{"id":336756,"date":"2026-07-11T08:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336756\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:58:23","slug":"florida-supercon-2026-kicks-off-weekend-in-miami-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/336756\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Supercon 2026 kicks off weekend in Miami Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever pondered just how dedicated Florida Supercon fans are, wonder no more: They\u2019re hardcore.<\/p>\n

On Friday, they braved ruthless traffic, sizzling heat, melting body paint, questionable footwear and heavy props, all in the name of cosplaying their favorite characters from video games, anime, manga, comics, TV and movies.<\/p>\n

The annual gathering, which runs through Sunday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, drew thousands of fans to the three-day event for panels, games, photo ops, dance parties and autograph signings. But as always, one of the highlights is the cosplayers and the creativity they display.<\/p>\n

They transform pool noodles into tentacles. Shape cardboard and styrofoam into swords. Dust off gardening gloves for a higher purpose, or at least just to hear admiring fellow fans shout \u201cYou look AMAZING!\u201d with true appreciation.<\/p>\n

The convention floor was packed with the requisite Marvel superheros (Spiderman remains a favorite, tights and all). There were evil fairies with glowing eyes. A pregnant Winnie the Pooh. Marios and Luigis. A \u201cBridgerton\u201d lady (who confessed to pulling off her shoes under all those skirts because ow). Richard Attenborough\u2019s John Hammond from \u201cJurassic Park,\u201d riding an inflatable T-Rex. Ghostbusters, after all these years.<\/p>\n

One of the most popular costumes on this hot, hot summer day was Monkey D. Luffy from the anime series \u201cOne Piece,\u201d mostly because Monkey wears shorts, a vest, a hat and no shirt. It was a good day to be Monkey.<\/p>\n

Good and bad guys from the ever-sprawling \u201cStar Wars\u201d universe were also popular, which is fitting, as \u201cStar Wars\u201d star Hayden Christensen appears on a panel Saturday. Best of all, Florida Supercon remains one of the few spots in Miami where you can hear the following sentence, spoken with the utmost passion: \u201cThese battle droids are so fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some of our favorite costumes from the 2026 Florida Supercon.<\/p>\n

\"Ava Ava Bachryj cosplays as Hua Cheng from the Chinese fantasy romance \u2018Heaven Official\u2019s Blessing\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026 in Miami Beach. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Noah Noah Decembre cosplays as Goku from \u2018Dragon Ball Z\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Craig Craig Miller, a member of the 501st Legion, cosplays as Arc Trooper Fives from \u2018Star Wars: The Clone Wars\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Jared Jared Gardner cosplays as Tenna from the role-playing videogame \u2018\u2019Deltarune\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Teryian Teryian Folkes cosplays as Master Roshi from \u2018Dragon Ball Z\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Ben Ben Albert cosplays as KV-2 Tank from the anime \u2018Girls Und Panzer\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"J.D. J.D. and his Pomeranian-Shiba Inu mix Roxy Foxy, who is cosplaying as Woody from the \u2018Toy Story\u2019 franchise, at Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Ben Ben Alonso cosplays as Prototype from the video game \u2018Poppy Play Time\u2019 at Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Salvatore Salvatore Pizzi cosplays as the Witch-king of Angmar from \u2018Lord of the Rings\u2019 at Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Rosabella Rosabella Paez cosplays as Shadow Milk Cookie from the video game \u2018Cookie Run: Kingdom\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Eduardo Eduardo Lagares cosplays as Wolverine from \u2018X-Men\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Amanda Amanda Walling cosplays as a dark fairy at Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Sebastian Sebastian Bolivar cosplays as Kris from \u2018Deltarune\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Richard Richard Rodriguez cosplays as Jinbe from the anime series \u2018One Piece\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Terrell Terrell Lewis cosplays as Qifrey from the manga \u2018Witch Hat Atelier\u2019 at Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Justin Justin Aragon cosplays as Ice King from the animated series \u2018Adventure Time\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Brianna Brianna Galeano cosplays as Riyo Reaper from the manga series \u2018Gachiakuta\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Kristen Kristen Giordano cosplays as an original character from the Netflix series \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Maddy Maddy cosplays as Alice Angel from the horror franchise \u2018Bendy\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Angelita Angelita Izaguirre cosplays as Rize Kamishiro from the dark fantasy \u2018Tokyo Ghoul\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Maelyn Maelyn Brown cosplays as Sailor Pluto from the series \u2018Sailor Moon\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Angelo Angelo Zervos cosplays as the unnamed space explorer main character from the mystery game \u2018Outer Wilds\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Sebastian Sebastian Grace cosplays as The Courier from the video game and TV series \u2018Fallout: New Vegas\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Christopher Christopher Warrens cosplays as Nero from the game \u2018Devil May Cry 4\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com \"Timothy Timothy Alonso cosplays as Huggy Wuggy from the video game \u2018Poppy Play Time\u2019 during Florida Supercon 2026. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com Florida Supercon<\/p>\n

Where: Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach<\/p>\n

When: Through Sunday<\/p>\n

Tickets and more information: www.floridasupercon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever pondered just how dedicated Florida Supercon fans are, wonder no more: They\u2019re hardcore. On Friday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-336756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}