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Virtual Star Wars Convention Coming on May 4th

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COVID-19 may be canceling fan conventions, but Reedpop is hosting a virtual Star Wars convention on May 4th and 5th.


The coronavirus outbreak has rampaged across the world for the last few months, disrupting lives and economies. One of the effects of the pandemic is the cancellation of many fan conventions, with San Diego Comic-Con being the most notable. However, there is a virtual light at the end of the tunnel. An online Star Wars convention has been announced for May 4th and 5th.

Digital Star Wars Celebration

The organizer of the event is Reedpop, the company behind many fan conventions like Star Wars Celebration, Florida Supercon, Emerald City Comic Con, and the various PAX shows. The two-day convention is called An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th.

Fans of the space opera have taken the date of May 4th as their own due to the twist on the phrase “May the Force be with you.” Of course, Revenge of the 5th is a play upon Revenge of the Sith.

The event will feature live-tweeting of the various Star Wars movies and series, as well as question-and-answer sessions, trivia quizzes, and prize giveaways. The event will be played out on the social media sites of the various Reedpop conventions (C2E2, Florida Supercon, New York Comic Con, and so on).

Convention Breakdown

The schedule for An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th is as follows:

May 4th

10 am ET – Live tweets of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope on the @NY_COMIC_Con Twitter account

1 pm ET – Q&A with Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano, on Facebook.com/NewYorkComicCon

2 pm ET – Live tweets of Star Wars: The Clone Wars finale on the NY_COMIC_Con Twitter account

3 pm ET – Q&A with Vanessa Marshall, the voice of Hera Dyndulla, on Facebook.com/NewYorkComicCon

4 pm ET – Live tweets of Star Wars Rebels episode watch on the @C2E2 Twitter account

6 pm ET – Interviews with authors of Star Wars novels on Facebook.com/Bookcon

7 pm ET – Live tweets of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back on the @C2E2 Twitter account

10 pm ET – Live tweets of Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi on the @EmeraldCityCon Twitter account

May 5th

9 am ET – Live tweets of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the @FloridaSupercon Twitter account

11 am ET – Dicebreaker plays Scum & Villainy RPG: Live! on YouTube.com/Dicebreaker

1 pm ET – Comics Roundtable Live! on all Facebook channels

2:30 pm ET – Live tweets of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker on the @NY_COMIC_CON Twitter account

7 pm ET – Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order livestream on Facebook.com/FloridaSupercon

9 pm ET – Live tweets of Solo: A Star Wars Story on the @EmeraldCityCon Twitter account

Giveaways will occur throughout the event on the various social media channels for the virtual convention. You can get more details, as well as take some quizzes, here.

All in all, it’s great that someone has stepped up to host an online convention. While COVID-19 may be wreaking havoc with many people’s convention plans, at least there’s an online place where Star Wars fans can gather and celebrate their love of the franchise.


Images courtesy of Pixabay and YouTube/Star Wars.

Source: https://bitcoinerx.com/conventions/virtual-star-wars-convention-coming-on-may-4th/

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