Celebrating STAR WARS

  This is where the fun begins! StarWars .com  has officially revealed the full panel line up for the three main stages of Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 and confirmed the highly anticipated return of Star Wars  Celebration LIVE! These are the stages where you will see all the special guests, hear all the latest news, and see all of the brand new trailers and reveals that make Celebration the greatest place to be for any Star Wars  fan. And if you can't be there in person Star Wars  Celebration LIVE! is back!! Join hosts Anthony Carboni, Krystina Arielle, Kristin Baver, and Jamie Stangroom for the next best thing to being there, plus plenty of fun from the show floor, as they bring you panels, exclusive interviews, and plenty of special guests direct from the show floor in London! So, what can we expect to see next month? A lot! Below is a full list of all the panels, along with their official descriptions. And here's a handy spreadsheet with everything all ...

  Here we go!!! The first guests have finally been announced for Star Wars Celebration 2022 and ReedPOP are opening strong with a trio of beloved actors from across the saga! Anthony Daniels needs no introduction, having played C-3PO in all nine episodes of the Skywalker Saga, as well as in Rogue One , The Clone Wars , Rebels , and pretty much every video game, TV commercial and anything else you can think of! Add in an appearance in Solo  as Tak, and Daniels is the only actor to have appeared in all 11 Star Wars  films. The Emperor himself is coming as Ian McDiarmid returns to Celebration. Ian is another actor to have appeared in all three trilogies, as well as in Rebels , and a firm fan favorite at Celebrations. And speaking of fan favorites, Ashley Eckstein is returning to Celebration! The voice of Ahsoka Tano in The Clone Wars  and Rebels  (as well as The Rise of Skywalker ), Ashley is beloved by fans of all ages and you just can't imagine Celebration witho...

Wow! It's been a busy weekend with plenty of news updates for Star Wars Celebration Chicago! The first pieces in the Art Show have been revealed with pre-orders starting on Wednesday! The Road to Celebration pin badge sales have started! Skytalking Through Neverland and the Collider Jedi Council have been added to the Podcast Stage ! And we learnt the warm up hosts and DJs for the main stages! I hope anyone reading this site is finding it useful. I apologise for not being completely on top of all the updates last week. I've now updated the Guest page with prices and sales links for all the guests announced last week, the new group photo ops, and added information about the Star Wars Authentics pre-order for those who can't make it to Celebration. I've updated the Art Show page with all the pieces revealed so far (we're about halfway and should see the rest before pre-orders start on Wednesday). And I've tidied up the Exclusives page and add...

Celebration Stage 2015, Photo from The Daily Dot The official Celebration website has been updated with the warm up hosts and DJs for the main stages. Keeping fans entertained whilst they wait for the many incredible panels will be warm-up host Mark Daniel and DJ Elliot Hansen on the Celebration Stage, and warm-up host Amanda Wirtz and DJ Dave Griffiths on the Galaxy Stage! And on the show floor itself, Cameron Matthews will be the warm-up host for the StarWars.com Stage. All of these, along with Celebrations incredible hosts and ever growing guest list, can now be found on the Guests page !

Now this was an amazing Christmas present from ReedPOP! Warick Davis is returning to host the main stage at Star Wars Celebration! Yes, the Celebration Stage, where all of the week's major events will happen, will once again be hosted by one of Star Wars' most beloved celebrities as Warick Davis returns as Master of Ceremonies for the third Celebration running. As the host of the Celebration Stage Warwick will be presiding over some of biggest panels at Celebration, from major reveals to intimate conversations with his co-stars from across the saga. Warwick was an incredible host at Celebration Europe in 2016 so I'm delighted that he's returning to the main stage for Celebration Chicago in just a few months time!

I missed this last year, but I'm very happy to confirm that the Star Wars Celebration Collecting Track will be back again in April, and once again hosted by Gus Lopez! Gus made the announcement on the Collecting Track Facebook group , saying; "I am thrilled to announce the Collecting Track for Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 in Chicago, Illinois on April 11-15, 2019. Similar to past Star Wars Celebration events, the Collecting Track is the place where Star Wars collectors spanning all levels and interests come together to participate in talks, panels, and activities around the Star Wars collecting hobby. The Star Wars Collecting Track is a completely fan-run event. All of the panellists and presenters for the collecting program are fans like you from the Star Wars collecting community. Panels consist of discussion topics with 1-4 presenters covering an area or aspect of Star Wars collecting. If you are interested in being a Star Wars Celebration Collecting Track ...

Last week Star Wars Celebration announced that Star Wars Insider writer and Fantha Tracks Editor-in-Chief Mark Newbold will be hosting the Podcast Stage in Chicago next year! A life long fan of the saga, Mark has written for the official site, Star Wars Insider , Build the Millennium Falcon , and more. The current Editor-in-Chief of Fantha Tracks , Mark was previously the daily content manager of Jedi News and has appeared on over 70 podcasts since 2005 making him a fantastic choice to host the stage. Whilst Star Wars Celebration hasn't officially announced the full list of podcasts that the stage will be playing host to over the five day event, many took to social media to share their excitement at being accepted to take part in the galaxy's biggest celebration. So a massive congratulations to; The Resistance Broadcast Fan Girls Going Rogue The Cantina Cast The Canon Cantina Lords of the Sith From the Bacta Tank Beyond the Outer Rim Coffee with Kenobi Un...

I know I already covered this when I did the summer updates post but it deserves it's own post (better late than never!) The first guests for Star Wars Celebration Chicago were announced last month as returning hosts Amy Ratcliffe and David Collins. David is a Celebration veteran, returning to host his eighth Star Wars Celebration where he will once again share his insights, passion and humour at the Galaxy Stage. And if you recognise his voice that's probably because you've heard him in one of his many, many Star Wars voice overs including The Force Awakens , Rogue One , The Last Jedi , and Solo ! Or, if you're a Celebration vet yourself, maybe you know him as Han Solo in the live audio dramas Smuggler's Gambit , Smuggler's Bounty and Smuggler's Revenge . Amy is returning for her third Celebration as the host of the Behind the Scenes stage. The author of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy and the host of Lattes with Leia is a unique voice in po...

Sorry for the lack of posts over the summer. Life got busy and I didn't update this blog anywhere near as much as I had planned to. That ends now. Going forward I'm going to do everything I can to make sure this place is updated at least once a week with the latest Celebration news, preparation guides, hints and tips. So what did I miss? Friday tickets are now over 90% sold. Now, this is the first day of panels and it's widely expected that the opening panel will be the Episode IX panel with J.J. Abrams and the cast of the final installment of the Skywalker Saga. This is the big one. So if you want to be there and haven't got your tickets yet, make sure you grab them sooner rather than later. Since the crazily fast sellout of five day passes and Saturday tickets, things seem to have calmed down a little. Thursday passes, announced as 85% gone back in June , are still available and the Friday announcement was made at the end of August. So whilst I...