{"id":118167,"date":"2026-01-03T02:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118167\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T02:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T02:08:10","slug":"sac-anime-brings-elaborate-cosplays-to-downtown-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/118167\/","title":{"rendered":"Sac Anime brings elaborate cosplays to downtown Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sac Anime brings vibrant, elaborate cosplays and entertainment to downtown Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTIP OFF IS AT 6 P.M. IN PHOENIX. SO YOU MAY SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING COSTUMES IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO THIS WEEKEND. I SAW HIM DRIVING IN TODAY. THEY\u2019RE EVERYWHERE. IT\u2019S KIND OF COLORFUL. IT\u2019S A TIME FOR THE ANNUAL WINTER SAC ANIME, A CELEBRATION OF POP CULTURE. IT SPOTLIGHTS GAMING, MUSIC, FASHION, COSPLAY, VIDEO AND FILM. AND WHAT\u2019S THAT GUY? I\u2019D LIKE TO KNOW WHO THAT IS. THERE ARE SPEAKER PANELS AND WORKSHOPS. PEOPLE WHO ATTEND SAY THAT THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO JUST KIND OF EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND FIND OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF CREATIVE SPIRIT. VERY COLORFUL. YES. UNUSUAL. IT\u2019S PROBABLY NOT EVERYBODY\u2019S CUP OF TEA, BUT IT\u2019S A CROWD THAT WHERE PEOPLE MAYBE THINK THEY DON\u2019T BELONG WITH ONE CROWD, THEY CAN COME BELONG TO OUR CROWD. NOW, WE\u2019RE ALWAYS ACCEPTING OF PEOPLE. WE ALWAYS WANT PEOPLE HERE. COME HERE, COME ENJOY THE SHOW, HAVE FUN, MEET PEOPLE, MAKE NEW FRIENDS. IT\u2019S WHAT IT\u2019S ALL ABOUT. IT\u2019S AWESOME. I MEAN, IT\u2019S JUST FUN BECAUSE, LIKE, YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE SHOWS THAT YOU REALLY LOVE, BUT YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT, I DON\u2019T KNOW, LIKE SOME OF THESE, I JUST GOT ENGAGED, AND SOME OF THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR YEARS. SO THAT\u2019S BEEN REALLY FUN BECAUSE IT\u2019S LIKE THEY\u2019RE PART OF MY LIFE. THEY\u2019RE PART OF MY CIRCLE, AND THEY\u2019RE DOWNTOWN SPENDING MONEY. WELL, THERE ARE PLENTY OF VENDORS LOOKING TO CASH IN ON THE EVENT WITH UNIQUE WORKS OF ART. THEY\u2019VE GOT COLLECTIBLES. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, MAYBE GO RE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sac Anime brings vibrant, elaborate cosplays and entertainment to downtown Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767406090_429_kcra.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KCRA logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:43 PM PST Jan 2, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDowntown Sacramento is hosting the annual Winter Sac Anime event this weekend, celebrating pop culture with gaming, music, fashion, cosplay, video, and film, and featuring speaker panels and workshops.&#8221;Everybody here is here for the same reason. We&#8217;re here for anime. We&#8217;re here for cartoons. We&#8217;re here for stuff we enjoy, manga, reading, watching,&#8221; said Joe Deas from Sac Anime. &#8220;It&#8217;s a pretty eclectic crowd. Everybody is a little different, but we are here all enjoying the same stuff.&#8221;Attendees say the event is a great place to express themselves and to connect with others who have a similar creative spirit.&#8221;I ended up finding a lot of people who really love my art,&#8221; shared Christy Bosch of Chrystal Grafix. &#8220;That&#8217;s the fun of it. It&#8217;s really finding customers that come back. You can build a relationship and that&#8217;s why I keep coming back to this one specifically every year. It&#8217;s just the community is amazing.&#8221;There are plenty of vendors looking to cash in on the event with unique works of art and collectibles. Sac Anime runs through Sunday at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and Memorial Auditorium. Learn more here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Sacramento is hosting the annual Winter Sac Anime event this weekend, celebrating pop culture with gaming, music, fashion, cosplay, video, and film, and featuring speaker panels and workshops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody here is here for the same reason. We&#8217;re here for anime. We&#8217;re here for cartoons. We&#8217;re here for stuff we enjoy, manga, reading, watching,&#8221; said Joe Deas from Sac Anime. &#8220;It&#8217;s a pretty eclectic crowd. Everybody is a little different, but we are here all enjoying the same stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Attendees say the event is a great place to express themselves and to connect with others who have a similar creative spirit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ended up finding a lot of people who really love my art,&#8221; shared Christy Bosch of Chrystal Grafix. &#8220;That&#8217;s the fun of it. It&#8217;s really finding customers that come back. You can build a relationship and that&#8217;s why I keep coming back to this one specifically every year. It&#8217;s just the community is amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of vendors looking to cash in on the event with unique works of art and collectibles. 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