Kicking-off our convention weekend on Friday night, the Opening Ceremonies & Formal/Semi-formal Dinner is an event where we introduce our guests, cultural VIPs and convention organizers as well as a few other things for attendees to enjoy such as prize giveaways and more surprises!
Attention cosplayers! We’ve decided to make this year’s Formal / Semi-formal Opening Ceremonies & Dinner “cosplay-optional.” If you plan on cosplaying, it will still need to be formal or semi-formal and dinner friendly. Dress code rules will be posted soon on the dinner page. Stay Tuned!
Win a WiiU at MechaCon by purchasing a ticket to the Formal/Semi-formal Dinner & Opening Ceremonies! All dinner attendees will be entered into a drawing, and the winner will be announced at the dinner. You must be present to win.
2013 Dinner Entertainment:
Being a Formal/semi-formal event, attendees are urged to dress in formal Asian attire.
To make your reservations, please be sure to select this event when registering. You must have a Dinner Reservation to be a part of this event.
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An e-mail notice will be sent to all dinner registrants to make sure the dinner menu conforms to their individual dietary requirements. If the final plate selection does not fit your dietary needs, you will be required to let us know via your RSVP in what way it doesn’t meet your needs and the hotel will make adjustments to your serving as needed. Our Dinner Liaison can be reached at [email protected].
MechaCon Lucky-draw
Five lucky dinner participants will be drawn at random to have the opportunity to be seated with our guests of honor for the duration of the dinner. If a participant’s name is drawn and they don’t wish to take part in this opportunity, his/her winning draw will become void and another participant will be randomly drawn.
What to Wear?
Considering the delightful fashion turn our semi-formal dinner has taken toward attendees wanting to wear oriental clothing, MechaCon’s semi-formal dinner is now a formal/semi-formal dinner. This means that Asian formal wear will be welcomed at the dinner event and is strongly urged. Following are some links that may be useful in helping you to make your experience at this event a spectacular one:
Here is a great crash-course site for those who want to know more and/or want to make their own attire: Japanese Kimono
Want to make sure you’re wearing the right type of kimono? Here’s an informative site about the Kimono: Japanese Lifestyle
This site has clothing categories by event: Ancient Moods
Here are a few more links to help you find that perfect outfit for the dinner…
Kimono Export
wolfhomeadventuring.com
JapaneseGifts.com
We welcome formal/semi-formal attire from all of the southeastern region of Asia (aka attire from the orient).
Regular, non-Asian semi-formal attire is still perfectly acceptable as well. While we strongly urge everyone to try and dress in Asian attire, it’s not absolutely necessary. For those who do not have the money to invest in the traditional garb, we ask that you keep it simple such as a black dress, or white shirt, black slacks, and a tie. There will be cultural VIPs attending the dinner as well as many pictures being taken at this event, so please do your part to keep this a wonderful aspect of MechaCon’s legacy.
NO JEANS WILL BE ALLOWED ADMISSION TO THE DINNER.
If you show up for the dinner in jeans, you will be turned away with no refund.
How Much is the Cost to Participate?
To attend the Opening Ceremonies & Formal/Semi-formal Dinner, there is an additional cost of $55 per person.
For the first time ever, we are offering an early-bird price of $45 per person until March 15th! Don’t miss out on this great deal.
While this cost is included in GoldPass registrations, it is NOT INCLUDED in BasicPass or SilverPass registrations. Non GoldPass registrants must pay the extra $55 (or early-bird price of $45 before March 15th) to attend the dinner event.
Any dinner attendee must be registered as a MechaCon attendee to make a reservation. Contact MechaCon’s Registration Coordinator for information on how to add a dinner to your registration.