Saturday June 8th, 2019

Location : Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Ball Room

The MHC Costume Party is THE Social Event of the year for the haunt industry! Join hundreds of haunters and Halloween lovers for an evening of music, competitions, dancing and socializing. The MHC Costume Party is a gala showcase of some of the best costuming and makeup effects the haunt industry has to offer. This is a MUST-SEE event! Come out and celebrate being halfway to Halloween, enjoy the MHC Body Painting Showcase and participate in the costume contest!

• Masters of Ceremony TBA
• Costume Contest
• DJ
• Foyer bar will accept cash & credit cards; cash (only) bars inside the ballroom. There is an ATM in the Hyatt lobby at the bottom of the escalator on the first floor.
•  $50 Per Person Admission Includes Hors d’oeuvres, DJ w/ dance floor, an amazing Body Painting Showcase, costume contest with prizes and entertainment! This is a must see event!

SCHEDULE

• TBA

MHC Masquerade Costume Contest

Beginning at 8:00 pm there will be a registration table in the foyer (outside the ballroom) complete with host Chad “Sinister Seacrest” Savage and judges (TBA) – if you’d like to compete in the evening’s costume contests, just sign up!

Limited amount of contestant space available – entries will be based on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend arriving early.

The categories:

• Best Costume
  That one costume of the night that just hits all the right notes, and the hardest one to judge!
  PRIZE: $50 Cash and 1 free admission to the 2020 MHC Costume Party and 1 MHC 2020 Seminar
• Scariest Costume
  Well, it’s the Midwest HAUNTERS Convention after all! We want to see your SCARIEST!
  PRIZE: $50 Cash and 1 free admission to the 2020 MHC Costume Party and 1 MHC 2020 Seminar
• Most Original Costume
  It may not be the best, and it may not be the scariest, but we want to give props for thinking outside the box!
  PRIZE: $50 Cash and 1 free admission to the 2020 MHC Costume Party and 1 MHC 2020 Seminar
• Best Couple or Group Costumes
  Sometimes it takes more than one character to execute a great concept, and that’s what this category celebrates, whether you’re going full Gomez & Morticia, or you and your friends are appearing as the whole Scooby gang!
  PRIZE: $50 Cash and 2 free admissions to the 2020 MHC Costume Party and 2 MHC 2020 Seminars

Contestants in each category will be judged on the uniqueness of their concept, quality of costume construction and makeup.

Registration will run from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Shortly after 10:00 pm, the top 5 finalists in each category will be posted at the registration table; one of these 5 finalists will win. If you are competing, IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHECK AND SEE IF YOU ARE A FINALIST. At 10:30 pm the finalists will start taking the stage and a winner named in each category; YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN, so check that list and listen for your name!

ENTRY FORM: Click HERE to get the entry form PDF.

Limited amount of contestant space available – entries will be based on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend arriving early.

PHOTOS

 This is the biggest costume party you’ve ever seen. Don’t forget your camera!

 Please be aware the MHC Costume Party includes a naked Body Painting Showcase, and alcohol is available to adults over 21 with a valid ID. Although the MHC Costume Party is open to all ages, we leave it up to the parents’ discretion for their children to be in attendance.

Body Painting Showcase Sponsor