So you’re planning on going to your first convention, how fun! but you’re worried about what to bring along with you when you’re on the convention floor, well I’m here to help you out by listing the top 5 essentials you need to bring to your first convention!
- Food/water
believe it or not but most cosplayers and con-goers forget to bring food and water or flat out just don’t eat or drink anything during the days of the convention, this can be very dangerous, especially in crowded and hot rooms of the convention floor, so please bring a bottle or two of water and a snack, depending on the convention there will be water stations or even food stations, however you might have to pay and they can be very expensive so I would recommend bringing your own from home.
2. A sewing or mending kit
No matter what someone will always end up ripping or breaking something, but don’t worry! depending on what’s broken you can fix it with a mending or sewing kit, now this is very easy to make, all you need are sewing essentials (needle, thread, pin cushion, pins) or you can make a mending kit (glue, tape, paint) and you can be prepared if something breaks or rips, again depending on the convention you’re going to they might have a cosplay medic or a whole room dedicated to fixing cosplay and props, so if you want to save space or you’re not confident in your mending skills you can definitely skip this and just go to your local cosplay medic if your convention has one.
3. Makeup
now this is kind of a no brainer, if you’re wearing heavy makeup you need to bring some makeup with you for touch-ups, but you don’t need to bring all of it, I would bring concealer, eyeshadow, powder, and setting spray, this also applies to body paint as well.
4. A fan
You might be wondering if you really need a fan, you’re probably saying “It’s inside” or “The con isn’t during the summer” but I’m here to tell you, you absolutely need a fan, I can’t even count how many times I was overheated just from being inside with air conditioning if you are in a cosplay that’s very involved and has a lot of layers and with a wig, you need a fan you will thank me later, most fans are very cheap to come by, just search hand fan on amazon or wherever you shop and you will find one that’s probably $5 or less.
5. medicine
Con sickness is a very real thing, and ever since the pandemic you can never be too cautious, so I would recommend bringing medicine that works for you, I would also recommend bringing a type of migraine medicine because you will most likely get a headache within the first two hours especially if you have a wig on.