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Celebration Store Revealed for 2023

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  These are the exclusives you're looking for! Today Star Wars  Celebration has revealed all of the exclusive merchandise you will only be able to find in the official Celebration Store in London! Well, almost all! We still haven't seen the full pin collection for this year. This year's offerings are broken down into three collections - Key Art & Logo (including some gorgeous badge art shirts), Return of the Jedi  40th Anniversary, and the Legacy/Saga collection. There's a few fun novelties, but the shirts are definitely where it's at this year. That Grogu Squid and Chips shirt will definitely be coming home with me, along with a few of the badge art shirts (gutted there's no Chopper but the Luke and Vader are musts!) Hope you find something that catches your eye! I've updated the Show Store 2023 page with everything revealed today, and remember you can see all the vendor exclusives on this page as well.

Fan Event Round-Up!

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  Doing a round up post for these final few fan events! I'm afraid I missed when some of these went on sale so a couple are now sold out, but most are still open for fans wanting to attend! First up, the Blackhorse Beer Mile Crawl . Taking place on Celebration eve, Thursday April 6, this bar crawl will start at 16:00 and run until roughly 21:30 and is open to anyone who wants to do some pre-Celebration mingling with other fans. The crawl starts at Beerblefish Brewhouse. Next, Bib's Bash: A Star Wars Celebration Afterparty . Hosted by the Star Wars  Sessions podcast this afterparty event takes place on Saturday, April 8, at Social Convention from 19:00 and is currently sold old. The Cosplayers of the Old Republic are hosting their traditional COTOR Cantina  at Celebration Europe. Taking place on Saturday, April 8, from 19:30 this casual fan event is open to all to come and go as they please. Location TBC. A fan club exclusive event, the Sail Barge to Celebration is a four...

Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Updates

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  Hey all, just a little bit of an update post to catch up a few things. This Thursday Sunday tickets once again sold out, leaving only a limited number of Friday and Monday tickets available (for sold out ticket types you can still go through the  Lyte Ticket Exchange ). Badges are currently going out (and they look just as nice in hand!). We still have nearly two weeks to go so if you haven't received yours yet please don't panic. However, if you are travelling and they don't arrive in time it has been confirmed you can simply go to Will Call/Fan Services with your order confirmation and they will be able to issue you with replacement badges so there's no need to worry. When you do get your badges, badge activation is now live. So you can follow this link to activate them. Again, don't worry if you can't do it until you get there, they don't need to be activated in advance. Also live now is the official Star Wars  Celebration Europe 2023 mobile app, which...

Lightsaber Training with the Saber Guild

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  One of the most popular events of the Star Wars  Kids Stage returns for Celebration Europe as the Saber Guild are bringing their popular Lightsaber Academy to London! There will be four training sessions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and two sessions on Monday. Session 1 - 12:00-12:30 Session 2 - 12:45-13:15 Session 3 - 16:00-16:30 (not on Monday) Session 4 - 16:45-17:15 (not on Monday) Due to the popularity of the Lightsaber Academy participants will be selected via a lottery process. The lottery for Sessions 1 & 2 is open from 10:00-11:00 each day (drawn at 11:15) The lottery for Sessions 3 & 4 is open from 14:00-15:00 each day (drawn at 15:15) After each draw a list of winners will be posted by the stage entrance. If selected you will need to return to the Star Wars  Kids Stage 15 minutes before your session start time. Please check out the official site for FAQ and further details. Whilst this event is for guests aged 14 and under, the Saber Guild will ...

Panel Selection & Lightspeed Lane Guide 2023

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  Hey everyone, sorry for the delay on this piece, it was my last week at my current job this week so time kinda got away from me. Lots of changes this year so lets break down everything you need to know about Panel Selections, Lightspeed Lanes, and more! PANELS There will be at 2 types of panel entry at Celebration Europe this year. The online Panel Selection (lottery) and good, old fashioned, queuing. Barring any late announcements nearer the time, it looks like the daily Lightspeed Lane Reservation system for Galaxy and Twin Suns Stages is out this year. Panel Selection (Lottery) Entry to the five biggest panels of Star Wars  Celebration will once again be determined by an online lottery. Entry to the online selection process began on March 14 and will close on Tuesday, March 21, at 11:59PM GMT. Selection is random and the time you enter has no impact on your chances of being selected for panel entry. Entry to the lottery will be at  this site  and is via the emai...

D23 Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Screening for Celebration Europe

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  Return of the Jedi  is returning to the big screen! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the conclusion of the original trilogy, D23 is bringing Return of the Jedi  back to cinemas for one night only during Star Wars  Celebration. Taking place on Saturday, April 8, D23 will be hosting 2 screenings at Odeon Covent Garden. Doors for the first screening open at 18:30 (with the film starting at 19:30) with the second screening an hour later. Both screenings will kick off with a special pre-show and include pop corn, water, and "a commemorative gift from a galaxy far, far away". Tickets are on sale now to D23 Gold and general members costing $40 (plus $5 processing fee) and $50 (plus $7 processing fee) respectively. Honestly, as much as I would love to see Jedi  on the big screen again (it's my favorite Star Wars  movie after all), I feel this is over priced. D23 hosted a similar screening during Celebration Chicago in 2019 which was free for D23 members so...

Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Exhibitor List

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  The Exhibitor List is now live on the official Star Wars  Celebration website! It's a little sparse but I don't believe this is the final list as others, like Forbidden Planet and LEGO, have confirmed they will be there. So expect to see more names added as we get closer. But, for now, here's the initial line up: 3T Merch (Booth S550) A. L. Vintage Toys Limited (Booth S458) A1 Toys Ltd (Booth S658) Abrams & Chronicle Books (S301) Acme Archives Ltd (Booth N551) Amazing Candy Co (Booth S678) Amazing Mystery Box (Booth N741) Asmodee North America (Atomic Mass Games) (Booth S600) Automattic Comics (S758) Billy Galaxy (S459) CBCS Comics (Booth S759) Celebrity Ink Autographs (Booth S741) CGA Grading (Booth S208) CGC (Booth N720) Citizen Watch (Booth S800) Corvus Moon (Booth N728) Costumes.com/Denuo Novo (Booth N600) Diamond Select Toys (Booth S200) Donut Dudes (S938) Elite Clothing (Booth S672) Fanattik (Booth S450) Forbidden Planet (Booth S910) Funko (Booth N700) Galaxy To...