Celebrating STAR WARS

  One week ago today, at the Closing Ceremony of Star Wars  Celebration Europe, we learnt that Celebration was heading back to Japan! In exactly two years from today, Star Wars Celebration Japan will take place at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba. I still need to do a full look back at Celebration Europe, and a I will, but let's just quickly look to the future. Taking place from 18-20 April, 2025, Celebration Japan marks a return to the 3 day events that have been the standard for Celebrations taking place outside of America. The venue itself is one of the largest convention centers in Japan, located just outside of Tokyo and within half an hour of  the Tokyo Disney Resort via public transport. Makuhari Messe features an arena with a capacity of up to 9,000 people (depending on configuration) which makes it comparable to the arenas of Chicago and Anaheim and more than double the capacity of the Celebration Stage at ExCeL earlier this month. In fact the entire...

  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? Check out the SWAG Crew Facebook page , it contains everything you could need to know about getting started. Thinking about your own SWAG? Your imagination is the limit but the most common items are patches and buttons. The SWAG Crew also raise money for their charity partner, Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, and will be collecting a treasure chest of SWAG to be raffled off and won by one member of the SWAG group group. You can read all about it right here and donate your SWAG to the chest at the Norwich Star Wars  Club UK booth N1040 on the show floor. UPDATE - D...

  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.

  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...

  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...

  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 ...

  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...