Star Trek events: Thursday, March 31st - Wednesday, April 8th, 2022

It may be April, but this is no joke and the organizers of these events aren’t fooling around!

WonderCon: Friday, April 1 - Sunday, April 3

WonderCon is back in Anaheim! While most of the content is generic fandom stuff, there are a few Trek-themed panels, including one with Star Trek: Picard’s Borg Queen, Annie Wersching and her makeup heads, plus our own Alison Pitt with other Trek podcasters Larry Nemecek, John Champion, James Kerwin and Jessica Lynn Verdi. Peep the full schedule on the WonderCon website.

Cyphacon: Friday, April 1 – Sunday, April 3

Doug Jones, Tim Russ, and Patricia Tallman will be appearing at Cyphacon this weekend. The in-person convention will be taking place at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. All the details are at Cyphacon.

Star Trek First Contact Day Party: Saturday, April 2

First Contact Day is next Tuesday, April 5, but the GeekLifeRules & U.S.S. Growler NCC-76369 - IND. Star Trek Fan Group will be hosting a First Contact Day party this Saturday. The event will include a sing-a-long, raffles, giveaways, gift exchanges and more. The party is happening at McHale’s Bar & Grill on West 51st Street in New York City. Registration is free, and proof of vaccination is required. Head over to Eventbrite to register.

GalaxyCon Private Signings: Sunday, April 3

John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes, and Gates McFadden are signing photos and mini posters through GalaxyCon, and orders for the latest round of signings are due on Sunday by 11:59pm ET. Check out the GalaxyCon pages for de Lancie, Frakes, and McFadden for the details and to place your orders.

The Regular Stuff

• These are the Twitter watchalongs:

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

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

  • #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: Picard season 2 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 Love Wins Food Pantry. 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