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 James Payton McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (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
- Podcaster Mega Panel McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Join us for this megapanel of LeakyCon podcasters! What does it take to put together a podcast? What's it like to dive into fandom spaces as an ...
- Confidence through Cosplay McCormick Place - S103BC
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Join a group of cosplayers with a range of experiences where we discuss body positivity, how to start out cosplaying, getting past anxiety and f...
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Photographs with Rohan Gotobed McCormick Place - Photographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 10:15 AM - 10:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with James Payton McCormick Place - Experiences Area (S100A)
- 10:15 AM - 10:30 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
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- LeakyCon Chicago 2023 Grand Opening McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- "To our new students, welcome, to our old students, welcome back!" Stop by the LeakyCon MainStage first thing and kick off the festivities with ...
- Special Event
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 - 11:30 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...
- Photograph Session
- Autographs with Elijah Wood 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
- Sorting with Generic Scottish Witch (Chanel Williams)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (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...
- Experience Session
- Breaking the Damsel Mold with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Miranda Otto is a super tough woman who plays super tough women. But what does it mean to defy and break the damsel mold? Join us as we talk wit...
- Canons are like Onions McCormick Place - S101A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- A roundtable discussion of what is means for something to be Canon in a multi-media universe and how the ways someone is exposed to them can inf...
- Panel
- Dumbledore’s Army of Friends: “Speed Date” Your Next BFFs McCormick Place - S101B
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Would you like to meet new people who share your love of all things magical, but you're not sure how to start a conversation without it being we...
- Meetup
- Reconsidering Snape After 2016 McCormick Place - S103A
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- After 2016, three changes prompted reconsideration of Snape. Cursed Child portrayed him as an unambiguous hero rather than morally gray. The ris...
- Panel
- Pin Trading for Everyone! McCormick Place - S103BC
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- A short intro panel to pin trading and how it works. Each attendee will get a free pin! After the info portion of the panel, everyone is invited...
- Panel
- Behind the Wand with Flick Miles McCormick Place - S103D
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Let's talk about Behind the Wand with Flick Miles! We'll discuss why she started the podcast, the initial inspiration, and what it's been like t...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Autographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 2 (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 Chris Rankin 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
- Explore the Forest with Smarmy Boy Wizard (Em Wallbank)! McCormick Place - Experiences Area (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...
- Experience Session
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Hufflepuff Meetup McCormick Place - S101A
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Ravenclaw Meetup McCormick Place - S101B
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Gryffindor Meetup McCormick Place - S103A
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Say Hi Intrepid Heroes! (Dimension 20 Meet Up) McCormick Place - S103BC
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Hello one and all and welcome to a Dimension 20 fan meet up! I am your humble moderator and with me, as always, is YOU, an Intrepid Hero! Come s...
- Meetup
- Slytherin Meetup McCormick Place - S103D
- 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meetup
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- The Cauldron Experience McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
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
- 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
- PO-TAY-TO BROS - A Conversation with Sean Astin and Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Sean Astin and Elijah Wood have been around for a long time. But what we're really interested in is the friends they made along the way. Join us...
- Swish & Flick Podcast Live! McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Come and join Tiffany, Megan, and Katie from Swish & Flick Podcast as we continue our re-read book club with a chapter from Harry Potter and...
- Podcast
- Fanfiction Meetup McCormick Place - S101A
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- A space for fans of fanfiction, and those curious about it, to come meet each other, discuss their favorite stories, and bond with fans who have...
- Meetup
- Trans Magic: Gender and the Wizarding World McCormick Place - S101B
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Trans and gender diverse people have been a part of the Harry Potter fan community since its inception. Gather together with real life tr...
- Honoring the Unsung Heroes of Your Favorite Books McCormick Place - S103A
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Main characters get all the credit, but it would be false to say that they accomplish everything on their own. Many other characters help them a...
- Panel
- Wandlore - Ancient and Mysterious McCormick Place - S103BC
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- Join us as we delve into the properties and mysteries surrounding wands and their importance in the wizarding world. Be part of the discussion t...
- Panel
- Potterversity: A Potter Studies Podcast LIVE! McCormick Place - S103D
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | 1 hour
- In the hallowed halls of Potterversity, Katy McDaniel and Emily Strand explore the Harry Potter series and wider wizarding world from a critical...
- Podcast
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
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
- Autographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Autographs Area 1 (S100A)
- 2:15 PM - 2:30 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
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Photographs with Sean Astin and Elijah Wood 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 Chris Rankin 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
- Growing Up Nerdy McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- What is it like to grow up in a very public way in a world filled with hyper-nerdy media? How has our fandom changed that experience? Join our g...
- Order of the Improv: An Interview and Games! McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Join our intrepid comedians as they chat with Julianna about what makes the Order of the Improv truly magic as they play some wild improv games ...
- Interview
- We're Gonna Need a Bigger Tardis - Existential Horror in Fiction McCormick Place - S101A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Sure, Voldemort is terrifying, but ultimately, he was only a mortal. Fiction is filled with truly terrifying evils, existential enemies, and amo...
- Panel
- Magical Zines McCormick Place - S101B
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Come learn the easy joy of making zines! The perfect way to share your deepest feelings on your OTP, your silliest thoughts on canon, and your f...
- Panel
- Death as a Symbol in Harry Potter McCormick Place - S103A
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Death is everywhere in Harry Potter. But it goes beyond the major characters we lose. Death is what kickstarts the entire series, starting with ...
- Panel
- The Elephant (Café) in the Room: Studying Harry Potter at Home and Abroad McCormick Place - S103BC
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- In this panel, students and faculty from DePaul University discuss the opportunities, experiences, and issues with studying J.K. Rowling’s seven...
- Panel
- Percy Jackson is Greek Harry Potter (Which is British Star Wars (Which is Space Narnia)) McCormick Place - S103D
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- The Hero's Journey is one of the most ubiquitous story formats in history, popping up in tales from antiquity to the modern day. Join us as we d...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Photographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Autographs with Sean Astin McCormick Place - Autographs Area 2 (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...
- Photograph Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Photographs with Ellie Darcey-Alden 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 Rohan Gotobed 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
- Spotlight: Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- We see these faces on the silver screen, but have you ever considered what actually goes into the craft of acting? Join us as we dive int...
- Order of the Improv LIVE! McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Join us for an exclusive live show - it's the Order of the Improv! Order Of The Improv is a bunch of friends being very silly as they attempt to...
- Special Event
- The Logistics of Lycanthropy McCormick Place - S101A
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- From popular fiction to mythology there are endless things that can cause Lycanthrope- and many that contradict themselves. What's truly necessa...
- Panel
- Sarah J Maas Fan Meetup McCormick Place - S101B
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Welcome to a meet up for fans of all of Sarah J Maas’ universe! Come hang out and make friends with other A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of...
- Meetup
- Everything Kinda Sucks: The Mental Toll of Being the "Chosen One" McCormick Place - S103A
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Buffy's life was one filled with sacrifice and tribulations. Harry Potter lost his father figure, his friends, and his childhood. Honestly, bein...
- Panel
- Separating the Art From the Artist McCormick Place - S103BC
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- You love a book, a show, a movie, a podcast, but the creators have been abusive, bigoted, and insulting. You have separated the art from the art...
- Panel
- Can You Hear Me Now? A Podcast Panel McCormick Place - S103D
- 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour
- Join the hosts of Creating Magic, WZRD Radio, First Years and Puffcast to hear about their podcast journey from starting a podcast and building ...
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Photographs with Elijah Wood McCormick Place - Photographs Area 2 (S100A)
- 4:00 PM - 4:15 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
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
- Autographs with Ellie Darcey-Alden 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
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Autographs with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Experiences Area (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 Concert McCormick Place - Mainstage (S100BC)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Performance
- The Newest Olympian Live! McCormick Place - Second Stage (S105)
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Who is James Payton? with Chris Rankin McCormick Place - S101A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- In this panel, we'll dive into the titular documentary, and talk through what it was like for James to open his life so publicly for over a year...
- The Guiding Hand McCormick Place - S103A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever thought about the difference between Dumbledore and Gandalf? Lets discuss the difference between their styles of guiding their cho...
- Panel
- Looking Back on the Potter Panic Twenty Years Later McCormick Place - S103BC
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- From 1999, the year after the first Harry Potter book was publish in America, through 2002 Harry Potter was #1 on the American Library Associati...
- Panel
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Photographs with Miranda Otto McCormick Place - Photographs 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...
- Photograph Session