Rapture Gaming Festival – Colchester
On August 1st and 2nd 2026.
Time to step into your cosplay journey? Join the Rapture Cosplay Masquerade and Cosplay Community Masquerade! Whether you have an amazing costume you’ve poured hours into, or want to bring your favourite character to life with a performance, the masquerade provides you with that opportunity.
Cosqueenie
'Nice to meet all you lovely costumers and cosplayers alike! If you want to know a little bit about me, I have been an avid cosplayer for 10 years now and still loving every minute of it.
I wear a combination of homemade and bought Costumes, although as time went by I found simply getting into a costume my favourite part! Cosplay, to me, is bringing the characters I love to life. I enjoy bringing smiles to both kids and adults as I bring their beloved characters to life in the real world!
'Nice to meet all you lovely costumers and cosplayers alike! If you want to know a little bit about me, I have been an avid cosplayer for 10 years now and still loving every minute of it.
I wear a combination of homemade and bought Costumes, although as time went by I found simply getting into a costume my favourite part! Cosplay, to me, is bringing the characters I love to life. I enjoy bringing smiles to both kids and adults as I bring their beloved characters to life in the real world!
My favourite cosplay to date is hard to choose, one of my favourite’s will always be my Ariel from my little mermaid, used for children's parties and Charities to help raise money.'
Media: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/7320236
Photography Credits: VisionVsSight
I'm J of JnZ_cosplay. I've been cosplaying for 15 years now and have spent the last few of those years known as something of an 'arms master'. I love working with a host of materials; whether that's foam, wood, PVC, or resin printing, to make all shapes and sizes of weapons; be them big or small. I feel like I come into my own creatively with the little details like blood, sand, and even incorporating real rust into projects, as well as working with special effects like lights, smoke and sound.
I'm most often found cosplaying from gaming and anime with Soulsbourne, Borderlands, and One Piece being some personal favourites. I also love the creative freedom making builds based on my DnD OCs gives me and relish the chance to really lean in to all the tiny details that show a characters story.
I can't wait to see everyone's amazing cosplays and I'm particularly looking forward to looking at people's work with props and smaller details
Photography Credit: Acousticaphotog
My names Kirby, a 27 year young cosplayer from the South of England. Like many people i started cosplay in 2020 during the pandemic after my friend told me I looked like Adora from She-ra.
I've always been a creative person and cosplay has given me the creative outlet that I never had before. My favourite thing is when I can blend my two passions of cosplay and martial arts together when making tiktoks or photo shoots etc.
I've made many cosplays where I've adjusted items of clothing that I had around the house but last year I made my very first cosplay from scratch, which taught me so much from sewing to foam work. I've come to love the feeling of making my own cosplays to bring my favourite characters to life!!
Im so excited to be back at Rapture and cant wait to meet everyone!
I've always been a creative person and cosplay has given me the creative outlet that I never had before. My favourite thing is when I can blend my two passions of cosplay and martial arts together when making tiktoks or photo shoots etc.
I've made many cosplays where I've adjusted items of clothing that I had around the house but last year I made my very first cosplay from scratch, which taught me so much from sewing to foam work. I've come to love the feeling of making my own cosplays to bring my favourite characters to life!!
Im so excited to be back at Rapture and cant wait to meet everyone!
Photography Credit: VisionVsSight
Hey there! I'm Makoto!
I am an Essex based cosplayer who mostly works with @essexcosplayers, turning my hobby since 2008 into something both fun and helpful to others.
I have made costumes, and I buy them, but I prefer to make props using patterns and foam.
Although I have wound down with social media posting, you'll still regularly find me, usually cosplaying someone with a mask!
I am an Essex based cosplayer who mostly works with @essexcosplayers, turning my hobby since 2008 into something both fun and helpful to others.
I have made costumes, and I buy them, but I prefer to make props using patterns and foam.
Although I have wound down with social media posting, you'll still regularly find me, usually cosplaying someone with a mask!
Cosplayer: @makoto.cosplay
Character: Hatsune Miku
Location: Rapture Gaming Festival Colchester 2025
Photographer: @daleyfilmproductions
Social Media: @makoto.cosplay