LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Get ready for Michigan’s largest anime convention — Youmacon returns to Huntington Place Thursday through Sunday for four days of anime, gaming, cosplay and live entertainment. This year’s theme is Spirits and Shadows, timed perfectly for Halloween weekend, with attendees encouraged to dress up. Joining Studio 10 to share details…

New York Comic Con is obviously a very big deal, and as such it attracts the very best of American cosplay. You want proof? We’ve got it below in 20 photographs of the most extraordinary outfits seen wandering the convention’s floors. Erstwhile photographers Mineralblu were there for Kotaku, filming and snapping away.

If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’ve been clicking through Instagram stories asking for friends to participate in a group “sexy Cheshire cat” cosplay, or, you’ve been browsing Halloween stores looking for something other than another rubber presidential face or bleeding Scream mask.

From a railroad festival celebrating a century of local history to pet costume contests, family-friendly haunted trails and Halloween activities along the boardwalk, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the season.