Come join us in a community effort to clean waste and recycling within Balboa Park! What better way to do this than in style! We welcome all cosplayers to join in on a fun event in practicing sustainability!

Date & Time: Saturday August 3rd | 9:00am-12:00pm Supplies provided
Schedule

9am-9:45am: Refreshments and photos- Please arrive no later than 9:15am

9:45am-10:00am: Announcements and Equipment

10:00am-11:15am: CleanUp

11:00am-11:30am: Waste Return

11:30am-12:00pm: Winners Announced!

Earn Rewards For:

Best Dressed: Best cosplay

Most Mess: Most trash collected at cleanup

More with Less: Thrifted/Upcycled or Closet Style Cosplay. Taking what you already have and making it into something more

All costumes must allow functionality for picking up litter. You must maintain your primary costume for litter pickup to be eligible for winnings. Anyone that arrives after 9:15 will not be entered into the contest.

Cosplay Judges

AngelicPara

Salt Queen Cosplay

Partners: CleanUp Kitsune

CleanUp Kitsune is an environmental performance art project designed to generate waste awareness through culture and creativity. Powered by Allgoods, an environmental 501c3, CleanUp Kitsune can be found at parks, events and various gatherings, collecting trash and littering kindness. CleanUp Kitsune is nonverbal, creating a unique experience for the senses. They use gestures to communicate kindness, which can be understood in any language. Equipped with kitsune (kit-soon-ay) masks, bamboo basket backpacks and armed with trash pickers, they walk around events in costume, cleaning up litter, pushing down trash bins, applauding for proper waste disposal, taking pictures with people & interacting with polite tomfoolery. After each event, CleanUp Kitsune details the experience, trash collections and recommendations for litter mitigation of each location on social media and includes posts of selfies with friends made along the way. CleanUp Kitsune has removed, sorted and responsibly disposed of approximately 18,000 pieces/150lbs of litter, at the time of writing. These two have cleaned up events like Comic Con, Renaissance Faires, Farmers Markets, Oktoberfest, Holiday Markets, Japanese Fairs, Environmental Events and can be found all throughout Balboa Park cleaning up litter and helping make outdoor events more waste aware.

Rules

Please be sure that you have signed and returned a waiver to us. You will not be allowed to participate if you do not fill out the waiver.

Please be on time. NO check-ins/entries for the Cosplay Contest will be accepted after 9:15am.

Parking: If you are driving, please make sure you are allowing enough time to get to the garden to park before the cleanup starts. Parking can be tricky and busy depending on time of day, so be prepared. Take public transit, rideshare/carpool, or park in another lot and ride the tram. You can find more info on where the tram services and stops here: https://www.niwa.org/directions

What should I bring?

Bring or wear layers, sunscreen, a hat, coffee mug, a water bottle, sunglasses. We will be providing coffee and vegetarian breakfast pastries, but if you have any food allergies we suggest bringing supplementary snacks. We will have a water refill station!

Will I be able to store my belongings?

We recommend leaving your belongings safely in the car, or to carry them with you while you attend the event. We will not have a private place for you to store your belongings. We are not responsible for any lost or stolen items.

Can I bring my pet or children?

We love animals, but please leave your pets at home while volunteering for this event! Children are welcome, but must be supervised by a guardian at all times.