Celebrating STAR WARS

  Skipped pre-ordering merch in order to secure your ticket? Had your merch selected but didn't realize the new system needed an additional step to add it to your cart? Just want to order more merch? Well good news! ReedPop are re-opening merch pre-orders. Starting and 12pm (PT) and running until 12pm (PT) on June 29 ticket holders will be able to access the Celebration Store to place an additional merch order. Access to the store requires a unique password (your order confirmation number) and you will only be able to make a single transaction. So if you bought in a group make sure you know what everyone wants before placing your order. According to ReedPop customer service there is no risk of anything selling out everything is pre-order so you have plenty of time to browse and get your group's order together. Below is a copy of the email for anyone who did not receive it. ReedPop have advised that if you ordered tickets but don't receive a store link today please email the...

  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 $...

  So, you're off to Celebration! Like any convention,  Star Wars  Celebration is a melting pot of fans and creatives from all around the world. There's so much to see and do, and you'll likely be on the go for most of your time there, so a good convention bag with all your essentials is a must! Like with the  main packing list , everyone will be different so this guide is to just to help pick out the essentials that most people will need whilst exploring the convention center. The Essentials If you want to take the bare minimum, you won't need a bag at all, just these few essentials to get you through your day. Celebration Badge & Lanyard Your ticket to the galaxy. You'll be wearing this every moment you're at Celebration. Wallet Even if you don't plan on spending anything at Celebration, the chances are you will. Plus it never hurts to have ID on you (which you'll need if collecting badges at Will Call) along with some money for any emergencies or j...

So you're going to  Star Wars  Celebration! You've got your badges, your hotel room is booked, and your transportation is all figured out. You're pretty much all set. You just need to pack. So what should you be taking with you for this  Star Wars  extravaganza? Everyone's list of convention essentials will be slightly different, we're all individuals after all, so I'm just going to try and make this list as comprehensive as possible. Will I get absolutely everything in here? Of course not! So please let me know if I'm missing one of your essential items and I'll add it to the list. There's two bags that you'll need to be thinking of - your main travel case and your convention bag that you'll be taking with you to Celebration each day. This page covers your main packing list of everything you'll need for your Celebration vacation. You can find my daily convention bag guide here . Important Documents and Travel Essentials Wallet & Card...

  The SWAG Crew is back and better than ever for Star Wars  Celebration Japan with a new website that is the perfect resource for learning all about SWAG and helping you to create your own. Fan made SWAG (stuff we all get/stuff we all give) is one of the nicest things to receive at Star Wars Celebration. It's different from the official freebies (cool as they are) because you know that this is something that someone has created themselves just to give away to their fellow fans. It's that personal touch that makes the fan SWAG so special. Want to get involved and make your own SWAG? The SWAG Crew Facebook page  is still here with a brilliant community who are more than ready to help you take your first steps into a larger fan world. But for anyone new to SWAG you simply have to check out their new website ! From the history of the SWAG crew to everything you need to know about making your own. There are guidelines, FAQs, links to recommended suppliers who can make your SWA...

  Last weekend adult tickets for Saturday officially sold out! There's a little discrepancy on when the sell out actually occurred, with  Star Wars  Celebration Japan officially announcing it on Sunday, May 12, but fans online were reporting that the ticket site began listing them as sold out the day before. Normally tickets can go in and out of stock whilst the last few are in peoples' carts but given the length of this delay I'd say it's more likely tickets did sell out on Saturday and the delay in reporting is simply due to the sell out happening on a weekend. Either way, Saturday is now sold out and Friday is well on the way to being next.

  I forgot how stressful that walking man is! Yes, tickets to Star Wars  Celebration Japan are now on sale! You can get yours here! The queue is still taking a while to get through but at the time of writing this everything except VIP is still available. Though 3 day tickets are reportedly going in and out of stock so will likely be sold out soon. Fortunately the difference between the 3-day badge and the single days is only around $8 this year which is much better than previous events. Jedi Master VIP badges officially sold out in 34 minutes, according to the queue updates. I hope you were able to get the tickets you wanted! Hopefully I'll see you in Japan! UPDATED After VIP badges sold out it wasn't long before adult 3-day badges joined them, officially selling out in 2 hours 55 minutes according to the official Twitter feed.

  Hello there! Well, that was a littler earlier than expected! Last night Star Wars  Celebration revealed the key art for Japan 2025 and announced that tickets for the highly anticipated event would go on sale Thursday, May 2, at 19:00 EST (US) / Friday, May 3, at 08:00 JST (Japan). Debuting the key art  StarWars.com  revealed that it was created using the traditional Japanese sumi-e style of blank ink painting. The artwork blends together the iconography of Star Wars  with that of Japan itself, with Mount Fuji centered in Japan's Rising Sun flag, framed by TIE Fighters, X-wings, and AT-ATs, with Darth Vader in the foreground and swirls of black ink extending from the Sith Lord to form the branches of cherry blossom trees. When tickets go on sale (as near to May 4th as possible) they will cost $168.85 for a 3-Day adult badge and $42.35 for a 3-Day child badge. Single day badges will also be available at $58.85 each for adults and $20.35 for children. There ...