GalaxyCon St. Louis returns to America's Center for three days, October 23-25, 2026, billing itself not as a comic con but as a "3-Day FESTIVAL OF FANDOM." The convention's own description is deliberately broad: celebrities, artists, writers, voice actors, cosplayers, entertainers, creators, wrestlers, fan groups, panelists, and, in the organizers' phrasing, "PEOPLE LIKE YOU." The doors at 701 Convention Plaza open at 2 p.m. Friday and run to 9 p.m., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, with the exhibit hall keeping slightly shorter hours each night.
The guest list is the draw, and it is unusually deep. George Takei, the Star Trek actor whose post-television life as an author and civil-rights voice has made him as recognizable off the bridge as on it, is scheduled Saturday and Sunday. Cassandra Peterson, better known to several generations of late-night viewers as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, appears Friday and Saturday. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is booked Saturday and Sunday.
Then there is the Twilight contingent. Jackson Rathbone, Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are all listed for all three days, and the convention has built a dedicated event around them: a cast Q&A on the Super Stage Friday from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by a screening of Twilight. That special event requires its own ticket on top of convention admission, a structure GalaxyCon uses across its circuit.
The roster reaches well beyond those marquee names. Tyler Posey, Brian Austin Green, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress are on the celebrity list, as is Ross Marquand. Voice actors Sam Witwer, Matthew Wood, Vanessa Marshall and Josh Keaton are scheduled, alongside a long anime and gaming voice roster that includes Janet Varney, Jamie Marchi and Sean Chiplock. Steve Whitmire and Kevin Clash, both longtime Muppet performers, are listed for all three days. Professional wrestlers appear as well, and the convention's programming includes comic creator workshops, anime panels, tabletop and video gaming, and a Cosplay Lounge for photos with costumed characters.
The cosplay side is treated as a headline attraction rather than a sideshow. GalaxyCon advertises its costume and cosplay contests with more than $4,000 in cash prizes plus medals and trophies, judged by invited cosplay guests. The convention also publishes a prop policy, directing attendees to safety requirements before they arrive, a detail that speaks to how seriously these events manage the weapons and props that come through the door.
Evening programming extends the day. The convention's After Dark slate includes themed parties, dance events and select 18-and-over attractions, and a drag show, "Queens of the Galaxy," is on the schedule with general admission seating included in convention entry pending availability, plus upgrade packages. A drag bingo session is also listed. Tattoo Row, where artists offer flash and custom designs, rounds out the attractions beyond the dealer hall.
GalaxyCon is not a St. Louis original. The company, GalaxyCon LLC, is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and grew out of Super Conventions, the operation behind Florida Supercon, which founder Mike Broder started in 2006. In early 2019 the original Supercon trademark and Florida Supercon were sold to ReedPop, and the touring business continued under the GalaxyCon name. Broder has described the expansion strategy in plain terms: find cities without a major comic con of their own and bring the show there. When GalaxyCon launched in Austin in 2023, he pushed back on the idea that a touring convention simply drops the same names into every market. "There are fans of Marvel in every city, there are fans of anime in every city, there are fans of Star Trek in every city," he told the Austin Chronicle.
St. Louis fit that pattern. GalaxyCon made its local debut October 10-12, 2025, at America's Center, a first for the area, with a lineup that included Lou Ferrigno, William Shatner, Giancarlo Esposito and St. Louis native Sean Gunn. FOX 2 reported at the time that GalaxyCon's events were expected to bring more than $42 million to local economies in 2025, a figure that helps explain why convention centers court these shows. The 2026 edition is the encore.
For anyone weighing a visit, the practical shape of the weekend matters. GalaxyCon sells single-day and full-weekend memberships, with a premium three-day VIP tier that includes access to a gala and other perks; the VIP pass is capped, with the ticketing page noting only 20 available. Autographs and photo opportunities are typically sold separately from admission, and the Twilight screening and Q&A is explicitly not included in a general membership. The convention directs questions to [email protected].
What the weekend ultimately offers is a specific kind of cross-generational collision. A fan can stand in line for the man who played Sulu in 1966, then walk past a Muppet performer, a professional wrestler, an anime voice actor and a quartet of vampires from a 2008 film franchise, all inside a convention hall on the same afternoon. GalaxyCon's own marketing leans into that breadth, promising a celebration of comic books, pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy, anime, gaming and cosplay under one roof. Whether you come in costume or come as you are, the doors open Friday afternoon.