Contests are always a big part of the show! First up…

Show off those cool geek threads like our group of cover models here! Our very own Retro T-shirt Contest makes its return for Retro Con 2025!

A longstanding tradition at fan gatherings is attendees wearing t-shirts expressing their favorite characters and brands. We’ve turned this into a unique contest to win free stuff! Retro Con’s T-shirt contest will be held in the panel room on Saturday at the show, and we want to see YOUR Saturday best! Your T-shirt can be vintage, new, or custom made. As long as it’s retro-related (90’s properties and back), you’re welcome to enter!

No sign-ups required, just show up prior to contest start time (to be announced very soon).

Prizes this year include a NECA Ultimate 80’s ALF action figure, a large NECA Spider Gremlin, and for First Place a Transformers Generation Selects Trypticon!

A big thanks as always to our very good friend Mike Breaux from the Breaux Show for hosting the fun! And a reminder that Retro Con now in *Hall A* and we now have a dedicated panel room! It’s attached to our main lead-in hallway (right next to the front ticket booths).

**Contest Rules**

1: No water will be involved. ;P

2: You must wear your t-shirt at the contest.

3. The contest is open to anyone at Retro Con wearing a t-shirt with a retro-oriented logo or print on it (90’s properties or older). Examples include: movies, cartoons, comics, tv shows, toy lines, company logos, mascots, music bands, sports, and more!

4. There are no sign-ups needed. Interested contestant can line up outside the panel room prior to the contest start time. (Start time to be determined soon!)

5. T-Shirts can be vintage, new, or custom-made.

6. Only actual t-shirts can be entered. Sorry, no sweatshirts, jackets, snuggies, jerseys, hoodies, long-sleeve shirts, etc..

7. The Retro Con t-shirt contest is a family-friendly event! Tees with overly sexual/graphic imagery or crude language will not be allowed.

8. We’ll allow a small group to enter as one contestant if they have t-shirts associated with each other.

9. The contest will be slated for about 30 minutes. Hosts will ask questions to the contestants on-hand, after which they will pick approximately 10 entrants to be finalists.

10. After our Finalists are picked, they will be asked to go to the front of the Panel area. An additional round of questions, along with some audience participation, will determine our 3 winners!