Otafest is a Calgary based non-profit organization expressing the values of charity, quality, and transparency. The body of our activity pertains to the promotion of Japanese art, culture, and media in the Canadian community, and our organization rests firmly on the spirit of community collaboration and volunteerism.

2013 Charity Activities!

May 16, 2013

Beneficiary - Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Branch
Guys vs Girls - Vote via Otafest Facebook Page. Team with the most "Likes" is safe from the pranks! Voting starts Thursday and closes Sunday of Otafest at 12:00pm!
How to raise money? - VIP Pass! Maid Cafe! Live Action Mario Cart! Charity Art Prints! Charity Auction! Donation Jars! Lots of ways to get involved - please donate!

$1000 - Toilet Paper Mummification
$2000 - Jello
$3000 - Face Paint
$4000 - Silly String
$5000 - Rainbow Pies

Vote for the team you want to keep safe by liking their picture on our Facebook page!
Team Male: http://bit.ly/otamale
Team Female: http://bit.ly/otafemale

Food Trucks at Otafest 2013

May 15, 2013

More exciting news! There will be four food trucks attending Otafest 2013!

Red Wagon Diner, Shogun Teppanyaki Grill, The Family Fry Guy, and Avatara Pizza will be offering their delicious food during the convention!

WHEN?!
May 17 Friday: 5:00PM - 9:00PM (Shogun not available to attend)
May 18 Saturday: 11:00AM - 4:00PM
May 19 Sunday 11:00AM - 4:00PM

WHERE?!
They will be located at the loop near MacEwan Student Centre!
Here is a rough map!

Cosplay Contest Registration

May 13, 2013

Day-of registration for the Cosplay Contest will be in EEEL 161 starting at 10:30am on Saturday and go until 2:30pm or when applications are cut off due to time constraints. When you sign up you will also meet with three of the judges for pre-judging right away.

There are limited spaces left so make sure you are there as close to 10:30 as you can be!

Prizes for the Cosplay Contest, Cosplay Showcase, and Idol!

May 12, 2013

Otafest is stepping up its prizes! We have $1,000 of Prepaid Mastercard Gift Cards to be split amongst the winners of the Cosplay Contest, $1,000 of Prepaid Mastercard Gift Cards to be split amongst the winners of the Cosplay Showcase (formerly known as the Hall Masquerade), and $500 of Prepaid Mastercard Gift Cards to be split amongst the winners of Otafest Idol! In giving out monetary awards, Otafest hopes to be able to support your cosplaying addictions and help you reach that next level of Cosplay mastery one trip to Fabricland at a time!

CTrain Closures!

May 9, 2013

Every year, the City of Calgary closes some of their train stations for maintenance.

This year's closures are the following (May 18-20):
- ALL downtown stations
- Victoria Park / Stampede (SE)
- Erlton / Stampede (SE)
- 39th ave (SE)
- Chinook (SE)
- Rundle (NE)

As always, they will have shuttle busses running between the closed stations.

I'm not 100% sure that I read the maps right, so please take a look for yourself as well:
1. Map 1
2. Map 2
3. Map 3

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