Star Trek events: Thursday, October 14th - Wednesday, October 20th, 2021

Don’t forget! To check out a Star Trek event this weekend

Indiana Comic Convention: Friday, October 15 – Sunday, October 17 

The Indiana Comic Convention will be taking place Friday through Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. William Shatner is scheduled to appear Friday and Saturday, and Keith R. A. DeCandido will also be there. Armin Shimerman indicated his intention to be there via Twitter, though he is not listed on the convention web site. For more information visit IndianaComicConvention.com.

Wizard World Chicago: Friday, October 15 – Sunday, October 17

William Shatner will also be appearing on Sunday only, and Mark Sheppard is scheduled for all weekend at Wizard World Chicago from October 15-17. The convention will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, in Rosemont, Illinois. For all the details, head over to WizardWorld.com.

Russ’s Rockin’ Rollercoaster with Nicholas Meyer: Wednesday, October 20

Author Russ Colchamiro will be having a conversation with Nicholas Meyer, director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, at 8:00pm ET on October 20. Registration for the virtual event is free. Visit EventBrite.com for details and to register.

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 is hosting a recurring in-person Star Trek: Lower Decks viewing party on Saturdays at 6pm ET in New York City.

• 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