Festival Info

Thank you to everyone who flocked to the event to make it a fanastic day! The round up report can be found here.

Animania Festival will be returning to Melbourne for it's third year in a row!

This year's Animania Festival Melbourne will be held again for a single exclusive day at the Rydges Melbourne on Exhibition Street. Visitors can expect staple favourites including Karaoke, all-day Screenings and video games in the Gamer Room, as well as the popular yukata-making workshop.

As in Sydney and Brisbane, Melbournians will be treated to a double-hit of Cosplay on the Main Stage, with:

• the Animania Festival Cosplay Competition AND
• the Australian mega first - the World Cosplay Summit Preliminary Competition, proudly hosted by Animania Festival.

For specific details on other Animania Festivals, click on the relevant tabs above (information may not be available yet).

Location
Rydges Melbourne
186 Exhibition Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Date: Sat, 19 April 2008
Opening hours: From 10am - 4pm.

For more information on how to get to the Festival, head to Plan Your Trip.

REGISTRATION

Registration for the event is now closed. You can register at the door, on the day of the event: Go here for more details.

Festival Guide

The guide for this event is available here. It contain a map of the venue, event schedule and screening information. Copies will also be available on the day.

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EVENTS

The following events can be expected at Animania Festival Melbourne in April. Click on the event names to find out more specific details about each event.

• Animania Olympia - Animania's very own game show!
• Artists Area - an area for artists and art competitions!
• Cosplay - an event for all ages!
• Gamer Room - consoles!
• Karaoke - belt out your favourite anime tunes!
• Screenings - anime screenings!
• Workshops - Yukata making workshops, limited spaces available!!