooms

• Whips (must be zip tied or otherwise attached to your person)

• Swords constructed of light foam, plastic, or cardboard

• Other items made from cardboard, foam, rubber and likewise lightweight materials

• Sci-fi and fantasy guns are allowed (e.g. Portal Guns, Han Solo blaster, phasers)

  • These MUST NOT resemble real world guns

  • They MUST be inoperable and cannot launch projectiles
    

Prohibited Items:

• Realistic and replica firearms of any kind

• Tasers

• Glass or stone props

• Projectile weapons or ones that can launch anything (e.g. slingshots)

• Brass knuckles

• Real, replica, or simulated explosives, ammunition, chemical weapons of any kind, including but not limited to: Simulated bomb vests, cartoon bombs, bullets, hand grenades, claymore mines, firecrackers, pepper spray, mace, powder caps

• Metal or wood swords and other sharp-edged weapons

• Excessively noisy props including but not limited to: airhorns, bullhorns, whistles