Overload NZ

20/10/2026

Missed the Overload 2026 Cosplay Competition on the day? Here’s a little recap!

A big thank you to our 11 contestants for bringing their costumes and performances to the stage and keeping one of our favourite Overload traditions going strong! 🧡
And of course, a big congratulations to this year's winners! 🎉

SKIT COMPETITION
🏆 Winner – the_names_eclipse (IG)

CONSTRUCTION COMPETITION
🥇 1st Place – rose_cosplay__ (IG)
🥈 2nd Place – SilenceInTeal (IG)
🥉 3rd Place – Tegulai.Cosplay (IG)

EXTRA AWARDS
✨ Judge's Choice – petalparks (IG)
✨ Best Characterisation (NUWA Award) – zub.kitty.cosplay (IG)

We'd also like to give a heartfelt thank you to NZ Daisuki and Nüwa Beauty for their generous support and for helping us celebrate our cosplayers. Plus a special thank you to GS-JJ.com for sponsoring the medals our winners got to take home! 🏅💕

Want to relive the competition or catch up on what you missed? Thanks to the lovely team at APG Media, the recorded livestream is available to watch on their YouTube channel!

And last but certainly not least, thank you to our MC (owldamone), judges (sparkycosplays, rocketfuelcosplay and wrolan), our volunteers, and everyone who cheered on our contestants. We really appreciate everyone who helped make the competition happen! 🧡

17/10/2026

🎉 Happy Saturday, everyone! It's GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉

Thanks to our amazing friends over at , we're giving away 5 DOUBLE PASSES (3 for Instagram and 2 for Facebook) to LAIKA's Studio's new film "WILDWOOD".

To enter the giveaway:
✅ Follow us
❤️ Like this post
💬 Tag the friend you'd love to bring along!

Entry closes on October 21st, and winners will be announced on October 22nd, the film's release date!

This giveaway is open to all New Zealand residents, as the passes will be sent via email

WILDWOOD hits the big screens across New Zealand from October 22nd.

07/10/2026

As part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, we were thrilled to receive 33 entries for our Art Competition, with artists creating their own take on our anniversary theme and characters.

Once again, a huge congratulations to our 2026 Overload Art Competition winners, and to everyone who took part! It was fantastic to see so many wonderful interpretations come together for this special anniversary competition. 🧡

🥇 Haku with “Lucas & Lulu”
🥈 Tiffany Lin with “Kika & Tanu”
🥉 Melissa Liao with “Reiko & Akechi”

And of course, a big thank you to CLIP STUDIO PAINT and Graphic Novel Cafe for supporting our artists and helping make this competition possible, and to GS-JJ.com for providing the medals for our winners! 🏅

05/10/2026

Thank you Linda Quach Photography ✨️

26/09/2026

Hello Overload 2026 🔥

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

Cosplayers! Ready to get your look captured?

The Overload Cosplay Photo Wall is back, with a fantastic lineup of photographers ready to snap your cosplay all weekend - for FREE!

📍 Cosplay Photo Wall, Booth AA08

🗓️ Saturday 26 Sept: 10:30am–4:30pm
🗓️ Sunday 27 Sept: 10:30am–4:45pm

Checkout the website/Event Programme for their Schedules.

First come, first served!

Our Photo Wall photographers:
Linda Quach Photography
@ littlenoise (IG)
(IG)
(IG)
Capturing Cosplay
(IG)

A huge thank you to all our participating photographers for helping us capture Overload, and a special thank you to DPS Photography Studio, StudioTsu and Lumenox Photography for generously providing props! 🧡

24/09/2026

UPDATE!
We’re very saddened to announce that our dear cosplay guest Yuji Koi unable to make it to Overload in person this year.

But it’s not all doom! 🧡 We’re very happy to share that she’ll still be joining us remotely on the Overload Stage, in cosplay, for a special virtual appearance with audience participation! 👀✨

Yuji has recorded a video message for you with the full update, so please watch below.

We’re very grateful to Yuji for making the effort to still be part of Overload, and we hope you’ll join us on the weekend to see her on stage. We’ll be sharing a Story soon to gather your questions for the Q&A, so get your thinking caps on! 👀

📅 26–27 September 2026
📍 NZICC, Auckland

24/09/2026

Stage time? Signing time? Check the schedule! 🗓️