Costume party contests

On Oct. 29, Union College’s Student Association will be hosting its first October Festival. Along with booths, a maze and other activities, there will be a costume contest. The costume contest will feature three sub-categories and many different prizes that will be awarded by staff and student judges.

The first category is the best Do It Yourself (DIY) costume. This is for costumes that you have made from scratch through anything that you buy, find, or just have laying around. When thinking of how to make a DIY costume for something like this, it is often best to think back to when you were young and what you always wanted to dress up as. This portion of the contest is for solos only.

The second category is the best couples or group costumes. This is the category that you can enter with all of your friends, or just in groups of two. Some of the best ways to come up with an idea can come from your favorite TV show or Pinterest.

The third category is the Staff or Faculty costume. This is a great time for all of our favorite professors or campus staff members to show off their creative abilities. 

The final category is for the best overall costume. Anyone can join this area of the contest no matter what and judges will vote on what they believe is the best overall costume.

Prizes are available for every event. We will have four judges: two Student Association officers and two staff members. If you know of, or are a staff member who would like to be a judge, please email, or have them email Jacob Sanchez. The only requirement for this event is that you dress appropriately. We are excited to see all of your costumes!

By: Andrew Schwartz