9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Customer Service Open Orange County Convention Center - Customer Service Desk
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 9 hours
- Attendee Check-In Orange County Convention Center - Registration Desk
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 9 hours
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Cosplay Contest Check-In Orange County Convention Center - Programming Headquarters
- 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 2 hours
- To be considered for our Cosplay Contest, you must check-in at Programming Headquarters on the morning of Sunday, July 31st. You will be photogr...
- Contest
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Spotlight: Chris Rankin Orange County Convention Center - MainStage (West Hall F)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Prefect, Ministry of Magic Junior Assistant, and eventual hero Percy Weasley (Chris Rankin) warmed our hearts and gave us strength. Come meet th...
- Interview
- Potter Online: Fandom and Celebration in New Media Orange County Convention Center - Cortese Room (W230ABC)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- New media has opened the communication space for all kinds of fans in the Harry Potter community. In this panel, Chanel Williams, Cherry ...
- Panel
- Trelawney and Snape: Unwitting Accomplices Orange County Convention Center - Flamel Room (W231ABC)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Welcome to discussion concerning Snape and his part in both of Sybill Trelawney's true prophesies, including the layers of choices and happensta...
- Panel
- Wandlore: A Complex and Mysterious Magic Orange County Convention Center - Hypatia Room (W232ABC)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- No other symbol identifies a wizard more clearly than the instrument that channels their most powerful magic: the magic wand. Go beyond the very...
- Lecture
- Choose Your Magical Journey: An Interactive Hogwarts Adventure Orange County Convention Center - Kristina Room (W240)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Explore Hogwarts through an interactive Harry Potter story reminiscent of Choose Your Own Adventure novels! Join Mike Schubert, creator o...
- Performance
- Hogwarts House Mental Health Orange County Convention Center - Fang Room (W330ABC)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Passionate vs. hot-headed. Empathetic vs. overwhelmed. Confident vs. arrogant. Perfectionistic vs. disappointed. What does your Hogwarts House s...
- Panel
- Activities for Young Wizards Orange County Convention Center - Young Wizards Room (W331BCD)
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 8 hours
- Throughout LeakyCon Orlando 2022, the Sina Room will be available as a space specifically for wizards 12 and under, as well as those accompanyin...
- Event Hours
- Sean Biggerstaff Photograph Session Orange County Convention Center - Photograph Area
- 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Sean Biggerstaff Autograph Session A Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 1
- 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
- Spotlight: Afshan Azad Orange County Convention Center - MainStage (West Hall F)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- Friend, D.A. Member, and veteran of the Battle of Hogwarts: Padma Patil (Afshan Azad) is certifiably rad! Come celebrate the magical talent behi...
- Interview
- Wizard Rock Cafe Orange County Convention Center - Cortese Room (W230ABC)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- A Beautiful Fandom - How Charity and Activism Has Risen from Toxicity Orange County Convention Center - Flamel Room (W231ABC)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- Hufflepuff Pride Orange County Convention Center - Hypatia Room (W232ABC)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- We’re here to support and encourage our fellow Hufflepuffs to claim their house with pride! We are not the “leftovers,” we are the house of comp...
- Lecture
- Magic Behind the Camera Orange County Convention Center - Kristina Room (W240)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what it takes to make the movies you love? Now you can find out! Join Chris Rankin and Bryn Court as they discuss the mag...
- Panel
- Self-Insert and Self-Ship Meetup Orange County Convention Center - Fang Room (W330ABC)
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever made an OC just so you could date Remus Lupin? Do you enjoy putting yourself into your favorite worlds and building relationships ...
- Meetup
- Cherry Wallis Photograph Session Orange County Convention Center - Photograph Area
- 11:20 AM - 11:35 AM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Growing Up Potter Orange County Convention Center - MainStage (West Hall F)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- What is it like to grow up in a world filled with Potter media? How does the Potter fandom change that experience? Join our guests as they discu...
- Interview
- Trans Magic: Gender and the Wizarding World Orange County Convention Center - Cortese Room (W230ABC)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Trans/gender diverse people have been a part of the Harry Po...
- Infiltrating the Ministry: How Apathy, Incompetence, and Fear Breeds Institutional Corruption and Abuse of Power Orange County Convention Center - Flamel Room (W231ABC)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- We look to the Ministry of Magic as a case study on how Voldemort was able to find a footing in the highest ranks of the Wizarding World. How di...
- Panel
- LeakyCon House Roast Orange County Convention Center - Hypatia Room (W232ABC)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Representatives from each house are here to be brutally honest with each other in a friendly, comedic roast session. Join us, cheer on your hous...
- Panel
- Our Howler Hour Orange County Convention Center - Kristina Room (W240)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Everyone has something about Harry Potter that they just don't like. Now's your chance to spill the tea! 30 seconds, unlimited complaints - it's...
- Panel
- Magical Fandom for Pleasure and Profit Orange County Convention Center - Fang Room (W330ABC)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what exactly a business expense is? How does a fan shop keep open in the face of trademark and copyright law? And what ex...
- Cosplay Contest Pre-Judging Orange County Convention Center - Sina Room (W331A)
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Contest
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Chris Rankin Autograph Session A Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 2
- 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
- LeakyCon Orlando 2022 Cosplay Contest Orange County Convention Center - MainStage (West Hall F)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- Take a look at this year's greatest cosplay at our annual contest!TO PARTICIPATE: Participation will be limited to the first 75 acts to s...
- Contest
- WrockTalk Interview Orange County Convention Center - Cortese Room (W230ABC)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Leadership in the Wizarding World: What We Can Learn for Effective and Sustainable School Leadership Orange County Convention Center - Hypatia Room (W232ABC)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- What does leadership look like in the Wizarding World? Is it effective and sustainable? Can the Harry Potter series be used as a model fo...
- Roundtable
- Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them LIVE! Orange County Convention Center - Kristina Room (W240)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them is a Harry Potter podcast where fanfiction fanatics, Sequoia Simone and Kim, read the crazie...
- Podcast
- Beneath the Black Lake: A Slytherin Panel Orange County Convention Center - Fang Room (W330ABC)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- You're all invited to the Slytherin common room for an in-depth discussion regarding the strengths of, misconceptions about, and complicated leg...
- Panel
- Magical Mental Healing Powers of Harry Potter Orange County Convention Center - Sina Room (W331A)
- 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM | 1 hour
- Harry Potter has given comfort to many different groups of people, including those with mental illnesses. We’ll discuss why that is, what...
- Meetup
- Chris Rankin Photograph Session Orange County Convention Center - Photograph Area
- 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Sean Biggerstaff Autograph Session B Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 2
- 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
2:50 PM
2:50 PM
- Chanel Williams Photograph Session Orange County Convention Center - Photograph Area
- 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Chris Rankin Autograph Session B Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 1
- 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
3:40 PM
3:40 PM
- Pottercast LIVE! Orange County Convention Center - MainStage (West Hall F)
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | 1 hour
- Would it really be a LeakyCon without a live PotterCast? Wrap up LeakyCon with our always-hilarious hosts as we recap the weekend and maybe even...
- Podcast
- J. K. Rowling's Transphobia and Harry Potter Studies in the College Curriculum Orange County Convention Center - Hypatia Room (W232ABC)
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | 1 hour
- Should the Harry Potter novels continue to be part of the college curriculum? This presentation explores J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
- Lecture
- Crafting the World of Harry Potter Orange County Convention Center - Kristina Room (W240)
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- We Play Quadball and So Can You! Orange County Convention Center - Fang Room (W330ABC)
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered how to get involved with quadball (formerly known as quidditch)? We're here to help! From trying out for your college tea...
- Panel
- Magical Pins and Where to Find Them Orange County Convention Center - Sina Room (W331A)
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | 1 hour
- This program is open to all members of the Potter pin community! We'll highlight sources of pins (both authentic and handmade), discuss t...
- Meetup
- Afshan Azad Photograph Session Orange County Convention Center - Photograph Area
- 3:40 PM - 3:55 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Cherry Wallis Autograph Session A Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 2
- 3:40 PM - 3:55 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Chanel Williams Autograph Session A Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 3
- 3:40 PM - 3:55 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
4:10 PM
4:10 PM
- Afshan Azad Autograph Session A Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 1
- 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Cherry Wallis Autograph Session B Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 2
- 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
- Chanel Williams Autograph Session B Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 3
- 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Afshan Azad Autograph Session B Orange County Convention Center - Autograph Area 2
- 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | 15 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possi...