Miami Mascot Contest

We need your help in designing a new mascot!

This mascot will represent our events for the Miami area.

Prizes

  • The grand prize winner will receive a voucher code for a free artist booth at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park 2026.
  • Three runner-up winners will receive two free tickets to the event.

Rules

  • No AI or plagiarism allowed.
  • Your work must be original, and created only by you.
  • You may submit up to 3 entries.
  • Artwork must be provided in a high-quality, transparent format, such as PNG, SVG, or TIFF.

Location

  • Ideally, you should be from the Miami area, or have connections to Miami/South Florida.
  • All of our prizes involve being at this event. If you are unable to attend, you may gift your prize to someone else, but you may not sell it.

Details

Please see the Mizūmi-chan page to get an idea of what we’re looking for.

Each mascot needs the following:

  • A visual representation of the character (the image you create, along with their outfit)
  • A unique name that stands for something (preferably with a Japanese word and an honorific)
  • Principle (either from the NetsuCon Principles or Anime in the Park)
  • Hobbies that relate to the character
  • Prop items that relate the hobbies
  • A city and a park (in this case it will be Miami and Kendall Indian Hammocks Park)
  • Some lore and the inspiration for creating the character (we can assist with writing this part if you’re stumped)
  • The artist name (which will be the winner of this contest, maybe you!)

This is more than just a graphic! This character should represent Miami and Kendall Indian Hammocks Park as you see fit. They should have a bit of lore. We can help with that if needed! Miami is a very diverse and beautiful place, so for the Principle, we suggest Representation.

Deadline to submit your work: January 12, 2026

Terms

  • We will always credit your work on the mascot page on our website. You can link to your website, Instagram page, or whatever you prefer. We value artists and respect your work!
  • We retain the right to use all the images provided via the competition on our website, marketing content, promo materials, etc. We do not offer any compensation or ongoing contracts for the use of these images. We may use all images sent to us as part of this competition, including those that did not win any prizes.

These bullet points are only a summary of the actual terms. We want to be absolutely transparent!

Please read our full terms and conditions here:

2026 Miami Mascot Design Contest Terms

You must agree to these terms before entering the competition.

Registration Form

Contact Information

This information will NOT be posted publicly, and will be used only for Anime in the Park to communicate with you.

Artwork

The following information will be posted publicly. Please provide a pseudonym if you don't want your real name displayed.

Please enter your artist name. This will be posted publicly and tied to the image you upload.
Your artist website, if you have one.
Your IG handle.
Your BlueSky site.
Please upload your artwork here in a high quality format such as transparent PNG.
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Terms of Agreement

To host a booth at our event, you must read and agree to the following documents:

Anime in the Park Terms & Conditions

2026 Miami Mascot Design Contest Terms

Rules

All of our shows are pack in pack out, Leave No Trace events. That means that every single item you bring with you must leave with you. This includes zip ties, bags, etc.