Full Schedule for Star Wars Celebration 2019
We are just over two weeks away from Star Wars Celebration! This year’s event takes place in Chicago, Illinois at McCormick Place from April 11th through April 15th.
Star Wars Celebration is full of immersive exhibits, an interactive show floor, screenings, exclusive merchandise, celebrity guests, panels, autograph sessions, fan-inspired activities, costumes and other surprises celebrating all things Star Wars.
This year is particularly exciting and should be full of major announcements about Episode IX and The Mandalorian. Both are expected to premiere later this year, but the details have been kept under wraps. I’m hoping the panels for each will bring something that we can hold on to while we wait.
You can find the full Celebration Chicago schedule for the Celebration, Galaxy, and Twin Suns stages below. To see the full schedule of everything happening on the Fan, Podcast, and other stages, you can head over to Star Wars Celebration’s website.
Celebration Stage
Friday
11am-12pm: Star Wars: Episode IX. Join Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars: Episode IX director J.J. Abrams, and plenty of special surprises
1:30pm-2:30pm: Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. Join ILMxLAB and Oculus for a sneak peek at the first Star Wars story series designed for virtual reality
4pm-5pm: The Creatures, Droids & Aliens of Star Wars. Take a deep dive into the Pinewood Studios-based Star Wars creature shop
Saturday
11am-12pm: Bringing Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to Life at Disney Parks. Join team members from Walt Disney Imagineering and Lucasfilm as they share stories about what it takes to bring Star Wars to life at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
1:30pm-2:30pm: The premiere of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Join the head of Respawn Entertainment, Vince Zampella, and Game Director, Stig Asmussen, along with many special guests, to be the first to learn about this holiday’s highly anticipated action-adventure game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
4pm-5pm: Sisters of the Force, A Celebration of Women and Star Wars. Join moderator Ashley Eckstein and guests, Vanessa Marshall, Catherine Taber, Amy Ratcliffe and many others (including some surprises) for an incredibly inspiring, empowering and fun discussion
Sunday
11am-12pm: The Mandalorian. Learn about the perilous world of The Mandalorian with executive producer and writer Jon Favreau and executive producer and director Dave Filoni.
1:30pm-2:30pm: A Conversation with Alan Tudyk. Alan Tudyk joins the stage with host Warwick Davis to discuss his role in the fan-favorite stand-alone Star Wars film along with other memorable characters he’s portrayed throughout his career
3:30pm-4:30pm: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Sneak Peek. Dave Filoni and special guests celebrate the return of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and share a sneak peek at what’s to come
Monday
11am-12pm: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary Celebration. Join host Warwick Davis as we honor 20 years of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace!
1:30pm-2:30pm: Short Stories with Warwick Davis. Buckle up and enjoy an unexpected and unpredictable retrospective into the prolific roles and career of the host of the Celebration Stage, and the record holder for the actor who has played the most Star Wars characters – Warwick Davis
3:30pm-4:30pm: Celebration Chicago Closing Ceremony: Gather with your friends and fellow Star Wars fans to relive the best moments of the weekend and bid farewell to the 20th anniversary of Star Wars Celebration.
Star Wars Galaxy Stage
Friday
11am-12pm: Star Wars: Episode IX streamed from Celebration Stage
1:30pm-2:30pm: 20 years of the LEGO Star Wars Story – A Retrospective and Forward Look
3:30pm-4:30pm: The Music of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with David Collins
5:30pm-6:30pm: ILM Presents: Making Solo
Saturday
10:45am-11:45am: Droids and Animatronic Creatures of Star Wars
12:45pm-1:45pm: Star Wars Rebels Remembered
3:30pm-4:30pm: Star Wars Cosplay Competition
5:30pm-6:30pm: A Star Wars Let’s Play
Sunday
11am-12pm: The Mandalorian streamed from the Celebration stage
1:15pm-2:15pm: Doug Chiang: The Evolution of Star Wars Design – Designing Episode I
3:15pm-4:15pm: ILM Model Shop: Building a Galaxy
Monday
11am-12pm: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary Celebration streamed from Celebration stage
1:30pm-2:50pm: Star Wars Resistance Season Two Sneak Peek
3:30pm-4:30pm: Celebration Chicago Closing Ceremony
Twin Suns Stage
Friday
11am-12pm: Star Wars: Episode IX streamed from Celebration Stage
1:15pm-2:30pm: Star Wars Collectibles Update with Lucasfilm’s Brian Merten
3pm-4pm: Star Wars Hasbro
4:45pm-5:45pm: Lucasfilm Publishing Panel
6:30pm-7:30pm: I’ll Take Droids for $500, Obi-Wan: An Intergalactic Game Show
Saturday
11am-12pm: Inside Fantasy Flight Games
12:45pm-1:45pm: Del Rey Behind the Scenes
2:30pm-3:30pm: Marvel Comics Presents: Star Wars
4:15pm-5:15pm: Step Into Our Star Wars Stories: ILMxLAB
5:45pm-6:45pm: Star Wars: The Force of Funko
Sunday
11am-12pm: The Mandalorian streamed from the Celebration stage
1pm-2pm: Behind the Scenes of the Cantina
3:30pm-4:30pm: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Sneak Peek (Streamed from Celebration stage)
5:30pm-6:30pm: Into the Archives
Monday
10:30am-11:30am: Lucasfilm Publishing: Writers Roundtable
12:15pm-1:15pm: Star Wars Celebration Tattoo Competition
2pm-3pm: Check the Celebration Show App for Updates!
3:45pm-4:45pm: IDW Publishing: The Adventures Continue!