May-June 2016 Trek Conventions And Appearances
3 min readThere will be nineteen conventions, shows or appearances in May and June that will feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.
Starting off May will be the Starfleet Gala, to be held May 12 at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In attendance at Starfleet Gala will be Rene Auberjonois, John De Lancie and William Shatner.
The Ottawa ComicCon will be held May 13-15 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In attendance at the Ottawa ComicCon will be Rene Auberjonois and John de Lancie.
Next up is FedCon, to be held May 13-16 at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. In attendance at FedCon will be Robert Beltran, Robin Curtis, Terry Farrell, Bruce Greenwood, Manu Intiraymi, Dominic Keating, Walter Koenig, Alice Krige, Chase Masterson, Ethan Phillips, William Shatner, Marina Sirtis, Tucker Smallwood, George Takei, Hallie Todd, Connor Trinneer, and Karl Urban.
Starcon Italia will be held May 19-22 at the Centro Congressi Europeo in Bellaria, Igea Marina, Italy. In attendance at Starcon Italia will be Terry Farrell, Manu Intiraymi, Sally Kellerman, Barbara Luna, Lee Meriwether and William Shatner.
Planet Comicon will be held May 20-22 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. In attendance at Planet Comicon will be George Takei.
MegaCon will be held May 26-29 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. In attendance at MegaCon will be Christopher Lloyd, Nichelle Nichols, William Sadler, William Shatner, and George Takei, as well as many other guest from other genres. This mega-convention attracts over 100,000 fans during the weekend.
Wrapping up May will be the Space City Comic Con, to be held May 27-29 at the NRG Center in Houston, Texas. In attendance at Space City Comic Con will be Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Doohan, Michael Dorn, Ron Perlman, William Shatner, Marina Sirtis, and Brent Spiner.
June begins with Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia, to be held June 2-5 at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Philadelphia. In attendance at Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia will be Chris Hemsworth and Christopher Lloyd.
Next up is Phoenix Comicon, to be held June 2-5 at the Phoenix Convention Center/Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, Arizona. In attendance at Phoenix Comicon will be Robert Beltran and Gates McFadden.
The Niagara Falls Comic Con will be held June 3-5 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. In attendance at Niagara Falls Comic Con will be Walter Koenig.
ConCarolinas will be held June 3-5 at the Embassy Suites in Concord, North Carolina. In attendance at ConCarolinas will be Nana Visitor.
Fan Expo Dallas will be held June 3-5 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. In attendance at Fan Expo Dallas will be Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner and George Takei.
Awesome Con will be held June 3-5 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. In attendance at Awesome Con will be Ron Perlman and Karl Urban.
Armageddon will be held June 4-6 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. In attendance at Armageddon will be Robert Duncan McNeill and Robert Picardo.
Denver Comic Con will be held June 17-19 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. In attendance at Denver Comic Con will be John de Lancie, Manu Intiraymi, Andy Mangels, Peter David, Karl Urban and Garrett Wang.
Comicpalooza will be held June 17-19 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. In attendance at Comicpalooza will be Walter Koenig.
Contamination will be held June 17-19 at The Stratford Inn in Fenton, Missouri. In attendance at Contamination will be Bobby Clark and Gary Graham.
Northeast Comic Con will be held June 18-19 at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts. In attendance at Northeast Comic Con will be Chase Masterson.
Fanboy Expo will be held June 24-26 at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. In attendance at Fanboy Expo will be William Shatner.
Wrapping up June will be the Comic Con Germany, to be held June 25-26 at the Stuttgart Trade Fair in Stuttgart, Germany. In attendance at Comic Con Germany will be Nicole de Boer, John G. Hertzler, Robert O’Reilly, and Robert Picardo.