Celebrating STAR WARS

"This is where the fun begins!" The wait is over! Today The Star Wars Show officially announced that Star Wars Celebration 2019 would be held at McCormick Place, Chicago. But that's not all! Celebration 2019 will be the first ever five day Celebration! Five whole days of Star Wars goodness in the largest convention centre in North America.  Yes sir, Celebration 2019 looks all set to be the greatest Celebration so far! Make sure you head on over to the official Celebration website and sign up for hotel alerts right now to make sure you get the best possible room rates when they become available. Ticket prices are still to be announced but we should hear more very soon as they are set to go on sale Tuesday June 5th at noon CST. Mark that date in your diary because if you want Jedi Master badges then you'll need to be there the instant they go on sale and have Han Solo's legendary luck on your side. For now though, just relax and wa...

Ok, so we know the next Star Wars Celebration is in 2019.  But when is it exactly?  And where for that matter! Unlike the major comics cons, like SDCC and NYCC, Celebration doesn't have a set date or location, having been held across America, in Europe and even in Japan during its history.  This makes predicting dates a bit like trying to fire proton torpedoes down a Death Star's exhaust port - you can do it but you can't always trust your targeting computer! Let's start with the easy part - location.  All the rumours going round say it's going to be Anaheim.  That makes sense.  The rumour during the last day of Anaheim was that Celebration would become an annual event alternating between the US and the rest of the world, with US Celebrations alternating between Anaheim and Orlando.  Sure that pattern falls down a bit with Celebration skipping a year, but it holds up well enough.  Plus the Anaheim Convention Centre just completed a m...