

BONUS COSPLAY & CHILL NIGHT!
As we celebrate the release of The Flash, we are opening our doors Saturday, June 23rd for a special DC Comics Themed Cosplay & Chill featuring the star of the night, Harley Quinn! We want to see all variations of Harley out to party but also invited all other DC Comics heroes and villains to chill with us for the first ever Harley Quinn Ball!
As always, there will be a live DJ. We’ll provide some light snacks but will have a food vendor on site for this one. Enjoy the open gaming (with the purchase of a Game Pass up front) on select titles and stations, join the cosplay contest, play in our trivia party, and rock out to some tunes!
This Cosplay & Chill will also feature a tournament bracket in Injustice 2! Sign-up for the bracket can be completed at here. There is a $5 fee to play in the tournament.
Prize Pool:
$100 8-15 Players
$200 16-23 Players
$300 24+ Players
Some of the titles we will have set up for open play on Xbox, PS4, and Nintendo Switch include:
- Mario Kart Deluxe 8
- Tekken 7
- NBA 2K23
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Mortal Kombat
- GoldenEye007
- Street Fighter V
Common PC titles that will be available include:
- Call of Duty Warzone 2.0
- Valorant
- League of Legends
- CS:GO
- Apex Legends
- DoTA 2
- Fortnite
- Street Fighter 6
COSPLAY & CHILL
Join us for a night of music, gaming, and cosplay in the lounge! Gaming stations will be available to play the most popular titles, plus, CandiBee Parties will be in the building and hosting a Cosplay Contest and Trivia night! Each event features a new theme, so the excitement keeps coming!
Step into the lounge for cosplay fun!
Gaming is first come, first play. Purchase of Game Pass required to play games on stations (console or PC). During Cosplay & Chill nights, a curated selection of games are available on console and may include Game Pass titles. All games are available on PC but may require a free game account to access which can be made in the launcher for the game you wish to play by using your email address.
You must sign up to participate in either the Cosplay Contest or Trivia once you arrive at the venue.
UPCOMING THEMES FOR COSPLAY & CHILL
GLOW party NIGHT
March 24, 2023
GLOW PARTY NIGHT
This month's Cosplay & Chill will be the Official After Party of FAN Expo Cleveland. With a LIVE DJ, games, trivia, and more, it is on track to be the biggest party for FANS coming from everywhere for FAN EXPO Cleveland!
STAR WARS NIGHT
May 2023
STAR WARS NIGHT
Jedi or Sith? Dark Side or Light? Republic or Empire? Which ever side you rep, let's do it together! Come out to celebrate May the 4th on this weekend and show off your Star Wars cosplay! We'll have a few surprises to reveal as we get closer.
X-MAS IN SUMMER
July 2023
SUMMER x-MAS
Christmas in July hits the lounge and this year, we're playing games, dressing up in our best versions of Santa (or other winter holiday deity) and partying the night away!
TO BE ANNOUNCED
September 2023
TO BE ANNOUNCED
We look forward to revealing the September Cosplay & Chill theme. Stay tuned for updates!
featured cosplayer submission
Ladies & Gentlemen, Do you like to cosplay? Want to be featured in some of our upcoming promotions? Want a space to sell your merch locally?
1LIFE2PLAY will be holding a “Featured Cosplayer” monthly event and all you need to do to enter is fill out the form below, be sure to include a photo of yourself in your best cosplay. Winners will be featured on our site, in an upcoming promotion and a merch table will be provided during select events.
Our next Featured Cosplayer will be selected the 29th and be showcased at our next Featured Event. All future Featured Cosplayers will be selected the last Friday of the month. So Enter Now!
Rules:
- All submissions must be appropriate and SFW. (i.e. No nudity or poses depicting acts of a sexual nature.)
- All submitted photos must be Portrait and at minimum 1000px on the long edge. PNG or JPEG. Low resolution or blurry images will be rejected immediately.
- Provide information for the whole creative team behind your submission.
(Cosplayer, photographer, prop commissioner, seamstress, wig stylist, etc.) whatever is specifically applicable for your submission.
Do not include more than 2 links per person.
Ideally an Instagram or Facebook page, plus an official handle / name is preferred.
- While we do require to know your real name for submissions. If you do not want to have real names published as part of your credit information, please do not include them when formatting the credit information for your submission.
- All applicants under the age of 18 will need to have their parent or legal guardian to sign a consent form before your submission will be considered.
- All winning submissions will need to sign a release, after being selected, before publication.
All rules are subject to change as needed at our discretion.