STAR TREK EVENTS: Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, August 4
GalaxyCon Raleigh: Thursday, July 25 – Sunday, July 28
William Shatner, Ron Perlman, Wil Wheaton, Walter Koenig, and Sam Witwer are scheduled to appear at the Raleigh (NC) Convention Center.
San Diego Comic Con: Thursday, July 25 – Sunday, July 28
Star Trek guests and panels return to SDCC, and the Star Trek Menagerie Booth makes its premiere.
Destination: Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28
The unofficial Star Trek convention takes place with a plethora of guests at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, in Blackpool, United Kingdom.
Shore Leave: Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28
Todd Stashwick, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Robin Curtis, BarBara Luna, and Greg Grunberg are scheduled to appear at the Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Broadway Con: Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28
Anthony Rapp is scheduled to appear at the New York Hilton Midtown, in New York City.
VulCON: Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28
Sandra Gimpel, Jonathan Del Arco, and Noelle Hannibal will be appearing at the festivities in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada.
Comic Con Manchester: Saturday, July 27 – Sunday, July 28
Sonequa Martin-Green is scheduled to appear at the BEC Arena, in Manchester, United Kingdom.
STLV: The 58-Year Mission: Thursday, August 1 – Sunday, August 4
A multitude of guests will be attending the annual blowout, at the Rio Las Vegas.
The Regular Stuff
·These are the X and Mastodon watchalongs:
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.
·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.
· Join Grey Havens Philosophy and Outworld Brewing every first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. as they discuss the big ideas inspired by Star Trek. The gatherings are at Outworld Brewing, in Longmont, Colorado. Attendance is free, but an RSVP for planning purposes is appreciated at Eventbrite.
· The Observation Deck features a free series of online Star Trek watch parties, with episodes chosen from across the franchise. Set course for The Observation Deck for all the details, including the schedule and to sign up.
·Sid City Social Club, hosted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Alexander Siddig’s official fan website. The Club now holds quarterly meetings. For date announcements and further information, follow https://www.facebook.com/sidcityonline/ and https://www.sidcity.net/sid-city-social-club-2/.
·To Proudly Go hosts a recurring in-person Star Trek Variety Show IV in New York. Show tickets here.
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.