The living dead are descending upon San Diego, but they’re doing it for charity. Who says zombies don’t have feelings? This October, CStar Productionz is teaming up with the Down Syndrome Association of San Diego by hosting a “Thriller” zombie flash mob to coincide with DSA’s annual Buddy Walk.

If you are in the Toronto area from July 30th to the 31st, and suffering through a Comic Con hangover, here is a bit of the “hair of the dog”. Come to the Atomic Lollipop Convention and enjoy 24 hours of high energy events ranging from anime, manga, DJ music, gaming, carnival rides and circus acts.
The convention portion, Atomic Con, will also be host to the Canadian Cosplay Cup (C3) 2011.
There is a distinguished list of DJs spinning music from the Tokyo music scene making sure the dance party …

The National Halloween Convention never fails to entertain convention attendees. This convention functions as a trade show–and it’s open to the public. Such a dynamic allows for a variety of vendors. Attendees can shop for discount Halloween decorations to professionally created haunt props costing thousands. The show also features talent, local groups, contests, and a popular costume ball.

Conventions are a great place to meet up with friends and dressing up can make it even more fun! Attending a convention can also make a memorable family vacation, but finding costumes that work for friends and relatives of different ages can be challenging.

We have a very exciting announcement to make, as part of our new relationship with Medieval Costumes & Gifts, one of our new advertisers! Medieval Costumes & Gifts is a vendor of medieval, Greek, and Roman-themed costume armor and decor, and they’ve agreed to let one lucky reader pick a helmet from their collection! That’s right, you could win an awesome Medieval, Roman, or Greek helmet (many of which are worth $60+).