Whether you’re a gamer, fantasy lover, movie addict, or anime aficionado, there’s one event where you’ll find your tribe. Calgary Expo is back for another year this April, and it’s every inner-nerd’s wonderland.
From fandom merchandise to costume contests, presentations, and artist marketplaces, 2025 is jam-packed with things to do and see. Not to mention the celebrity lineup has some very notable headliners.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Back to the Future stars like the legendary Michael J. Fox will be taking over Calgary. Alberta’s sweetheart will be joined by fellow cast members Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown), Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker), and James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland).
Image via Calgary Expo What makes this appearance even more special is that Edmonton-born Michael J. Fox has chosen Calgary Expo to be the first Canadian show of only four North American appearances to celebrate the anniversary. You can catch the reunion event live on stage on Friday, April 25, 2025, as part of any multi-day or Friday admission. If you want to treat yourself, special experience packages are on sale that include in-person autographs, professional photo ops with the cast, priority seating for the event, and exclusive 40th-anniversary merchandise.
Of course, time-travelling legends are just the beginning of this year’s star-studded lineup. Fire up the DeLorean, because here’s who’s coming to the 2025 Calgary Expo.
Stars To Meet Celebrities
Michael J. Fox (Back To The Future) – Appearing: Friday, SaturdayChristopher Lloyd (Back To The Future) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayNicholas Hoult (Superman, Nosferatu, X-Men) – Appearing: SaturdayJohn Boyega (Star Wars) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayDavid Boreanaz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bones) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayDafne Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine, Logan, The Acolyte) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayCharlie Cox (Daredevil) – Appearing: SaturdayManny Jacinto (The Acolyte, The Good Place) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayJodie Whittaker (Doctor Who) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayAlicia Silverstone (Clueless) – Appearing: SaturdayHelen Hunt (Twister, Mad About You) – Appearing: Friday, SaturdayHeather Locklear (Spin City, Melrose Place) – Appearing: Friday, SaturdayMandip Gill (Doctor Who) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayLucas Grabeel (High School Musical) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTyler Hoechlin (Superman & Lois, Teen Wolf) – Appearing: SaturdayBitsie Tulloch (Superman & Lois, Grimm) – Appearing: Friday, SaturdayPeter Facinelli (Twilight, Nurse Jackie) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayKellan Lutz (Twilight) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayJennifer Beals (Flashdance, The L Word) – Appearing: Saturday, SundaySteve Guttenberg (Police Academy) – Appearing: SaturdayPatricia Velasquez (The Mummy) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayJames Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayAdam Savage (Mythbusters) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayDavid Giuntoli (Grimm, A Million Little Things) – Appearing: SaturdayCatherine Tate (Doctor Who) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayClaudia Wells (Back To The Future) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayDante Basco (Hook) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayJames Tolkan (Back To The Future) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayRachelle LeFevre (Twilight) – Appearing: Saturday, SundayBrian Tochi (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayErnie Reyes Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayFrancois Chau (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayKenn Scott (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRobbie Rist (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayHudson Thames (Musician) – Appearing: Thursday, FridayPeggy The Dog (Deadpool & Wolverine) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Voice Actors
Amir Talai (Hazbin Hotel) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayBlake Roman (Hazbin Hotel) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDante Basco (Avatar: The Last Airbender) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayGreg Baldwin (Avatar: The Last Airbender) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayHudson Thames (Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spiderman, What If…?) – Appearing: Thursday, FridayJack De Sena (Avatar: The Last Airbender) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, SundayZach Tyler Eisen (Avatar: The Last Airbender) – Appearing: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Anime Guests
Brittney Karbowski (Fairy Tail) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDavid Matranga (My Hero Academia) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayIan Sinclair (My Hero Academia, One Piece) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJad Saxon (Fruits Baskets) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayKyle Phillips (One Piece, My Hero Academia) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMaile Flanagan (Naruto) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMallorie Rodak (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Fairy Tale) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRobbie Rist (Naruto) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySonny Strait (Dragon Ball Super, One Piece) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTia Ballard (Fairy Tale) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Gaming Stars
Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayLuke Dale (Kingdom Come: Deliverance II) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTom McKay (Kingdom Come: Deliverance II) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTyler Hoechlin (Final Fantasy) – Appearing: Friday, SaturdayFrancois Chau (Ghost of Tsushima) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayGreg Baldwin (Fallout 4) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDavid Matranga (Fire Emblem: Engage) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayIan Sinclair (Fire Emblem: Engage) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Comic Creators
Featured Guests
Frank Miller (Legendary Creator) – Appearing: SaturdayDan Slott (Superman, Spider-Man) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJason Aaron (Absolute Superman, Bug Wars) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayKen Lashley (Predator vs Black Panther, Venom) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayClay Mann (Batman: Nightfire, Batman/Catwoman) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayBill Morrison (Yellow Submarine, The Simpsons, Futurama, MAD Magazine, Disenchantment) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJim Zub (Conan the Barbarian) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Special Guests
Jeremy Adams (The Flash, Green Lantern) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayEnid Balam (X-Men: Manhunt, NYX, Blood Hunt X-Men: Jubilee, Spider-Gwen: Smash) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayBrett Bean (I Hate Fairyland) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRose Besch (Marvel Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayNick Bradshaw (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayCecil Castellucci (Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRichard Comely (Captain Canuck) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, SaturdayStephanie Cooke (The Racc Pack, Oh My Gods!, ParaNorthern) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJohn Delaney (Justice League Adventures, Futurama, Simpsons) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayFrancine Delgado (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAdriano Di Benedetto (Daredevil, Batman) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJohn Gallagher (Illustrator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayGuy Gilchrist (The Muppets, Nancy) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTom Grummett (Legendary Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayScott Hanna (Amazing Spider-Man) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayScott Hepburn (Minor Threats) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJason Howard (Skybound, Super Dinosaur, Astonishing Wolf-Man) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayCreees Lee (Invincible Iron Man) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySam Maggs (Star Wars, Critical Role) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDave McCaig (Invincible, Walking Dead Deluxe) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDawn McTeigue (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJonboy Meyers (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDan Parent (Archie) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAaron Reynolds (‘Effin Birds) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDon Rosa (Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMark Russell (Batman: The Dark Age) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayScott Shaw (Captain Carrot) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTim Sheridan (MOTU: Revolution, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Flashpoint Beyond, Shazam, Teen Titans Academy) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayArthur Suydam (Zombie King – Marvel Zombies, Dceased) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJoshua Sway Swaby (Catwoman) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayNathan Szerdy (Cover Artist – Appearing at ComicTraders) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Also Appearing
Adriean Koleric (Trakovi) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAlexander Finbow (Shades of Grey, When Big Bears Invade) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAllan Stanleigh (USNA) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAndrew Thomas (Secret Stash Press) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayAnthony Ruttgaizer (Heroes of Homeroom C) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayBecka Kinzie (Gehenna: Death Valley) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayBobby Breed (Artist, Animator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayCasey Parsons (Cover Artist, Illustrator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayChristal Cam (Dragon Skin, Cover of Darkness) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayCollette Turner (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayDon Nguyen (Pablo the Gorilla) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayEmilia Strilchuk (Oriana: The Forgotten Deities) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayEric Zawadzki (House of El, Heart Attack) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayFabrice Sapolsky (FairSquare Comics) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayGeorge Michail (Resilient) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJames Raiz (The Box Office Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJarrett Hartnell (Shout Kill Revel) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJason Sylvestre (Car-Toons, Hilarious House of Frightenstein) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJeff Martin (La Cosa Glasnostra) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayJohn Fleming (Badassical) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayKat Simmers (Pass Me By: Lily) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayLeo Leibelman (Illustrator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMarvin Mariano (Illustrator, Designer, Tattoo Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMichael Schwartz (Armored) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayMog Park (War Angels, Game of Thrones) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayNat Jones (’68) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayNickolej Villiger (Illustrator, Musician) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRichard Fairgray (Four Color Comics, Ghost Ghost) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRichard Van Camp (Author) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRick Overwater (The Dim Under the Lights) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRoberto Duque (Septembryo) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRon Lamarre (Animator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayRyan Danny Owen (Pass Me By: Lily) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySam Noir (Cauldron) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySami Francis (Cover Artist) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayShea Proulx (Just Happy to See You) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySheldon K. Bueckert (Illustrator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundaySho Uehara (Cartoonist and Illustrator) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayStefano Jun (Modern Asian Family) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayTrevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz (Area 51: The Helix Project) – Appearing: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Daily Show Hours
Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, April 25, 2025, from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Note that there will be a special preview on Thursday at 2 p.m. for VIP, Ultimate, and 4-Day pass holders who purchase in advance.
Image via Calgary Expo As is tradition, you can expect the return of Canada’s biggest pop culture parade, the 11th annual POW! Parade of Wonders . Watch (or join in) as cosplay and fandom traverse the city along a new route through Victoria Park which ends on-location at the BMO Centre’s Grand Staircase to kick off the show on Friday, April 25, 2025. The Calgary Expo 2025 will also debut a new layout and floor plan, courtesy of the shiny new BMO Centre – which means there’s 50% more floor space than in previous years!
Book your tickets early to save and start planning your cosplay, because where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
When: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, April 27, 2025Where: Stampede Park, 650 25 Ave SE, CalgaryCost: Single-day advance pricing tickets start at $24
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Editor’s Note: Updated Thursday, April 3, 2025