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Frequently Asked Questions
SUGOI EXPO is a new Anime, Cosplay, and Japanese Pop Culture convention! Sugoi Expo is a limited-attendance event, focused on getting you involved in the show. It's all about hanging out with friends, cosplay, celebrating Japanese Pop Culture, and partying! That's why Sugoi Expo is in a hotel, so you can stay with us all weekend!
SUGOI EXPO is TBA 2025. Hours are posted on our SCHEDULE page. Programming could run late into the night and outside events might run at any hour. Make your own schedule!
SUGOI EXPO will be at a hotel in Orlando! Keep an eye out for more info.
SUGOI EXPO is run by Nerd Street, which also runs Central Florida Comic Con locally. We have run dozens of events all over the US, including Twin Cities Con, Des Moines Con, Alaska ComiCon, and others.
Please check out our Guests Page for the latest guest list. Follow our Facebook Page to get updates when they happen!
You can buy tickets here!! https://www.nerdstreetusa.com/sugoireg/
I'M A MEMBER OF PRESS; HOW CAN I GET ACCESS TO SUGOI EXPO?
Please fill out our Press/Media Request Form HERE
WHAT DOES "SUGOI" MEAN?
Sugoi is a Japanese word that means "wow" or "amazing." In Japanese, Sugoi would be written like this: すごい or スゴイ
Important Info & Policies
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
Nerd Street is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and rewarding atmosphere. Sugoi Expo is meant to be an inclusive space for fans, with a zero-tolerance policy against harassment, groping, stalking, and inappropriate photography. Gender-based harassment is unacceptable at Sugoi Expo.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to, verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion; deliberate intimidation; stalking; following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention. Harassment of any kind is unwelcome at Star Con and will not be tolerated.
COSPLAY & COSTUME WEAPONS POLICY
Any weapon that could seriously hurt somebody is not allowed at Sugoi Expo. Specifically, but not limited to:
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Functional firearms – that includes paintball, airsoft, bb guns, cap guns, any gun that shoots a real projectile or causes a real explosion.
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Realistic firearms – any gun that could be confused for a real gun. If it looks like a real gun, it is not allowed. Realistic prop guns with brightly-colored caps are not allowed.
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Prop weapons made of a hard material such as metal, wood, or glass
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Functional projectile weapons – any weapon (crossbow, slingshot, etc) that discharges a projectile
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Metal-bladed weapons
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Whips
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Explosives
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Blunt weapons like bats, clubs, or hockey sticks
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Loud props such as whistles, horns, etc.
Prop weapons are allowed, as long as they meet the following criteria; That they are composed of cardboard, foam, something light. Prop firearms are allowed only if they cannot be mistaken for real weapons. Prop bows will be allowed providing all arrows have soft tips and will not be shot.
Prop weapons will be allowed at the discretion of staff and uniformed security personnel. Safety is paramount, we will always err on the side of caution. There will be no place to store prohibited weapons on-site. If you have a weapon that is prohibited, you will be escorted from the building and not allowed back in with the weapon.
Hateful symbols aren’t welcome at Sugoi Expo. Historical costumes can be great, but reminders of unspeakable atrocities are not appropriate, ever. This includes any sort of “ironic” or satirical costumes that re-appropriate Nazi paraphernalia or gear.
Volunteer With Us!
We're going to need help making Sugoi Expo happen, and that's where you come in! Fill out this form if you're interested in volunteering with Sugoi Expo
Produced by Nerd Street
Nerd Street is an event production company started and operated by Ben Penrod. Other events produced by Nerd Street are the Central Florida Comic Con, Annapolis Comic-Con, the Southern Maryland Comic-Con, Twin Cities Con, Des Moines Con, Madison Comic & Pop Culture Expo, and Alaska ComiCon.
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