With summer winding down, cosplayers everywhere are scrambling to take advantage of the time they have left before school and work swing back into full gear. The 2010 Northern New Jersey Cosplay Picnic gathered cosplayers from around the state to share in a last bit of summertime fun.

The picnic took place in Passaic River County Park in Chatham, NJ on August 14. The location, while beautiful, proved a little difficult to find, a fact that delayed many of the activities.

But the activities, when they did start, were great. Cosplayer Tanya did most of the organizing for the picnic. Our hats go off to her for her organizational skills. She managed to find the location, get a facebook group started for the event and organize prizes for a cosplay contest that occurred during the picnic. One of those prizes included a much-coveted copy of the book “Cosplay in America.”

Most of the picnic consisted of unorganized fun though. People who had arrived in groups of two or three quickly mixed and mingled with other cosplayers. Yugioh games and dancing soon broke out, as well as, of course, picture taking.

All in all, this was a great way to end summer. There were many other events going on this weekend, but we decided to attend this picnic – and we weren’t disappointed that we did! If we are forced to say goodbye to the blissful months of summertime cosplaying, we’re glad we at least got to do it in spectacular style.  Soon the fall season of conventions will start and we hope to see you there!