METAL DETECTORS IN USE: Please note that this year, attendees will be screened with magnetometers and be subject to a search of all bags and their person via a wand. Use common sense and remember what seems harmless to you may appear like a threat to someone else. The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention prohibits weapons from being carried inside the event.Īll attendees must adhere to Kentucky State Law consistently throughout the weekend of the convention, including laws regarding firearms and weapons. Failure to follow this policy may result in your convention removal, up to and including without refund. Please read this entire policy before attending the convention. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention has the cooperation of Lexington Center and the Lexington Fayette Urban County Police Department on the policy. To that end, we are implementing the following weapons policy, effective immediately. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention dedicates itself to the safety and security of ALL attendees. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention reserves the right to amend or change these rules at any time for any reason to provide for the safety, security, and general well-being of attendees and the general public. You may carry these items as a prop, but you may not ride them at any time in the convention center. The Lexington Center bans roller skates, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, Segways (unless used as an approved ADA compliant mobility device), and wheeled shoes such as “Heelys” inside the convention. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention reserves the right to deem a costume unacceptable or requests to make modifications as necessary, change the said costume entirely into more appropriate clothing, or require you to leave the convention. If your costume hinders your vision or movement in any way, you should have a friend or “handler” with you at all times who can move and see freely. Convention staff reserves the right to ask an attendee wearing the said costume to adjust it or remove it. Lexington Comic & Toy Convention has the absolute right and sole discretion to determine whether a uniform costume is permitted or too close to a real-world uniform.

We ask that you be respectful of other attendees.Ĭostumes that may be confused with LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL UNIFORMS are not permitted. You may wear a costume that is an accurate representation of an existing character in fandom however, shock costumes, or costumes that have the sole purpose of offending and disrespecting other individuals, cultures, or religions in any way, are not tolerated. We do not allow the use of hate symbols on costumes.

Some costumes from anime, comic books, sci-fi, video games, and other sources may contain questionable material. YOU MUST WEAR SHOES AT ALL TIMES! The escalators love to eat bare toes. Public exposure or flashing results in removal from the event. If you wouldn’t want your grandma to see you out wearing it, don’t wear it here. Skimpy/sexy/edgy is probably okay, but you know when you have crossed the line. A prop is anything you are carrying to add effect to what you are wearing.Īll costumes must be PG during the day and PG-13 at most in the evenings or at adult events. Please refer to our Weapons Policy for more detailed information on this but if you are in doubt, leave it at home.Īll props must be deemed safe by our prop inspection station (Level 3 between the Hyatt entrance and the escalator) to be allowed inside the convention. Guns must have an orange blaze at the tip of the barrel. NO REAL weapons of any kind – No real swords or guns permitted.

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