Who Are We?

Cosplay Market is a small, locally grown Event, run by cosplayers for cosplayers giving life to second hand costumes and materials. Our Markets enable Cosplayers and Artists to set up shop where they can sell second hand goods or unique items any cosplayer/crafter would treasure!

Our mission is to create a unique and exciting cosplay event for the local community, where sustainability, creativity and charity all come together as one to support and encourage our fellow crafters and cosplayers. Anyone who is passionate about crafting, performing or just has a cool special interest is welcome to share their passion as a vendor or an attendee.

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Our Core

Principles

  • We aim to grow the cosplay community and provide an opportunity to meet like minded people and a safe space to learn, have fun and make friends.

    At CM we support various communities, including: Cosplayers, Craftspeople, J-fashion and Lolita enthusiasts, Jpop Idol fans and many more.

  • part of CM is to provide an opportunity for people to learn and contribute to efforts of decreasing the environmental impacts of fast fashion cosplay, by giving a space to sell and buy cosplays second hand.

    At CM we’ve created our second hand market, as a way to reduce the impact of fast fashion cosplay. As well as our Fabric Scrap Initiative and Cosplay Op Shop.

  • Cosplay Market supports and uplifts creativity and passion in the crafting and cosplay communities by platforming artists, providing education, and providing a space where all creatives are accepted.

    At CM we platform many types of creatives, giving opportunities to speak directly to their audience on our stage, compete in competitions to win many awesome prizes and collaborate with artists and small businesses to creative unique products for the convention.

  • Our mission is to support charities and causes that directly impact members of the cosplay community, by increasing visibility, education and financial support for our elected charity.

    At CM we partner with an elected charity based in Australia that tackle an issue facing our attendees.

    We donate a portion of our profits to an elected charity, run a sponsored raffle for our attendees and bring awareness to an issue facing the community and how the charity is helping to improve or solve it.

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Meet the Team

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    Nix Cosplay (Nix)

    CO-FOUNDER

    Nix has been an active member of the Cosplay community for over 10 years, ranging in her work from creating unique handmade cosplay commissions to working with entities such as Fortnite and Moreton Bay Libraries.

    Nix is on a mission to create a great community space, to promote sustainability and rehoming cosplays and materials that would otherwise go on to contribute to environmental damage, as well as supporting and uplifting the charities she works with.

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    Pipachuuuuu (Pip)

    CO-FOUNDER

    Pip has been a member of the cosplay community for over 6 years, she has been a cosplayer, idol and photographer by trade. Travelling to internationally to represent Australia in France for the Art to Play Before Christmas Competition 2023. And being a part of the disbanded, kaigai idol group, Melody Parade.

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    Meekxthree (Monique)

    STAGE COORDINATOR

    Meek has been attending conventions and cosplaying for over a decade in both NSW and QLD. Nowadays she mostly focuses on streaming and podcasting, but continues to attend conventions across the country due to her love of pop culture, gaming and meeting like-minded individuals.

    Meek wants Cosplay Market to represent putting the community back into conventions, allowing people a space for friendship, sustainability, learning, crafting, and sharing and honing talents.

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    Enby Tiefling (Haylee)

    TECH COORDINATOR

    As someone who grew up around creatives authentically expressing themselves, Haylee is passionate about building community within the cosplay scene. Haylee has been performing at conventions for 7 years and counting, after completing their studies in technical production they strive to combine their skills and passion for the cosplay community into Cosplay Market.

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    OP Cosplay (Marshall)

    TECH/GRAPHICS COORDINATOR

    Marshall has been apart of the cosplay community for 8 years and works in the live performance industry. Over the course of their time in the community they have consistently been inspired by the work of their fellow cosplayers. CM has allowed them to apply their technical production skills to create inviting and supportive spaces for the cosplay community to share and celebrate their work! Marshall hopes to continue creating performance spaces where they can cheer our community on from the ops desk!

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  • RaineyDay Cosplay (Raine)

    TECH COORDINATOR

    Raine has been apart of the cosplay and creative community for many years, going to cons with friends and working in live theatre. While being apart of this community Raine has grown to love the encouraging nature of fellow crafters and wants to be apart of giving smaller cosplayers and creators a place to show off their skills.

    Raine is passionate about using technology to create fun, entertaining spaces, bringing part of the theatre to your local market with the help of all the wonderful performers who volunteer their time at our events.

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    Kirilee Cosplay (Kirilee)

    PERTH COORDINATOR

    Kirilee Cosplay has been cosplaying over a decade and is a proud West Aussie. She has won numerous awards for her cosplay and  represented Australia in the World Cosplay Summit (Japan), Art to Play (France) and the Cosplay Central Crown Championships (USA).

    Kirilee also runs a YouTube channel and is very passionate about making cosplay a more sustainable hobby. She is proud to be part of the Cosplay Market crew, representing the west!

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