Star Trek events: Thursday, November 18th - Wednesday, November 24th, 2021

Mark your calendars for this weekend’s Star Trek events!

Star Trek: Discovery viewing party: Beginning Saturday, November 20

You’ll see this ongoing in the Regular Stuff, but beginning this Saturday, To Proudly Go, a New York-based nonprofit, will be hosting Star Trek: Discovery viewing parties. The gatherings begin at 6:00pm ET at the Barracuda Lounge in New York City and will continue for nine more weeks (skipping Christmas Day). 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. 

To Proudly Go says it creates “safe and supportive spaces through the use of public events that celebrates science fiction, promotes the LGBTQIA+ community and connects scientific discovery and education to empower and foster a kinder and better world.”

For all the details and to reserve tickets, visit To Proudly Go on Facebook.

GalaxyCon Private Signing: Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struyken – Sunday, November 21

Orders are due Sunday at 11:59pm ET for personalized autographs from Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struyken (and fellow Addams Family cast members) via GalaxyCon. Signatures are available on photos, posters, and Funko Pops. Head over to GalaxyCon.com for more information.

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.

• Virtual Trek Con’s “Sunday Mini Cons” run every Sunday morning from 9am PT. Find out more, including the schedule of events, at virtualtrekcon.com.

• 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.

• To Proudly Go, a New York-based nonprofit, will be hosting Star Trek: Discovery viewing parties each Saturday through the end of the year (skipping Christmas). 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. For all the details and to reserve tickets, visit To Proudly Go on Facebook.

• 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