>>10907222My advice is probably the same as anyone elses, but I'd say:
>Cosplay if you canWhile Katsucon has some people with really good cosplay there, you'll still see a normal range of cosplay quality too. If you want to wear something, go for it since you won't stand out any more than at other cons. It also makes it easier to start talking with people, which you'll probably want to be doing if you go alone
>Make the most of going aloneGoing to cons on your own lets you do everything at your own pace. Want to go through artist alley 3 times? Go for it. Want to stay in the games room for a few hours? All yours. As someone who has only gone to cons alone, it is nice to have your whole day free to do what you want without having to make concessions for the people you are with. The bigger cons usually have more things going on, so it is even more important to pace yoruself as you want.
>Meet with peopleGive a call in the threads towards the end of the night to meet up with any anon. Plenty of people also go to cons alone and are looking for someone to hang out with. I've never had a bad meetup with anon at cons.
This years Katsu was my first one, so take this with a grain of salt, but Katsucon advice specifically
>bagsYou'd have badge control at the entrance to the specific rooms and not the whole convention hall, so that is where they'll do any bag checks. I had a smaller canvas tote bag that I carried around and they all let me in, but people with larger bags would sometimes have to leave those outside the rooms. I'm sure the reason is in the rules somewhere, but be aware of that. Lack of door guards to the main hall also means you won't get shit for bringing in food/drink if you want
>parkingI found that the parking garage closest to the hotel was the easiest to get out from. The central road gets backed up easily, so you want to turn onto the straight road as soon as you can, since nobody wants to give you space to turn onto the already congested road.
