Animé Los Angeles Masquerade
The Animé Los Angeles Masquerade is a cosplay craftsmanship and performance competition, where some of the best cosplayers on the West Coast show off incredible costumes and outstanding shows for the chance to win prestigious awards and fabulous prizes!
Come for our wonderful contestants, then stay for performances from special guests, before the judges announce this year’s winners!
Whether you’re on stage or watching from the audience, this year’s show is going to be a blast. We hope to see you at the Animé Los Angeles Masquerade!
You can watch last year’s show on our YouTube channel here:
UPDATED as of September 19th, 2026:
Entry submissions for the ALA 22 Masquerade are now CLOSED.
Thank you to everyone who applied between September 1st and September 14th!
Entry submissions for the ALA 23 Masquerade, in January 2028, will open on September 1st, 2027.
We hope to see you there!
Entry submissions for the ALA Masquerade closed September 14th at 11:59pm PDT.
We do not take entries via email or at the convention.
We do not take entries via email or at the convention.
See you at the show!
OFFICIAL RULES
INQUIRIES
Have a question relating to the Masquerade? Please direct any questions to the Coordinator at [email protected]
Prize Sponsors
The Animé Los Angeles 22 Masquerade is honored to have amazing prizing brought to us by our gracious sponsors!
