Celebrating STAR WARS

Want to spend a night with the fans? Tickets are now on sale for A Night at Canto Bight , the traditional Celebration Bash thrown by the 501st, Rebel Legion, Mandalorian Mercs, Droid Builders, Saber Guild, Dark Empire, and Galactic Academy. This Celebration's event will take place at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, which will be open exclusively for members of Celebration Bash that evening! Taking place on Thursday April 11th from 8pm - 2am, the Bash costs $125 per person (over 18s only) which includes food, drinks (including the R2DTini), parking at the venue, admittance to the entire museum including the museum tours, the movie theatre, interactive displays, and VR experiences, live performances from Darth Elvis and the Imperials, Blue Harvest, Wesley and the Crushers, and, of course, Celebration favourites DJ Elliot with MC's Mark Daniel and David Collins. And if that's not enough, the Fan Clubs have put together a night of casino games and will b...

Impressive. Most impressive. The Celebration Chicago guest list just keeps getting better! Fan favourite star of The Clone Wars and Rebels , and founder of Her Universe, Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) is returning to Celebration! Joining her will be another fan favourite, Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones and The Clone Wars . They will be joined by cast members from all three trilogies; Jett Lucas (Zett Jukassa), John Ratzenberger (Major Derlin), Ken Leung (Admiral Statura), and creature performer Katy Kartwheel (HURID-327 in The Force Awakens and Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story ) Stay tuned for more guest announcements (and autograph and photo op pre-sale information) over the coming weeks.

Our first panel news!! The official Celebration website has been updated with a list of all the Podcasts that will be broadcasting to the galaxy live from the Podcast Stage in Chicago!! Hugh congratulations to; Beyond The Outer Rim The Cantina Cast Coffee With Kenobi Fangirls Going Rogue Fantha Tracks Radio Fauxthentic History The Forcecast From The Bacta Tank Galactic War Report Keeping Up With The Geekbros Get Your Geek On Inside The Force Lords Of The Sith Never Tell Me The Pods Rogue Podron Skytalkers Podcast Star Wars Bookworms Star Wars Minute Star Wars Action News Tarkin's Top Shelf The Canon Cantina The Rated NA Podcast The Resistance Broadcast Unmistakably Star Wars The Podcast Stage will be hosted by Star Wars Insider writer and Fantha Tracks Editor-In-Chief Mark Newbold. So if you have a favourite Star Wars podcast, this is your chance to see them live, and maybe even say hello to those amazing people who bring you Star Wars news ...

The Key Art for Star Wars Celebration Chicago has been reveale d and it is simply stunning! Created by Paul Shipper, the Key Art features the symbol of the Jedi Order balanced between the heroes of the light and the villains of the dark. Expect to see this art work on everything from posters to magnets in the Celebration Store in April. But if you want the Key Art shirt make sure you contact ReedPOP as soon as possible as the shirt was one of the products you could pre-order with your tickets and, if previous Celebrations are anything to go by, won't be available in the store. You should still be able to add this to your order if you contact ReedPOP ahead of Celebration. I know I will be doing! Going on past Celebrations, characters in this art style will also be featured on your Celebration badges. I can't wait to see how they look! And we finally know which artists will be taking part in the Celebration Art Show! This year you'll be able to pick up exclusive pri...

StarWars.com today revealed more guests who will heading to Chicago, and they include the mighty Chewbacca, Joonas Suotamo! Yes, Joonas is making his Star Wars Celebration this year, alongside Celebration veteran and fan favourite Sam Witwer (Darth Maul)! Joining them will be Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley); Dave Chapman (Puppeteer - BB-8, Rio Durant & Lady Proxima); Greg Proops (Fode, Jak Sivrak & Garma); Paul Kasey (Admiral Raddus, Ello Asty); Ian McElhinney (General Dodonna); and Orli Shoshan (Shaak Ti) The guest list is really starting to take shape now, and we're still over two months away! I can't wait to see what else they have in store!

Star Wars Celebration is fast approaching so here's a handy little guide to some convention basics. These aren't really Celebration specific (for that check out my guide to getting the most out of your Celebration ) so I'm going to try and keep this short and sweet as there's a million guides like this around the internet. Study the surrounding area before you go Find out the route from your hotel to the convention centre before you go. Are you close enough to walk or do you need public transport? Are there grocery or convenience stores within walking distance of your hotel? These are a much cheaper alternative to convention food if you want to make your own lunch or just grab some snacks. If you're using public transport, where are your stops and what's the time table? What's good to eat around the convention centre and around your hotel? Maybe even make a list of places you'd like to try before you go (and again, how to get there if they're...

The official Star Wars Celebration website updated this week with our first look at some of the incredible fan made sets and props we can expect to see in Chicago in just a few short months! The Belgium Prop Builders have been busy! In addition to the classic Millennium Falcon lounge, seen above, which has played host to The Star Wars Show Live at previous Celebrations, they are bringing an all new version of the set from Solo: A Star Wars Story ! Michael Schramm and Project X1 UG's iconic TIE Fighter is returning, and this time it's joined by a Rebel Alliance X-Wing, along with a Death Star Sliding Doors set Brian Hunter and the Canadian Garrison of the 501st are bring an incredible three set pieces! The Emperor's Throne Room, the Endor Bunker (complete with Speeder Bike) and the Tantive IV Corridor, which I imagine Vader cosplayers will have a lot of fun posing in! And Donald West of Veteran Garage Props is bringing the Rogue On...