A con to a kid can be a fabulous and our kid’s favorite one is MomoCon. They’ve been attending MomoCon since they were 4 and 6 years old. As each year has passed they’ve been more eloquently able to say, “When is the next MomoCon?” True to previous years, MomoCon 2019 is right near the end of their school year. I’m not sure if they’re more excited about the end of school or going to MomoCon.
MomoCon is held in Atlanta and is utterly family friendly. There is a massive amount of cosplay and unlike some other cons that you might have attended; these costumes are mostly family friendly. You won’t see any creepy clowns or costumes that don’t leave much to the imagination. Instead you’ll see cosplay that’s inspired from manga, video games and some classic anime characters.
From its parent’s guide, “MomoCon is intended to be an all-ages event”. The art dealers and vendors on the floor don’t sell adult material and the panels that might have language you don’t want kids to hear will be clearly labeled with a warning. Of course, kids won’t even notice these things. I mention them to you because you might have hesitation about taking a kid to a con, much less a huge con that will attract tens of thousands of people on a given day.
For our kids it’s all about the games and MomoCon has over 180,000 sq ft of open gaming. That amount of video game space is among the largest of any convention in the United States. When we go, it’s an area that we could easily spend hours in that space alone. This includes classic video games (hello Robotron!!!), pinball and the latest full size arcade games from Japan. It’s worth noting that all of these games are also OK for the kids, our boys, now 7 and 9 loved going from game to game and trying them out. Yes, all of these games were free, no quarters needed, just a little patience for those more popular games that might have a line.
We also enjoy the gaming area. There is a massive board game area where you can check out almost any board game you want to play. When we sat down I was unsure how to play the game that our boys had requested. I fumbled around for a moment when a MomoCon volunteer sat down beside us, set up the board game for us and played along so that we’d get the hang of it. There are also plenty of LARP events, D&D and other RPGS happening, plus any card game that people are collecting.
And those are just the games. For kids under 10 those things, plus simply walking around and enjoying the costumes will be their entertainment. If you’re a fan of things anime, nerdcore, cosplay, Japan, Disney, cartoons or more then there is a panel for you! These panels will vary as to when they are and younger audiences won’t have the patience to sit through them, but those middle school audiences who want a deeper dive into what interests them will love going to some of them. Obviously, that age will need to have an adult present with them, but those moms and dads can simply sit a couple rows back.
Factor in some cosplay, a photo shoot around every corner, cool people everywhere and you’ve got an amazing time out with the family. This is a con done right for the family. It does have some older elements, but they’re scheduled late at night, so the kids will be home long before then.
Ages 9 and younger are free to MomoCon and prices increase on May 9, so get your badges before that happens. Entrance will vary from $35-$80, depending upon when you order your tickets, how many days you want to go and so forth. It happens May 23-26 in Atlanta at Georgia World Congress Center.
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