Celebrating STAR WARS

  Well, that was certainly intense! Yesterday Star Wars Celebration tickets went on sale and 5 hours 54 chaotic minutes later they were officially sold out . As always, the VIP Jedi Master tickets were the first to sell out . Officially the sell out was announced at 1:23PM PT. Realistically the vast majority of VIP tickets went in seconds with the later official time being the result of one or two tickets dropping back into stock as shopping carts timed out. This could also be seen with adult 4-Day tickets. The sell out was officially announced at 2:26PM PT . In practice, 4-Day tickets were flickering in and out of stock within the first hour. Friday and Saturday adult tickets were next, with their sell out officially confirmed at 4:33PM PT . Then, at 5:54PM PT, Star Wars Celebration was officially sold out. This is officially the fastest sell out on record for the full event. But that isn't quite the full story. Looking back at some old posts on this blog, Chicago took "less...

  Here we go again! I hope you all had a great Star Wars Day. Now it's time to look to the future once more. Today is a day that's equal parts excitement and anxiety inducing as tickets and hotels for Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles 2027 go on sale! Tickets will on sale at 12pm PT (3PM ET). Once you have your tickets secured you will receive access to the hotel block via your confirmation email (no word yet on whether this will just be a direct link, access code or unique link). Make sure you keep an eye on all Star Wars Celebration social accounts as they can sometimes share the link to the ticket queue there before updating main site. The link to the ticket sale will be shared early, this will take you to a holding room and at 12pm PT everyone in the holding room will be randomly assigned a place in the queue and see the infamous running man (or man who walks agonizingly show depending on where you are in the queue). There's no "trick" to beating the runnin...

  We are going all out for the 50th! Today the official site revealed the first 5 guests for Star Wars  Celebration Los Angeles and tickets aren't even on sale yet! They did this for Japan and a lot of fans, myself included, assumed it was to encourage people to travel to Japan as guests have historically been announced much closer to the event, but it looks like this may just be the new normal for Star Wars  Celebration. Headlining this initial wave of guests is Anakin Skywalker himself, Hayden Christensen along with the villain of three trilogies, Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine), and the man who has been in more Star Wars  movies and shows than anyone else - Anthony Daniels (C-3PO). It's nice to see that the bubble wrap Anthony Carboni wrapped him in at Celebration Japan is doing it's job and keeping this Star Wars  icon safe for the 50th anniversary. And we have our first guests from Star Wars animation! The voice of Captain Rex, and all the Clones, the man...

  I'm gonna be broke!! Last night StarWars.com posted a first look at some of the exclusive merchandise that will be on sale at the Star Wars Celebration Show Store next year! Split across 4 collections (SWC Logo, Star Wars  50th Anniversary, SWC Key Art, and More Merch) these first reveals cover everything from stickers to throw rugs. But that's not all, the official Celebration website updated it's merch page to feature all of the new reveals along with their pricing as it's anticipated that all of these reveals will be available to pre-order next week when you order tickets! This will be by far the biggest merchandise pre-order offered in Celebration's history! They're clearly going all out for the 50th and if this much is being offered up front I'm very excited to see all the other things will available in the actual show store. From the reveals today, the 50th Anniversary Flight Jacket and the Key Art Spirit Jersey are the stand outs to me (I am so ha...

  LET'S GO!!!! This is the moment we've been waiting for since the show floor closed on the final day of Star Wars  Celebration Japan just under a year ago. Today StarWars.com announced that tickets and hotel block for next year's Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles will go on sale May 6, 2026. But that's not all! They also revealed the gorgeous key art by David Ball and Julien Rico Jr. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to have that on a t-shirt! I love the classic Luke and Leia pose and the Hollywood style Star Wars  sign. Along side the announcement the official Star Wars Celebration site was updated for SWCLA2027 giving us ticket pricing, our first look at the Key Art t-shirt (one of the items you'll be able to pre-order with your tickets) and a few other bits of information so let's dive in! Tickets Tickets will go on sale at 12:00PM PT on Wednesday, May 6 2026. Pricing includes the ticket cost and service fee, no hidden fees. For US guests a $...

  We are well into the home stretch and the news is coming thick and fast so this is another round up post to try and cover everything from the last few days. First, some sad news. On Saturday, April 5, it was announced that Oscar Isaac would no longer be attending Star Wars  Celebration Japan due to production commitments. I've updated the Celebration Guests page to reflect this. This means that his Saturday panel, "A Conversation with Oscar Isaac", is also cancelled. However, I do have to admit that ReedPop have put together an impressive replacement, especially on such short notice. Replacing Oscar's panel on the Galaxy Stage will be "Stars of Star Wars ", where Vanessa Marshall will host a conversation with Mads Mikkelsen, Manny Jacinto, and Sam Witwer! I was looking forward to Oscar's panel but I'm equally excited for this. On Friday, April 4, StarWars.com  gave us our first look at some of the merch that will be in the official Celebration Sh...

  For light and life. Want to talk all things The High Republic  with your fellow fans? From The Acolyte  and Young Jedi Adventures  to the books and comics that start it all, this is your chance to meet up with people who share your passion for the Republic's golden age. This fan meetup and discussion takes place on Friday, April 18, in the Front Square (which I believe is just down the stairs from the Celebration Hall queuing area) at 5PM.