The Yuma Arts Center celebrated the 10th annual YumaCon this past weekend. There was a visibly larger turnout compared to previous years.
Hosted in the Yuma Civic Center, the convention was filled with excitement from video-game tournament competitors, Live-Action-Roleplay fighters, and cosplayers showing off intricate costumes from beloved comics and cartoons.
“You don’t usually see this kind of stuff in Yuma." - Cynthia Tovar
Local attendee Cynthia Tover dressed out as Mirko from popular anime My Hero Academia said, “You don’t usually see this kind of stuff in Yuma, so it’s a great opportunity for people to connect.” Tovar believes YumaCon is a good place for local cosplayers to show off their costumes.
“It has been a really wonderful experience from the staff to even the security...that’s why we come here every year.” - Devin Smith
“It has been a really wonderful experience from the staff to even the security...that’s why we come here every year,” says Vendor Devin Smith from the non-profit group Umbrella Corporation Arizona Hive. This has been the busiest YumaCon the organization has experienced since they began attending the convention.
As the tenth annual YumaCon drew to a close, many local residents and vendors were already looking forward to what next year’s YumaCon will bring.
