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FAN EXPO DALLAS 2023

PHENOMENAL PANELS

JOSEPH QUINN AND GRACE VAN DIEN

Grace Van Dien (left) and Joseph Quinn (right) sitting on a couch, smiling and holding microphones at a main stage panel. Grace is wearing a black hat, a leopard print tank top, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Joseph Quinn is wearing a light blue, button down shirt, blue jeans, and brown cowboy boots.

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN

Hayden Christensen sitting on a grey armchair, smiling and waving at the audience. He is wearing a black baseball cap, and a black button down shirt.

NATIONAL LAMPOON CAST

Christie Brinkley (left), Chevy Chase (middle), and Beverly D'Angelo (right) sitting together on a couch laughing and smiling during a main stage panel. Christie is wearing a white dress with brown cowboy boots, Chevy is wearing a white baseball cap, white t-shirt with a beige blazer, blue jeans, and sneakers. Beverly is wearing a floral blouse, black jeans, and beige shoes.

CARRIE-ANNE MOSS

Carrie-Anne Moss sitting on stage, smiling with a microphone in hand. She is wearing a black blazer with a black blouse, and earrings.

ROSARIO DAWSON

Rosario Dawson sitting on a couch on stage, looking off to the left while talking into a microphone. She is wearing green earrings, a blue blouse, and a black suit.

JON BERNTHAL

Jon Bernthal sitting on stage, laughing into a microphone during a panel. He is wearing an orange hoodie and blue jeans.

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

Jason Mewes laying on top of a table, with his arms above his head and his knees spread apart. He's wearing a white t-shirt, beige shorts, and white and blue sneakers.
The full voice actor cast of My Hero Academia smiling and posing on the main stage, with the audience in the background.
Shameik Moore smiling and posing with a fan while doing the Spider-Man web slinging pose. Shameik is on the left, wearing a white t-shirt, and the fan on the right is wearing a black Spider-Man t-shirt.
A conga line of dozens of Spider-Man cosplayers dancing through the convention center lobby.
Four cosplayers dressed as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, posing with four boys cosplaying as Harry Potter characters. They are standing in front of a banner labeled "What's Your Fandom? My Fandom Is..."
Large group of Star Wars cosplayers and droids posing for a big group photo.
a white Pitbull dog with black spots, smiling and panting with his tongue out, wearing a Darth Vader dog costume on the front half of his body.
a large group of cosplayers posing for a big group photo.
a man holding a microphone (left) towards a young girl (right) screaming as part of the Scream Supreme Competition.

EPIC EXPERIENCES

AN EVENING WITH HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN

pictured is a large audience from the stage perspective, with some members of the audience holding up lightsabers.

JAY AND SILENT BOB GET OLD!

Jason Mewes (left) and Kevin Smith (right) on stage at a table, laughing into their microphones. Jason is wearing a white t-shirt that says "CLERKS" and Kevin is wearing a blue suit jacket with a black t-shirt.

MAID CAFE

pictured is a programming room where the Maid Café performed. There are multiple round tables with audience members sitting and enjoying their tea. There are white curtains in the background with pink lights and floral backdrops. The Maids are scattered throughout the audience and are entertaining everyone.

CRAFTY COSPLAY

POSED TO PERFECTION

a cosplayer dressed as Darth Vader looking and pointing at the camera, with a blurred FAN EXPO Dallas banner in the background.
Two cosplayers dressed as characters from the video game Five Nights at Freddy's
an R2-D2 droid (left) and Ashoka cosplayer (right) posing for a photo.
cosplayer cosplaying as RoboCop
a cosplayer cosplaying as Optimus Prime
A group of six cosplayers cosplaying as characters from the video game The Legend of Zelda.

COSPLAY RED CARPET

Two cosplayers posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet. On the left is a woman dressed as Wonder Woman, and on the right is a child dressed in a black Spider-Man costume.
A cosplayer dressed as the Joker posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet
Two cosplayers posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet. On the left is an adult dressed as Mickey Mouse, and on the right is a woman dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
A young girl cosplaying as Princess Leia posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet.
A woman cosplaying as Shazam! posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet.
A man cosplaying as the Fairy Godmother from Shrek 2 posing on the Cosplay Red Carpet.

COSPLAY CRAFTMANSHIP CUP

A woman cosplaying as Catherine of Aragon posing with her "Judge's Award" at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.
A woman cosplaying as Jinx posing with her "Host's Award" at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.
Two women cosplaying as Ichi-Heme & Hinata Takanashi-Mahjong Soul with their "Best Journeyman" award at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.
A woman cosplaying as Professor Mirabel Garlick with her "Judge's Award" at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.
A man cosplaying as the 10th Doctor from Dr. Who with his "Best in Show" award at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.
Full group of winners at the Cosplay Craftsmanship Cup.


SHOPPING

FANTASTIC FANDOM FINDS

A picture of the Her Universe booth, with a green sweater on the left, a poster advertising 30% off the merchandise, a red WandaVision backpack, a pin, and some brochures on the table.
A table with a variety of nerdy socks, such as Spider-Man, SpongeBob, and Captain America.
A black Toothless backpack (from How to Train Your Dragon) sitting on a shelf.
Three women sitting at their booth, selling animated print art, as well as little figurines.
Two women sifting through boxes of comic books.
Two women looking at a table selling Anime-Themed small statues.

RELIVE THE MOMENTS

Full Recap | FAN EXPO Dallas 2023

That's a wrap. Thanks to all the fans who came to FAN EXPO Dallas 2023

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FRIDAY RECAP

Friday is in the books. Recall the good times with our official recap.

SATURDAY RECAP

We’re gonna remember this Saturday forever. Relive the memories with our recap now.

SUNDAY RECAP

We’re sad that the show is over, but you can revisit the magic of Sunday with this recap.