Now booking engagements for 2024
If you run a convention or festival and would like to invite Yaya to appear
as a Guest / Judge / Speaker / Panelist at your event, please fill out the Booking form.
UPCOMING EVENTS
C2E2 -April 26th - 28th, Chicago, IL*Guest*
Fantasy Basel - May 9th - 11th, Basel, Switzerland *Guest*
Magnificon -May 17th - 19th, Krakow, Poland
*Guest*
Animefest - May 14th - 26th, Brno, Czechia
*Guest*
Colossalcon - May 31st - June 1st, Sandusky, Ohio
*Fri - Sat Guest*
More appearances to be announced!
Book Yaya for your event
PAST EVENTS
2024 Appearances:
Magfest Prime - January 18 - 21, National Harbor, MD *Guest*
Mag-C Erfurt - February 3 - 4, Erfurt, Germany*Guest of Honor*
Anime Milwaukee - March 8 -10, Milwaukee City*Guest of Honor*
Nishifest -April 20th - 21st, Fortworth, TX*Guest*
2022 Appearances:
Kami-Con: February 11 - 13, Birmingham, AL
Cosplay Guest
Katsucon: February 18 - 20, National Harbor, MD
Cosplay Guest
Anime St. Louis: April 22 - 24, St. Louis, MO
Cosplay Guest
Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con: May 26 - 28, Basel, Switzerland
Cosplay Guest
A-Kon: June 3 - 5, Irving, TX -Cosplay Guest
YetiCon: June 17 - 19, Blue Mountain Resort, Canada
Cosplay Guest
VidCon: June 22 - 25, Anaheim, CA, Creator Speaker
Anime Expo: July 1 - 4, Los Angeles, CA, Cosplay Judge
London Film And Comic Con: July 8 - 10, London, UK
Cosplay Guest
Anime Magic: August 5 - 7 , Rosemont, IL Cosplay Guest
Dragon Con: September 1 - 5, Atlanta, GA
TwitchCon: October 8 - 10 2022, San Diego, CA - Crown Channel Cosplay Contest Judge
MCM London Comic Con: October 28 - 30 2022 - Cosplay Guest and Judge
German Comic Con: December 3 - 4 2022 - Cosplay Guest and Judge
Cosplay Expo: December 9 - 11 2022 - Cosplay Guest
Holiday Matsuri: December 16 - 18 2022 - Cosplay Guest
2019 Appearances:
Puerto Rico Comic Con *Cosplay Guest*
Megacon - Orlando, FL *Cosplay Guest*
Ottawa Comic Con - Canada *Cosplay Guest*
Fan Expo Dallas - Dallas, TX * Cosplay Guest*
C2E2 - Chicago, IL *Cosplay Guest*
A-Kon: June 27th - 30th, Dallas, TX *Cosplay Guest*
Japan Expo: July 4th - 7th, Paris, France *Cosplay Guest*
Gen Con: August 1st - 4th, Indianapolis, IN *Cosplay Guest*
Fan Expo Canada: August 22nd - 25th, Toronto, Canada
*Cosplay Guest*
Dragoncon *Vendor*
Armageddon Auckland *Cosplay Guest*
Holiday Matsuri *Cosplay Guest*
2018 Appearances:
Holiday Matsuri: December 14th - 16th, Orlando, Florida
*Cosplay Guest*
Dreamhack atlanta
Oz Comic Con Brisbane
Oz Comic Con Sydney
Comic Con Africa
New York Comic Con
Dreamhack Austin
Metropoli, Gijon, Spain: July 5th - 8th *Cosplay Guest*
Atlanta Comic Con: July 13th - 15th *Cosplay Guest*
London Film & Comic Con: July 27th - 29th *Cosplay Guest*
Tampa Bay Comic Con: August 3rd - 5th *Cosplay Guest*
Fan Expo Boston: August 10th - 12th *Cosplay Guest*
Michigan Comic Con: August 17th - 19th *Cosplay Guest*
Dragoncon: Vendor
Japan Weekend Barcelona, Spain: March 10th - 11th *Cosplay Guest*
Indiana Comic Con, March 30th - April 1st *Cosplay Guest*
C2E2, Chicago, IL: April 6th - 8th *Cosplay Guest*
South Texas Comic Con, McAllen, TX: April 28th - 29th *Cosplay Guest*
Anime St. Louis, MI: May 4th - 6th *Cosplay Guest*
Fantasy Basel, Switzerland: May 10th - 12th *Cosplay Guest*
San Francisco Comic Con, CA: June 8th - 10th *Cosplay Guest*
Comic Con Brussels, Belgium: February 10th - 11th *Cosplay Guest*
Avignon Geek Expo, Avignon, France: February 17th - 18th *Cosplay Guest*
2015 Appearances:
New York Wintercon: NYC - December 5th - 6th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Comic Con GameX: Stockholm, Sweden - October 30th - November 1st *Invited Cosplay Guest*
New York Comic Con: NYC - October 8th - 11th
Oz Comic Con Sydney: September 26th - 27th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Oz Comic Con Brisbane: September 19th - 20th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Fan Expo: Toronto, Canada - September 3rd - 4th ONLY *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Dragoncon: Atlanta - September 5th - 7th ONLY *Featured Guest & Exhibitor*
AnimeKon: Barbados - August 15th - 16th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
AVCon: Adelaide, Australia - July 17th - 19th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Otakon: Baltimore - July 24th - 26th *signing in Exhibit Hall*
Dreamhack Summer: Jönköping, Sweden - June 13th - 16th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Japan Expo: Paris, France - July 2nd - 5th *Invited Guest of Honor*
San Diego Comic Con: San Diego, CA
Momocon: Atlanta, GA - May 28th - 31st *Invited Cosplay Guest *
Fantasy Basel: Basel, Switzerland - May 14th - 16th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Calgary Expo: Calgary, Canada - April 16th - 19th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Megacon: Orlando - April 10th - 12th
Polymanga: Montreux, Switzerland - April 3rd - 6th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
London Super Comic Con: London, UK - March 14th - 15th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Katsucon: National Harbor, MD - February 13th - 15th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience: Salt Lake City, UT - January 29th - 31st *Invited Cosplay Guest*
SacAnime: Sacramento, CA - January 2nd - 4th *invited Cosplay Guest*
2023 Appearances:
Kami-con: February 10 - 12, Birmingham, AL
*Cosplay Guest*
Katsucon: February 17 - 19, National Harbor, MD
*Cosplay Guest*
SC Comicon: April 15 - 16, Greenville, SC
*Cosplay Guest*
Fredrikstad Sci-Fi Festival: April 29 - 30, Fredrikstad, Norway
*Cosplay Guest*
Animefest: May 5 - 7, Brno, Czech Republic
*Cosplay Guest, Judge*
Momocon: May 25 - 28, Atlanta, GA
*Cosplay Guest, Emcee*
A-Kon: June 2 - 4, Irving, TX
*Cosplay Guest, Emcee*
Anime Focal: June 10 - 11, Luxembourg
*Cosplay Guest*
Washington Summer Con: June 24 - 25,Puyallup, WA
*Cosplay Guest*
BERNINA UNIVERSITY: June 27 - 28, Dallas, TX
*Special Guest*
Anime Expo: July 1 - 4, Los Angeles, CA *Like a Dragon Gaiden video game promotion*
NärCon: July 28 - 30, Linköping, Sweden
*Guest of Honor, NCC Judge*
World Cosplay Summit: August 5th, Nagoya, Japan
*Guest Judge*
Anime Magic: August 18th - 20th, Chicago, IL
*Guest, Judge*
Dragon Con: August 31st - September 4th, Atlanta, GA
*Guest, Emcee*
Holiday Matsuri : Dec 20 - 22, 2023, Orlando, FL*Cosplay Guest*
2021 Appearances:
Carolina Games Summit - Raleigh Convention Center, NC
August 6th - 8th *Cosplay Guest*
Doggy Con - Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA
August 28th *Pageant Judge"
Dragon Con - Atlanta, GA September 2nd - 6th (Vendor)
Nishi Fest -Arlington, TX
October 30th *Cosplay Guest*
VidCon Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi, UAE
IDecember 3rd - 6th *ndustry Speaker*
Holiday Matsuri - Orlando, FL
December 17 - 19, 2021 *Cosplay Guest*
2017 Appearances:
Stan Lee's LAComic Con - *Cosplay Guest*
Anime Weekend Atlanta: September 28th - October 1st *Cosplay Guest*
New York Comic Con
Iber Anime - Porto, Portugal: October 21st - 22nd *Cosplay Guest*
ALIAS Entertainment Expo, Trinidad & Tobago: July 28th - 30th *Cosplay Guest*
DragonCon, Atlanta, GA
San Diego Comic Con: July 19th - 23rd
Sakuracon, Seattle, WA: April 14th - 16th
El Paso Comic Con, El Paso, TX: April 21st - 23rd
*Cosplay Guest*
Megacon, Orlando, FL: May 25th - 28th *Cosplay Guest*
A-kon, Dallas, TX: June 9th - 11th *Cosplay Guest*
Awesome Con, Washington DC: June 16th - 18th *Cosplay Guest*
Comic Con Germany, Stuttgart, Germany: July 1st - 2nd *Cosplay Guest*
Katsucon, National Harbor, MD: Feb 17th - 19th
Lexington Comic & Toy Convention, Lexington, KY: March 10th - 12th *Cosplay Guest*
2016 Appearances:
CCXP: Sao Paolo, Brazil - December 1st - 4th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Epic Con: Frankfurt, Germany - December 9th - 11th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
New York Comic Con: Guest of CosplayFabrics.com, Booth 844 *signing each day from 12pm - 4pm*
FACTS: Brussles, Belgium - October 22nd - 23rd *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Central Canada Comic Con (C4): Winnipeg, Canada - October 28th - 30th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Vienna Comic Con: Vienna, Austria - November 19th - 20th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
TwitchCon: San Diego, CA - September 30th - October 2nd
*Invited Twitch Creative Contest Judge*
Japan Weekend Madrid: Madrid, Spain - September 24th - 25th *Invited Cosplay Guest*
FanExpo Toronto: Toronto, Canada - September 1st - 4th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Montreal Comiccon: Montreal, Canada - July 8th - 10th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Festa dell'Unicorno: Vinci, Italy - July 22nd - 24th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
NärCon Summer: Linköping, Sweden - July 28th - 31st
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Fun Nation: Abu Dhabi, UAE - August 4th - 6th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Otakon: Baltimore, MD - August 12th - 14t
Anime North: Toronto, Canada - May 27th - 29th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Project A-Kon: Dallas, TX - June 1st - 3rd *Invited Cosplay Guest*
Beijing Comic Con: Beijing, China - June 9th - 10th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Otafest: Calgary, Canada - July 1st - 3rd
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Fantasy Basel: Basel, Switzerland - May 5th - 7th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
BigFest: Saint Petersburg, Russia - April 16th - 17th
*Invited Cosplay Guest*
Polymanga: Montreux, Switzerland - March 25th - 28th
*Returning Featured Guest*
C2E2: Chicago, IL - March 18th - 20th
*Invited Entertainment Guest*
Lexington Comic Con - *Invited Cosplay Guest*
2014 Appearances:
New York WinterCon: New York City, NY - December 6th
*invited Cosplay Guest*
Ottawa Pop Expo: Ottawa, Canada - November 22nd - 23rd
*invited Cosplay Guest*
Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo: Los Angeles, CA - October 31st -
November 2nd *Cosplay Guest*
New York Comic Con: Manhattan, NY - October 9th - 12th
Anime Weekend Atlanta: Atlanta, GA - September 26th - 28th *Cosplay Guest*
Dragoncon: Atlanta, GA - August 30th - September 1st
Fan Expo: Toronto, Canada - August 28th and 29th *Cosplay Guest*
Anime Revolution: Vancouver, Canada - August 22nd - 24th
*Cosplay Guest*
Otakon: Baltimore, MD - August 9th - 11th
San Diego Comic Con: San Diego, CA - July 18th - 21st
Anime Expo: Los Angeles, CA - July 3rd - 6th
DreamHack: Jönköping, Sweden - June 16th - 17th *invited Guest*
Animecon: The Haag, Netherlands - June 13th - 15th *invited Guest*
A-kon: Dallas, TX - June 6th - 8th *invited Guest*
Fanime: San Jose, CA - May 23rd - 26th
Otafest: Calgary, Canada - May 16th - 18th *invited Guest*
C2E2: Chicago, IL - April 25th - 27th *invited Guest*
Wondercon: Anaheim, CA - April 18th - 20th
Middle East Film & Comic Con: Dubai - April 3rd - 5th *invited Guest*
Emerald City Comic Con: Seattle, WA - March 28th - 31st
Megacon: Orlando, FL - March 21st - 23rd
London Super Comic Con: London, UK - March 15th - 16th
*invited Cosplay Guest*