The Dark Side Awakens: Palpatine to Join Vader at Twin Cities Con

The mother of all Minnesota nerd conventions just embraced THE DARK SIDE.

The man who became Emperor (Palpatine) - Ian McDiarmid - will appear at Twin Cities Con this November, and he joins an ever-expanding list of top-tier nerd favorites!

Twin Cities Con 2024 is November 8-10

McDiarmid joins his apprentice - Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) at Twin Cities Con November 8th through the 10th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

From the world of sports entertainment:

• Sting (the iconic pro wrestler, not the bassist from The Police)
• Swerve Strickland (AEW)
• Danhausen (AEW)
• Deonna Purrazo (AEW)

From the acting world:

• Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars)
• Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in Star Wars)
• Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns)
• Danielle Fishel (Topanga from Boy Meets World)
• Rider Strong (Boy Meets World)
• Will Friedle (Boy Meets World)

From the voice acting world:

• Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob Squarepants, among many others)
• Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Hazbin Hotel)
• Vivienne Medrano (creator of Hazbin Hotel)
• Brandon Rogers (Hazbin Hotel)
• Alex Brightman (Hazbin Hotel, Beetlejuice the Musical)
• Krystina Alabado (Hazbin Hotel)
• Kimiko Glenn (Hazbin Hotel, Orange is the New Black, Into the Spiderverse)
• Blake Roman (Hazbin Hotel)
• Erika Henningsen (Hazbin Hotel)

From the author world:

• Timothy Zahn (Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy)
• John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country)
• Aaron Reynolds (Effin Birds creator)

Guest schedule and tickets can be found at Twin Cities Con website.

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