Cosplay Costume Guidelines For Universal Fan Fest Nights 2026

Guests may wear costumes to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal CityWalk Hollywood (“Universal”) on Universal Fan Fest Nights 2026 event dates subject to Universal’s Code of Conduct and to the following cosplay costume guidelines:

• Guests may not create a false impression that they work for Universal or are emergency personnel. This includes, without limitation, wearing clothing or accessories identified with law enforcement, security, firefighters, emergency responders or the military; performing or interacting with other guests as if you are a Universal employee, performer or character; or otherwise disrupting other guests.
• Guests must be fully clothed, including shoes and shirts.
• Except as required by Universal or for religious or medical reasons, guests may not wear any covering that fully or partially obscures a person’s face, including costume masks and facial coverings.
• Face painting (both full and partial face) is permitted, provided that alcoholic beverages will not be served to guests whose face painting covers more than one-half of the face, applied vertically, at Universal Studios Hollywood or at any venue owned or operated by Universal at Universal CityWalk Hollywood. For all guests, Universal reserves the right to refuse to serve alcohol to anyone if we are unable to verify the identity of the guest, in our sole discretion, in accordance with state law.
• Prosthetic makeup that conceals any part of the face other than the forehead (including makeup that conceals the eyes, nose, or mouth) is not permitted.
• Clothing that Universal determines is indecent, exposes excessive portions of the skin, or that Universal views as inappropriate for a family environment (including, without limitation, gory or gruesome clothing or accessories) is prohibited.
• Service animals may not wear or be part of a costume.
• No weapons of any kind are permitted. No items that could be used as a weapon are permitted, including, but not limited to: firearms, explosives, fireworks, chemical dispensing devices, clubs, sticks, knives, swords or other object(s) that may be used in any way to inflict bodily injury on another person.
• No item that resembles a firearm or is manufactured in the shape of a firearm is permitted, including, without limitation, sci-fi and fantasy guns.
• Costume accessories (weapons and props) may be permitted subject to the below requirements:
  • They must be made of soft, lightweight material (e.g., foam, cardboard, or light, hollow plastic);
  • They cannot have any sharp edges;
  • They must not be functional (e.g., bows must be unstrung);
  • They must otherwise adhere to these Cosplay Costume Guidelines (e.g., no item that resembles a firearm is permitted, but a foam sword, cardboard shield, or lightweight staff may be).
• No special or atmospheric effects, including, without limitation, balloons, smoke, fog, powered effects, and sound effects, are permitted.
• No veils, long trains, stilts, or oversized costumes that could pose a safety hazard to guests or team members are permitted.
• Costumes may not interfere with security screening. Costumes cannot be more than 25 inches wide and/or 80 inches high to meet Universal’s metal detection regulations. Costumes are subject to secondary x-ray screenings.