Fan Expo Boston, the three-day pop culture extravaganza, returns this weekend with a star-studded lineup of celebrity guests, voice actors, comic book creators, cosplayers, artists, retailers and more.
The event is from Friday through Sunday at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center, formerly known as the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Show hours are from 4-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets start at $39.
“Fan Expo Boston is back at the BCEC, and it’s bigger and better than ever,” said Andrew Moyes, vice president of Fan Expo. “We invite fans to meet their favorite actors and creators, enjoy photo ops and autograph experiences, attend celebrity panels, and immerse themselves in all things fandom, all in one place.”
The show’s opening media event is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., followed by the show’s official opening at 4. There will be remarks from Moyes, a welcome from the City of Boston, lots of costumed characters and a ribbon cutting at the end of the 10 minute program.
Celebrities scheduled to appear at the event include John Cena, Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and many more.
Full list of celebrity guests
- John Cena, WWE WRESTLING LEGEND, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, PEACEMAKER, THE speedy AND THE FURIOUS
- Ewan McGregor, STAR WARS
- Hayden Christensen, STAR WARS
- Orlando Bloom, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, TROY
- Jared Padalecki, SUPERNATURAL
- Simon Pegg, STAR TREK, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, SHAUN OF THE DEAD
- John Boyega, STAR WARS
- Helen Hunt, TWISTER, MAD ABOUT YOU
- Jason Isaacs, HARRY POTTER, THE WHITE LOTUS
- John Rhys-Davies, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, INDIANA JONES
- Giancarlo Esposito, THE MANDALORIAN
- Catherine Tate, DOCTOR WHO
- Manny Jacinto, THE ACOLYTE, THE GOOD PLACE
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse, SUPERBAD, KICK-ASS
- Mark Sheppard, SUPERNATURAL
- Jim Beaver, SUPERNATURAL
- Mark Pellegrino, SUPERNATURAL, DEXTER
- Alexander Calvert, SUPERNATURAL
- Ruth Connell, SUPERNATURAL
- DJ Qualls, SUPERNATURAL, Z NATION
- Samantha Smith, SUPERNATURAL
- Jennifer Beals, FLASHDANCE, THE L WORD
- Peter Facinelli, TWILIGHT, NURSE JACKIE
- Kellan Lutz, TWILIGHT
- James Marsters, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Animation voice actors
- Dante Basco, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
- Michaela Jill Murphy, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
- Greg Baldwin, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
- Hudson Thames, YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, WHAT IF…?
Comic creators
- Frank Miller, LEGENDARY CREATOR
- Scott Snyder, ABSOLUTE BATMAN
- Greg Capullo, WOLVERINE: REVENGE
- James Tynion IV, SUPERSTAR WRITER
- Jeph Loeb, BATMAN, X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE
- Joe Quesada, MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME
There will be celebrity photo opportunities, autograph signings, Q&A panels, workshops and seminars, including sketch duels and comic creator spotlights. Attendees can head to creator Alley to meet legendary comic creators and find comics, manga, graphic novels and original art and sketches from their favorite artists.
For gamers, there will be live, interactive gaming going on throughout the weekend at a designated area on the show floor and tons of interactive experiences for families in the community zone.
There is also over 250,000 square feet of shopping, with hundreds of retailers from all over, specializing in everything from comics, anime, gaming, science fiction and horror.
Cosplayers are also invited to enter the Masters of Cosplay Grand Prix Bay State Qualifier competition, where the Best in Show will receive $1,000 and a trip to MEGACON Orlando 2026 to compete in the Masters of Cosplay Grand Finale.
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