June 5-7, 2026
2026 COSPLAY- IS HAPPENING!
The Colorado Medieval Festival is VERY excited to announce our Costume Contest Partner:
The Combat Recovery Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing suicide and supporting veterans and trauma survivors through community-driven programs, peer support, and recovery initiatives. Their approach is evidence-based, community-focused, and rooted in the understanding that connection and support are the keys to healing.
The team is made up of experienced leaders, advisors, and volunteers committed to helping individuals discover belonging, ignite purpose, and ultimately reconnect, rebuild, and thrive.
And the judges for the Colorado Medieval Festival CosPlay Contest!!
Because This Only Happens Once! Time Travelers Incoming!
America 250/Colorado 150
~ Being in Character ~
~ Interpretation of Theme ~
~ Craftsmanship ~
~ Make-up ~
~ Overall~
1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes
Rules, rules and some more rules
~Contest Entry Included with Festival Admission~
- Register at the Combat Recovery Foundation Tent next to the Joust.
-Winner will be announced on the main stage at time TBD.
- If you are a cosplayer, but not interested in entering the contest, you’re still welcome to show off your skills!
RULES: Put together a costume within the category and wear it on your body. All costumes are welcomed; it doesn’t make any difference if they are homemade, magically found, simply appear with a flick of a wand or even purchased or rented. However, please keep your costume “G” rated, this is a family event. You must be between 0 - 100 years old and not be dead. If you appear to be dead that is OK. No Pets allowed.
General Release: By entering the Contest, you release The Colorado Medieval Festival from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. And you give us permission to use your winning image (in costume) in our advertising forever and ever and ever.
Enough Rules yet?
Bragging rights come with all entries.
