We’ve got bad news to report for everyone who was hoping to travel to the Emerald City for next May’s planned Star Trek Mission convention — organizer ReedPop has officially cancelled the official event, previously scheduled for May 26-28, 2023.
Following months of silence regarding the convention, announced last April during the 2022 Mission Chicago weekend, fans have continued to question whether the event was still happening — as ReedPop holds the only license for “official” Star Trek conventions in North America. Ticket sales and guest announcements, expected for a June 2022 kick-off, never materialized, and the Seattle venue did not have the event listed on its public schedule.
Inquiries to ReedPop’s customer service team began to leak the convention’s cancellation this week, as one of our team received the following response to an inquiry about the status of Mission Seattle yesterday:
“Good day! Thank you for your interest in attending Star Trek: Mission [2023]. We regret to inform you that at this time our show team has decided not to not to have this event next year and we have yet to update the details on the website.
Sorry about that! Please feel free to contact us back if you have any other concerns or questions. Stay safe and healthy.”
Following inquiries to ReedPop and to Paramount, the below message was posted to the Star Trek Missions website and to their social media channels today:
Further information regarding the decision to cancel the Seattle event, or when fans may learn about the future of any potential official ReedPop-managed Star Trek events, was not made immediately available.
Between the end of the European Destination Star Trek conventions and this disappointing news about Seattle, it’s not a great time for a fan community which thrives on these in-person events.
But despite this unwelcome news, 2023 won’t be without a Trek-heavy convention on the calendar — while it no longer holds the “official” license, longtime convention organizer Creation Entertainment will hold the fan-favorite 57-Year Mission Las Vegas Convention from August 3-6 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino next summer.
In addition, the next voyage of the Star Trek Cruise is scheduled to set sail on February 24, 2023, with a number of franchise stars already signed to accompany fans at sea.
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