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The main stage is located in the Coliseum. The auditorium and panel room are located across the street from the Coliseum at The Sunshine Center. Follow the signage, and there is a police officer who helps folks cross the street. In addition, there is a trigger warning only for the panel room, which is decorated like a kill room (think Dexter or American Psycho). Also in the panel room, please do not interact with cosplay models, who are part of the scenery. 

In addition, photo shoots are free. If you’re cosplaying a character from a show listed, just join the fun on the main stage for a photo shoot.  Community Shutterbug is doing the pro snapping, and he provides a link with the photos from the entire day!

saturday may 13

11 am MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

11:00 am: Slashers

11:20 am: Tokyo Ghoul

Spooky Maid Cafe

11:40 am: Performance by Mirai Maid Cafe

11 am AUDITORIUM 

TikTok Film Festival
Sunshine City Scare welcomes a one-of-a-kind TikTok Film Festival to celebrate the overlap between anime horror fans and TikTok users. Bring your creativity and show us what you’ve got by submitting your own TikTok! $300 in cash prizes available for winners. MC is guest cosplayer Kolackitty. More info.

11 am PANEL ROOM

Big Ideas Require Big Planning
Pro cosplayers Allison Chase Cosplay and Avera Cosplay share the planning and building involved in larger-than-life cosplays, including tips and tricks for getting around conventions.

12 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

12:00 pm: Chainsaw Man

12:20 pm: Paranormal

12:40 pm: Final girls

12 pm AUDITORIUM 

Monster High: Generations and Discussions
Loved Monster High since it came out? Or perhaps you’re new to the series and want to see what it’s about? Questioning why there are constant reboots? Then come on down and we can talk about the difference in generations, the good the bad and the not well received. Come play some trivia and talk and learn about your favorite Monster High characters! By Gaymerdee.

12 pm PANEL ROOM

Posing in Cosplay
Cosplay posing offers posing instruction and tips (what to do with your hands?) followed by a short interactive workshop. Includes free photos! By Pure Joy Cosplay.

1 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

12:00 pm: Creatures

12:20 pm: Monster High

12:40 pm: Attack on Titan

1 pm auditorium

Spooky K-pop rpd

Join me in a fun KPOP random dance! Songs with dark/fantasy concepts (ex. monster exo and red velvet) will be featured in this playlist! I will be giving away one free album to one participant at this event! I hope to see you there! By Ten.

1 pm panel room 

Live-Action Actor Q&A: Casper Van Dien
Actor Casper Van Dien graduated high school from Admiral Farragut, a military academy in St. Petersburg where some of what he learned was put to use in movies like Starship Troopers. Join him in this Q&A to learn more!

2 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo shoots

2:00 pm: Demon Slayer

2:20 pm: Do Not Scare characters

Spooky Maid Cafe

2:40 pm: Performance by Mirai Maid Cafe

2 pm AUDITORIUM 

Horror Feud
You’ve heard of Family Feud, the long running game show that started in 1976 and is currently hosted by Steve Harvey. Well now get ready for Horror Feud! If it’s in movies, video games, anime, books, we got it! Two teams of 5 will go head to head in a battle to become the first Sunshine City Scare champions and walk away with some great horror prizes. Let’s have some fun and make this first year a success! By thealexisroos

2 pm PANEL ROOM

What is a Scare Actor?
You’ve likely heard the term ‘scare actor.’ But what makes these nice, polite, and pleasant folks transform into your worst jump-scare? Join a moderated panel with experienced scare actors, who will be cosplaying, too!

3 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

3:00 pm: Parasyte

3 pm AUDITORIUM 

Voice actor Q&A: Cast of Chainsaw Man
Join Denji, Pochita, and Future Devil (voice actors Ryan Colt Levy, Lindsay Seidel, Landon McDonald, respectively) in a Q&A on what is arguably the most popular anime show right now — Chainsaw Man.

3 pm PANEL ROOM

Eerie Travels: Top 5 Scariest Places in Tampa Bay
Join Mark Muncie, paranormal expert and author of the book Eerie Florida, as he tells you about the five scariest places in our region. By Eerie Florida.

4 pm MAIN STAGE

Cosplay Contest: Craftmanship

Craftsmanship means that at least 50% of your costume is handmade. There will be $1,000 in cash prizes awarded at the Craftsmanship competition (and winners get cool medals). Pre-registration is recommended. 

4 pm auditorium 

Terrible Fanfiction Dramatic Reading Theater
We’ve all read our fair share of terrifyingly bad fanfiction across fandoms and genres in the deepest, darkest bowels of the internet. Join us as we act out some of our favorites and read them in dramatic voices!  Heavy audience participation panel where we read bad fanfiction and the audience volunteers act it out as it is being read.

4 pm panel room

Selfie Photo Space
The panel room will be decorated in a horror theme that will make you wanna go selfie-crazy! We’re so sure you’ll wanna get snaps we’ve reserved the room for an hour. What’s the theme, you ask? It’s a surprise. 
 
 
 

sunday, may 14

11 am MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

11:00 am: Chainsaw Man

11:20 am: Monster High

Spooky Maid Cafe

11:40 am: Performance by Mirai Maid Cafe

11 am AUDITORIUM 

Lip Sync Competition
Sunshine City Scare brings you a sensational Lip Sync Competition where entrants will compete for $200 in cash prizes! Sign up now to join in on the fun! Or just come watch!

11 am PANEL ROOM

Winning your first award in cosplay
Award-winning cosplayers discuss how to win your first cosplay contest award. Pro cosplayers Allison Chase Cosplay and Avera Cosplay have won major awards from the top conventions in the nation. And they are joined by Kolackitty, who recently won her first award at St. Pete Comic Con 2023. The three guest cosplayers will have a Q&A sure to be full of good advice and inspiration!
 

12 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

12:00 pm: Holiday Horror

12:20 pm: Do Not Scare characters

12:40 pm: Monsters (not Monster High)

12 pm AUDITORIUM 

Peek-a-Boo, Let’s Dance
Have u wanted to start learning kpop choreography but don’t know how? Well I’ll be teaching the peek-a-boo (red velvet) choreography! known for it’s dark m/v, it’s a perfect example of a dark concept kpop song! By Ten.

12 pm PANEL ROOM

Cosplay model sketch
Come sketch a cosplay model- or be a cosplay model to be sketched. Paper and pencils provided or use your pad. And no model experience needed to be a cosplay model! By Pure Joy Cosplay. 

1 pm MAIN STAGE

Photo Shoots

1:00 pm: Moms (bring your mom on stage for Mother’s Day)

1:20 pm: Dangonropa

1:40 pm: Zombies

1 pm AUDITORIUM 

Voice actor Q&A: Video game horror of Resident Evil and BioShock
Join Claire Redfield from Resident Evil 2 and Little Sister from BioShock 2 (voice actors Stephanie Panisello, Jodelle Ferland, respectively) for a Q&A on the incredibly impactful video games.

1 pm PANEL ROOM

Monstorm: How Hurricane Ian Led to a New Horror Anthology
Hear from the horror writers who turned their experience in Hurricane Ian into an anthology of horror stories called Monstorm. Monstorm appeared this year from Madness Heart Press, and its award-winning writers include several notable as well as up and coming authors, including several from Florida. Learn how real-life horrors inspired tales of supernatural menace and fantastic terror. By author Douglas Ford and his panel of writing talent.

2 pm MAIN STAGE

Spooky Maid Cafe 

2:00 p.m.: Performance by Mirai Maid Cafe

2 pm AUDITORIUM 

announcement coming soon.

2 pm PANEL ROOM

Horror Makeup and Cosplay
Horror makeup is truly an artform. Learn the basics of horror makeup and cosplay from some experts. And bring your questions for the Q&A.

3 pm MAIN STAGE

Cosplay Contest: Runway

Runway means that your costume does not need to be handmade. Bring your creativity and cosplay spirit for this contest. Winners receive cool medals.

3 pm AUDITORIUM 

Photo Shoot with expert horror cosplayers
Expert horror cosplayers gather for group photos with anyone who wants to participate! And the background will be a spooky Banyan tree (show up to learn more).

3 pm PANEL ROOM

Selfie Photo Space
The panel room will be decorated in a horror theme that will make you wanna go selfie-crazy! We’re so sure you’ll wanna get snaps we’ve reserved the room for an hour. What’s the theme, you ask? It’s a surprise. 

4 pm MAIN STAGE

announcement coming soon.

4 pm AUDITORIUM 

announcement coming soon.

4 pm PANEL ROOM

Selfie Photo Space
The panel room will be decorated in a horror theme that will make you wanna go selfie-crazy! We’re so sure you’ll wanna get snaps we’ve reserved the room for an hour. What’s the theme, you ask? It’s a surprise. 

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