It’s no trivial affair! Okay, well maybe it is… Anyway, win free toys and help us clear up space in our basement and attic in the process! Don’t miss the return of the SUPER-SIZED Trivia Contest at Retro Con 2025!!

One of our more popular contests, our good friend Mike from the Breaux Show is busy getting the prizes ready for September, and once again we’ll be going a FULL HOUR this year! The contest is set for 10:30am on Sunday, and is free for all attendees to participate in. Simply visit the panel room during the event to play along and win!

We’ve got items related to Transformers, Hot Wheels, Funko Pops, ReAction figures, He-Man, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, TMNT, superheroes, plushies, and much much more!

We’ll reveal each item one at a time at the contest, and ask a trivia question related to it. Then we’ll randomly call on a person in the audience with their hand raised to answer. If they get it right, they win the prize on the spot. If not, we’ll ask a different audience member until the prize is claimed. No Googling allowed!

Join the fun, show off your geeky knowledge, and win cool stuff to boot!! Don’t forget, Retro Con now has a dedicated event and panel room! It’s attached to our lead-in hallway, right next to the front ticket booths.

Let’s turn it up to Eleven!! Play lead singer in Retro Con’s “Truly Truly Truly METAL Karaoke Contest”! \m/\m/

To shake things up, we’ve started giving our Karaoke contest a specific theme each year, and this year we’re going full metalhead! We’ll have an elite mix of headbanging classics to choose from.

The contest will be held on Sunday afternoon, tentative start time 2:30pm. 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 Noon on Sunday. If interest is high, we may have to adopt a “lottery” system to pick our 12 metalists.

First Place this year wins the brand new in box HasLab GI Joe Rattler set! This set is sealed, has all the bonus tiers, and is currently selling for nearly $500 on the secondary market! We’ll have some awesome 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!

View Track List HERE!

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Contest Rules!

#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.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!

The Retro Con household has an unhealthy obsession with offbeat/quirky toys, and now we wanna see YOUR weird flex! Come witness the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected… at the Retro Con 2025 Weird Toy Contest!

The contest will be held in our Panel room on Saturday afternoon (exact to be determined soon). No sign-ups are required, you can simply arrive for line-up with your toy just before contest start time. However, you must be present for the contest, so please no item “drop-offs”.

Your toy can be officially licensed, unlicensed, vintage, new, or even bootleg. However, custom toys will *not* be allowed in this contest. We also request that your toy be suitable for a family-oriented crowd. We reserve the right to decline any toy we feel is inappropriate for the contest (nudity, bodily functions, suggestive features, etc). So leave your Shape-shifter Punisher and ET Finger Light at home, per favore!

If your toy involves a gimmick you’d like to demonstrate, you’re welcome to do so. We’re also allowing “toy adjacent” items to be entered, which are those tie-in items associated with a toy line or brand, such as lunchboxes, gumball machines, electronic toothbrushes, model kits, pharmacy rack toys, and of course… Smurf Big Wheels!

Top prize for the contest is the HasLab Ghostbusters “Two in the Box” prop set featuring a PKE Meter, Ghost Trap, and all bonus tiers, a $400+ value! 2nd Place gets you a 40th Anniversary Studio Series Optimus Prime figure ($90 retail price), and 3rd Place gets you the new Target-exclusive Star Wars ‘A New Hope’ figure set ($60 retail price)!

The contest will be co-hosted and judged this year by Mike from The Breaux Show, and our old friend Mr. Lobo from Cinema Insomnia! Come watch or participate in the fun! And remember… weirdness is often just a side-effect of being awesome!

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!

We will be hosting  *TWO* costume contests at Retro Con 2024!

SATURDAY at 1:15pm-    Junior & Adult Costumers 14 and over!

SUNDAY at 12:45pm-    Kid Costumers 13 and under!

Hosted once again by our good friend Eric “The Smoke” Moran, both contests will be held in the panel area at the show. Individuals and small groups are eligible to participate.

Preregistering for the contest is not necessary and there are no sign-up fees, though we suggest entrants please arrive outside the panel room 15 minutes before contest time for line-up.

Retro Con has a dedicated panel and contest room now, which is connected to our lead-in hallway!

We do a combination of staff judging and crowd reaction to determine our three winners. While craftsmanship will be definitely be taken into account, we will mostly judge costumes on their theme and overall effect. While some costumers are well-versed in advanced sewing and molding techniques, others show their ingenuity through creative glueing, hand sewing, and working with found items. We recognize costuming/cosplay as a hobby for people of all skill sets and budgets!

Please no skits or anything else that might delay the contest. Doing a pose and/or saying something briefly in character is okay. Also please no heckling from the audience or from contestants. Anyone found disorderly will be asked to leave. We believe in a fun and ego-free atmosphere!

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Costumers will have a chance at winning three cash prizes:

Junior & Adult Costumers 14 and over

FIRST place: $150.00

SECOND place: $100.00

THIRD place: $75.00

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Kid Costumers 13 and under

FIRST place: $100

SECOND place: $75

THIRD place: $50

The Retro Con household has an unhealthy obsession with offbeat/quirky toys, and now we want to see YOUR weirdness! Come witness the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected… at the Retro Con 2024 Weird Toy Contest!

The contest will be held in the Panel room on Saturday at 12:15pm. No sign-ups are required, you can simply arrive for line-up with your toy just before contest start time. However, you must be present for the contest, so no “drop-offs”.

Your toy can be officially licensed, unlicensed, vintage, new, or even bootleg. Custom toys however will *not* be allowed in this contest. We also request that your toy be suitable for a family-oriented crowd. We reserve the right to decline any toy we feel is inappropriate for the contest (nudity, bodily functions, suggestive features, etc). So leave your Shape-shifter Punisher at home!

If your toy involves a gimmick you’d like to demonstrate, you’re welcome to do so. We’re also allowing “toy adjacent” items to be entered, which are those tie-in items associated with a toy line or brand, such as lunchboxes, gumball machines, electronic toothbrushes, model kits, pharmacy rack toys, and of course… a Gizmo Power Cycle as shown in our picture!

Top prize for the contest is a 12″ Mondo MOTU Skeletor figure! This is the retired “Timed” edition set that comes with a multitude of extra-added accessories like Battle and Dragon Blaster Armors, and currently sells for over $300 on the aftermarket! 2nd Place gets the new “Missing Link” Optimus Prime figure. Looks just like the Optimus you had as a kid, but with modern style poseability! And 3rd Place gets the new TFs/TMNT crossover transforming Turtle Van!

The contest will be co-hosted and judged this year by Mike from The Breaux Show AND our old friend Mr. Lobo from Cinema Insomnia! Come watch or participate in the fun!!

Even more contests!!

Win free stuff, and help clear up space in our basement and attic (where we have feelings of dread). Don’t miss the SUPER-SIZED Trivia Contest at Retro Con 2024!!

Hosted as always by our good friend Mike from the Breaux Show, we’re extending the contest to a FULL HOUR this year!! The contest is set for 11am on Sunday, and is free for all attendees to participate in. Simply visit the panel room during the event to play along!

We’ve got Transformers, Hot Wheels, Funko Pops, ReAction figures, video game related items, He-Man stuff, Star Wars, entirely too many plushies, and much much more!

We’ll reveal each item one at a time at the contest, then ask a trivia question related to it. After which we’ll randomly call on a person in the audience with their hand raised to answer. If they get it right, they win the prize on the spot. If not, we ask a different audience member until the prize is claimed. No Googling allowed!

So come join the fun, show off your geeky knowledge, and win cool stuff!! Don’t forget, Retro Con now has an actual panel room! It’s attached to our lead-in hallway.