Over the weekend of Aug. 28-30, GalaxyCon San Jose will delight the masses with a three-day celebration of pop culture at San Jose McEnery Convention Center in Northern California.
As is usually the case with high-profile pop-culture conventions, the event has an impressive list of special guests, many of whom will participate in fan meet-and-greets, professional photo-ops and/or discussion panels. And, of course, there will be a bounty of vendors located throughout the facility as well.
GalaxyCon hosts events around the country, but its San Jose edition is particularly noteworthy.
“San Jose is our west coast show, and we are always looking forward to the energy and enthusiasm our attendees bring,” said Mike Broder, founder and president of GalaxyCon, in a statement. “The communities that come together at a GalaxyCon show are truly remarkable and one of a kind in the convention world. They’ve helped us build one of the most inclusive, earnest, and biggest convention series anywhere in the world.”
Speaking of those, here’s the list of guests scheduled to appear throughout the weekend:
Hayden Christensen – Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka.
Ian Somerhalder – Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries, Boone Carlyle in Lost, Dr. Luther Swann in V-Wars.
Cheech Marin – Cheech in Cheech & Chong, Padre Benito del Toro in Machete, Joe Dominguez in Nash Bridges.
Tommy Chong – Chong in Cheech & Chong, Leo in That ’70s Show.
George Takei – Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek: The Original Series, Kaito Nakamura in Heroes.
Ariana Richards – Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park, Lex Murphy in The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Joseph Mazzello – Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, Eugene Sledge in The Pacific, John Deacon in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Wayne Knight – Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park, Newman in Seinfeld, Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2.
Cassandra Peterson – Host of Elvira’s Movie Macabre, Elvira in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.
Scott Patterson – Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls, Peter Strahm in Saw, Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
Sean Gunn – Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Kirk Gleason in Gilmore Girls, Weasel in The Suicide Squad.
Tyler Hoechlin – Superman / Clark Kent in Superman & Lois, Superman / Clark Kent in Supergirl, Derek Hale in Teen Wolf, Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII.
Tyler Posey – Scott McCall in Teen Wolf, Scott McCall in Teen Wolf: The Movie, Adam in Jane the Virgin, Tyler in Maid in Manhattan, Prince Alonso in Elena of Avalor.
Bitsie Tulloch – Juliette Silverton / Eve in Grimm, Lois Lane in Superman & Lois.
Kellan Lutz – Emmett Cullen in The Twilight Saga, Special Agent Kenny Crosby in FBI: Most Wanted, Chris MacNess in The Comeback, Tarzan in Tarzan, Smilee in The Expendables 3, Poseidon in Immortals, Frank in Stick It, Dean Russell in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Daniel Kountz – Kal in Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge.
Kimberly J. Brown – Marnie Piper in Halloweentown, Annie Wheaton in Rose Red.
Devon Werkheiser – Ned Bigby in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Nolan Byrd in Shredderman Rules, Brett in The Prank.
Lindsey Shaw – Jennifer “Moze” Mosely in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Paige McCullers in Pretty Little Liars, Kat Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You (TV Series).
Daniel Curtis Lee – Simon “Cookie” Nelson-Cook in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Kojo in Zeke and Luther, Phil in Glee.
Devon Sawa – Casper in Casper, Alex Browning in Final Destination, Stan in Stan.
Eman Esfandi – Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka, Ismail in The Inspection, Barry in King Richard.
Brian Posehn – Jim Kuback in Mission Hill, Brian Spukowski in The Sarah Silverman Program, Bert Kibbler in The Big Bang Theory, Sour Cream in Steven Universe, Mr. Recto in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, roles in Bob’s Burgers, Adventure Time, and Kim Possible.
Brian Austin Green – David Silver in Beverly Hills, 90210, Derek Reese in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Keith Watson in Desperate Housewives.
Jaime Pressly – Joy Turner in My Name Is Earl, Jill Kendall in Mom, Priscilla in Not Another Teen Movie.
Ross Marquand – Aaron in The Walking Dead, Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War, Red Skull in Avengers: Endgame, Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men ‘97.
Thomas Lennon – Lieutenant Jim Dangle in Reno 911!, Screenwriter for Night at the Museum, Felix Unger in The Odd Couple.
Barry Bostwick – Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mayor Randall Winston in Spin City.
Kevin Woo – Singing voice of Mystery Saja, a member of the Billboard chart-topping Saja Boys from the most-watched film in the history of Netflix (236 million streams and counting), KPOP Demon Hunters.
Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog in The Muppets, Rizzo the Rat in Muppet Treasure Island.
Colleen O’Shaughnessey – Miles “Tails” Prower in Sonic the Hedgehog, Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Sora Takenouchi in Digimon, Wasp in The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ino Yamanaka in Naruto.
Deven Mack – Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Prime, Chef Hatchet in Total DramaRama, Wynton Styles in Bakugan Battle Planet.
Don Bluth – Director/Producer of The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time.
Jessica Vosk – Lute in Hazbin Hotel, Elphaba Thropp in Wicked.
Brian Donovan – Rock Lee in Naruto & Naruto: Shippuden, Davis Motomiya in Digimon Adventure 02, Director of Kelly’s Hollywood.
Terry McGovern – Launchpad McQuack in DuckTales and Darkwing Duck, Stormtrooper in Star Wars, Mr. Wolfe in American Graffiti, Voices in THX 1138, Lou in Mrs. Doubtfire.
Megan Hollingshead – Nurse Joy in Pokémon, Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach, Mai Valentine in Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Charles Fleischer – Voice of Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Terry in Back to the Future Part II, Bob Vaughn in Zodiac.
George Newbern – Superman / Clark Kent in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII (Kingdom Hearts / Advent Children), Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride.
Michael Haigney – Voice Director / Writer for Pokémon, Voice of Charmander/Charizard in Pokémon, Voice of Koffing/Weezing in Pokémon.
Jason Douglas – Beerus in Dragon Ball Super, Tobin in The Walking Dead, Gildarts Clive in Fairy Tail.
Jeff Pidgeon – Aliens, Robot, and Mr. Spell in Toy Story, Thaddeus “Phlegm” Bile in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University.
Janet Varney – Korra in The Legend of Korra, Sheriff Evie Barret in Stan Against Evil, Becca Barbara in You’re the Worst, Wonder Woman in Injustice, Anna Grimsdottir in Splinter Cell: Deathwatch.
Mark Bagley – Artist for The Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man.
Marv Wolfman – Legendary Comic Book Writer, Co-Creator of Blade, Bullseye, Nova, Black Cat, and Teen Titans.
Bob Layton – Renowned Comic Book Artist / Writer, Definitive Creator/Architect on Iron Man, Co-Creator of War Machine and Ant-Man (Scott Lang).
Joëlle Jones – Comic Book Artist / Writer, Creator of Lady Killer, Artist on Catwoman, Creator of Yara Flor (Wonder Girl).
Jerome Opeña – Acclaimed Comic Book Artist, Artist on Uncanny X-Force, Artist on Avengers, Artist on Seven to Eternity.
Ryan North – Eisner Award-winning Writer, Writer on Fantastic Four, Writer on Dinosaur Comics, Writer on Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
Keith Pollard – Legendary Comic Book Artist, Co-Creator of Black Felicia / Black Cat, Artist on The Amazing Spider-Man, Artist on Thor, Artist on Fantastic Four.
Timothy Zahn – Renowned writer of science fiction and fantasy known best for his prolific collection of Star Wars books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy.
Robbi Rodriguez – Co-creator and artist of Spider-Gwen, artist on FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics, artist on Maintenance.
Alyssa Wong – Writer of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Psylocke, and Deadpool.
Cory Smith – Penciler on Nova, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Magnus, Robot Fighter.
Drew Moss – Artist for Star Wars, The Crow, Copperhead, Terrible Elisabeth Dumn Against the Devils in Dixie, and The Red Panda.
Megan Levens – Cartoonist for Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel City, Madame Frankenstein, and Star Trek: Red Shirts.
Dexter Vines – Inker on Civil War, Superman/Batman, and Wolverine: Old Man Logan.
Liana Kangas – Illustrator for Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary, Know Your Station, TRVE KVLT, She Said Destroy, Star Wars, Archie, and Star Trek.
Rico Renzi – Co-creator and colorist of Spider-Gwen, colorist on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Bitter Root.
Michael Kingston – Writer and creator of Headlocked, Tales From the Road, and Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse.
Bobby Breed – Concept and comic artist for Marvel, Zenescope, IDW, Stranger Comics, and Action Lab.
Mervyn McKoy – Artist for The Black Constable in Noir is the New Black and co-creator/artist of Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew.
Gavin Guidry – Artist on Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain, Birds of Prey, and Predator vs. Wolverine.
Dave Wachter – Artist on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla in Hell, and Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem.