8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Attendee Check-In Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Lobby D
- 8:30 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 9 hours 30 minutes
- Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Sunday - 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Welcome to LeakyCon 2019 Dallas!...
- Event Hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Sunday Crafts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Madam Malkin's Crafting Area
- 9:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 9 hours
- Instructions and materials will be available during Marketplace hours. Materials will be replenished throughout the day while supplies last.
- Crafts
- Marketplace Open Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Marketplace (Exhibit Hall D)
- 9:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT | 9 hours
- Friday - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. The LeakyCon Marketplace is the hub of the con...
- Event Hours
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Cosplay Check-In (All Divisions) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Programming HQ (near the Hufflepuff Common Room)
- 9:30 AM CDT - 11:30 AM CDT | 2 hours
- To be seen for either of our Cosplay Contests, you must check in at Programming HQ on Sunday morning. You will be photographed in costume and these...
- Special Event
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Spotlight: Tom Felton Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- From Remembralls to Vanishing Cabinets, the Slytherin Common Room to Malfoy Manor, Tom Felton's work in the eight Harry Potter films spanned...
- Interview
- A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Imagine being a member of the South Asian Diaspora waiting to see a piece of your culture on screen in the Harry Potter Universe: Padma and ...
- Panel
- A Magical Education for Muggles Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Harry is as magical to students as Hogwarts was to Harry. Join us for a presentation and interactive session on the ways that Harry...
- Workshop
- Witchistory Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what your Wizarding World life would be like? Come workshop your Witchistory! What was your life like at Hogwarts? Are you M...
- Workshop
- Publishing Your First Novel Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- By the end of this weekend, maybe you'll be inspired to write your own novel. But where do you even begin? Our authors will detail how their first ...
- Panel
- Unofficial Ron Weasley Fan Club Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hippogriff Room (D220/227)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Do you shamelessly love Ron Weasley? Do you feel like Ron got a raw deal in the movies? Do you call him Won-Won and want to tell people how much yo...
- Meetup
- Mackenzi Lee Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 10:15 AM CDT - 10:45 AM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Scarlett Byrne Photograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 11:00 AM CDT - 11:30 AM CDT | 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 poss...
- Photograph Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- LeakyCon Pyramid Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Can our contestants figure out the words we're thinking of just from their partners' clues? Watch as our teams battle for a thousand Galleons* and ...
- Game
- The Black Brothers Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Join a discussion of Regulus and Sirius Black, including headcanons of their relationship, their similarities and differences, and a look at each o...
- Discussion
- Hagrid's Happy Place Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Hippogriffs? Bowtruckles? Nifflers? Krups? There's a lot to know in the world of magical animals, and we're here to help! This panel will discuss t...
- Panel
- Black Cosplay Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- This meetup is specifically for all the Black cosplayers out there. Come dressed as any Wizarding World character (or original witch/wizard charact...
- Meetup
- Friendship in YA Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- For many young adults, the most important relationships in their lives are their friendships. Our panelists will examine their favorite types of...
- Panel
- Peer Pressure at Hogwarts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What is peer pressure? Even if you don’t know what that is, you definitely have experienced it. Do you think Harry’s actions were influenced by his...
- Discussion
- Paul Harris Wand Dueling Workshop – Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Ballroom D
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- If you purchased a ticket for Paul Harris Wand Dueling Workshop (Sunday Session A), you may check in outside Ballroom D from 11:10-11:25am. Please ...
- Workshop
- Tom Felton Photograph – Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:00 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodate...
- Photograph Session
- Becky Albertalli Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:00 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Scarlett Byrne Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 11:45 AM CDT - 12:15 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Tom Felton Photograph – Sunday B Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 12:00 PM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 30 minutes
- Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodate...
- Photograph Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- LeakyCon Cosplay Contest (Pygmy Puff Division) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Check out the cosplay assembled by contestants in our Pygmy Puff Division (age 15 and under.)To enter, please see the information on ...
- Special Event
- Snatchers, Muggleborns, and Immigrants: A Conversation with RAICES Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is filled with chilling details on the Ministry's treatment of Muggleborns — anti-Muggle propaganda, ...
- Panel
- Reading Runes: History, Mystery, and Divination Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Curious about runes: what they are, where they came from, and how they are used? Join this hands-on workshop that will provide a brief runic histor...
- Workshop
- The Great YA Sorting Hat Debate Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Panel
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...
- Panel
- Kids' Harry Potter Trivia Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Could your knowledge of the series outshine even Hermione? Come show us what you know at our Trivia Contest, open to ages 15 and under. Enter as a ...
- Game
- Wizard Rock Cafe (Sunday) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hippogriff Room (D220/227)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 2:15 PM CDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Performance
- Tom Felton Autograph – Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:15 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
- Maureen Johnson Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:15 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Tom Felton Autograph – Sunday B Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 1:15 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
- Nic Stone Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 1:15 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
- Hafsah Faizal Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 1:15 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Spotlight: Paul Harris Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- When choreographer Paul Harris was first studying dance, he couldn't have imagined that he'd one day be using those skills to choreograph a duel in...
- Interview
- Hufflepuff Pride 2.0 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Welcome back to another year of hufflepuff pride! The panel that filled up last year is back and better than before. Come join us as we celebrate H...
- Panel
- Wandlore 101 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Welcome to wandlore and wandmaking! Find out how wands are made and how the wand chooses the wizard. We'll be covering topics such as wand woods, w...
- Panel
- Questions of the Wizarding World: Portraits and Pictures Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In the Questions of the Wizarding World series, we'll be tackling some of the biggest "How does this work?" questions of the Harry Potter ...
- Discussion
- Who Is Anthony Goldstein? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Anthony Goldstein was just another character in the background universe of Harry Potter — until December 2014, when J.K. Rowling thrust him into th...
- Discussion
- Disney Sorting Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- It's time to sort your favorite Disney characters into one of the four Hogwarts Houses! From Moana to Elsa, bring up your favorites and let us know...
- Sorting Session
- Mark Oshiro Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
- Justin A. Reynolds Autograph – Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
- Angie Thomas Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 2:00 PM CDT - 2:30 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Tom Felton Photograph – Sunday C Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 2:45 PM CDT - 3:15 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Photograph Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- LeakyCon Cosplay Contest (Phoenix Division) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Check out the cosplay assembled by contestants in our Phoenix Division (age 16 and up.)To enter, please see the information on
- Special Event
- Super Sorting Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Sorting Session
- Hogwarts House Mental Health Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Passionate/ Hot-headed. Empathetic/ Overwhelmed. Confident/ Arrogant. Perfectionist/ Disappointed. What does your Hogwarts House say about your men...
- Panel
- Creating Voldemort: The Statue of Secrecy and Wizard/Pureblood Privilege Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Voldemort’s philosophies and actions are extreme, but did wizarding society make it easy for him to thrive? In this panel, we will talk about the S...
- Panel
- Spell Crafting: An Introduction to Arithmancy Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered how all the mystical spells within Harry Potter were created? Ever wanted to create your own spell and sound wicked c...
- Workshop
- Favorite Character Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Come together and meet new friends by discussing your favorite Wizarding World characters! Whether you love Harry or Newt, Ron or Neville, Hermione...
- Meetup
- Paul Harris Wand Dueling Workshop – Sunday B Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Ballroom D
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- If you purchased a ticket for Paul Harris Wand Dueling Workshop (Sunday Session B), you may check in outside Ballroom D from 3:00-3:10pm. Please ha...
- Workshop
- Tom Felton Photograph – Sunday D Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 3:15 PM CDT - 3:45 PM CDT | 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 possible...
- Photograph Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Afshan Azad Photograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 3:45 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Photograph Session
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Tom Felton Autograph – Sunday C Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 4:00 PM CDT - 4:30 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
- Jim Tavaré Photograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Witherwings Photograph Area
- 4:15 PM CDT - 4:35 PM CDT | 20 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 poss...
- Photograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- PotterCastLess: Live Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Podcast
- Swish And Clip: Our Favorite Scenes That Did Not Make The Final Cut Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Puffskein Room (D163/165)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The cuts throughout the Harry Potter films have sparked a lot of discussion and controversy throughout the fandom. From a proper explanation...
- Discussion
- Obscurus and Patronus: Expressions of the Soul in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Is an Obscurus is the Dark equivalent of a Patronus? These embodiments of magic aren't universal: both are protectors derived from the caster's mag...
- Discussion
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Panel
- Underappreciated Characters Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- There are many characters within the Harry Potter canon, but there are some who are not given the credit they deserve. Come join us in a dis...
- Roundtable
- Tom Felton Autograph – Sunday D Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
- Afshan Azad Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hedwig Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
4:40 PM
4:40 PM
- Jim Tavaré Autograph — Sunday A Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
- 4:40 PM CDT - 5:00 PM CDT | 20 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 poss...
- Autograph Session
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Tom Felton Autograph – Sunday E Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Hermes Autograph Area
- 5:15 PM CDT - 5:45 PM CDT | 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 poss...
- Autograph Session