2019 Events

FYE returns with a pop-up shop in Horton Plaza from July 9th through July 22nd where you can shop for their and other companies’ exclusives. There will also be signings, schedule listed below.

Keep up to date on their Facebook event page and web site.

Pop Up Shop Events:
Aggretsuko Meet & Greet – Friday 7/19 at 5:00pm
Tyler Bates Meet & Greet – Friday 7/19 at 4:00pm
David Kirschner & Don Mancini – Friday 7/19 6:00pm
Ron English Meet & Greet – Saturday 7/20 at 5:00pm
Joe Simko Meet & Greet – Saturday 7/20 at 6:00pm
Hi-Chew Taste Testing! – Saturday 7/20
Yu-Gi-Oh Speed Dueling 7/18 & 7/21 11:00am – 5:00pm

Then be sure to visit the Borderlands Museum of Mayhem, presented by Nerdist, at Sparks Gallery, open Friday through Sunday. Check out some never-before-seen Borderlands 3 artwork, watch or participate in an official Borderlands cosplay contest Saturday evening, get a Vault Symbol buzzed into your skull, and more! Open to visitors of all ages; no SDCC badge required. Open hours are:

• Friday, July 19th: 12PM-8PM PDT
• Saturday, July 20th: 12PM-8PM PDT
• Sunday, July 21st: 12PM-5PM PDT

Exhibits of Mayhem: Museum guests will be treated to an inside look at character, weapon, and level design through concept art created by the artists at Gearbox Software. Wonder if we tried fitting a third finger gun into the box art? Wonder no more! These concepts will blow your mind all over your face!

Get Immersed: Displays throughout the museum will feature the latest Borderlands 3 trailers and incredible fan art as well as new interactive experiences. Be sure to get your picture taken with our collection of larger-than-life statues.

Bandit Barbershop: Feeling brave? Get a Vault Symbol buzzed into your skull! We promise, it won’t hurt the barber.

Cosplay Photo Booth: Step into the worlds of Borderlands! Strike a pose and walk away with a video souvenir and some sweet, sweet swag. No cosplay? No problem! We’re bringing an armory of prop weapons and a face painter to handsome you up!

Cosplay Contest: Show off your Borderlands cosplay from 3:30-5PM on Saturday July 20 for a chance to win a Borderlands 3 Collector’s Edition and legendary (prop) weapon. Get more info here!

Live Muralist: Talented San Diego artist Optimus Volts will be on-site spilling his figurative guts onto the canvas and creating custom Borderlands art!

Cash Bar: Thirsty, sugar? Grab a drink at our cash bar. No refunds!

Exit through the Gift Shop: Be the first to get all-new Borderlands 3 swag and merchandise at our gift shop.

Nerdist Meet & Greets: Meet your favorite Nerdist hosts!

The 3rd annual Comikaze Liberty Station Artists Alley, offering space to any artist unable to get a booth at Comic-Con and any Publisher who would like to have a pop-up space to meet their adoring but non-badge wielding fans. Comikaze is a 15-20 minute ride from downtown San Diego, located in beautiful Liberty Station on Pt. Loma.

Tables will be open 11am-6pm daily from Tuesday, 7/16, through Sun, 7/21. No badges are needed but a Comic-Con badge will get you 10% off in the store.

Vendors can reserve table space at Eventbrite and you can also keep in touch on their Facebook Event Page.

The San Diego Law Library presents the 10th annual Lindley Lecture on Law & Comics on Tuesday, July 16, from 4:00pm-5:00pm at the downtown Central Library (Neil Morgan Auditorium).

The panel will examine what comic creators need to know about the law. Learn from creators and attorneys who’ve been there. For more details, and to register for the FREE tickets, visit Eventbrite.

A special spotlight presentation from Raina Telgemeier, the author and illustrator of several New York Times bestsellers, including Smile, Drama, Sisters, and Ghosts. In anticipation of her new book, Guts, Raina will be speaking to us about her work, career, and creative process at the San Diego Public Library, with a signing to follow. Attendees will receive a special giveaway.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but space is limited.

Thumbprint Gallery curates a pop-up group art exhibition at Basic Bar Pizza on Tuesday, July 16, from 7pm to midnight. The event is free and open to the public. After 9:30 21+ after 9:30pm.

Learn more on their Facebook Event Page.

The Tuesday before Comic-Con, the Rooftop Cinema Club shows the 1986 classic, Top Gun. Situated on the 4th floor sports terrace of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, this location is a perfect setting to sit back and enjoy movies on the big screen under the stars.

Doors open at 6:30pm, allowing plenty of time to grab your headphones, pick a seat, and enjoy awesome cocktails, delicious food, fun games and city views at sunset. The movie starts at 8:30pm.

Tickets are $17-$24 and available at the Rooftop Cinema Club web site.

This is an 18+ event.

The annual Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive returns to Comic-Con, and will again be located in the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel, this year moving to the Coronado Ballroom on the 4th level. The Blood Bank has also added Wednesday to their blood drive!

No convention badge is needed to donate, and walk-ins will also be welcome. To make an appointment in advance, please use the handy links below:

• Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
• Thursday: 9am – 6pm
• Friday: 9am – 6pm
• Saturday: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday: 10am – 3:30pm

You can also read more about the blood drive’s history on the Comic-Con site.

Join Focus Comic at Comickaze – Liberty Station – Barracks 15 on July 17th 1pm for a community outreach event, along with a coloring competition.

Stay up to date on their Facebook Event Page.

Nerdvania returns to Atomic in downtown San Diego from Wednesday through Sunday of Comic-Con. Located on the 2nd floor, in the Tiki room of Atomic, the shop will have Funko Pops, toys, comics, and other colelctibles. The venue is all ages until 9pm.

The Nerdvania hours are below. You may RSVP on Eventbrite (free).

• Wednesday, July 17: 2pm – Late
• Thursday, July 18: 2pm – Late
• Friday, July 19: 2pm – Late
• Saturday, July 20: 2pm – Late
• Sunday, July 21: TBD

Conan O’Brien returns to this year’s Comic-Con, with 4 shows taping Wednesday – Saturday at the Spreckles Theatre. Tickets will be available through 1iota lottery. You can also find ticket info available on the Team Coco Comic-Con site.

This year’s show guests are:

Wednesday, July 17
The cast of It Chapter Two starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone Andy Bean

Thursday, July 18
Surprise Guest to be announced

Friday, July 19
The cast of Veronica Mars starring: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Ryan Hansen, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra and Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Saturday, July 20
The cast of Carnival Row starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne

Now open at the B Street Pier, Wonderspaces is an interactive art exhibit featuring grand scale artworks. Their current show is called in common and will be open during Comic-Con, and through to September 1.

Tickets are $27 for adults on weekends, $15 for children 3-12, with discounts available during the week. You reserve a timeslot — currently running from 3:30PM to 8:30PM — and the exhibit experience runs approximately 90 minutes.

More details about the exhibits, and to purchase tickets, visit the Wonderspaces website.

For the 4th year, Comic-Con International and San Diego Public Library have teamed up for the Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians. This free 5-day conference will take place during SDCC, and will explore the role comics play in promoting education and literacy for all ages.

The conference is free to attend, but space is limited and registration is required for each day. Comic-Con badge-holders with valid single same-day or four-day badges are welcome to attend and are not required to register.

Register at the links below, and more info can also be found on the San Diego CCEL web site.

• Wednesday, July 17: 4:00–6:00 PM
  Teaching with Comics Workshop for Educators: A hands-on workshop for integrating comic books into your classrooms.
• Thursday, July 18: 10:00 AM­–7:00 PM
  Library Panels: Come and learn how to incorporate comics in libraries as a powerful way to connect to communities.
• Friday, July 19: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  Publisher Panels: Discover the latest publishing trends and recommendations in graphic novels and education.
• Saturday, July 20: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  Educator Panels: Learn exciting and effective tools for using comics in the classroom for grades K-12.
• Sunday, July 21: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
  Geek-Ed Panels: Learn about how comics and nerd culture can greatly benefit college students socially and academically.

Several textile artists are planning prize drops during SDCC:

•  Grumpy Skittles Studio hosts an art drop during SDCC, from Wednesday through Sunday. Follow @PlushiesPop on Twitter for clues to the drop locations during the con.
• The Geeky Hooker returns with their annual crochet art drop. Follow @GeekyHooker for hints during SDCC.
• @shozumi is also planning a crochet drop on Twitter.
• @niftyneuron is using the tag #CrochetDrop for their prize drops.

The annual comedy show and live taping of Doug Benson’s podcast, “Doug Loves Movies,” returns the American Comedy Co on awednesday, July 17, at 8PM. More information about the podcast can be found at: douglovesmovies.com. To have a chance at winning some prizes, bring a movie themed name tag!

Tickets are $20 and available at the American Comedy Co. web site.

This is a 21+ venue.

The future home of the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park will be hosting a fundraiser event called the Gathering, celebrating Batman’s 80th anniversary. Attendees will experience an evening of entertainment, special guests, props and memorabilia, and the first Character Hall of Fame induction.

Tickets for the Gathering go on sale June 3.

More information about the July 17 Gathering can be found at: www.ccmgathering.org

Visit the Shazam! Chilladelphia Winter Carnival in sunny San Diego! At the carnival from the blockbuster film, guests will have the chance to enjoy games such, shooting hoops, ring toss, bean bag toss, high striker and more for a chance to win exclusive prizes and pose for some fun photo ops.

Open hours are:

• Wednesday, July 17: 5PM – 7PM
• Thursday, July 18: 10AM – 8PM
• Friday, July 19: 10AM – 8PM
• Saturday, July 20: 10AM – 8PM
• Sunday, July 21: 10AM – 4PM

Bestselling authors Christina and Lauren (writing together as Christina Lauren) invite readers for another “Girls’ Night Out Happy Hour Adventure” as they introduce their newest novel, The Unhoneymooners.

Join them on Wednesday, July 17, starting at 5pm for a fun night of signature cocktails and themed breakfast food. tickets include a $10 food voucher and a signed copy of the book.

Tickets are $38 and available at Adventures by the Book. You can also stay up to date on their Facebook event page.

Experience the magic of Ryme City in an immersive walkthrough pop-up based on the hit film Pokémon Detective Pikachu. Guests will be able to explore the neon cityscape, Ryme City marketplace, film prop displays, an infinity room and more. Fans can win prizes while having the opportunity to take photos with multiple characters from the film including Detective Pikachu himself!

The offsite will be located outside of the Omni Hotel and open Wednesday 5PM – 7PM, and Thursday – Sunday, 10AM – 7PM.

Join The Baker Street Babes and friends for the return of the Great SherlockeDCC Scavenger Hunt! Follow clues, solve puzzles, and complete a fun and exciting scavenger hunt all over SDCC for great prizes. This event occurs during the entire convention, from 6pm Wednesday to noon on Sunday. Winners will be contacted on Sunday by 12:30pm.

No badge is needed to participate. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets with tiers as follows:

• Irregular ($10): Join the hunt as one of Sherlock Holmes’ street urchins, the Baker Street Irregulars.
• Consulting Detective ($35): Join the hunt as the Consulting Detective himself. Comes with goodie bag filled with $50 worth of goodies including t-shirt, art, books, jewelry, and more.
• Moriarty Madness ($50): Join the hunt as the Napoleon of Crime. Comes with goodie bag filled with $75 worth of goodies including a board game, t-shirt, art, books, jewelry, and more.

Meet Simpsons storyboard art, Stephen Reis, and view his latest work, “Two Sides of the Same…” on Wednesday, July 17, from 7-10PM.

The artists of Girls Drawin’ Girls will also be special guests.

Brought to you by the Pop Insider in partnership with Cosplayers Getting Coffee, Arcade1Up, Spin Master, Disguise, and Legion M, kick off your con experience with a fandom-fueled evening full of drinks, games, bites, contests, giveaways, a DJ, dancing, and more! Cosplay is encouraged.

Tickets are $25 before fees and are available on Eventbrite. This is a 21+ event.

The return of the OASIS to Fluxx Nightclub on Wednesday, July 17, from 8pm to the wee hours. General admission is $39. Tickets and more details are at Eventbrite.

This is a 21+ event.

On Preview Night, the Rooftop Cinema Club shows the 1986 classic, Top Gun. Situated on the 4th floor sports terrace of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, this location is a perfect setting to sit back and enjoy movies on the big screen under the stars.

Doors open at 6:30pm, allowing plenty of time to grab your headphones, pick a seat, and enjoy awesome cocktails, delicious food, fun games and city views at sunset. The movie starts at 8:30pm.

Tickets are $17-$24 and available at the Rooftop Cinema Club web site.

This is an 18+ event.

Please note: This event requires a Comic-Con badge.

New Line Cinema will be returning for their 3rd annual ScareDiego event, Wednesday 7/17. This year, the event will be hosted by Team Coco and will feature sneak peek of IT: Chapter 2. More details TBA!

Gabe Eltaeb’s Comic Kickoff VI, the annual fundraiser for Hero Initiative will be Wednesday, July 17, from 9pm – 1am at Bar Basic.

Attendees can enjoy pizza, drinks and music. Bid on live sketches from comic artists, and enter to win items from Dark Horse, Funko and Blizzard, with all money raised going to Hero Initiative.

Ever wondered what it feels like for Michael to be truly powerless? Come visit Maryjane’s Diner inside the Hard Rock Hotel and step into the Interdimensional Hole of Pancakes from The Good Place! Dine in-between realms, enjoy delicious pancakes, and experience a mind-blowing Time-Knife!

Restaurant Hours:

• Thursday, July 18th: 6:30am – 12am
• Friday, July 19th: 6:30am – 12am
• Saturday, July 20th: 6:30am – 1am
• Sunday, July 21st: 6:30am – 8pm

Want to get away from the long lines and crowds of Comic-Con to enjoy award winning, locally roasted coffee in the company of friendly felines? Come visit The Cat Cafe and enjoy their Comic-Con special! For $20, you’ll get a drink or food item, and a chance to spend 45 minutes with friendly cats from The Rescue House. The Cafe is open daily, with Comic-Con times 8AM – 4PM Thursday – Saturday, and 3PM close on Sunday.

Tickets are available on FareHarbor for each time slot with the cats. Space is limited in the cat room, but coffee is available anytime!

The annual Art Show returns to the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Grand Hall of the lobby level, from Thursday morning through Sunday evening. The exhibit of art, sculpture, jewelry, and more is free and open to the public. There is also a special exhibit focusing on the Eisner Award nominees and art from members of the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. The Art Show’s open hours are as follows:

Thursday–Friday: 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00–7:00 PM

More info on the SDCC website.

The Amazon Prime Video Experience is a 60,000 square-foot activation featuring immersive experiences and theatrical performances from some of the service’s marquee streaming franchises, including The Boys, Carnival Row and The Expanse, the space will be open to the public from July 18th-21st, 9Am – 5PM.

Will invite fans to enlist in a UN peacekeeping mission on a newly colonized planet (The Expanse), cover up a superhero crime scene (The Boys), and indulge in a fantasy cabaret show about the freedom to love in an age of xenophobia (Carnival Row).

Guests in attendance will be able to escape the summer heat and relax in the Blue Room lounge and content studio, where they can capture personalized GIFs and 360 photos, as well as partake in delicious refreshments and mouthwatering bites. Outside, a rotation of live performances will be showcased atop a giant 40-foot tower, each themed to a different series. Cosplayers will be delighted to find a Cosplay Photography Corner within the walls of the Amazon Prime Video Experience, where a lifestyle photographer will be onsite to take keepsake professional portraits. Guests will receive series swag and promo items each day and have plenty of reasons to come back, including new tower performances, giveaways, and nighttime events.

[Adult Swim] returns to Comic-Con with Adult Swim On The Green, located behind the convention center on Convention Way near the 5th Avenue Pier. Come soak up some rays out by the bay and prepare to get transported into another dimension. Rick and Morty’s Rickflector will be there to trans-portal your melted minds directly into the animated world of Rick Sanchez himself. Spend your afternoon getting your buns toasted on our mechanical hot dog or trying to pop one of the least unpoppable balloons on the planet. Stay for a delightful night of intoxicating events with some of the most exciting entertainers in the universe. There are new games, old friends, free water and the world famous Rickmobile will be there selling the most exclusively limited items C-137 has to offer.

Adult Swim On The Green will be open Thursday through Saturday, from 9:30AM – 7PM (followed by night-time activities) and Sunday from 9:30AM – 1PM.

All events are free for those 18+ and first come, first served.  More info can be found at Adult Swim Presents.

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Batman, the San Diego Comic-Con Museum has teamed up with DC to power The Batman Experience from Thursday, July 18, through Sunday, July 21. This event is free and open to the public.

Soar over Gotham City in the Dark Knight Dive, a breathtaking VR skydive for guests 13+. Knock out classic criminals in an immersive boxing challenge, Rogues Gallery Rumble. Play iconic Batman video games in the Batcave, and take a ride with Alfred in WB and Intel’s Wayne Technologies Autonomous Vehicle Experience — all surrounded by authentic pieces on loan from the WB archives.

The Museum’s open hours are:

• Thursday, July 18: 9:30AM- 7PM
• Friday, July 19: 9:30AM- 7PM
• Saturday, July 20: 9:30AM- 7PM
• Sunday, July 21: 9:30AM – 5PM

A pop-up version of the Comic-Con Museum will be open in Balboa Park each day during Comic-Con! No SDCC badge is required to enter, and admission is free. The museum will be open the following hours, with a list of attractions included below:

• Thursday, July 18 – Saturday, July 20: 9:30AM – 7PM
• Sunday, July 21: 9:30AM – 5PM

The Batman Experience Powered by AT&T: An interactive, immersive experience that includes one of the largest-ever exhibits of Batman-related comics, art, games, props, costumes and vehicles.

Cover Story: The Art of Comic-Con 50: Our acclaimed exhibit of original art with an exciting new addition: the original Jim Lee artwork that graces the milestone 50th anniversary cover.

Daily panels: The Museum’s theater will hos 4 daily panels to give the community the same sense of panels at the convention center. The full Museum panel schedule is at Sched.com.

“Geek Couture: Designs from the Her Universe Fashion Show”: For the first time ever, an exhibition featuring designs that have graced the Her Universe Fashion Show runway over the past five years.

Paint Like Bob Ross: A make-and-take art class where visitors can learn to paint like TV’s Bob Ross, under the supervision of a Certified Ross Instructor.

Mondo Gallery “80 Years of Batman”: The first ever traveling exhibit from the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, featuring 19 iconic comic-book covers reproduced as screen-printed posters.

Please note: This offsite requires a Comic-Con badge.

Future Tech Live returns to Comic-Con and the Omni Hotel (Grand Ballroom) for it’s 4th year, showcasing the latest tech innovations. The offsite will be open the following hours:

• Thursday – Saturday, 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM
• Sunday: 9:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

This year, FTL will be celebrating NASA’s 60th and featuring a Space Zone that will provide attendees with the experience of a lifetime: Alice Space—a multi-player free-roaming lunar mission designed collaboratively with NASA and the team at Noitom.

Check out a variety of space-themed programming in the Pop-Up planetarium hosted by UCSD. There will also be astronaut training simulations in mixed reality, an immersive tour of the International Space Station courtesy of Magnopus and space-themed VR tournaments and casual play featuring Beat Sabre, Echo Arena, and Space Junkies presented by Collegiate Virtual Reality Esports.  To shake things up they will be hosting brave teams that are up for virtually defusing a bomb in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Blu Atom VR debuts a new multi-player Time Travel adventure; Sony Koov will be showing off their super fun robotics; Raymond is going big with their VR training simulations—try your hand at piloting heavy machinery. Interact with the world of the Legends of Lightfall, experience the new AR glasses from AR North, check out the exciting developments from Edge XR and Matty Rich, State Power (a gritty VR escape tour de force) from Chapman University, the new Hyper-X headphones with mapping tech, robots, AI, volumetric capture and more immersive and tech surprises.

Comedy Central is once again taking over the San Diego Wine & Culinary Event Center with a South Park activation on Thursday, July 18 – Sunday, July 21, celebrating the 20th anniversary of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut! This free, no-badges-required activity will let fans play mini-golf on a 9-hole course themed to the show, and purchase limited edition South Park shirts, with a new shirt available each day.

The hours for putt-putt are:

• Thursday 7/18 – Saturday 7/20: 9:30 AM–7:00 PM
• Sunday, 7/21: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM

Partnering with MTN DEW, truTV debuts the Impractical Jokers Museum on Wheels, making its first stop in the Interactive Zone at Petco Park on Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19, before moving on to the Park at Petco Park for Jokers Island on Saturday, July 20. The museum is a continuation of the highly successful Impractical Jokers: Homecoming Exhibit that debuted at the Staten Island Museum in July 2018.

Visitors will see original costumes, props and art created over the past eight seasons, and learn about the behind-the-scenes production of the series. And that’s not all. Once fans exit the museum, they’ll have the opportunity to snap photos at an interactive Impractical Jokers photo booth using MTN DEW inspired props. Fans can share their photos on social media using the hashtag #JokersDew

Take a break from the heat and head to Tin Fish Restaurant for a walk down comedy lane as the restaurant is transformed into NBC’s Comedy Café, celebrating some of the network’s favorite comedies with branded menus, custom content and more.

Peanuts will once again be taking over 225 6th Avenue with their pop-up shop, this year transporting visitors back to 1969 with “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA.”

This year’s event is curated by and on loan from the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, and visitors will get to view Schulz’s space-themed comics strips. including the one in which Astronaut Snoopy celebrates beating the Russians (and the Cat Next Door) to the moon. Featured clips from Peanuts In Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 will also be shown on an ongoing basis in the shop. Visitors will also have the chance to purchase one of only 200 Snoopy- and Apollo-themed “VIP” skateboards in silver finish from The Skateroom, which creates and sells art edition skate decks to fund social skate projects for at-risk youth. The deck retails for $165 and includes a
carrying bag and wall mount kit.

The store will be open daily from 10AM-7PM on Thursday, July 18 – Sunday, July 21.

Inflatable tube men, human car washes, and a pinball arcade—the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Car Lot has it all! Hawking some of the strangest vehicles money can buy—from the world’s smallest street legal car to a Landspeeder and Hummer made out of lottery tickets—lot owner LeRoy has a curious car for you. While you make your decision, step into LeRoy’s office, where you can snap a photo as a souvenir of searching for the strangest sedan or station wagon of your dreams! The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Car Lot is full of surprises and sales at San Diego Comic-Con, so stop by!

The Car Lot will be open daily in the Petco Park Interactive Zone.

FX challenges fans to survive the night during an immersive journey produced in anticipation of American Horror Story: 1984. The activation takes center stage at this year’s FX Fearless Forum located at the Hilton Bayfront Park and utilizes night vision goggles to reveal the horrors of the night.

The FX Fearless Forum will also feature activations including the What We Do in the Shadows Lair, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Sunscreen Zone, Mayans temporary tattoos, and the Archer O2 Station.

FX will also light up the night with a spectacular, awe-inspiring projection. The hours for FX Fearless Forum are:

• Thursday July 18: 12pm –6pm
• Friday July 19: 10am –6pm
• Saturday July 20: 10am –6pm
• Sunday July 21: 10am –2pm

For additional details on how to be a part of the FX Fearless Forum experience, and to pre-register for your very own RFID badge, please visit FXSDCC.com.

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck returns to the Interactive Zone across from Petco Park with super cute treats and merchandise. Their open hours are:

• Thursday 7/18 – Saturday 7/20: 10am – 7pm
• Sunday 7/21: 10am – 5pm

Follow along with their travels on their web site.

Enter another dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind, as you step into The Twilight Zone Experience, open 10 AM – 6 PM Thursday through Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM Sunday, in the Petco Park Interactive Zone.

Some hours were available for pre-registration at Eventbrite, otherwise the activation will be first come, first served.

From HBO:

WATCHMEN fans should keep a look out around the Gaslamp Quarter for a surprise in-world opportunity to engage with the new HBO series.

Beat the heat and step into the Cloud 9 Department Store located inside the main lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel. Experience exclusive Superstore content, a custom photo opportunity and all-around “heavenly” customer service!

Activation Hours:

• Thursday, July 18th: 10am – 6pm
• Friday, July 19th: 10am – 6pm
• Saturday, July 20th: 9am – 6pm
• Sunday, July 21st: 10am – 5pm

The SYFY busses return! This year the network brings a karaoke bus and a trivia trolleys, featuring songs and trivia from the 1980’s, 1990’s, and 2000’s.

The Karaoke Bus will depart from Union Cowork (704 J Street), and run Thursday – Saturday from 11AM-6PM.

The Trivia Trolley will depart from The Pendry Hotel (550 J Street), and run 11AM-7PM Thursday-Saturday

Signups for the buses are at 10:30AM each day at either location to secure ride slots for that particular day.

Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light comes to life at San Diego Comic-Con with an immersive audio-driven journey that introduces fans to the first installment of a new connected universe with all new superheroes.

Attendees will have the opportunity to become co-pilots of this new universe through a series of reality-bending light and sound-driven experiences — including a matrix-like “light labyrinth” — representing key moments from Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, including an introduction written and narrated by Lee. Fans will meet Cameron Ackerson and trace his origin journey from ordinary teen to cyberkinetic superhero.

Location: 327 4th Ave

Hours of Operation:

• Thursday, July 18th: 11am – 8pm
• Friday, July 19th: 11am – 8pm
• Saturday, July 20th: 12pm – 8pm
• Sunday, July 21st: 11am – 4pm

AMC’s DEAD QUARTERS fan zone returns to Comic-Con, a must-see for fans of The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead.

The activation will be open Thursday, July 18, through  Sunday, July 21 (11AM – 6:30PM Thursday – Saturday, and 11AM – 4PM Sunday). Located on Martin Luther King Promenade, in front of the Hilton Gaslamp Hotel.

This year, AMC is joining with Feeding San Diego to rally around the goal of ending hunger with a canned goods drive at the offsite. See the AMC site for a list of accepted goods. Upon donation, a limited number of lucky fans will be given an exclusive Hilltop Token (while supplies last) which can unlock several discounts from local businesses throughout the weekend during Comic-Con.

You can also pre-register for for the DeadQuarters at: amc.com

CBS and Star Trek return to the Michael J. Wolf Fine Art Gallery with “Jean-Luc Picard: The First Duty,” a special exhibition showcasing original props, costumes and other artifacts tracing Picard’s life and Starfleet career.

Items on display include his cherished Ressikan flute, the legendary Picard family album, his Starfleet uniforms, models of ships Picard captained, and all that remains of the “Borg Queen.” The gallery also features exclusive first looks at costumes and other items featured in the upcoming CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD. Visitors will have the first chance to purchase exclusive STAR TREK: PICARD merchandise and opportunities for exclusive giveaways.

The gallery will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Comic-Con from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM and on Sunday from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

The SyFy drumline will be out in the Gaslamp from Thursday through Saturday between 12PM and 5PM.  As with last year, you may also catch Orlando Jones joining the line from time to time.

Join The Pop Insider as they “Fuel Your Fandom” with fan-focused events on the Theatre Box rooftop bar and lounge, including a cosplay dance party with DJ from Noon to 2PM, and karaoke showdown from 2PM – 4PM.
Stop by the Cosplay Repair Station sponsored by Spirit Halloween at any time!

RSVP on Eventbrite for these Thursday afternoon events. You can also find out about more Legion M events at Theatre Box on their SDCC web page.

No badge is needed to see panels at Comic-Con International’s newest venue, the Artists’ Loft at BarrioHaus, located at 1616 National Avenue. The programming lineup at BarrioHaus is open to all, and is intended to bring the cultural enrichment and educational aspects of Comic-Con panels to the public, with a focus on Latinx culture and contributions to popular arts.

Panel schedule can be viewed on the Comic-Con Sched site. Current panels are:

Thursday, 12-1PM: A Long Story Short: Mexican Comic Books
Luis Gantus (writer, The Incredible and Sad Story of the Naïve Historieta and the Heartless Industry) is joined by Daniel Garcia (editorial coordination, El Violin Negro) for a conversation about the fascinating story on Mexican comic books and how an industry was created and almost destroyed in the span of 50 years. Moderated by Sebastian Fink.

Thursday, 1-2PM: From Mexico to the USA, a Bridge One Comic at a Time
Joel Ojeda Lopez (The Death of Superman part one), Adalisa Zarate (Building Blocks), Adriana Rodriguez Leon (Studio XIII), Fers Sanchez (SoulKeepers), and Oscar Seal (coordinator, Draw Break) talk about the challenges and rewards of working with American editors and artists and how comics and animation create bonds between both countries. Moderated by Sebastian Fink.

The Legion M Fan Lounge, presented by The Pop Insider, will take over Gaslamp Quarter’s Theatre Box San Diego and its brand-new Chocolate Lounge and rooftop patio at 701 Fifth Ave. Attendees can grab a cocktail (cash bar), relax, recharge and enjoy a full slate of fan-centric activities, appearances, giveaways and exclusive events on Thursday and Friday, July 18-19 (12 p.m. to 5 p.m. PDT) and Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT). Fans will enter the Legion M Fan Lounge on G Street.

RSVP and learn more about their events on the Legion M website.

MGM’s Stargate Command will present a replica Stargate photo opportunity in the Theatre Box lobby for the whole weekend, and will give attendees a chance to spin the prize wheel for unique Stargate prizes, including mini-posters, pins, buttons, original SuperFan creations and more. Talent will be dropping by for autographs.

The area will be open Thursday and Friday, 12PM – 5PM, and Saturday and Sunday, 10AM – 5PM.

All gate travelers welcome!

Meet Minimalist and MLB-authorized artist, S. Preston, as the Chuck Jones Gallery premieres new work by the artist featuring all of your favorite Looney Tunes characters. Exhibition and sale. Artist will dedicate art purchased for this event.

Stay up to date on their Facebook event page.

Team Coco House returns for a 2nd year to Comic-Con, moving to Tin Roof at 401 G St. The House will be open Thursday July 18th through Saturday July 20th, and will showcase a daily lineup of comics, podcasts, panels, screenings, giveaways and special appearances by friends of Team Coco! Tickets go on sale the week of July 8th.

The full Team Coco House schedule is as follows:

Thursday 7/18
2:00 pm:  Team Coco presents SUPERBOSS WITH AARON BLEYAERT
3:30 pm:  AT&T presents TEAM COCO HOUSE POWER HOUR
5:30 pm:  Team Coco presents THE THREE QUESTIONS WITH ANDY RICHTER
7:30 pm:  Team Coco presents APARNA NANCHERLA & FRIENDS
10:00 pm:  Team Coco presents CONAN’S WRITERS LIVE
12:00 am:  Team Coco presents MIDNIGHT @ COCO’S

Friday 7/19
2:00 pm:  Team Coco presents INSIDE CONAN: A VERY IMPORTANT HOLLYWOOD PODCAST
4:00 pm:  SNICKERS® presents The ConanCon Trivia Challenge
5:30 pm:  AT&T presents TEAM COCO HOUSE POWER HOUR
7:30 pm:  Team Coco presents TRIPLE HEADER STAND-UP
10:00 pm:  Team Coco presents RORY SCOVEL
12:00 am:  Team Coco presents MIDNIGHT @ COCO’S

Saturday 7/20
2:00 pm:  Team Coco presents FINAL SPACE SNEAK PREVIEW & LIVE TABLE READ
4:30 pm:  Team Coco presents TRIPLE HEADER STAND-UP
6:00 pm:  AT&T presents TEAM COCO HOUSE POWER HOUR
8:00 pm:  Team Coco presents RON FUNCHES
10:30 pm:  Team Coco presents UP & UP WITH MOSES STORM
12:00 am: Team Coco presents MIDNIGHT @ COCO’S

More information found at: www.tbs.com/teamcocohouse

A meetup with the Podcast of Ice and Fire on Thursday, July 18, at the Marriott Marina.

More details on their Facebook event page.

Calling all Daredevil and Defenders fans: Team #SaveDaredevil is hosting a #FandomWithoutFear meetup on Thursday, July 20, 6PM at Bar Basic. There will be some free food, giveaways, and #SaveDaredevil swag bags.

The Save Daredevil team will also be handing out swag and prizes daily during Comic-Con. Follow them on Twitter (@RenewDaredevil) or Instagram (@savedaredevil).

Stay up to date on their Facebook Event Page.

The Her Universe Fashion Show returns for it’s 6th year at Comic-Con, to be held on Thursday, July 18, 6pm at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Learn more at Her Universe.

Fashion designers compete to win the opportunity to design a collection with Her Universe for Hot Topic. Hosted by Actress, Entrepreneur and Founder of Her Universe, Ashley Eckstein a celebrity panel of judges select the winner from the designs presented on the catwalk.

The event will be in the Harbor Ballroom, second level of the Hyatt. Line up starts at 1pm and doors open at 5:15pm.

Geeki Tikis= x Eekum Bookum x Spiribam Rum, Mug Launch Party at False Idol on Thursday, July 18.

Your ticket includes: Two drink tickets for cocktails made with delicious Spiribam rum. A gift bag containing a Geeki Tikis® deluxe mug, swizzle sticks and stickers from Geeki Tikis and False Idol. AND a raffle ticket to win EXCLUSIVE Geeki Tikis® prizes! PLUS the opportunity to purchase a LIMITED EDITION DRINKING VESSEL, designed by Beeline Creative and sculpted by Eekum Bookum. This item will ONLY be sold at False Idol, (during this event, and another event to be announced soon), and later this year at Smuggler’s Cove!

There are two entry times, 6PM and 9PM, and tickets are $75 on Eventbrite.

The Orville will be landing at San Diego Comic-Con this year for an offsite museum, The Orville Experience, featuring original props, costumes, a unique model of the Orville, and other surprises! Fans will be able to step aboard at the museum’s location at 390 11th Avenue on Thursday from 6PM – 8PM, Friday and Saturday, from 10AM – 8PM.

The Orville Experience is a special production from Seth MacFarlane and The Orville creative team, for all fans of the series. Badges are not required, so Comic-Con attendees and non-attendees alike are both welcome. Excited for this special event? You can give them a thanks on social media using the tag #TheOrvilleExperience.

The Supernatural Wiki hosts their annual “Wayward Cocktails” fan event at Garage Kitchen and Bar on Thursday, July 18, starting at 6:00pm. Join fellow fans for Snacks from the Bunker, themed cocktails, mocktails, wine and beer, and a Hunter’s Bag full of exclusive goodies. Drink tokens will be available for purchase for Supernatural themed cocktails.

Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets.

Fandom returns to Float at the Hard Rock Hotel on Thursday, July 20 for it’s 4th annual event. Attendees will be treated to an exclusive preview of R.U.N – the first live-action thriller by Cirque du Soleil, followed by a special performance by Girl Talk.

Tickets were limited and announced on Twitter. Read more about the Comic-Con event and the Cirque act at Fandom.com.

Madness in the Method is Jason Mewes’ (Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) directorial debut is a hilariously insane crime comedy in which Mewes also stars, alongside Vinnie Jones, Gina Carano, Danny Trejo, and his View Askew costars Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, and Brian O’Halloran. Mewes will participate in a special Q&A after the debut screening.

Ticket info coming soon on: legionm.com/sdcc2019

IDW Publishing hosts two industry legends – Stan Sakai (creator of the critically acclaimed Usagi Yojimbo) and Walter Simonson (legendary writer/artist of The Mighty Thor, Manhunter, and Ragnarök) – for a very limited and exclusive dinner, on Thursday, July 18.

To participate, fans would need to purchase a dinner package, at $500 each before fees, on the IDW web site. Two dinner options are offered, with each package including special rewards relative to either Sakai or Simonson.

The restaurant location and exact dinner time will be sent to those who have purchased tickets. (The time included here reflects dinner time but is not accurate.)

This evening with EXODUS is the official Nuclear Blast Comic-Con Kick-Off Party sponsored by Court Of The Dead, Stern Pinball, and Rebellion Republic.

Metal and comics will once again come together as one with a special live performance from Bay Area thrash metal legends, EXODUS! The intimate event, coined Bonded By Con, will commence on Thursday, July 18, at the House of Blues.

Tickets are $30 before fees and available at Livenation.

The Comic-Con subreddit is holding their annual meetup & party on Thursday, July 18, at 7pm. The party will be at Trailer Park After Dark, basement level of 835 Fifth Ave.

Read more and submit your RSVP on the Comic-Con Subreddit post.

Hop-Con returns with version 7.0 and a Thursday night event, on July 18. This 21+ event is held annually at Stone Brewing’s Point Loma location, about 10 minutes from downtown San Diego.

Tickets are available at Eventbrite and are $75 for General Admission, and $40 for Designated Driver, without the beer and glassware.

Your $80 ticket includes:

• Fifteen 3oz tasters (5 of which count for w00tstout pours)
• 3 specialty casks of w00tstout
• Commemorative glassware to take home
• Gourmet food stations with unlimited tastings
• Lawn games including giant jenga, bocce ball, connect 4
• Silent Disco
• Interactive Art Wall
• Churros for dessert

You can also purchase a lithograph of this year’s bottle art by Alan Davis, with proceeds going to the Hero Initiative supporting artists of yesteryear.

Don’t forget your ID!

Is she a girl? Is she a machine? Is she humanity’s redemption, or its damnation? Don’t be scared — either way, she is Poppy…and you love Poppy.

We don’t know either but she’s Poppy and she’s in concert. Thursday, July 18, from 7-9PM at the Quartyard. RSVP on Eventbrite.

This event is sold out but you can join the waitlist at Eventbrite.

Looking to get a commission from the LEDKILLA at SDCC? Here’s your chance. Have dinner with Ken Lashley to kick-off SDCC 2019! Event is at Buca di Beppo and includes dinner along with sketches, signed comics, prints and more. Only 10 seats available.

The most zany, animany and totally insany Animaniacs are back! Fans of the beloved Warner Bros. animated series get up close and personal with their favorite characters.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster with pre-sale code YAKKOPINKY.

The Emmy Award winning cast perform songs from the pop-culture hit cartoon series – live on stage in the all-new Animaniacs In Concert! Original voice-cast stars of the iconic animated series — Rob Paulsen (Yakko, Pinky, Dr. Scratchansniff), Jess Harnell (Wakko), Maurice LaMarche (The Brain), and Emmy Award-winning composer Randy Rogel who created those memorable songs you STILL can’t remove from your brain pan, bring the stage to life and run through an unforgettable playlist of Animaniacs hits.

You can get more information on the show at AnimaniacsLive.com.

Mark Ellis returns to San Diego during Comic-Con with his stand up show at the American Comedy Co. on Thursday, July 18. He will have 2 shows, at 7:30 and 9:30PM.

Tickets are $18 and available on the American Comedy Co. web site. This is a 21+ venue.

IGN and Amazon Prime Video are joining forces for a party celebrating  The Expanse, on Thursday at 7:30pm.

21+ event. Signups were limited on Eventbrite.

Kick-off Comic-Con with comics’ greatest creators at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Comic-Con Welcome Party, sponsored by comiXology Originals and hosted by superstar creators Tula Lotay & Jock in a “British Invasion” theme brought about by the help of Thought Bubble. Kieron Gillen will DJ the party along with Tula Lotay and surprise guests. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab will be there with a new British Invasion fragrance for CBLDF supporters!

The party is open to the public and starts at 8PM on Thursday, July 18th, at the Westgate Hotel. The party is free for CBLDF members, or a $20+ dollar donation at the door requested from all others at the door, with food and cash bar provided. Read more at CBLDF.org.

You can also get tickets now at Eventbrite.

Nerdist Industries and Experience Level Entertainment invite you to a party in Hawkins on Thursday, July 18, at Fluxx Nightclub. Enjoy the Starcourt Mall, the Palace Arcade, Castle Byers and more. But wait! The Mind Flayer is trying to break through, and the Demogorgon is lurking about, as the Upside Down is merging with our world. This party is filled with immersive Instagram/TikTok-ready experiences, themed DJ sets, and live performances by the maestros of 80s nostalgia, The Flux Capacitors.

Tickets start at $35 and are available at Eventbrite.

A concert event on Thursday, July 18, at Brick x Brick with Vince DiCola, composer of Transformers: The Movie and Rocky IV, Super MadNES, a tribute to retro video games and traditional heavy metal music, and Random Gibberish, a geek rock and musical comedy band.