Celebrating STAR WARS

  Last week (I know, I'm late!) Star Wars Celebration revealed the official Key Art for Star Wars  Celebration Europe 2023. Commemorating both the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi  and Celebration's long awaited return to London, the artwork features the second Death Star and the rebel fleet above the London skyline. In addition to the gorgeous new artwork ReedPOP confirmed that they are once again partnering with Official Pix , who will be running the autograph area in London. Star Wars Celebration will be taking place over the Easter weekend, running Thursday, April 7 to Monday, April 10 2023. Monday adult tickets are still available , along with kids tickets for all 4 days. Given that we're now less than six months away it doesn't look like there will be an official re-seller this year, so please be careful and make sure you trust the seller if you're buying second hand tickets. Time for me to start getting this site up to date!

  Well that went faster than I ever imagined! Jedi Master badges officially sold out in 32 minutes, though after the first 5-10 minutes this was more a case of them being in people's carts and being processed, with the odd one or two briefly coming back into stock, than them actually being available. That was expected. But 4-Day tickets? That's another story! 4-Day Adult badges for Star Wars  Celebration Europe 2023 officially sold out in 1 hour 15 minutes, blasting passed the previous record of 1 hour 57 minutes set by Celebration Anaheim's original sale back in 2019 (when the event was planned for 2020). I mean, wow! And the sell outs didn't stop there as Saturday Adult tickets sold out in 3 hours 23 minutes. Talking with other fans ahead of the sale I was definitely a lot more conservative in my expectations. Sure, Jedi Master always sells out right away, and I expected 4-Day to go fast, but I never would have said 4-Day and Saturday passes would both sell out faster...

  The Celebration Online Store is now open! Ticket holders for Celebration Anaheim 2022 can now access shop.starwarscelebration.com for a selection of merchandise from the official show store. Two new shirts are included (or at least two shirts that weren't revealed before the show and I didn't see in the store) along with the traditional Commemorative Badge Art Set of all the different badges (minus Jedi Master), and the second Bad Batch  pin set which, due to shipping issues, wasn't available in Anaheim. The store will be available to everyone from Friday, July 1st.

  Well I didn't expect this so quickly! On Sunday Lucasfilm's Chris Argyropoulos announced that we could expect some Star Wars Celebration news this week. Then yesterday the official site was updated as social media channels announced that tickets for Celebration Europe 2023 would go on sale this week!! I expected an on sale date but the this week part definitely caught me off guard! Tickets will go on sale on Thursday at 12pm ET / 5PM BST. 4-Day Adult tickets will cost £159 plus VAT (20%) and a £3.25 service fee. Total £194.05 Single Day Adult tickets will cost £65 plus VAT and service fee. Total £81.25 4 Day Kids tickets (for children aged 6-12) will cost £61 plus VAT and service fee. Total £76.45 Single Day Kids tickets will cost £33 plus VAT and service fee. Total £42.85 In addition to standard tickets, there will be a limited number of Jedi Master tickets. These will cost £795 plus VAT and service fee (Total £957.25). These tickets normally go faster than the Millennium ...

  Over the next few weeks I'm going to start updating this blog with a new 2023 hub and working on new guides for next year. But for those of you who want to get the jump on things I figured I'd do a quick post with the information we do have (and a little on what we can expect to be different from last time Celebration was in London). Next year Star Wars Celebration is returning to London, and to the ExCeL Center where both Celebration Europe 2007 and 2016 were held. This will be the first four day Celebration in Europe and will take place over the Easter weekend from Friday, April 7, to Monday, April 10. Ticket sales haven't been announced yet (hopefully we should see them in the next month or two), so most of this will be focused on hotels and how things ran in 2016. First quick note - ExCeL is card only for their food court/own vendors, so keep that in mind when deciding how much money to change. Here are hotels next to ExCeL London: Whilst the majority of these booked ...

  What a Celebration that was! We've been back home a little over a week and it still feels like a dream. First looks at Andor  and The Mandalorian  Season 3 (and let's not forget Willow !), the announcement of Skeleton Crew , John Williams and Harrison Ford! The world premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi ! And that was just Thursday! Saturday brought an extended trailer for The Mandalorian Season 3 and a first look at Ahsoka  (!!), plus Chopper and Grogu making their first appearances on the Celebration Stage, with Sunday giving a first look at The Bad Batch Season 2. And I've not even mentioned meeting Ewan McGregor or Disneyland's Star Wars Nite! Our first ever trip to Batuu (followed by an extended visit after Celebration). And then getting to meet so many friends from past Celebrations and new friends made online over the last three years. For me this was easily the best Celebration I've been to. I have no idea how they'll top it next year. And speaking of next year....

  It's finally here! After what feels like a lifetime Star Wars  Celebration Anaheim is just 3 days away! Tomorrow morning we'll be boarding a plane, waving goodbye to rainy old England, and heading off to sunny California! Which means this blog is about as up to date as I can make it! I really hope people have found it useful. I'll post all the major links below as a quick guide and then I'll see you all in Anaheim! Downloadable Full Schedule (including all fan events, group photos, etc.) Mobile App Show Floor Maps Entrance Guide List of all main stage panels, show floor exhibits, and official events List of all fan events and meetups Guest List (with links to pre-orders) Celebration Store , Vendor Exclusives , and Pin Trading Convention Bag Essentials Getting the Most Out of Star Wars  Celebration Remember, the most important thing is to just enjoy yourself. We're all Star Wars  fans and, because of that, Celebration has an atmosphere unlike any other convention...