Registration and Entry Rules
Organizers have implemented a specific registration system for popular sessions:
• Tokens and Queues: For points requiring token registration, 50% of the seats in lecture halls or for photo/autograph sessions are reserved, while the remaining 50% are available for those in the physical queue.
• Pyrpasses: Events marked with “50% Tokens, the rest Pyrpasses” utilize a similar split. If the Pyrpass pool is finished, a red “PYRPASSES EXHAUSTED” warning will appear on the schedule tile.
• Workshops: These require registration through a dedicated “Workshop Registration Form”.
International Star Wars Guest Appearances
The following schedule highlights events featuring Anton Lesser, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin J. Anderson, and Kieron Gillen:
Friday, June 19
15:30 – 16:30 Kevin J. Anderson – Photo Session Pavilion 8A
16:00 – 18:00Kieron Gillen – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
16:30 – 17:30Laughter in the Shadow of Dragons (Panel with Kevin J. Anderson)PCC, Great Hall
18:00 – 19:30Kevin J. Anderson – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
20:00 – 21:00Limits of Imagination: When Genres Collide (Panel with Kevin J. Anderson)PCC, Large Literary Room
Saturday, June 20
10:00 – 13:00 Giancarlo Esposito – Autograph Session Pavilion 8A
10:00 – 12:30Kevin J. Anderson – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
12:30 – 14:30Anton Lesser – Photo SessionPavilion 8A
13:00 – 14:00Giancarlo Esposito – Q&APCC, Grand Hall
14:00 – 16:00Kieron Gillen – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
15:30 – 17:30Anton Lesser – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
15:30 – 17:30Giancarlo Esposito – Photo SessionPavilion 8A
17:00 – 18:00Old Myths, New Stories (Panel with Kevin J. Anderson)PCC, Large Literary Room
20:00 – 21:00The Never-Ending Saga (Panel with Kevin J. Anderson)PCC, Large Literary Room
22:30 – 23:30Storytelling Across Mediums (Panel with Kieron Gillen)PCC, Comics & Pop Culture Room
Sunday, June 21
10:00 – 12:30 Anton Lesser – Autograph Session Pavilion 8A
10:00 – 12:00Kieron Gillen – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
11:00 – 12:00Kevin J. Anderson – Q&APCC, Large Literary Room
12:30 – 13:30Nations That Never Existed: On Building Living Worlds (with Kevin J. Anderson)PCC, Great Hall
13:00 – 14:00Anton Lesser – Q&APCC, Grand Hall
14:00 – 15:30Kevin J. Anderson – Autograph SessionPavilion 8A
14:30 – 15:30Kieron Gillen – Q&APCC, Great Hall
Star Wars Thematic Program
Beyond guest appearances, Pyrkon 2026 features a wide array of Star Wars panels, workshops, and parades:
Friday, June 19
• 14:30 – 15:30: “So this is how liberty dies” – The rise and fall of the Galactic Empire (Lecture).
• 15:30 – 16:30: Special Forces, Always Loyal! A look at the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB).
• 17:00 – 18:00: Star Wars Fan Parade 1 (Starting at Hall 3, ending at PCC).
• 18:30 – 19:30: 10 Years of Rogue One: How do we remember it? (Panel).
• 18:30 – 21:30: Oxford Debate – The Star Wars Universe (Workshop).
• 20:30 – 22:00: Galactic Bag – Eco-bag painting workshop.
• 20:30 – 21:30: Changes at Lucasfilm: How will they affect the franchise?.
• 21:30 – 22:30: Are there only idiots working for the Empire? (Analysis of Imperial incompetence).
• 22:30 – 23:30: Darth Maul: Life and Work (In-depth character analysis).
Saturday, June 20
• 09:30 – 10:30: What did Disney do to the Mandalorians? (Canon vs. Legends).
• 10:30 – 11:30: The Invisible Hand of the Underworld: How syndicates drive the Galactic economy.
• 14:30 – 15:30: Star Wars and contemporary pop culture (Status analysis).
• 14:30 – 15:30: Let’s sing together! Filks and soundtrack songs in English (Workshop).
• 15:00 – 16:00: Star Wars Fan Tourism: Filming locations and attractions.
• 16:00 – 18:00: May the Mindfulness Be With You! What Star Wars teaches us about mindfulness (Workshop).
• 16:30 – 18:00: Galactic Bag – Eco-bag painting workshop.
• 17:00 – 18:00: Star Wars Fan Parade 2 (Led by Mandalorians).
• 18:00 – 19:00: Star Wars from another point of view: Were the Separatists and the Empire right?.
• 19:30 – 20:30: “Glup Shitto” (Chlupcio Glubcio) – Lesser-known characters of the Mandoverse.
• 20:00 – 21:00: The Engineering of Star Wars (Scientific analysis by an engineer).
• 20:30 – 21:30: Star Wars songs everyone can sing (Filks with mandolin accompaniment).
• 21:30 – 22:30: WTF: The beauty and charm of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special.
Sunday, June 21
• 09:30 – 10:30: Why it’s still worth reading “Legends”.
• 10:00 – 13:00: Oxford Debate – The Star Wars Universe (Workshop).
• 10:00 – 11:30: Galactic Bag – Eco-bag painting workshop.
• 10:30 – 11:30: Behind the Scenes: Translators and Editors working on Star Wars books.
• 10:30 – 11:30: Pre-Disney Multimedia Projects (Shadows of the Empire, Force Unleashed, etc.).
• 14:00 – 15:00: The Force in Five Flavors: More than just lifting rocks.
