Star Trek Events: Thursday, October 13 – Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Ready for some Star Trek goodness this week?

Star Trek Fleet Week: Underway – Saturday, October 15

Star Trek Online, Star Trek Adventures, and Steampunks host a celebration of Star Trek ships, with guests including John Eaves, Rick Sternbach, and Dr. Erin Macdonald. See our story and Star Trek Online for more information.

Dallas Fan Festival: Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16

Gates McFadden and John de Lancie are scheduled to appear all three days at the Irving Convention Center, in Irving, Texas. Get all the details at FanExpo.

Leonard Nimoy: A Tribute: Monday, October 17

Join authors Maria Jose Tenuto and John Tenuto to celebrate the life and contributions of Leonard Nimoy using rare images and videos the Tenutos have been given permission to show and documents from their research. The free, virtual event is being hosted by the McHenry (Illinois) Public Library District and begins at 7:00 p.m. (time zone unclear). Head over to the McHenry Library for more information and to register.

Scoring Star Trek's Utopia: Tuesday, October 18

Join the Union (New Jersey) Public Library to explore how Star Trek's iconic music both defines the franchise and shapes its many iterations over time. The presentation will be by Paul Allen Sommerfeld, Ph.D. Music Reference Specialist, Library of Congress. Head over to Eventbriteto register for this free virtual event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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: Lower Decks season three 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. Each viewing party is dedicated to supporting Impac+NYC which is a social support community of queer, gay, bi, and trans men living with HIV living in New York together. 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.

· 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.

·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.

·Ongoing through November 27, the American Helicopter and Museum & Education Center is hosting the Star Trek Screen-Used Props and Costumes Exhibit and Speakers’ Series. Visit AHMEC for the details.

·Ongoing through May 4, 2023, the Science Museum in London, UK is hosting the immersive exhibition Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination. Visit the Science Museum for more information and to order tickets.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk