Celebration of Fandom Expected to Draw Thousands of Attendees for Weekend of Celebs, Panels, Wrestling, Cosplay, Music, and More – July 10-12
Fan Favorites from Star Trek, Star Wars, Twilight, The Walking Dead, Professional Wrestling, and Many More Eager to Greet Costumed Fans
NEW ORLEANS – GalaxyCon, the largest independently owned consumer and fan engagement company, will once again take over the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for its sophomore event after a rousing debut in 2025.
Thousands of fans from around Louisiana and the Gulf states descended on the convention center for last year’s debut, cementing New Orleans as one of GalaxyCon’s most popular conventions.
“We were blown away by the response we received for our inaugural show last year,” says Mike Broder, founder and president, GalaxyCon. “We had faith New Orleans would show up in a big way for our unique brand of fandom convention, and we were so happy to see the camaraderie, enthusiasm, and creativity endemic to the GalaxyCon brand.”
It is with that spirit and success that GalaxyCon returns to New Orleans this summer with an even bigger show.
Beloved stars and creators like William Shatner, Kevin Smith, Tyler Hoechlin, Sam Raimi, Danny Glover, Pam Grier, Lou Ferrigno, and many more will join guests from such popular franchises as Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss, Twilight, The Walking Dead, Star Wars, Star Trek, Teen Wolf, WWE, AEW, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and independent comics, famed cosplayers and commentators, and many, many more!
Featured guests include:
Star Trek and Star Wars
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William Shatner – Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series, Captain Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Denny Crane in Boston Legal.
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Chris Bartlett – featured characters across all seasons of The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi
View Askewniverse
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Kevin Smith – Creator and star (Silent Bob) of the View Askewniverse in cult classics like Clerks and Mallrats. He is the showrunner for Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation and Revolution, an acclaimed comic book writer (Daredevil, Green Arrow, Batman), and mastermind behind AMC’s Comic Book Men and the podcast Fatman Beyond.
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Jason Mewes – Jay in Clerks / Jay and Silent Bob franchise, Jay in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
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Jeff Anderson – Randal Graves in the Clerks franchise, Randal in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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Brian O’Halloran – Dante Hicks in Clerks / Clerks III, Dante Hicks in Clerks II, Dante Hicks in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Superheroes and Villains
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Tyler Hoechlin – Superman / Clark Kent in Superman & Lois, Superman / Clark Kent in Supergirl, Derek Hale in Teen Wolf, Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII.
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Elizabeth “Bitsie” Tulloch – Juliette Silverton / Eve on NBC’s Grimm and most recently portrayed the iconic Lois Lane in the series Superman & Lois.
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Michael Jai White – Black Dynamite in the Black Dynamite film and animated series, Al Simmons in Spawn, and Marcus Williams in the Why Did I Get Married? franchise. Other major roles include Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Cyborg Seth in Universal Soldier: The Return, and the titular role in Tyson.
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Sean Gunn – Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Kirk Gleason in Gilmore Girls, Weasel in Deadpool & Wolverine
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Lou Ferrigno – The Incredible Hulk and Carl Molino in The Incredible Hulk, and the voice of the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk animated series. Other notable roles include Hercules in Hercules, Lenny Montana in The Offer, and recurring appearances as himself in The King of Queens, as well as roles in Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Frogtown II.
Screen Legends
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Sam Raimi – Acclaimed filmmaker best known for directing the original Spider-Man trilogy and the Evil Dead series. His diverse directorial and producing credits include Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Drag Me to Hell, Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, The Grudge franchise, and Send Help.
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Danny Glover – Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon franchise, Albert in The Color Purple, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan in Predator 2.
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Pam Grier – Foxy Brown in Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown in Jackie Brown
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Lou Diamond Phillips – Ritchie Valens in La Bamba, Jose “Chavez y Chavez” in Young Guns, and Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver.
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Barry Bostwick – Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mayor Randall Winston in Spin City
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Edward James Olmos – Lieutenant Martin “Marty” Castillo in Miami Vice, Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica, and Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver. His legendary career includes roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, Abraham Quintanilla in Selena, Chicharrón in Coco, and Felipe Reyes in Mayans M.C.
Zombies and Vampires
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Chandler Riggs – Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead, Patrick “PJ” Nelson in A Million Little Things, and George Bruckner in Mercy.
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Michael Cudlitz – John Cooper in Southland, Abraham Ford in The Walking Dead, and Lex Luthor in the CW superhero drama Superman & Lois. His extensive career includes his portrayal of Sgt. Denver “Bull” Randleman in Band of Brothers and Jed Haywood in Red Stone.
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Ashley Greene – Alice Cullen in the Twilight series, Simone in The Immaculate Room, Mia Rochland in Rogue, Ashley in The Retirement Plan.
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Jackson Rathbone – Jasper Hale in the Twilight series, Sokka in The Last Airbender, Nicholas Fiske in Beautiful People.
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Kellan Lutz – Emmett Cullen in The Twilight Saga, Special Agent Kenny Crosby in FBI: Most Wanted, Chris MacNess in The Comeback, Tarzan in Tarzan, Smilee in The Expendables 3, Poseidon in Immortals, Frank in Stick It, Dean Russell in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Peter Facinelli – Dr. Carlisle Cullen in The Twilight Saga, Dr. Fitch Cooper in Nurse Jackie, Maxwell Lord in Supergirl, Mike Dexter in Can Hardly Wait, Takmet in Scorpion King, Donovan ‘Van’ Ray in Fastlane, Michael Plank in S.W.A.T., Rupert Campion in Glee.
Other Stars of TV and Movies
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Steven John Ward – Mihawk in the live-action adaption of One Piece and Ade in House on Willow Street.
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Brian Posehn – Jim Kuback in Mission Hill, Brian Spukowski in The Sarah Silverman Program, and Bert Kibbler in The Big Bang Theory. A prolific voice actor, he is known as Sour Cream in Steven Universe, Mr. Rected in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and for roles in Bob’s Burgers, Adventure Time, and Kim Possible.
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Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog in The Muppets (1990-2017), Rizzo the Rat in Muppet Treasure Island
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Tyler Posey – Scott McCall in Teen Wolf, Scott McCall in Teen Wolf: The Movie, Adam in Jane the Virgin, Tyler in Maid in Manhattan, Prince Alonso in Elena of Avalor.
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Kevin Clash – Elmo in Sesame Street (1985-2012). His extensive puppetry career includes performing Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Baby Sinclair in Dinosaurs, and Clifford in Muppets Tonight. Other notable credits include Labyrinth, The Happytime Murders, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss
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Erica Lindbeck – Futaba Sakura in Persona 5, Jessie in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Peppermint in Hi-Fi Rush, Daki in Demon Slayer, Lady Nagant in My Hero Academia, Loona in Helluva Boss, Emira Blight in The Owl House, & Black Cat in Spiderman PS4.
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Patina Miller – Sera in Hazbin Hotel, Commander Paylor in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and 2, Daisy Grant in Madam Secretary
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Joel Perez – Valentino in Hazbin Hotel, Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy in Fun Home (Broadway), Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity (Off-Broadway, Lortel Award).
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Krystina Alabado – Cherri Bomb in Hazbin Hotel, Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls (Broadway), Vanden in American Psycho (Broadway).
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Lilli Cooper – Velvette in Hazbin Hotel, Julie Nichols in Tootsie (Broadway, Tony nomination), Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants (Broadway).
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Sam Haft – Co-composer and songwriter for Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, and one half of the music duo The Living Tombstone.
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Shoba Narayan – Emily in Hazbin Hotel, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Broadway), Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton (National Tour), Nessarose in Wicked (Broadway).
Voice Actors
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Courtney Lin – Princess Peach/Baby Peach in Mario Kart World, Draculaura in Monster High, Panty in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Sakuko Igarashi in the English version of Silent Hill, Huohuo in Honkai: Star Rail, Zhong Lanzhu in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Penny in Pokémon Masters, Kurumi Kurume in Kakegurui Twin, Barbie Malibu Roberts in Barbie Dream Besties.
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Cristina Vee – Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Verosika Mayday in Helluva Boss, Stocking in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Robyn Hill in RWBY, Killua Zoldyck in Hunter × Hunter, Rei Hino/Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon, Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue
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Monica Rial – Bulma in Dragon Ball, Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia
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Sarah Natochenny – Ash Ketchum in Pokémon for 17 years, defining the childhoods of generations of fans. Beyond the world of Pallet Town, she is a prolific actor and producer, lending her incredible range to projects like Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Winx Club, and various Marvel and DC audio adventures.
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Brittney Karbowski – Mikoto Misaka in A Certain Magical Index / A Certain Scientific Railgun, Black Star in Soul Eater, Wendy Marvell in Fairy Tail.
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Jamie Marchi – Mt. Lady in My Hero Academia, Cana Alberona in Fairy Tail, Liz in Soul Eater, Panty Anarchy in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Rias Gremory in High School DxD, Mikako Satsukitane in Heaven’s Lost Property.
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Dana Snyder – Master Shake in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Gazpacho in Chowder, Granny in Squidbillies, Lucas / Troy in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, Plutonian in The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder.
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Newton Pittman – Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail, Twice in My Hero Academia, Zwei in Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom.
Creators
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Mark Waid – Co-creator of Kingdom Come with Alex Ross, long-running writer on DC’s The Flash (Wally West), writer of Marvel’s Daredevil.
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Steve Englehart – Writer of the “Secret Empire” run on Captain America, defining 1970s run on The Avengers, acclaimed run on Doctor Strange.
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Alyssa Wong – Writer of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Psylocke, and Deadpool for Marvel.
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Robbi Rodriguez – Co-creator and artist of Spider-Gwen, artist on Vertigo’s FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics, artist on Oni Press’s Maintenance.
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Dexter Vines – Inker on Marvel’s Civil War (with Steve McNiven), Superman/Batman (with Ed McGuinness), and Wolverine: Old Man Logan.
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Cory Smith – Penciler on Marvel’s Nova, IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dynamite’s Magnus, Robot Fighter.
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Tony Fleecs – Writer of Stray Dogs and Local Man (Image Comics), and artist on IDW’s My Little Pony comics.
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Rico Renzi – Co-creator and colorist of Spider-Gwen, colorist on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, colorist on Bitter Root.
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Trevor Von Eeden – Co-creator and artist of Black Lightning, artist on the acclaimed Batman Annual #8, co-creator and artist of Thriller.
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Jim Calafiore – Penciler on Marvel’s Exiles, DC’s Aquaman (with Peter David), and DC’s Secret Six (with Gail Simone).
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Michael Kingston – Writer and creator of Headlocked, Tales From the Road, and Vampiro: Rockabilly Apocalypse.
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Ron Marz – Writer of DC’s Green Lantern (co-creator of Kyle Rayner), Marvel’s Silver Surfer, and Top Cow’s Witchblade.
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Darryl Banks – Co-creator and longtime artist of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner in Green Lantern Vol. 3, designer of Parallax, and co-creator of Grayven and Fatality.
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Bob Hall – co-creator of the West Coast Avengers. Credits include Champions, Avengers, Spider-Man, Shadowman, and film-adaptation comics such as Willow, Darkman, and Captain America.
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Heather Antos – Co-creator of Gwenpool, editor on Marvel’s Star Wars: Doctor Aphra and Deadpool lines, currently IDW Group Editor.
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Liana Kangas – illustrator and contributor of the Eisner Award-winning Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary anthology. Best known for Know Your Station,TRVE KVLT, She Said Destroy, and contributions to Star Wars, Archie, and Star Trek.
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Gavin Guidry – Artist on Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain, Birds of Prey, and Predator vs. Wolverine.
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Megan Levens – cartoonist best known for her work on Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel City, and Madame Frankenstein. Artist for the IDW series Star Trek: Red Shirts.
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Joseph Rybandt – Executive Editor at Dynamite Entertainment, with editorial credits on The Boys, Army of Darkness, and Red Sonja.
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Dave Wachter – Artist on IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla in Hell, and Dark Horse’s Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem.
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Robert Wilson IV – co-creator and artist of Heartthrob and Bitch Planet: Triple Feature. Artist for Lumberjanes, Star Wars, and Knuckleheads.
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Mervyn McKoy – illustrator and co-founder of PaperLab Studios. Best known as the artist for The Black Constable in Noir is the New Black and the co-creator/artist of Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew.
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Kelly Fitzpatrick – Hugo-nominated colorist on Image’s Bitch Planet, DC Young Animal’s Shade, the Changing Girl, and Archie vs. Predator II.
Event Hours & Location
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70130
Event Hours:
- Friday, July 10 – 2 PM – 1 AM
- Saturday, July 11 – 10 AM – 1 AM
- Sunday, July 12 – 10 AM – 8 PM
Exhibit Hall Hours:
- Friday, July 10 – 2 PM – 8 PM
- Saturday, July 11 – 10 AM – 8 PM
- Sunday, July 12 – 10 AM – 6 PM
Tickets are on sale now at galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-
For more information about GalaxyCon New Orleans 2026, visit galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-
ABOUT GALAXYCON LLC:
GalaxyCon LLC is the largest consumer and fan engagement company. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and founded by Mike Broder in 2006, GalaxyCon is made for fans, by fans. The company organizes pop culture, anime, and horror-themed events across the United States. Celebrities and fans are united at festivals of fandom in often-overlooked locations. Events in Oklahoma City, Raleigh, Columbus, Richmond, and San Jose attract between 20,000 and 50,000 fans for each show. Additionally, GalaxyCon presents Animate! and Nightmare Weekend throughout the year, reaching more consumers and fans.