Get ready for non-stop entertainment from morning to late-nite at Sunshine City Scare 2026 — Florida’s Halloween-Prequel, the ultimate kickoff for your Halloween prep on August 15-16 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. This is the best place in the universe to start your Halloween season!
Get ready for a fresh space designed for comfort, access, and nonstop fun at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. Room block available so you never have to leave the fun! — for more info.
Dive into our late-night spooky celebration at the pool and bar/lounge area. We’ll have After Dark Guest Cosplayers, DJ, cosplay contest, and lots of giveaways. It’s a celebration made for fans who never clock out — for more info.
In addition to our Cosplay and Contests Director The Star Cos (our fav star in the universe!), we’ve added Contests & Panels Co-Coordinators Nilla Cosplay and Paladin Printworks. The additional staff will help our fan-led entertainment, which is becoming more and more popular, run more smoothly. For more info.
Your merch haul will earn you tickets to other conventions we run. Spend $50 or more and you get free tickets to St. Pete Comic con, Anime St. Pete, or Holiday St. Pete. Buy your merch from more than 100 vendor booths. For more info.
This is for cosplayers only- anyone attending the event in costume receives a Celebrate Cosplay Raffle Ticket, making them eligible for big giveaways each day (free con hotel nights and VIP tickets). For more info.
Our Newbies Welcome Experience is specially designed for you to be able to easily entice your first-timer fam and friends to attend their first con. Our events are the perfect size and introduction for anyone new to con life — large enough to be a convention but not so big it’s overwhelming. For more info.
The earlier you buy tickets, the more chances you get — so don’t wait! 
Every ticket purchased by February 15 is automatically entered into weekly drawings for signed voice actor merch, with winners notified each week. Winners will pick their prize in person at the event, and it’s a blast — tons of amazing items to choose from, especially for collectors! Prizes include autographed prints, posters, and Funko Pops from top anime and gaming voice actors in franchises like Pokémon, Dragon Ball Super, Jujutsu Kaisen, Fire Emblem, Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Resident Evil, and many more! Get tickets today and start winning!
