Celebrating STAR WARS

Here come the pins! After revealing the Exhibitor Pins earlier in the week, the Celebration site has added the ever elusive staff pins as a first look at some of the pins coming to the show store! Staff To get these badges you have to trade with a member of staff. Staff cannot refuse to trade, but they can only trade for this year's pin collection. Celebration Store These pins will be in multipacks and blind bags in the Celebration Store; Chewbacca will only be available with the pin trading lanyard; And BB-8 and Boba Fett will only be available to buy if you spend over a certain amount in the Celebration Store ($100 for Boba Fett, $150 for BB-8). Those numbers sound high but you'd be amazed how easily you'll hit them!

Well this is beautiful! Artist Jason Palmer, along with Art Director Doug Chiang will debut a massive mural capturing the entire Star Wars Saga. From The Phantom Menace to The Last Jedi , with The Clone Wars , Rebels , and Resistance in between, the mural is a timeline of the beloved saga. Artwork from the mural will be featured on a wide range of products available from Amazon (which you can see over at the official site ) and I'm really hoping they have posters or prints of the full work available in Chicago! UPDATE - Jason Palmer has confirmed that the mural will be unveiled on Thursday morning, with the Sequel Trilogy section being revealed on Friday. Prints of the mural will be available from Jason's booth (4323) at Celebration with prices ranging from $150-500 depending on the size of the print and the type of paper used. This will not be a Celebration exclusive and you can pre-order online now. Sadly, working on the mural means that Jason has not had t...

This is it! The panel lotteries are live! Enter here for your chance to be in the room for the biggest announcements and reveals of Star Wars Celebration. Episode IX ! Galaxy's Edge ! The Mandalorian ! The Phantom Menace ! Once you get through the initial queue screen you will be able to select which of the panel lotteries you wish to enter. You can enter any lottery as long as you have a badge valid for entry on that day. All of the lotteries are independent. So entering or winning one does not affect your odds in the others. When you click which lottery you want to enter you'll be taken to a new screen where you can select from the following options; I am just entering a lottery for myself I am entering a lottery as a group - I have a group code I am entering a lottery as a group - I don't have a group code If you're just entering for yourself, choose the first option, enter your email address/confirmation code, and submit your entry. Simple as that. I...

Just when you thought the guest list was complete, Celebration brings back a Star Wars legend! Anthony Daniels, the only actor to appear in every Star Wars film (and pretty much every animated series as well) is returning to Celebration for a special panel as well as a unique meet and greet experience for his fans. On Sunday at 17:15, Anthony Daniels will take to the Galaxy Stage for an hour to regale fans with tales from over four decades of being C-3PO. If you're lucky, he might even read you the story of how he got his red arm. On Saturday and Sunday, fans from around the galaxy will have a chance to meet the man himself in a special meet and greet experience in room W190A. In this unique experience you will be able to get an autograph, take a selfie, and say hello in however many forms of communication you know how. Unlike other autographs and photo ops, this special experience cannot be bought in advance and must be paid for on the day in cash. The private meet an...

The Star Wars Show is coming to you live for Chicago! Announced on the show yesterday ( which you can catch right here ), The Star Wars Show will once again be bringing Celebration straight to you! Whether you're at home, at work (hey, I don't blame you!), or even waiting in line in Chicago, Andi and Anthony will once again be bringing you the biggest and best news and panels from Star Wars Celebration. Joining your favourite hosts from the twice Emmy nominated show will be co-hosts Max Scoville and Chastity Vicencio, along with Jordan Hembrough and Ashley Eckstein (yes, Ahsoka!!). The live stage schedule hasn't been announced yet, but I'm sure it will feature all 4 of the big morning panels streaming live as they happen, plus lots of other favourites during the 4 day event. And if you're lucky enough to be in Chicago make sure you pass by the stage as much as you can. You never know who might turn up there! The live stream really is the next best thing...

They would be honoured if you would join them. Generally recognised as one of the greatest saber smiths in this galaxy, Vader's Vault are coming to Chicago with a special Meet and Greet especially for saber fans. Taking place on Friday, April 12th, from 19:00-21:00, The Vault's gathering will take place at Motor Row Brewery right next to McCormick Place. For the first 25 people to attend, the first round is very generously on Vader's Vault. But, even better, you might just get to try out one of their incredible sabers in person! I already have plans for a customised saber (hopefully once my bank balance recovers from Celebration later this year), so I'm going to have to resist temptation to buy something in Chicago, but it will be very nice to try a few in person and get a feel for which saber feels right for me.

The official Celebration website updated it's Pin Trading page yesterday to reveal the pins that will be available exclusively at Exhibitor's booths. These pins will only be available via these exhibitors and won't be available be available in the Celebration Store. Some booths may let you just buy the pin, but others may require a purchase. In Orlando these were some of the hardest/most limited pins to get so if you want to grab them make sure you plan ahead and hit these booths as soon as possible in Chicago. AT-AT Driver Available from Bandai Namco Collectibles, LLC dba Bluefin (Booth 2223) TIE Fighter Pilot Available from BioWorld Merchandising (Booth 3620) Clone Trooper Available from EFX Inc. (Booth 2818) Sabine Wren Available from Fantasy Flight Games (Booth 4318) Ahsoka Tano Available from Funko (Booth 4819) Rose Tico Available from FYE (Booth 2815) Princess Leia Available from Koto Inc....

The official site was updated last week with a full list of exhibitors on the show floor. Whilst not a full list of everything that will be on the show floor (there will be fan made props and sets, the fan clubs experience, ILMxLAB and more) this is a pretty much comprehensive list of all the vendors, artists, and exhibitors that will be at Celebration in just 2 weeks! Remember, you can see a map of the exhibit hall right here so you can see where all these booths are. 20th Century Legends (Booth 4426) A2Z Toys (Booth TBC) Abrams Books (Booth 3418) Acme Archives Ltd. (Booth 2247 - in Art Show) Action Figure Authority AFA (Booth 1431) Adam Golden (Booth TAT5 - Tattoo Pavilion) Albert Smart Ink (Booth TAT20 - Tattoo Pavilion) Alex Ross Art (Booth 3618) All Nippon Airways Company Ltd. (Booth 2216) All Things R2 (Booth 1335) American Tourister (Booth 5016) Anderson's Bookshop (Booth 3835) Andrea Swabb (TAT21 - Tattoo Pavilion) Anovos Productions LLC (Booth 4015) A...

Yesterday, StarWars.com announced even more Celebration exclusives as we count down towards Chicago at lightspeed! Reed Exhibitions We got a slight tease at what Reed Exhibitions (a.k.a. the Celebration Store) would be bringing to Chicago earlier this month. Now we finally get a better look at that amazing Darth Maul jacket ($80) and a 20th anniversary shirt ($27+) that's bound to appeal to Celebration veterans. Lucasfilm Publishing Disney Press will be bringing an exclusive edition of E. K. Johnston's Queen's Shadow novel ($TBC). Del Rey Books will be bringing an exclusive edition of Claudia Gray's upcoming novel, Master & Apprentice ($45). Each copy of Master & Apprentice will be signed and come with an exclusive pin of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and a tote bag (whilst stocks last). Her Universe Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe will be debuting a brand new collection inspired by Star Wars' iconic female heroes c...