Sarah Heming, dressed as Loki, Ben Rumsey, dressed as Thor, and Terry Sherer, dressed as Hulk, from left, pose for a attendee of Con Nooga to take their photo at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday.
Patrick Hackett looks through Star Wars action figures at Con Nooga at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday.
Carl and Diana Daniels, both dressed as dark elves, pose for an attendee of Con Nooga to take their picture at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday.
Susan Stringer, left, poses for a photo with Megan Kirk, right, at Con Nooga at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday.IF YOU GO BOXWhat: Con NoogaWhen: Continues today, 9 am to approximately 4 pm.Where: Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St., and Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St.Cost: $15 (without a Con Nooga badge)Website: www.ConNooga.com
Masses of costumed superfans converged on the Scenic City this weekend for the seventh annual Con Nooga convention.
Conventiongoers, ranging in age from the young to the young-at-heart and dressed to represent their favorite characters and creations from entertainment genres ranging from Disney cartoons to gory horror flicks, filled the shops and streets downtown around the Convention Center and Chattanooga Choo Choo.
“The thing that draws me here is basically like-minded people who come here for the fun and the adventure of the sci-fi and the fantasy thing,” said Jacob Whitt, 27, an employee in the emergency room at Erlanger hospital who was dressed as Powdered Toast Man from “Ren & Stimpy.” “It’s amazing to come here and see all the different costumes, and all the people here who do a lot of well-crafted, handmade costumes of their own.”
And the fan costumes are an event in and of themselves, as cosplay — short for costume play, where fans dress up as characters from books, movies, television, comics, videogames and other media — has created its own attraction among conventiongoers.