Our Boonta Eve event has become a Celebration tradition, so much so you might think the decision to hold the event in London was a given. That was not the case, and we did not make the decision lightly. Even after the success of our show in Anaheim last year there were many factors to consider before going ahead with...

London film & Comic Con was back with its main event of the year, LFCC Summer. With Temperatures reaching 29oc, Joseph Quinn experiencing his first convention, Saturday being a complete sell out, Stranger Things have happened at this marquee UK event. As with every event Showmasters release their guest line up with great hype via social media through the months...

Only two months ago I wrote about Covcon’s smaller show Covcon Junior and on May 7th we finally saw the return of their main event. Like Covcon Junior, the event was run in aid of ‘Maggie’s’ – a cancer support charity nominated by Bond girl Caroline Munro. Covcon events take place the Sports Connexion leisure centre in Ryton-on-Dunsmore on the...

Star Wars Fan Fun Day (SWFFD) returned in 2022 for its Thirteenth successive show but at a new venue in Ewood Park, which is home to Blackburn rovers football club. Organisers Neil Livesey and Paul Dunne offer an extremely unique opportunity for fans called “Dinner with the Stars” held at the venue the day before the main event. After hearing...

Rhode Island Comic Con has made it’s second “Star Wars Week” announcement and it is Daniel Logan....

Rhode Island Comic Con will be celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this November and this week they are all about Star Wars. In honor of “May the Fourth” RICC will be announcing Star Wars signing guests all week. They kicked things off this morning with the news that Misty Rosas will be attending their show. Rosas joins previously announced Star Wars...

Disney-era actress credited as the first female Stormtrooper, Samantha Alleyne, will make her first public signing appearance at the “Boonta Eve Cantina” on Wednesday, May 25th at Bigs Fullerton. The show, which will feature several signers spanning the saga, is a pre-Celebration event sponsored by “The Virtual Cantina“/Star Wars Celebration 2022 Facebook group (fan-run and not affiliated with LFL/ReedPop/Disney), Skywalking...

Echo Base Live is a Star Wars event that returned for its tenth instalment on 2nd April. Echo is primarily a Star Wars vintage toy trading event as its roots are stemmed from a fantastic Facebook group called Echo Base UK Trading Vintage Star Wars 1977-1998. The group was set up by UK collector Wayne Totty as a safe place...

Following a 2021 convention season still feeling the effects of the pandemic the 2022 season starts with everyone hopeful if will be a more normal year, with fewer cancellations of events and guest signers. For me, this was my first convention of the year, and one I had not attended previously. Covcon have been running small to medium sized conventions...

London Film & Comic Con returned to the historic Olympia Exhibition Centre this weekend after a delay of 16 months due to the pandemic. The convention is Showmasters’ flagship event and usually takes place over three days in July, with two smaller events in spring and winter. The show is often able to attract A-list guests but does also include...