The Holiday Inn Executive Center is venue for the eighth Anime Mid-Atlantic convention. The hotel space is smaller than our previous site, so we expect that this year's AMA will feel more like the early years. A flashback to our past. Of course, all of your convention favorite events will return again this year...
This year's Artist Alley will be located in the foyer outside of the Vendor Room and stretch towards the foyer area near Main Events. Artists will be able to create, display, and commission their works for convention attendees. Because of the reduced space this year, the Artist Alley is currently sold out.
Cosplayers have always been a major part of the convention scene over the years. For those interested in some competition, Anime Mid-Atlantic has two separate competitive cosplay events. During the Saturday night Masquerade, cosplayers will perform and showcase their craft and showmanship talents on the grand stage. If you are not quite ready for the bright lights of the stage, you can also enter the Hall Costume Contest during Friday and Saturday. Further update on this year's events will be posted soon. You can contact cosplay@animemidatlantic.com for more information.
Showcase your best artwork for everyone to see at the Art Show. You can have it displayed and/or make it available to be bidded on by attendees. Art pieces with multiple bids will then go to Sunday's Art Auction. You can contact artshow@animemidatlantic.com for more information.
Various genres of music are brought together with anime imaginery to create an anime music video. Our contest covers three categories of: Action, Drama, Romance, Comedy and Rhythm. Come experience the latest and greatest in fan-produced anime music videos.
Our series of panel discussions and demos and hands-on workshops will cover a wide range of attendee interests: anime fandom, video games, music, cultural topics, cinema, the internet, and much more. Our ever-popular cel painting and drawing workshops will be held. And don't forget to stop by and meet our featured guests. We will post information about our series of panels and workshops as the convention draws near.
The Video Game Room will be stocked with the latest cutting edge video games and consoles plus some old school favorites. We will post information on our series of Video Game Tournaments soon.
Dance Dance Revolution Tournament - quickie rules
Main Events and two Video Rooms will screen a mix of classic and the latest anime available in the U.S. We show subtitled and dubbed movies, OAVs, and television shows. Dubbed anime is usually shown to highlight the talents of voice actors who come to AMA as featured guests. We also like to mix in a few samples of live-action Asian cinema as well. A full schedule will not be posted until a couple of weeks before the convention. We are a family friendly convention so video ratings will be posted and printed for parents of younger children.
Come to the Friday night event where you're the star! Anime Mid-Atlantic's annual Karaoke is back again and in a bigger venue. Bring your favorite anime music and sign up to sing, then join your intrepid hosts for a show no one will want to miss! The Dance will be held in Main Events after the Cosplay on Saturday night.