Celebrating STAR WARS

Spencer is always first off the mark with Celebration fan events and this year is no different! The Not-So-Virtual Cantina is a great way for fans arriving in Tokyo a little early to hang out ahead of the main event (or maybe to relax a little if you've already spent a few days exploring Japan or Tokyo Disney). The Not-So-Virtual Cantina Special Edition will take place on Thursday, April 17, from 7pm-10pm and all are welcome. And what a venue they have this time! Hub Kaihimmakuhari, just a 15 minute walk from Makuhari Messe. Tickets for the event cost $100 for adults and $80 for kids under 15 (kids aged 5 and under go free) and will go on sale January 1st at 9am (ET). Tickets include a buffet dinner (with vegan option) and all you can drink alcohol and soft drinks along with an event t-shirt, SWAG bag, and exclusive meet and greets with special Star Wars  guests. And, of course, music and karaoke! Tickets are limited to just 150 and are sold out, but it has been announced that a H...

With tickets about to go on sale there's currently two competitions for our American friends to win tickets to next year's Star Wars  Celebration in Japan! The first is from Regal Cinemas, offering their Regal Crown Members a chance to win a trip for two. The promotion is in conjunction with  The Phantom Menace's 25th anniversary this weekend but no purchase is necessary. Click here to see all the ways you can enter . Competition closes 11:59pm ET on May 4. The second competition comes from Japan's National Tourism Organization, celebrating US-Japan Tourism Year, and will open on May 11 alongside the third annual Japan Parade in New York, with this year's parade featuring a commemorative "May the Force Be With You in Japan" float in celebration of the event! Full details will be announced on May 11, with the competition running until September 30. You can find more details here . UPDATE -  Full details of the competition can be found here , with entries cl...

  You know we're getting closer when you get the first look at the official merch! Last week StarWars.com  gave us a preview of the official merchandise that fans will be able to pre-order alongside their tickets later this week. This time around you'll be able to get the traditional logo shirt (and other merch) in English, Japanese, and a mix of both languages. These items will be priced between ¥1560-6200 (specific pricing not announced). All of these items have now been added to the Celebration Store page and will be available alongside tickets later this week. Tickets will be going on sale on Thursday, May 2, at 19:00 EST (US) / Friday, May 3, at 08:00 JST (Japan). There will be an exclusive presale for those who had Jedi Master VIP tickets to Celebration Europe 2023 taking place on Wednesday, May 1, at 12:00 EST (US) / 01:00 JST (Japan). This year tickets, and any merchandise purchased with them, will not be shipped in advance. All tickets and merch pre-orders will ...

  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 ...

  Hard to believe it's been a month since we were all celebrating together in London, and what a Celebration it was! This post is going to look back at the Celebration that was, the highs and the lows of Star Wars  Celebration Europe 2023, offer some thoughts on what could be improved for future Celebrations (especially here in the UK), but mostly just reminisce about the amazing time we had last month. So let's start with day zero, the night before Celebration when we arrived in London, checked into our hotel, and got our first look at the convention centre. Day 0 We arrived in London mid-afternoon after driving down from home (the blessing of being local), parking a few minutes walk from the Aloft. An initial "we can walk this" quickly turned into "thank God the DLR is here" as we realised how many bags we had and we were soon checked in to our hotel, the absolutely stunning Sunborn yacht, and heading over to ExCeL. Banners adorned the walkway from the sta...