Cue the Fun Zone music! Next up on this year’s contest list is Retro Con’s “Truly Truly Truly Weird Karaoke Contest”!

To liven things up, we’re going to start giving the Karaoke contest specific themes, and this year we’re daring to be stupid and going all Weird Al!! We’ll have a nice selection of his parodies, as well as his original songs to choose from. We got it all on UHF!

The contest will be held early Sunday afternoon, tentative start time 1:30pm. Since contestant space is limited and we’ll need time to get the playlist ready, sign-ups will be required! Sign-ups will be at the Preregistrant table in our lead-in hallway around 11:15am on Sunday. Listen for an announcement over the speaker system. If interest is high, we might have to adopt a “lottery” system to pick our 15 contestants.

First Place this year wins the brand new in box NECA TMNT Turtle Van! A $250 retail value, and currently selling for $350+ on the aftermarket! We’ll have some great prizes for 2nd and 3rd place as well.

We’ll handle the retro, you bring the rock! A fun contest to compete in, and a fun contest to watch and cheer on from the audience! Check our website where we’ll be posting full contest rules and track list. Will someone be f̶o̶o̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ brave enough to attempt Hardware Store live??

A big thanks to our good friend Nagi for organizing and hosting the Karaoke contest as always!

The contest rules are as follows:

#1. No staff or volunteers may enter.
#2. Singing in costume is allowed, but will not affect the judges’ scoring.
#3. No skits are allowed. Dancing in place however is just fine (and encouraged).
#4. Songs will be picked on a first-come, first-served basis. Songs will not be held for specific contestants. Also, outside songs will not be allowed.
#5. No actual instruments will be allowed (props are okay).
#6. All contestants must arrive at the panel/event room *15 minutes* prior to showtime for check-in and singing order assignment. If you are not present at this time, you may have to forfeit your place.
#7. Please no heckling from the audience or other contestants. Anyone found to be disorderly will be asked to leave the panel area.
#8. You MUST rock.

VIEW SONG LIST HERE!!