What is cosplay?
Cosplay is a creative and vibrant subculture of dressing up as your favourite characters from games, comics, movies, TV shows and more. The word "cosplay" itself is a fusion of "costume" and "play", and that's exactly what it's all about: donning costumes and immersing yourself in the role of your favourite characters. From exact replicas to imaginative variations, cosplayers are dedicated to bringing these characters to life.
Cosplay could almost be called the ultimate expression of fan culture. It also creates a sense of community between cosplayers - both through the love of the characters and the craft of making their own costumes.
In the cosplay area you will also find a photo studio where you can have your cosplay photos taken.
The cosplay area is created in collaboration with:
Huge congratulations to the three winners of
Gamebox 2025 Craftmanship
1. place: CosChaosAxel
2. place: Swxxtchili
3. place: Flying Dustbunny
Meet Cosplay Aarhus at Gamebox Festival
Cosplay Aarhus is a new association that wants to bring more cosplay to Aarhus and the surrounding area.
Their goal is to make it possible for young people in particular to pursue geeky hobbies and activities within cosplay and other fan cultures with like-minded people in a local community. Cosplay Aarhus wants to create a safe environment where you can experiment and develop creative skills and share your passion in the community.
Follow them through their website, Facebook and Instagram.
Meet Warcrafters at Gamebox Festival
Explore Warcrafters' beautiful exhibition of cosplay with costumes and props.
Warcrafters consists of 8 Danish cosplayers who share a passion for World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games. Their goal is to create a new dimension at events like Gamebox Festival, where people of all ages and interests can come and be entertained and impressed. Although their theme is "Blizzard", you don't need to be familiar with the games and universes to enjoy the beautiful creations!
Meet Danish Garrison, 501st Legion at Gamebox Festival
Danish Garrison is the local branch of the 501st Legion, the world's largest Star Wars costuming organisation with more than 13,000 active members around the globe. The club's purpose is to bring together costume enthusiasts and promote awareness of the Star Wars universe, as well as to contribute to charitable causes and do good for children (and adults) of all ages.
At Gamebox Festival 2025, you'll be able to meet them in the cosplay area and around the halls, where they'll be patrolling and making sure people behave!
At the stand, you'll be able to learn more about Danish Garrison and have a chat with the troops or see how they make their costumes.
