Star Wars Celebration is going where it’s never gone before.
After taking a hiatus in 2018, the official Lucasfilm fan event will land in Chicago’s McCormick Place April 11-15, 2019. Tickets go on sale June 5 at StarWarsCelebration.com.
The untitled Star Wars: Episode IX is set to be released later in the year — Dec. 20, 2019 — so you can certainly expect some exciting announcements and guests will be in the works for Star Wars Celebration 2019. (No guests have been announced yet, however — so stay tuned.)
The first Star Wars Celebration took place in 1999 in Denver ahead of the release of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Subsequent events have hit Indianapolis, Los Angeles, London, Japan, Germany and Anaheim. The last instance, in April 2017, took place in Orlando, where the convention had also been hosted twice before. Nerdvana was there last year with live coverage of the Star Wars Rebels Season 4 panel, where it was revealed the animated show was ending, and more.
A look back at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017:
Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017: Day 1 photos and foot woes (4/13/2017) - The first day of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 brought fans together for the franchise's 40th anniversary - a lot of them.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster and teaser trailer revealed at Celebration Orlando (4/14/2017) - The teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi is revealed.
Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017: Day 2 photos and trailer crush … (4/14/2017) - The long-awaited trailer for The Last Jedi was just part of Friday's scene at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017.
Star Wars Rebels’ 4th season will be its last: here’s a look at what’s coming (4/15/2017) - Destinies are revealed in the final season of Star Wars Rebels. 
Star Wars Rebels’ Vanessa Marshall and Dave Filoni on Hera’s journey, Rogue One and general issues (5/6/2017) - Vanessa Marshall describes discovering her Star Wars Rebels character Hera Syndulla was name-checked on the big screen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Rex returns in Star Wars Rebels Season 4: ‘Now he can be something greater’ (5/6/2017) - "Rex is like, in a very real way, the common man, the common soldier."
Star Wars Rebels: Thrawn triumphant going into Season 4 (5/6/2017) - Grand Admiral Thrawn stands to be more dangerous than ever in Star Wars Rebels' fourth and final season.
