Date/Time
Date(s) - 2025-08-15
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
Categories No Categories
Galaxy Con 2025 will be Friday August 15, 2025 through Sunday August 17, 2025.
This page is for: Friday Aug 15, 2025 ONLY
GALAXY CON ORGANIZERS HAVE NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INFO ABOUT TICKETS, BOOTH SPACE, OR A CHANGING AREA AT THIS TIME.
Please sign up for availability. Plesae indicate if you need a ticket provided to you in order to attend so we can plan for our appearance. If you are attending regardless that is also helpful to know.
IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TROOPERS AND HANDLERS TO STAFF A BOOTH WE WILL NOT HAVE A BOOTH AT THIS EVENT AND WILL MAKE A SHORTER APPEARANCE.
Event Name: Galaxy Con San Jose
Venue: San Jose McEnery Convention Center
Venue address: 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95113
Event Website: https://galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-san-jose
Ticket Presale: https://galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-san-jose-tickets
Show Hours / Appearance Times:
Friday 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Requested number of characters: Any (GGG is aiming for a MINIMUM of 3 people in costume at the booth photo area for the full duration of the show
Requested character types: Any
Secure changing/staging area: TBD. It might be a pipe & drape area behind our booth, or you might need to change at your car. The convention center will be locked and attended by security overnight, however, our individual booth and changing area will not have additional locks or security.
If we have a changing booth, The plan is that the changing room will be shared with the other clubs, wristbands will be *required* for access. Each club (501st GGG, Rebel Legion Endor Base, Mando Mercs Wolves of Mandalore) will manage their own wristband distribution based on their own criteria. In order to receive a wristband from GGG to access the dressing room, you must sign up and work a full shift (either troop in costume or work a non-costume support shift) on each day of the con that you would like access to the changing room space. Wristbands are limited to GGG Members and trained handlers. Please no family, friends, non-trooping members in the dressing room. If you have someone you would like to bring with you to assist you with suiting up or down, please ask them to complete GGG handler training PRIOR to the event and RSVP on the forums. Thank you.
Handler/Photographer: Yes, please RSVP on the forums and comment your desired shift. Please note there are a few new “non-costumed” roles on the signup sheet.
Weapons: Please review Galxy Con’s weapon and props policy in full. Blasters etc. must be inspected and peace bonded by the prop check table. Lightweight lightsabers are permitted. The policy calls out no blunt, heavy weapons such as baseball bats or hockey sticks, so props like gaffi sticks should be inspected by the prop desk for a final ruling on-site. We (GGG event coordinators) are trying to provide accurate information. However, the con ultimately has final authority and they may tighten or loosen restrictions last minute without notifying us. Safety Policies (galaxycon.com)
Parking: Not provided
- Market & San Pedro Square Garage – 45 N. Market St.
- Convention Center Garage – 150 W. San Carlos Street
- Third Street Garage – 95 N. Third Street
- Fourth Street Garage – 44 S. Fourth St.
- Second & San Carlos Street Garage – 280 S. Second St
- Fourth & St. John Garage – 50 N. Fourth St.
- City Hall Garage – 200 E. Santa Clara Street.
HOW TO SIGN UP:
We need to attend/staff our booth for the full duration of time that the show floor is open. We need a minimum of 2 troopers and 1 non-costumed handler signed up for each shifts on all days.
1. Review the Google Document signup sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BYwFZquCjIr__P3x6vLnti0NiHMbIwmdVSmoZzCyEyo/edit?gid=969251927#gid=969251927
2. Use the forum RSVP system (drop-down signup menu) to sign up like you would for other troops
3. Please leave a comment on the forum event for each day which shift & role (costume, handler, etc.) you are signing up for. Shifts may fill up quickly, please post 2nd and 3rd choices or if you are available for multiple shifts
4. Lead characters (Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Din Djarin) MUST sign up for a shift to allow other members the opportunity to suit up.
5. Costume/handler tickets will not be approved unless you also indicate which shift you are signing up for.
Example:
1. Available in costume from 2p-4p or 4p-6p. Ticket not needed.
2. Available for setup and table duty 12p-2p, costume from 4p-6p. Requesting a ticket.
3. Available from 12p-6p, please schedule as needed for table or costume. No ticket needed.
Links to the other days:
Friday: You are here.
Saturday: https://www.501stggg.com/events/2025-08-16-galaxy-con-san-jose-sat-16-aug/
Sunday: https://www.501stggg.com/events/2025-08-17-galaxy-con-san-jose-sun-17-aug/
TOD CREDIT:
Signup for a shift IN THE COMMENTS HERE ON THE FORUMS
2 HR Costume photo booth for Costume TOD credit or
2 HR table duty/handler/setup/teardown for Non-costume TOD Credit
(Note – some shifts are shorter than 2 hours, these shorter shifts will still receive TOD for trooping the full shift).
If you would like to change your shift due to photo ops, panels, autographs, shopping, exploring the con, etc., PLEASE let us know BEFORE the day you’ve signed up for so we can balance signups and make arrangements to staff the booth.
GGG Events planned:
Picture at the booth at setup, the start of each shift, and the end of teardown
Large GGG photo ops (time each day based on signups when most members can attend)
March around the convention center (time each day based on signups)
If you would like to organize a squad or detachment photo, please let us know so we can add it to this schedule.
Convention Badges / Tickets:
Unknown, please indicate when you sign up if you are attending regardless or only attending if tickets are provided.
Team Leads: TBD, please sign up!
Event Coordinator: Kyle Langdon
Contact Kyle if you have a question! klangdon15926@gmail.com or on Facebook Messenger
This page is for: Friday Aug 15, 2025 ONLY
Decline Date2025-08-15
RSVPs
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Costume Ticket
- Lauren Montanelli (TK-27271) - ID: Officer: Governor Arihnda Pryce
- Mark Preader (SL-12509) - SL: Darth Revan
- Gordon Gooch (91640) - SL: Darth Vader ESB
- Jay Countryman (DZ-82756) - TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
- Renaldo Mandi (24365) - TK: Stormtrooper ANH Stunt Standard Ticket
- Daniel Barnett
Comments
Signing up to troop in costume. Preferred shift is 4-6, but could do 6-8 or 2-4 if needed. I already have purchased tickets.
Signing up for 2-4pm please and ticket needed
Available for setup, table duty 2p-4p, costume from 4p-6p. Requesting a ticket.
What time is setup? (Is it 10am as listed in the Google spreadsheet?)
Time is TBD, info will be shared when it is known.
Planning to be there from setup to teardown
In as Vader