Host a Room Party
Bring your own flavor to the con floor by hosting an Anime Detour room party!
Hotel lobby not cutting it for you? Us neither. Take the party straight to your room by hosting an Anime Detour room party!
Room Parties are parties that are held exclusively within an assigned and reserved hotel suite designated for this purpose and have been a unique aspect of Anime Detour for years, and will be for years to come. Any individual, group, club, or organization may apply to host a room party and any theme
We are here to ensure that you and all of the convention attendees strike that perfect balance of safety and good vibes. This means designating your party a centrally located hotel suite and is well advertised to congoers who may be interested.
Registering to host a room party at Anime Detour not only makes you totally awesome, but also provides you with some pretty sweet benefits:
- Listing of your party in the physical and virtual Anime Detour program book, as well as on maps throughout the hotel.
- Designated room in the Room Parties Block. You’ll be close to the convention spaces, and accessible by escalator and elevator!
- Up to four complimentary weekend badges for you and your co-hosts
- You get a “Welcome Pack” from the Room Parties Department!
How To Party
We know how much work goes into actually throwing a party, so we aim to make the process of getting one as easy as possible.
- Read over the Anime Detour Room Party Policy to familiarize yourself with the regulations for the weekend.
- Submit a Room Party Request Form. – Eventeny Link TBD
- We will be in communication with you with regards to any further information you may need to submit or announcements you need to be informed about.
After that, it’s party on. Your room party is only going to be as amazing as you make it – Anime Detour Room Parties are known for being larger than life. If you think you have a groundbreaking theme and the skills to turn it into a Room Party to be talked about for years to come, we heavily encourage you to apply.
Have questions for Room Parties? Contact Us.
Yes. As long as you do not charge for participation to receive in said prizes.
Yes, so long as it does not interfere with the hours of your party block. Each rooms comes with two double beds if you choose not to remove them.
Contact the Room Parties Department and we’ll see what we can work out.
You may not sell anything in your party room with the exception of registrations to other conventions. Voluntary tip jars are allowed, and you may politely ask for tips, but you cannot deny anyone access to the party or items being given away if they don’t tip. No minimum tip requests.
The internet access is whatever the standard guest internet the hotel provides. You will not have access to any sort of Anime Detour network.
You will receive an email reply from the Room Parties Department usually within 3 to 5 days of your form being submitted. If you do not hear back from us after that time please email us, we may ask you to resubmit your form.
- Use Blue Painter’s Tape! This is a rule set by the hotel itself. No other type of tape is allowed.
- Do not cover any thermostats, smoke detectors or fire sprinklers.
Your party needs to be open a minimum of 4 consecutive hours each day on Friday and Saturday. That’s 8 hours total. If you want to open Sunday as well, that is fine, but you must still be open for 4 hours each day the first two days of the convention.
- If your music can be heard approximately two or three rooms away, it is too loud.
- No speakers can be placed in the hallway. They must be inside the room itself.
- If you would like help adjusting your noise levels, contact the Convention Communications to get one of the Room Parties staff to assist you.
No. Alcoholic drinks are not allowed to be transported outside of the room in which they were served.
Yes, you must be a registered member of the convention to host a room party. Upon acceptance into the room party block, you will receive a special discount code to use. Once you go to check out and apply the code, you will be able to receive your badge for the convention. All party hosts and guests must have a valid Anime Detour badge.
If you choose, there will be a special room block available for accepted room party hosts to purchase an additional room for sleeping in. This link will come in the informational acceptance email. There is a limit of 1 room per party.
- The party can only be open during stated hours and only if there is an AD badger on site to badge for entry. They will only check convention badges, not ID.
- You are required to check the ID of everyone you serve.
- Nobody is allowed to leave the room with a drink in hand.
- Serving alcohol to someone who is already visibly intoxicated is known as over-serving.
- We will not hesitate to get the Minneapolis Police involved if there are reports of underage drinking or over-serving. You are liable to the police for any underage drinking or over-serving.
- For more information, please review Minnesota’s liquor laws and statute.
Please use the Room Parties form located on the Anime Detour Forms Page
- Fog machines.
- Dry ice.
- Open flames.
- Make sure your party does not violate other Anime Detour policies, e.g. the weapons policy.
- Don’t break the hotel. Please.
See the Anime Detour Room Party Policy page.
No, the hotel does not have any extra items for your room, you must provide these items yourself. You can attempt to request a mini refrigerator, but the hotel has a limited supply.