The ICG Archives has begun the process of transferring the masquerade videos on DVD and digital files held in the Archives onto the new M-Disk media that (supposedly) will last at least 100 years. It’s been a long time since there has been an inventory of what has been collected for preservation. This quick and dirty report has a two-fold purpose:

  1. To give the ICG members an idea of how many costume contests and masquerades held, their sources and when they were recorded.
  2. To see if they can fill any holes we may have for some shows or even add to the collection.

The Archives team regularly troll the Internet for the better shows, but we always would like any official masquerade DVDs since they will have the best quality. We’re particularly keen on acquiring videos from the South and Southwest. (That also goes for photo material from those regions, but that’s another topic).

If you know of anyone else who might have material, please put them in touch with us at icg-archivist@costume.org.

View this article online to see the inventory table.
(https://costume.org/wp/2025/10/26/icg-archives-video-collection-inventory-update/)
View ICG Archives Video Inventory
Ad Astra 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 2007
Andromeda 2 ?
Anime North 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011-2012, 2019, 2022-2023
Anime St. Louis 2009-2012
Archon 9-10, 12-48 1985-2025
Arisia 1992-1993, 1995-1996, 1998-2001, 2003-2004, 2009-2011, 2013, 2015-2017
Australian Costumers Ball 1996
Balticon 1984-2011
Baycon 1982-1983, 1992, 1994
Blizzcon 2005, 2007-2008, 2011, 2013-2016
Boston Comic Con 2015
Brits in Space 1989
C2E2 2015
Championships of Cosplay 2019
Chicago TARDIS 2011
Comic Con Africa 2022
Comic Con Seoul ?
Concept ’91 1991
Conduit 11 2001
Confluence ’91 1991
Confurence 3-4, 7-9 1992-1993, 1996-1999
Con-G 2012
Conquest 41-42 2010-2011
Contradiction 9 1989
Convergence 1 1999, 2005, 2007-2009, 2011-2012
Costume College 2008
Costume-Con 1-37, 39, 40, 42 1983-2019, 2023
Delacon 1 2008
Demicon 2-5 1991-1994, 1999
Dragon Con 1997-1999, 2002-2003, 2005-2007, 2010-2011
Equicon 1986
Fan Expo 2012
FantasyCon 2014
Farpoint 1993
Further Confusion 2003
Gateway 2-3 1999-2000
Geekkon 2013-2014
Genericon 1 1993
Impact 2 1992
Katsucon 2007
Kawacon 2009
Keycon 9 1993
Last Con T’ree 1985
Last Con Fore 1986
Loscon 1985, 1988, 1991
Lunacon 1990-1993, 1995-1996, 2001-2002, 2012
Mad Media 4 1997
Marcon 1990, 1995, 2002
Masq 4 1996
MCM Expo Sunday masq 2011
MediaWestCon 10, 11 1990-1991
MileHiCon 1990
Mega Con 2015
Minicon 24-25 1988-1990, 1992-1994, 1997
Nan Desu Kan 2001
NASFic 1985, 1987, (2007 – in cooperation with Archon)
Norwescon 1982-1989, 1991-2010
Ohayocon 2001-2007
Omacon 1985-1990
Otakuthon 2006-2007
Philcon 1986, 1992, 1997, 1999-2001
Polaris 2007-2008
Rivercon 1990-2000
San Diego Comic Con 1981, 1989-1990, 2005, 2017-2019
Shore Leave 1989, 1992
Starfest 1988, 1989
Tackycon 1985
Tacycon Midwest 1 & 2 1987-1988
Timecon 1990
Timelord 1991
Toronto Trek 1986-2006
Twitchcon 2017, 2018
Unicon 1987
Westercon 1988-1990, 1993, 1995, 1998-2000
Windycon 17 1990
Wondercon 2012, 2018
Worldcon 1976, 1978, 1981-1986, 1988-1989, 1991-1998, 2000-2009, 2011-2016, 2018, 2021-2022, 2025