Start a Franchise

Apply to run an officially listed GBFans.com franchise for your city or region.

What is a franchise?

A franchise is a real-world Ghostbusters cosplay team that represents a specific geographic area. We list franchises in the directory so fans can find the team closest to them.

Membership. Members are 18+ cosplayers, not a podcast, fan page, or online-only community.
Geography. One franchise per metro area. Coverage scope should reflect where you actually operate.
Name & logo. Pick a distinct name and use your own artwork for the logo.
Activity. You must have appeared at a public event in the last year or plan to be active in the current calendar year.

Who is ineligible?

The following teams cannot be approved as a GBFans.com franchise:

Podcasts, fan pages, or online-only communities.
Teams under 18 or without adult leadership.
Teams that have not operated in public for a year or more.
Teams whose name or logo would be confused with an existing franchise.
Teams without a verifiable contact address or social channel.

Before you continueMy team has members 18+ and we are cosplayers, not a podcast, fan page, or online-only community.We are active (we appeared at a public event in the last year) or we plan to be active in the current calendar year.We operate as an all-volunteer, non-profit group. We don't sell event tickets for profit or run commercial operations under the franchise.I have read and accept the franchise rules above. I understand all applications are subject to site team review.