9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Marketplace Hours McCormick Place - Marketplace (S100A and S102)
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 9 hours
- The LeakyCon Marketplace is the hub of the convention where you'll find artists, vendors, and craftspeople showcasing everything from apparel an...
- Event Hours
- Customer Service Open McCormick Place - Customer Service
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 9 hours
- If you've lost something important, have a question you need...
- Event Hours
- Attendee Check-In McCormick Place - Registration Area
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 9 hours
- Welcome to LeakyCon!Once you arrive at the McCormick Place, head to the Registration Area with a printed or digital copy...
- Event Hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Photographs with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 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...
- Photograph Session
- The Magical Media Mega Panel McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Would they rather fight one horse sized duck or one hundred duck sized horses? Is cereal a soup? WHY IS IT CALLED A CLUB SANDWICH?! THE PEOPLE N...
- LeakyCon Content Creator Roundtable McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Water Dancing with Miltos Yerolemou McCormick Place - S101B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
- Dragon Breaks and Time Turners: Exploring Wibbly Wobbly Time Mechanics in Fiction McCormick Place - S103A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Folding timelines, merging universes, multiple true events that conflict - time mechanics in fiction can vary so wildly that it can be difficult...
- Panel
- Frantic Fanfic - Let's Make Mayhem Together McCormick Place - S103BC
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- No experience necessary for this online group writing game! ...
- Panel
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Photographs with Kiran Shah McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 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...
- Photograph Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Photographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 11:00 AM - 11:15 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...
- Photograph Session
- Photographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 11:00 AM - 11:15 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...
- Photograph Session
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Photographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | 30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 11:15 AM - 11:30 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...
- Autograph Session
- LeakyCon 2023 Variety Hour - It's RANKINPALOOZA! McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Special Event
- CrackFic Live Write McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Bring your creativity, your silliness, and your most off-the-wall ideas because things are about to get wild at our CrackFic Live Write! Hosts K...
- Panel
- Real Life Magic Makers - Behind the Scenes McCormick Place - S101A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Pottergram Meetup McCormick Place - S101B
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- A meetup of the Pottergram community to meet in person in a safe inclusive space. Join your house representatives to meet your online friends in...
- Meetup
- Cho Chang Married a Muggle: Almost-Koreanness in HP, FB, and Prairie Lotus McCormick Place - S103A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Is Cho Chang Korean? Maybe. What about Nagini from the Fantastic Beasts film series? Sort of. Can a Korean character be imagined into the Little...
- Panel
- The Appeal of Enemies to Lovers Pairings and Their Tropes McCormick Place - S103BC
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- When it comes to shipping, nearly every fandom has at least one: an enemies to lovers pairing. What is it about the enemies to lovers dynamic th...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Autographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 11:30 AM - 11:45 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...
- Autograph Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Photographs with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 11:45 AM - 12:00 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...
- Autograph Session
- Autographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 30 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...
- Autograph Session
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Photographs with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:00 PM - 12:15 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 12:00 PM - 12:15 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...
- Autograph Session
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Spotlight: Sean Astin McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Hey Sean! What makes you tick, my guy? What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Crew socks or cutoffs? We have questions, and he has answers! Join...
- Starkid Singalong McCormick Place - S103BC
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Sick of summer and this waiting around? Stop by this singalong to belt out some of your favorite Team StarKid songs from shows like: Starship, T...
- Singalong
- Photographs with Miltos Yerolemou McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:15 PM - 12:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs/Selfies with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:15 PM - 12:30 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...
- Autograph Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Photographs with Rohan Gotobed McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs/Selfies with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 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...
- Autograph Session
- Autographs with Miltos Yerolemou McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 12:30 PM - 12:45 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...
- Autograph Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Photographs with Tom Felton (Beyond the Blonde Pass) McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 12:45 PM - 1:00 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...
- Autograph Session
- Autographs with Kiran Shah McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 12:45 PM - 1:00 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...
- Autograph Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Photographs with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 1:15 PM - 1:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Photographs with Sean Astin and Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 1:15 PM - 1:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Detention with a Generic Scottish Witch (Chanel Williams) and Smarmy Boy Wizard (Em Wallbank)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 1:15 PM - 1:30 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...
- Experience Session
- MuggleCast Live McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- MuggleCast is your weekly ride into the Wizarding World and we are thrilled to be back in Chicago! Join hosts Micah and Eric and their social...
- Podcast
- The Wizard Rock Jam! McCormick Place - S101A
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Unleash your inner rockstar and join us for the ultimate Wizard Rock Jam! Grab your voice and any musical instruments you play as we celebrate o...
- Performance
- Spoonie Meetup McCormick Place - S101B
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Are you or a loved one affected by chronic pain or disability? Join us in a safe space as we discuss life as a spoonie, share tips for navigatin...
- Meetup
- Magic for the Marginalized and Mistreated McCormick Place - S103BC
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Author Philip Pullman, in his 1996 Carnegie Medal acceptance speech, said: “There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; t...
- Panel
- Sauron and Palpatine: Evil as Inevitability McCormick Place - S103D
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- To have a heroic victory, you have to have a big bad...right? In this panel, we're going to dive into our favorite universes and contrast their ...
- Panel
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Cosplay Karaoke with Chris Rankin McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | 45 minutes
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Autographs with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 1:45 PM - 2:00 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...
- Autograph Session
- Explore the Forest with Smarmy Boy Wizard (Em Wallbank)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 1:45 PM - 2:00 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...
- Experience Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Photographs with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 2:00 PM - 2:15 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...
- Photograph Session
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Photographs with Ellie Darcey-Alden McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 2:30 PM - 2:45 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Rohan Gotobed McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 2:30 PM - 2:45 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...
- Autograph Session
- Autographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 2:30 PM - 2:45 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...
- Autograph Session
- Sorting with Generic Scottish Witch (Chanel Williams)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 2:30 PM - 2:45 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...
- Experience Session
- Spotlight: Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them LIVE McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them is a Harry Potter podcast where fanfiction fanatics, Sequoia Simone and Kim, read the craziest, funniest, ...
- Podcast
- Bienvenidos a la Magia McCormick Place - S101B
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Bienvenidos a todos! Are you a fandom lover and also part of the Latin/Hispanic community looking for your place in the land of Fandoms? Join us...
- Meetup
- The Future of Franchise and Fandom McCormick Place - S103A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- The early days of Harry Potter fandom centered on waiting for new official content. In recent years, however, new material from the author or Wa...
- Panel
- Bibliotherapy McCormick Place - S103BC
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Madame Pomfrey can fix almost any physical ailment, but sadly there is no magic cure for mental health issues, even in the wizarding world. Perh...
- Panel
- Muggle History During the Harry Potter Series McCormick Place - S103D
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Join Michelle and Retta, the hosts of the Gryffindor Common Room podcast, as they dive into what was happening in Muggle history during the even...
- Panel
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Sorting with Generic Scottish Witch (Chanel Williams)! (Overflow) McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 2:45 PM - 3:00 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...
- Experience Session
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Photographs with Sean Biggerstaff McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Ellie Darcey-Alden McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 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...
- Autograph Session
- Autographs/Selfies with Tom Felton (Beyond the Blonde Pass) McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 3:00 PM - 3:15 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...
- Autograph Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Autographs/Selfies with Tom Felton McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 3:15 PM - 3:30 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...
- Autograph Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Photographs with James Payton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 3:45 PM - 4:00 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Sean Biggerstaff McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 3:45 PM - 4:00 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...
- Autograph Session
- Cast a Protection Spell with your Werewolf Professor (Trey Beachum)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 3:45 PM - 4:00 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...
- Experience Session
- Tom Felton in Concert McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Special Event
- A Court of Swish & Flick Live McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Come join us as we discuss a chapter from the series “A Court of Thornes and Roses” by Sarah J Maas. We are a reread podcast and are breaking do...
- Podcast
- Badge Ribbons: Trading & Discussion McCormick Place - S101B
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what the deal is with the ribbons hanging off people’s convention badges? Are you a veteran on the convention circuit wit...
- Meetup
- The Protego Foundation Presents: How to be an Activist, Fandom-style! – With Ellie Darcey-Alden McCormick Place - S103BC
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- This panel delves into the nitty and gritty of what it takes to bring a fandom non-profit to life! Since 2015, The Protego Foundation has been a...
- Panel
- The Chosen One's Chosen Girl McCormick Place - S103D
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Behind every great fictional hero...is his best female friend doing more than her fair share of the emotional and intellectual labor. From Hermi...
- Panel
- Photographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 3:45 PM - 4:00 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...
- Photograph Session
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
- Photographs with Stanislav Yanevski McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 4:15 PM - 4:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with James Payton McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 4:15 PM - 4:30 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...
- Autograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Photographs with Stanislav Yanevski McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 4:30 PM - 4:45 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 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...
- Autograph Session
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Photographs with Chris Rankin McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Stanislav Yanevski McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 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...
- Autograph Session
- LeakyCon Chicago 2023 Wizard Rock Cafe McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Brian Ross and friends for an intimate series of wizard rock sets! Discover new musical talents from the wizarding world and enjoy an encha...
- Performance
- Make It Better - Using Fame for Good McCormick Place - S101A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Who Are You Supposed to Be? An Alternative Cosplay Meet-up McCormick Place - S101B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- From parodies to redesigns to original characters and everything in between, come celebrate the wonderful world of alternative and obscure cospl...
- Meetup
- Gays of Universal Presents: LGBTQ+ Fans & Where to Find Them McCormick Place - S103A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- The lgbtq+ community are not always represented in most fandoms. As a community we use fanfiction, cosplay, and social media to explore these st...
- Panel
- Written in the Stars: Astronomy and Harry Potter McCormick Place - S103BC
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Astronomy is the only course taught both in the muggle world and at Hogwarts. Come explore the significance of astronomy in the wizarding world ...
- Panel
- Young Fans Cosplay and Magical Meetup McCormick Place - S103D
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- If you are 15 or under and love to Cosplay, bring your family and join us for a magical meet up! Show off your Cosplay on stage, connect with ot...
- Meetup
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Autographs with Stanislav Yanevski McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 5:15 PM - 5:30 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...
- Autograph Session
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Autographs with Chris Rankin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 5:30 PM - 5:45 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...
- Autograph Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- The LeakyCon Ball McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours
- Whether you wear your favorite costume, nicest outfit, or comfiest clothes, come party with your friends and dance the ...
- Special Event