Star Trek Events: Thursday, June 2 – Wednesday, June 8

Star Trek Events: Thursday, June 2 – Wednesday, June 8
Watchalongs, conventions, live streams…so much to do in only 7 days!

Watchalongs, conventions, live streams…so much to do in only 7 days!

Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson Livestream: Thursday, Jun 2

Join the writers of the audio drama Star Trek: Picard: No Man’s Land in an interactive, live-streamed discussion about their project. The event takes place TODAY at 2:30pm PT. Head over to the Roddenberry Facebook page for the details.

Awesome Con: Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5

Join Anthony Rapp, Wil Wheaton, and Wilson Cruz at Awesome Con this weekend. Also not to be missed are a Star Trek: Picard panel with the Syfy Sistas, as well as a panel on genetics and Star Trek with Dr. Mohamed Noor.  It’s all happening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D. C. Check out all the details at Awesome Con.

Niagara Falls Comic Con: Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5

William Shatner (Fri and Sat), Ron Perlman (Sat only), and Brad Dourif will be appearing this weekend at Niagara Falls Comic Con, happening at the Niagara Falls Convention Center, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Get the skinny at Niagara Falls Comic Con.

FedCon: Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5

Simon Pegg, Evan Evagora, Annie Wersching, Ian Alexander, Blu del Barrio, Michelle Hurd, Max Grodenchik, Ethan Phillips, Vaughn Armstrong, Casey Biggs, Nana Visitor, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner are all scheduled to appear at FedCon this Friday through Sunday. The con is happening at the Maritim Hotel Bonn, in Bonn, Germany. More information is at FedCon.

WonderFest: Saturday, June 4 – Sunday, June 5

Nicholas Meyer, Kirk Thatcher, Daren Dochterman, John Eaves, Rico Anderson, and Rick Sternbach are scheduled to appear at WonderFest this weekend, taking place at Crowne Plaza Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky. Celebrate 40 years of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by heading over to WonderFest for all the details.

Enterprise Bingo: Thursday, June 2 - Tuesday, June 7

Inspired by today’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Spock Amok,” here’s your chance to play Enterprise Bingo! The event will be held virtually on June 7 at 8:00pm EST/5:00pm PT and is only available to residents of the United States. Tickets to the event, the exact nature of which is somewhat shrouded in mystery, are limited and are awarded via a sweepstakes, which is open until 12:01am PT on June 6. If you are over 18 years old and would like to enter, you can register using this form. Good luck!

Watch Trek – Look Forward: Wednesday, June 8

Join the next Watch Trek – Look Forward watch party for a discussion of the Star Trek: Voyager season three two-part episode, “Scorpion.” Free registration is at Watch Trek – Look Forward.

The Regular Stuff

·These are the Twitter watchalongs:

o   #allstartrek runs Sunday through Friday at 8/7C and follows the Heroes and Icons Channel’s All Star Trek programme.

o   #TOSSatNight starts at 9pm PT on Saturday night and follows a different episode of The Original Series every week, and

o   #StarTrekHour is a Q&A-format event, every Tuesday at 1pm PT.

·Then there’s Star Trek: Watch Party, hosted daily and coordinated on Facebook. Every evening, they use the Teleparty browser extension to watch Star Trek together. To find out more, head over to Star Trek: Watch Party on Facebook.

·Speaking of a Star Trek watch party: the iBlind Users Group hosts Trekkie Talk on the first and third Thursdays of every month. They watch an audio descriptive version of a Star Trek episode and get together virtually to discuss it. To find out how to join in, visit ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk.

·But wait, there’s more watch partying: Club IDIC hosts a weekly watch party and discussion at 6pm Alberta Time every Friday. The schedule and Zoom links are available at the Club IDIC Facebook page.

·To Proudly Go, a New York-based nonprofit, will be hosting Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1 viewing parties each Saturday. The gatherings begin at 6:00pm ET at the Barracuda Lounge in New York City. Tickets are free, and vaccination is required. The viewing parties also include Star Trek trivia games, special Star Trek-themed drag performances, two-for-one drinks, fabulous Star Trek prizes, and merchandise. Contributions help benefit the Pop Culture Hero Coalition. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit To Proudly Go.

·Virtual Trek Con presents The Main Viewer every Tuesday - a live discussion show on YT with occasional special guests and an open chat geared towards fan interaction.

·Disco Does DnD - livestream DnD game with DSC actors on Twitch, every Sunday at 1pmPT/4pmET.

·And finally, there’s Sid City Social Club, hosted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Alexander Siddig’s official fan website. They meet twice monthly on the first Tuesday and third Friday of every month, with occasional pop-up meetings with Sid as his schedule allows. For more details, and how you can join in, visit sidcity.net.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk

David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.