The Ultimate List of 110 Costume Shops, Craft Stores, Online Pattern Stores, and local ComiCons in Western NY
Yeah, 110 links and locations to check out that include local costume shops, local craft supply stores, online costume and cosplay patterns to purchase, local ComiCon and cosplay events, and even some medieval reenactment groups that aren't Ren Faires!
Local Costume Shops:
1. Arlene’s Costumes, 1225 Portland Ave, Rochester, NY 14621 https://www.arlenescostumes.com/
2. Backroomvintage, 497 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY 14202, 716-544-9707
3. Blockbuster Costumes, LLC, 550 Fillmore Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14150, https://blockbustercostumes.com/
4. Brennae's Boutique, 585-260-2692
5. Fright Rags, 70 Cascade Dr, Rochester, NY 14614 (not costumes) https://www.fright-rags.com/
6. George & Company, 4261 Transit Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221, https://www.georgeandcompany.co/
7. Hot Topic, 3701 McKinley Pkwy Unit 210, Buffalo, NY 14219, https://www.hottopic.com/
8. Hot Topic, 505 Eastview Mall, Victor, NY 14564
9. Hot Topic, 1 Walden Galleria Space #A210, Buffalo, NY 14225
10. Hot Topic, 730 Alberta Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
11. Hot Topic, 300 Taylor Rd S S4 RM 429, 300 Taylor Rd Space #429, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada
12. Hot Topic, The Mall at Greece Ridge, 410 Greece Ridge Center Dr SPC J-10, Rochester, NY 14626
13. Luci & Dona, 984 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14620, https://www.lucianddona.com/
14. Party City, 2373 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14626 https://www.partycity.com/
15. Party City, 700 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623
16. Party City, 44 Square Dr, Victor, NY 14564
17. Party City, 2141 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207
18. Party City, 5097 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221
19. Party City, 7220 Niagara Falls Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
20. Party City, 4408 Milestrip Rd, Blasdell, NY 14219
21. Party City, 145 Galleria Dr, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
22. Spencer’s, Greece Ridge Mall, 246 Greece Ridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 14626, https://www.spencersonline.com/
23. Spencer’s, The Marketplace, 630 Miracle Mile Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
24. Spencer’s, 111 Eastview Mall Space E-2, Victor, NY 14564
25. Spencer’s, 1 Walden Galleria Space A-208, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
26. Spencer’s, Boulevard Mall, 762 Alberta Dr Space 471, Amherst, NY 14226
27. Spencer’s, 1981 Fashion Outlets Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
28. Spencer’s, Mckinley Mall Space 630, 3701 McKinley Pkwy, Blasdell, NY 14219
29. Spencer’s, Pen Centre, 221 Glendale Ave Unit 23 23, St. Catharines, ON L2T 2K9, Canada
30. Spencer's, The Shops At Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd Ste F14 F14, Ithaca, NY 14850
31. Spencer's, Arnot Mall, 3300 Chambers Rd Ste 5001 5001, Horseheads, NY 14845
32. Spirit Halloween (when and where you can find them), https://www.spirithalloween.com/home.jsp
33. TC Special Entertainment 4 U, PO BOX 415, Buffalo, NY 14207, https://tcspecialentertainment4u.business.site/
34. The Costume Room, 939 Harvard St, Rochester, NY 14610, 781-454-6286
Local Craft Stores:
35. Amelia's Fabric & Yarn Shoppe, 3200 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14626,
https://www.ameliasfabricandyarnshoppe.com/
36. Creative Threads, 5761 Seneca St, Elma, NY 14059, https://www.creativethreadswny.com/
37. Fabrics & Findings, 30 Anderson Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, https://fabricsandfindings.com/
38. Fabric Warehouse, 6599 S Transit Rd, Lockport, NY 14094, https://www.fabricwarehouse.biz/
39. Hobby Lobby, 811 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623, https://www.hobbylobby.com/
40. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 3042 W Ridge Rd, Greece, NY 14626, https://www.joann.com/
41. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 3333 W Henrietta Rd #90, Henrietta, NY 14623
42. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 2157 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526
43. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 2157 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526
44. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 1551 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
45. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 3540 McKinley Pkwy, Blasdell, NY 14219
46. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 3225 NY-364, Canandaigua, NY 14424
47. JOANN Fabric and Crafts, 2429 Military Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
48. JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 2309 N Triphammer Rd #1, Ithaca, NY 14850
49. Michaels, 4210 Veterans Memorial Dr, Batavia, NY 14020, https://www.michaels.com/
50. Michaels, 500 Greece Ridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 14626
51. Michaels, 720 Jefferson Rd Suite 500, Henrietta, NY 14623
52. Michaels, 3349 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
53. Michaels, 40 Square Dr, Victor, NY 14564
54. Michaels, 913 Holt Rd #110, Webster, NY 14580
55. Michaels, 5055 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221
56. Michaels, 1740 Walden Ave #200, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
57. Michaels, 1569 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
58. Michaels, 1569 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
59. Michaels, 3670 McKinley Pkwy Suite 1, Blasdell, NY 14219
60. Michaels, 7555 Montrose Rd Unit R4, Niagara Falls, ON L2H 2E9, Canada
61. See & Sew Calico, 43 Stevens St #1B, Lockport, NY 14094, 716-201-1489
62. SewGreen@Rochester, 438 W Main St, Rochester, NY 14608, https://www.sewgreenrochester.org/
63. Snyder Creek Inc, 10515 Manchester Rd, Boston, NY 14025, 716-982-8965
Online Pattern stores:
64. Simplicity, McCall’s, Butterick, Burda Style: https://simplicity.com/costume-patterns/
65. https://www.voguefabricsstore.com/costume-cosplay-steampunk-historical-reenactment/Costume-Patterns/
66. https://ladymarlowe.com/
67. https://reconstructinghistory.com/
68. https://weaverdee.com/pages/patterns_costume
69. https://www.moodfabrics.com/blog/category/free-sewing-patterns/cosplay-patterns/
70. https://margospatterns.com/
71. https://corsetmaking.com/steampunk-patterns.html
72. https://vintagedancer.com/steampunk/steampunk-sewing-patterns/
73. https://steampunkary.com/diy-crafts/steampunk-clothing-patterns
74. https://vasileandpavel.com/collections/steampunk-patterns
75. https://cutsew.co/collections/cosplay-patterns
76. https://www.kamuicosplay.com/product-category/patterns/
77. https://kinpatsucosplay.com/product-category/patterns/
78. https://www.cospayton.com/patterns
79. https://www.tumblr.com/patternsandcosplay
80. https://www.joycedesign.nl/product-category/digital/patterns/
81. https://www.randomtuesday.com/product-category/patterns/
82. https://fdstudio.co/collections/patterns-tutorials
83. https://www.iwoodcosplay.com/collections/patterns
84. https://embellishfx.com/
85. https://www.mosparlor.com/cosplay-patterns
86. https://craftcosplay.com/patterns/
87. https://lemonleepatternmaking.com/collections/lemonlee-designs
88. https://www.momokarinyo.com/patterns
Local Events:
89. AniBash 2023, Rochesster NY, https://anibash.webs.com/
90. Astronomicon, Rochester NY, https://astronomicon.org/
91. Buffalo Comicon, Cheektowaga NY, https://www.buffalocomicon.com/
92. Buffalo WNY Halloween Town The Spooky Village Market and Festival, Buffalo NY
93. Cosplay SnowFest, Rochester NY, https://www.facebook.com/CosplaySnowFestival/
94. East Aurora WNY Comic and Collectors Con Family Fun Fest, East Aurora NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/524993745306441/?active_tab=about
95. Flower City Comic Con, Rochester NY, https://www.fc3roc.com/
96. IntergalactiCON, Rochester NY, https://intergalacticonny.com/
97. Lil.Con Convention, Lockport, NY, https://lilconconvention.com/
98. Nickel City Comic Con, Buffalo NY, https://nickelcitycon.com/
99. Retro Game Con, Syracuse NY, https://www.retrogamecon.com/events
100. Running GAGG, Geneseo NY, https://www.geneseo.edu/gagg
101. Salt City Comic-Con, Syracuse NY, https://www.saltcitycomiccon.com/
102. The Heroes and Villains Con, Cortland NY, https://theheroesandvillainscon.webs.com/
103. Tora-Con, Rochester NY, https://toracon.org/??
104. UBCon, Buffalo NY, Buffalo NY, https://ubcon.org/
105. VillaCon, Buffalo NY, https://www.villa.edu/villacon/
If you like Ren Fairs, but wish they were year ’round, how about some medieval reenactment?
106. Rochester Chapter: Barony of Thescorre, http://thescorre.org/
107. Buffalo Chapter: Barony of Rhydderich Hael, https://hael.aethelmearc.org/
108. Niagara Falls Chapter: Canton of Beau Fleuve, https://beaufleuve.aethelmearc.org/
109. Livingston & Steuben Counties: Shire of Hartstone, https://hartstone.aethelmearc.org/wp/
110. Pennsic War (Two-week camping event in Butler PA): https://www.pennsicwar.org/
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