Sunshine City Scare

Sunshine City Scare A new breed of horror convention held in St. Petersburg.

The Fandom in Focus Videography Division celebrates creators who bring horror cosplay culture to life through cinematic ...
06/10/2026

The Fandom in Focus Videography Division celebrates creators who bring horror cosplay culture to life through cinematic video content. From dramatic cosplay edits and convention recaps to TikTok-style reels and atmospheric horror visuals, this division spotlights videographers creating both horizontal and vertical content inspired by fandom and cosplay while competing for cash prizes, trophies, and recognition. Sponsored by Florida Comic Cons, your source for fan convention calendar and news.

Learn more about both divisions and apply for a media pass here https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/fandom-in-focus/

📍 Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
📅 August 15-16, 2026
🎟️Get tickets today https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/tickets/

NAME: JASECORPCLASS: Animatronic bard slayerPASSIVE: Night Shift VeteranSURVIVAL ODDS: 9/10“The security cameras fail. ...
06/10/2026


NAME: JASECORP
CLASS: Animatronic bard slayer
PASSIVE: Night Shift Veteran
SURVIVAL ODDS: 9/10
“The security cameras fail. The power goes out. The animatronics begin moving. For everyone else, it’s a nightmare. For JaseCorp, it’s Tuesday. By sunrise, the tunes are killer and victims have been added to the maintenance report.”
SPECIAL TRAIT: Haunted machines fight on their side.
Don’t forget to get your tickets 🎟️
…Before it’s to late 🪦
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CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYER
SAVE 10%
SURVIVE IF YOU CAN
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Featured Cosplayers
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Our Senior Cosplay Guests 🧛🏻‍♀️
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🩸 @ evilted_channel
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Emerging Guest Cosplayers 🧟
🦴 .of.fire.cosplay
🦴 .cos
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🦴 .cos
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❓Want to Join Us?❓
♦️Panels OPEN (all fandom themes accepted).
♦️ Volunteer Positions OPEN
♦️ Vendor & Artist Booths OPEN
♦️ Cosplay Contests OPEN
♦️ Lip Synch Contest OPEN
♦️ Tickets AVAILABLE
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•SUNSHINE CITY SCARE RETURNS AUGUST 15-16
•2026 Theme: Five Nights At Freddy’s 🐻
•new venue: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
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NAME: POKEKIDCLASS: Chainsaw NegotiatorPASSIVE: Unlimited EnergySURVIVAL ODDS: 7/10“Nobody is entirely sure whether Pok...
06/09/2026


NAME: POKEKID
CLASS: Chainsaw Negotiator
PASSIVE: Unlimited Energy
SURVIVAL ODDS: 7/10
“Nobody is entirely sure
whether Pokekid is helping
defeat the monster
or accidentally creating
a second one. Either way,
things explode, several walls
disappear, and somehow the
day is saved.”
SPECIAL TRAIT: Can weaponize
pure chaos!
Don’t forget to get your tickets 🎟️
…Before it’s to late 🪦
➖🔪➖
CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYER
SAVE 10%
SURVIVE IF YOU CAN
➖💀➖
Featured Cosplayers
➖
Our Senior Cosplay Guests 🧛🏻‍♀️
🩸
🩸
🩸
🩸 @ evilted_channel
🩸
🩸
Emerging Guest Cosplayers 🧟
🦴 .of.fire.cosplay
🦴 .cos
🦴 &
🦴
🦴
🦴 .cos
🦴
🦴
➖🦴➖
❓Want to Join Us?❓
♦️Panels OPEN (all fandom themes accepted).
♦️ Volunteer Positions OPEN
♦️ Vendor & Artist Booths OPEN
♦️ Cosplay Contests OPEN
♦️ Lip Synch Contest OPEN
♦️ Tickets AVAILABLE
➖💀➖
•SUNSHINE CITY SCARE RETURNS AUGUST 15-16
•2026 Theme: Five Nights At Freddy’s 🐻
•new venue: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
➖💀➖

Fans Come Ready to Buy for Halloween- vendor booths still available.From décor and apparel to collectibles, jewelry, pro...
06/09/2026

Fans Come Ready to Buy for Halloween- vendor booths still available.

From décor and apparel to collectibles, jewelry, props, and more. Sunshine City Scare is Florida's Official Halloween Prequel, bringing together Halloween fans, horror lovers, and cosplay enthusiasts for a full weekend of shopping and entertainment. Vendor booths are now available.

Plus, every vendor receives exclusive benefits you won't find at most conventions. Fandom Shopping Rewards encourages attendees to spend more with participating vendors, your Con Map Profile gives your business space on our event website before and during the event, and event-branded social media templates help you promote your booth on Facebook and Instagram.

👉 Apply today https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/apply-scs26/

Looking for Halloween costume inspiration and ideas? Sunshine City Scare 2026 will feature cosplay panels, in-character ...
06/08/2026

Looking for Halloween costume inspiration and ideas? Sunshine City Scare 2026 will feature cosplay panels, in-character experiences, and interactive discussions designed to help horror fans level up their Halloween season like never before. From Evil Ted’s Halloween prop-building panel to costume inspiration sessions with 12 guest cosplayers, SCS26 is ready to help you amaze in October.

It’s part of our 10 horror cosplay experiences. Read the full blog and explore all 10 horror cosplay experiences coming to SCS26 https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/10-cosplay-experiences/

📍 Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
📅 August 15-16, 2026
🎟️Get tickets today https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/tickets/

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.of.fire.cosplay : RIVERFIRECLASS: The Crimson QueenPASSIVE: Eternal EleganceSURVIVAL ODDS: Immortal“When the castle gat...
06/08/2026

.of.fire.cosplay : RIVERFIRE
CLASS: The Crimson Queen
PASSIVE: Eternal Elegance
SURVIVAL ODDS: Immortal
“When the castle gates close &
the screams begin, Riverfire
doesn’t run, she welcomes her
guests. Hunters arrive carrying
stakes and holy water, only to
discover they’ve wandered into
her domain. By dawn, the monsters
are gone, the roses are blooming,
and the Queen remains seated upon her throne.”
SPECIAL TRAIT: Charm effects
increase with every fallen foe.
Don’t forget to get your tickets 🎟️
…Before it’s to late 🪦
➖🔪➖
CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYER
SAVE 10%
SURVIVE IF YOU CAN
➖💀➖
Featured Cosplayers
➖
Our Senior Cosplay Guests 🧛🏻‍♀️
🩸
🩸
🩸
🩸 @ evilted_channel
🩸
🩸
Emerging Guest Cosplayers 🧟
🦴 .of.fire.cosplay
🦴 .cos
🦴 &
🦴
🦴
🦴 .cos
🦴
🦴
➖🦴➖
❓Want to Join Us?❓
♦️Panels OPEN (all fandom themes accepted).
♦️ Volunteer Positions OPEN
♦️ Vendor & Artist Booths OPEN
♦️ Cosplay Contests OPEN
♦️ Lip Synch Contest OPEN
♦️ Tickets AVAILABLE
➖💀➖
•SUNSHINE CITY SCARE RETURNS AUGUST 15-16
•2026 Theme: Five Nights At Freddy’s 🐻
•new venue: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
➖💀➖

06/05/2026

Bring your horror-loving friends to Sunshine City Scare 2026 and kick off the Halloween season with horror cosplay, shopping, costume inspiration, contests, panels, and late-night convention energy.

🎟️ Learn more about our Halloween Prep and tickets now: https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/your-halloween-starts-here/

📍 Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
📅 August 15–16, 2026

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: ArsenicCLASS: The Slasher CharmerPASSIVE: Plot Armor (Attractive Villains Are Never Gone For Long)SURVIVAL ODDS: 8/10“...
06/05/2026

: Arsenic
CLASS: The Slasher Charmer
PASSIVE: Plot Armor (Attractive Villains Are Never Gone For Long)
SURVIVAL ODDS: 8/10
“The phone rings. The killer is inside the house.
The killer is outside the house.
The killer is somehow also on the roof.
Arsenic isn’t worried.
By the third act, Ghostface has forgotten who’s chasing who….”
SPECIAL TRAIT: +50% chance to become the sequel villain.
Don’t forget to get your tickets 🎟️
…Before it’s to late 🪦
➖🔪➖
CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYER
SAVE 10%
SURVIVE IF YOU CAN
➖💀➖
Featured Cosplayers
➖
Our Senior Cosplay Guests 🧛🏻‍♀️
🩸
🩸
🩸
🩸 @ evilted_channel
🩸
🩸
Emerging Guest Cosplayers 🧟
🦴 .of.fire.cosplay
🦴 .cos
🦴 &
🦴
🦴
🦴 .cos
🦴
🦴
➖🦴➖
❓Want to Join Us?❓
♦️Panels OPEN (all fandom themes accepted).
♦️ Volunteer Positions OPEN
♦️ Vendor & Artist Booths OPEN
♦️ Cosplay Contests OPEN
♦️ Lip Synch Contest OPEN
♦️ Tickets AVAILABLE
➖💀➖
•SUNSHINE CITY SCARE RETURNS AUGUST 15-16
•2026 Theme: Five Nights At Freddy’s 🐻
•new venue: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
➖💀➖

! Our first victim! ➖🫀➖CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYERSAVE 10%SURVIVE IF YOU CAN➖🔪➖METAL MAZZYCLASS: Animatronic WhispererPASSIVE...
06/04/2026

! Our first victim!
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CHOOSE YOUR COSPLAYER
SAVE 10%
SURVIVE IF YOU CAN
➖🔪➖
METAL MAZZY
CLASS: Animatronic Whisperer
PASSIVE: Friend Of The Haunted
SURVIVAL ODDS: 10/10
“The pizzeria closes at midnight. The animatronics wake up at twelve-oh-one. By twelve-oh-five they’re helping Mazzy hunt down whatever cryptid thought it was the apex predator.”
SPECIAL TRAIT: Summons backup from Parts & Services (opening save menu).
➖🪦➖

The Fandom in Focus Photography Division celebrates creators who capture the cinematic side of horror cosplay culture th...
06/03/2026

The Fandom in Focus Photography Division celebrates creators who capture the cinematic side of horror cosplay culture through photography. From edited cosplay portraits and convention moments to horror-inspired visual storytelling, this division is designed for photographers who know how to turn fandom into striking imagery while competing for cash prizes, trophies, and recognition.

Learn more about both divisions and apply for a media pass here https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/fandom-in-focus/

📍 Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
📅 August 15-16, 2026
🎟️Get tickets today https://sunshinecityscare.floridacomiccons.com/tickets/

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