General pop cultureAutographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a
GalaxyCon Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Southeast
- Operator
- GalaxyCon, LLC (founded 2006 by Mike S. Broder, HQ Fort Lauderdale FL) (Wikipedia)
- Venue
- Raleigh Convention Center (galaxycon.com)
- Typical timing
- July (Jul 23–26, 2026) (galaxycon.com)
- Scale / guests
- >50,000 expected 2026; 45,000 unique expected 2025 vs. 19,000+ in its first Raleigh year (ABC11, News & Observer)
- Mail-in signing
- Not listed
- Booking or vendor contact
- exhibitors@galaxycon.com (vendor/exhibitor) (galaxycon.com)
Autograph notes
Yes — celebrity guest lineup with per-day availability; JSA and CGC on-site as official authentication/grading partners (galaxycon.com)
Notes
2026 guests: Hayden Christensen, William Shatner, Pam Grier, Ralph Macchio, Cheech & Chong, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Danny Glover, Tara Strong (ABC11); other announced names incl. Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Andy Serkis, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn (galaxycon.com)
- Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GalaxyConhttps://abc11.com/post/galaxycon-raleigh-2026-celebrity-guests-hours-tickets-what-know/19551354/https://galaxycon.com/pages/live-eventshttps://galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-raleigh-guestshttps://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article310888455.htmlhttps://galaxycon.com/pages/nightmare-weekend-raleigh