8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Box Office Open Seaport World Trade Center - Attendee Check In
- 8:30 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 9 hours 30 minutes
- Friday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSaturday - 8:30 AM to 6:00 PMSunday - 8:30 ...
- Event Hours
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Marketplace Open to Marauder Passholders Seaport World Trade Center - Marketplace (Commonwealth Complex CDE)
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Friday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Marauder Preview) Friday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Event Hours
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Marketplace Open Seaport World Trade Center - Marketplace (Commonwealth Complex CDE)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 8 hours
- Friday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Marauder Preview) Friday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Event Hours
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Spotlight: Stanislav Yanevski Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- What was it like to learn to fly? Become a Triwizard Champion? Dance at the Yule Ball? Find out during our conversation with Viktor Krum himself, S...
- Interview
- Writing Antagonists Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- What does it take to write a baddie that readers love to hate? How about a complex, flawed antagonist that'll spark debate for years to come (*coug...
- Panel
- Always and Forever: A Look at the Series’ Most Quotable Quote Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- The call and return phrase “After all this time?” “Always.” has worked its way onto every kind of Harry Potter merch, from t-shirts to frien...
- Lecture
- Are the Unforgivable Curses Unforgivable? Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Are the Unforgivable Curses really unforgivable? Mad-Eye Moody says that using an Unforgivable Curse on a fellow human being is punishable by a lif...
- Panel
- How Do You LeakyCon? Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Is this your first LeakyCon? Do you want to make sure you're getting the most out of your weekend? Come listen to a panel of veteran LeakyCon atten...
- Meetup
- Cursed Child Fan Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Fans of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, join us as we chat about why we love the latest story in the saga of Harry Potter and his family....
- Meetup
- You CAN Choose Your Own House Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- With the rise of Pottermore, some fans view Pottermore’s sorting quiz as an unimpeachable authority on which house you belong in…but what if it did...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Blessing Hermione: A Conversation with the Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Team Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Join Vanessa Zoltan and Ariana Nedelman at a live performance of Women of Harry Potter. Vanessa and Ariana will take turns blessing Hermione Grange...
- Podcast
- From Fan Creator to Published Author Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Fan spaces have long provided budding creatives with opportunities to practice, whether that be through fanfiction, fanart, blogging, or YouTube vi...
- Panel
- Science in Harry Potter Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- What happens if a dementor eats chocolate? Are there “wizard genes”? Could we develop a pensieve-like technology in the muggle world? How do we as ...
- Panel
- "Oh, don't start acting as though you understand Quidditch:" Snitches, Sports, and Symbolism in the Series Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The infamous 150-point Snitch catch and seemingly complicated rules have caused many readers over the years to dread any scenes involving Quidd...
- Lecture
- Gryffindor Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Magical Laws and How to Found Them Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Are the Principal Exceptions to Gamp’s Law truly immutable? Do magical beings actually have different limitations to their magic or are those taugh...
- Panel
- Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories That Ended Up Being True Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- We talk a lot about all of the fan theories that were wrong...but what about the ones that were right? Ren Hen’s soul splitting theory haunts us to...
- Roundtable
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Stanislav Yanevski Photograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT | 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
- Welcome Ceremony Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Special Event
- Rape Culture in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Love is not a potion and your least-favorite DADA professor does not deserve to be sexually assaulted, but you wouldn't know it from the books . Jo...
- Panel
- Harry Potter in the Age of Activism: Why S.P.E.W. Failed and Dumbledore’s Army Thrived Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- More recently in the Muggle world, activism and social movements have played a major role in our everyday lives. When examining the wizarding world...
- Lecture
- Hufflepuff Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Slytherin Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Slytherins, unite! Come share your ambitious tales with your housemates, discuss your favorite Slytherins in the wizarding world, and discover new ...
- Meetup
- #WizardTeam Live: Snakes in a Historian and Other Nightmare Fuel Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- #WizardTeam is a weekly Harry Potter podcast for true Potterheads. Each week Bayana Davis and Robyn Jordan do a close reread of the books ch...
- Podcast
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Stanislav Yanevski Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 1:30 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 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 possible...
- Autograph Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Spotlight: Louis Cordice Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Imagine being a massive Harry Potter fan and then suddenly finding yourself in the Slug Club. We'll ask Louis Cordice about taking on t...
- Interview
- Short Stories and Anthologies Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- What does a story need to be satisfying in fewer pages? How is having a piece in an anthology different from publishing a novel? In this session, w...
- Panel
- Fandom Fatigue: What Is It and How Do We Deal With It? Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Let’s discuss fandom fatigue! Do you have a fandom that you loved and aren’t really into it anymore and don’t know why? This round table is for you...
- Roundtable
- For Better or Worse: The Place of Harry Potter in Current Political Discussions Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This presentation will engage participants in conversation around the place of Harry Potter references and J. K. Rowling herself in the poli...
- Lecture
- Inside the Age Line: Fans Over 30 Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Were you old enough to be a Hogwarts professor when Harry Potter came out? Are you more of a StarADULT than a StarKID? If you don't need Fre...
- Meetup
- Harry Potter and the Gendered Dynamics of the Wizarding (WHAT? A GENDERED WORD?) World Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- From the Hogwarts house dormitories, magical occupations, and the representations of women of color in the series, gender permeates the magical wor...
- Panel
- The Vastly Misunderstood Plight of Marietta Edgecombe Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- In Order of the Phoenix, we see Marietta Edgecombe make her choice to report the D.A., and ultimately pay the price. Was her punishment just...
- Panel
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
- Chris Rankin Photograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 2:45 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT | 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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Louis Cordice Photograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Photograph Area 1
- 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 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
- Chris Rankin Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 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
- Podcasting With Potter Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Our friends and coworkers ask us, "Harry Potter? What's left to discuss?" Clearly, there's still plenty!
- Panel
- LGBTQIA+ Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you an ally to the queer community? If so, this meetup is a great place for you to hang out, meet other...
- Meetup
- 30 Panels in 60 Minutes Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
- Fantastic Artists and Where to Find Them Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Artists tend to stick behind their booths in conventions, but this panel will be about leaving the Marketplace and making a space for artists to ta...
- Panel
- The Order of the Planners Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This workshop is for functional, decorative, and memory planners to talk, share, swap washi, show off stickers, and bond over our shared love of in...
- Workshop
- Ravenclaw Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Meetup
- Wait and See: Gatekeeping in the Wizarding World and Beyond Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- At a time where most media has broadly recognized that representation matters, new Harry Potter properties seem to be lagging behind, leavin...
- Panel
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Jackson Bird Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 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
- Mark Oshiro Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT | 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
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Louis Cordice Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 1
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 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
- Mason Deaver Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 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
- Preeti Chhibber Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 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
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Kacen Callender Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 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
- Claudia Gray Autograph – Friday A Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 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
- Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyl...
- Panel
- Popularity From Page to Screen to Stage: How Differing Formats Changes Fan Perceptions Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The books came first, but not for everyone. How have the differences between the books, movies, and even Cursed Child colored fan opinion an...
- Panel
- Writing in the World of Potter Seaport World Trade Center - Waterfront Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Matt London is the original writer for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. We'll ask him our questions about how he got involved with the game, ...
- Interview
- A Gryffindor's Guide to Surviving Burnout Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Are people constantly telling you to pick your battles? Have you pushed yourself to exhaustion to prove a point? Do you find yourself yelling, “I W...
- Panel
- Wizards in Space Open Mic Seaport World Trade Center - Beacon Hill Complex
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- It's time for YOU to take the stage. The Wizards in Space Open Mic is a time for attendees to share their original works, songs, monologs,...
- Open Mic
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- LeakyCon Trivia Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 6:00 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Special Event
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Wizard Rock Concert Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 7:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- Whether you're a long-time fan or a new listener of music about the Wizarding World, come rock out at our annual Wizard Rock Concert, featuring:
- Special Event