Matt Smith of HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ will meet fans at Dallas Fan Fest in Irving
.jpg "Actors Matt Smith, right, and Fabien Frankel and pose for photos during the red carpet event to promote the HBO series “House of the Dragon” in Mexico City, on July 29, 2022.")
Matt Smith from HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Eduardo Franco from Netflix’s “Stranger Things” are among several celebrities coming to Irving this weekend for the Dallas Fan Festival 2022.
The three-day Dallas Fan Festival is at the Irving Convention Center starting Friday. Fans can expect celebrity guests, cosplay contests and walls of pop-culture merchandise.
Along with “House of the Dragons” and “Stranger Things,” stars from “The Sandman” and “Arrow” will be signing autographs and taking photos with fans. Dallas Fan Festival is the fall equivalent of the popular Fan Expo Dallas convention in the summer.
Dallas Fan Festival kicks off Friday, 4-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Celebrities at Dallas Fan Festival: Matt Smith, Eduardo Franco
Actor Matt Smith who plays “Daemon Targaryen” in “House of The Dragon” and the 11th doctor in “Doctor Who” will be at the festival on Saturday. Eduardo Franco who plays “Argyle” in the fourth season of “Stranger Things” will be greeting fans the entire weekend.
On Saturday and Sunday, three of the stars from Netflix’s “The Sandman” will be on hand, Tom Sturridge (Dream), Jenna Coleman (Johanna Constantine) and Mason Alexander Park (Desire). Emily Swallow (Armorer) from the first and upcoming third season of “The Mandalorian” will be there the entire weekend.
“Arrow” actors Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow) and Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance/Black Canary) are coming on Saturday. Two “Star Trek: The Next Generation” actors will beam down this weekend, Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher) and John De Lancie (Q).
Ticket prices for Dallas Fan Festival
Single-day tickets are available or a weekend pass. Tickets for adults are $25 on Friday, $45 on Saturday and $35 on Sunday. Child tickets for ages 6 to 12 years old is $5 per day, while anyone under 5 years old gets in free.
Family ticket pricing is on sale for two adults and up to four children at $55 on Friday, $95 on Saturday and $75 on Sunday.
A weekend pass is available for adults at $70, which is $35 cheaper than buying a single-day ticket for every day of the festival. Tickets are available on the festival website.
Autograph and photo op prices are separate from admission tickets. Prices vary between autograph and photo op, along with each celebrity. The full list of prices per celebrity can be found on the festival’s website.
Merchandise and everything else
It wouldn’t be a convention without the ability to purchase merchandise surrounding the many properties celebrated at the expo, and there will be plenty of it in Irving.
Thousands of square feet will house vendors, artists, creators and all their merchandise. Everything from t-shirts, apparel, action figures, statues and artwork will be on sale. There could possibly even be limited edition items you can only get at the expo on sale this weekend, along with artists taking commissions for private pieces.
Besides shopping and hanging out with your local celebrity, there are plenty of other things to do at the expo.
Several creators will host panels on a variety of things from creating comics, art demonstrations, designing costumes and working in the entertainment field. Cosplay contests will be held for fans looking to show off their newest creation.
