Karaoke

Unleash your inner superstar at the Colossal Con East Karaoke Contest! Sing your favorite anime, video game, or cartoon-theme song. Only one contestant will be crowned the Supreme Superstar! Prizes and glory await! Shine on stage and captivate the audience!

Casual Karaoke:

There will be two casual karaoke events, All Ages Karaoke and 18+ Karaoke. All Ages Karaoke will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm, and 18+ Karaoke will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00pm to 1:00am. 

Sign up for All Ages karaoke will begin a few minutes before the doors open. Sign up will be done via a QR code that will be made available by the co-host to those waiting for the doors to open. 

The room will be cleared five (5) minutes before 18+ karaoke begins. Those that wish to participate may sign up for 18+ at that time. 

Once the doors open the singing will get started right away and additional sign ups will be available via a QR code posted on the door and a QR code located at the host’s table. 

The host table will be located at the front of the room to allow for MCing and Microphone distribution.

Karaoke Competition:

This event will be held Friday and run from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Registration will be available here, and sign up will be done in advance and officially closed either when all 24 spots have been filled or the Monday before the convention, whichever comes first. 

Singers are responsible for providing their own tracks upon sign up. Singers are encouraged to sing from memory. Songs must have been created for and used in an anime, video game, or cartoon. Songs not created for the above content will be declined. Any genre is acceptable. No live action. No songs longer than five minutes. Non participants are welcome to watch and enjoy the performances. The singers will be asked if they prefer a 2:00 to 3:00pm or 3:00 to 4:00pm

time slot on sign up and will be notified regarding their assigned time slot on check in, Friday morning, 9/5/25. 

There will be three judges. Singers will be judged on vocal performance (0-10 possible points), stage presence (0-5 possible points), and song difficulty (0-5 possible points). An additional five points are awarded to singers who perform without any lyrical aids. The contest will take place over two rounds.The first round will consist of two blocks, 2:00pm to 3:00pm and 3:00pm to 4:00pm. After the first round is completed the top 5 participants will be announced and asked to sing their second song submission (provided on registration) and the order of the winners from 1st to 5th will be decided based on the second round of performances. 

The 1st place winner of the competition (on approval of the ColossalCon staff) will be awarded a Multi-Day Pass for ColossalCon East 2026 as well as a medal. Second and Third place will be awarded medals and 4th and 5th will receive a ribbon. Awards will be presented at approximately 5:00pm after scores have been tallied and a short deliberation by the judges.