THE HOBBITS REUNITE AT FAN EXPO CANADA

FAN EXPO Canada returns in its first full-scale iteration since 2019’s convention, with exciting guests, programming, and events for fans of all ages and interests. With cosplay competitions, celebrity panels, photo ops, community group meet-ups, and so much more, attendees can find something new to see and do each day of the four-day convention. Taking over both the North and South buildings of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from August 25-28, 2022, the annual pop-culture convention brings together fans of all ages with epic guests from the worlds of cosplay, horror, comics, superhero, fantasy, sci-fi, anime, and more in a celebration of all things fandom.

"It’s going to be an exciting four days as we celebrate being back in a big way with our community. Last fall’s LIMITED EDITION was a blast, but it’s great to return to our full-scale gathering,” said Andrew Moyes, Vice President, FAN EXPO HQ. “There’s truly something for everyone this year with celebrity guests from all genres - sci-fi, fantasy, action, horror, comics, and superheroes - in addition to memorable cast reunions and other thrilling events and programming.”

The special guest list keeps growing at FAN EXPO Canada with the addition of Sons of Anarchy stars Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, Theo Rossi, and Emilio Rivera. Special guests this year include Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan; Clerks’ Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, and Brian O'Halloran; Once Upon a Time’s Evil Queen herself Lana Parrilla; Star Trek universe legends including William Shatner, Levar Burton, and Brent Spiner; the man of steel Tyler Hoechlin and ace Daily Planet reporter Bitsie Tulloch; icons and fresh faces from the world of Star Wars including Carl Weathers, Ming-Na Wen, and C3PO himself Anthony Daniels; Her Universe founder actress Ashley Eckstein; time-and-space-travelling superheroes Caity Lotz and Jes Macallan; Canada’s own Dave Foley; and many other prolific guests.

FAN EXPO CANADA 2022 HIGHLIGHTED GUESTS INCLUDE:

• JEFF ANDERSON (Clerks, Zack and Miri Make a Porno)

• SEAN ASTIN (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Goonies)

• JACOB BERTRAND (Cobra Kai, Kirby Buckets)

• BILLY BOYD (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)

• LEVAR BURTON (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Perception)

• GINA CARANO (The Mandalorian, Deadpool)

• ANTHONY DANIELS (Star Wars universe)

• ASHLEY ECKSTEIN (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

• ROBERT ENGLUND (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

• GIANCARLO ESPOSITO (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad, The Boys)

• TREVOR FEHRMAN (Clerks II)

• DAVID FOLEY (The Kids in the Hall)

• TYLER HOECHLIN (Superman & Lois, Teen Wolf)

• CHARLIE HUNNAM (Sons of Anarchy, The Gentlemen)

• RYAN HURST (Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, The Mysterious Benedict Society)

• MARTIN KOVE (Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid)

• PEYTON LIST (Cobra Kai, Bunk’d)

• CAITY LOTZ (Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow)

• JES MACALLAN (Legends of Tomorrow, Mistresses)

• JASON MEWES (Clerks)

• DOMINIC MONAGHAN (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Lost)

• BRIAN O'HALLORAN (Clerks)

• LANA PARRILLA (Once Upon a Time, Why Women Kill)

• EMILIO RIVERA (Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C., On My Block)

• MICHAEL ROOKER (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Walking Dead)

• THEO ROSSI (Sons of Anarchy, Army of the Dead)

• KATEE SACKHOFF (The Mandalorian, Another Life, Battlestar Galactica)

• WILLIAM SHATNER (Star Trek)

• KEVIN SMITH (Clerks)

• BRENT SPINER (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels)

• BITSIE TULLOCH (Superman & Lois, Grimm)

• CARL WEATHERS (The Mandalorian, Rocky, Predator)

• MING-NA WEN (The Book of Boba Fett, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

• ELIJAH WOOD (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)

• WILLIAM ZABKA (Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid)

For a complete list of guests, info and tickets, visit: fanexpocanada.com

Programming

FAN EXPO Canada programming announcements will be made in the coming weeks.

Health & Safety Guidelines

FAN EXPO HQ will continue to monitor and follow official government and local authority guidance as well as any venue or location-specific regulations.

Media

Please note that there will be no onsite media accreditation. If you wish to attend and cover this year’s show, please apply here: fanexpohq.com/fanexpocanada/media-enquiries

Attending the Show from outside of Toronto?

Fans of all ages can save on the cost of admission and travel together with the GO Combo Saver Program which includes a round-trip GO fare. With Union Station just a short walk away from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, passengers can take advantage of regularly scheduled train trips to Toronto and ensure they don’t miss a minute of the action. The GO x FAN EXPO Canada Combo Saver Ticket includes round trip GO Transit fare from any GO Station to Union Station and admission to FAN EXPO Canada 2022. For more details and to purchase a GO x FAN EXPO Canada Combo Saver Ticket, please visit fanexpocanada.com/tickets.

ABOUT FAN EXPO Canada

FAN EXPO Canada™ is the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Canada and the second largest in North America. This year the show floor will be packed with exciting family-friendly activities and celebrity guests including William Shatner (Star Trek), Kevin Smith (Clerks), Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Katee Sackhoff (The Mandalorian, Battlestar Galactica), Levar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), and more. The all-ages pop culture convention expects to host over 130,000 fans in 750,000 sq. ft. of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the four-day event. Tickets are available now at fanexpocanada.com/tickets

ABOUT FAN EXPO HQ

FAN EXPO HQ is the largest comic con producer in the world. Collectively it hosts nearly 1 million fans annually at FAN EXPO Canada™, MEGACON Orlando, FAN EXPO Dallas™, FAN EXPO Boston™, FAN EXPO Denver, FAN EXPO San Francisco, Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo, FAN EXPO Vancouver™, Toronto Comicon, Dallas FAN FESTIVAL and Edmonton Comics & Entertainment Expo. In 2022, FAN EXPO HQ will present six new shows previously organized by Wizard World: FAN EXPO Chicago, FAN EXPO Philadelphia, FAN EXPO St. Louis, FAN EXPO Portland, FAN EXPO New Orleans, and FAN EXPO Cleveland. The latest 2022 schedule of events is available here, along with up-to-date ticket information. DISCOVER. CELEBRATE. BELONG with us!

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