List of Official X-Files Conventions and Panels
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The following is a chronological list of official/licensed X-Files conventions and/or panels that important people (lead actors, writers, producers) attended.
For a list of fan-run X-Files conventions, please click here.
Panels
2017
New York Comic Con
- Location: Jarvits Canter, New York City, New York, USA
- Date: October 8th 2017
- Guest star(s):
- Hosted by Michael Ausiello
- a trailer for Season XI was shown, followed by a 20 minute panel and 20 minute audience questions
San Diego Comic Con (SDCC)
- Location: San Diego, California, USA
- Date: 22 July 2017
- Guest star(s):
- Audible panel on the occasion of the publication of the first episode of X-Files: Cold Cases audio book
2015
Toulouse Game Show
- Location: Toulouse, France
- Date: 28 November 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Program:
- Autograph session
- Photo ops with Gillian Anderson
- Q & A with Gillian Anderson
New York Comic Con
- Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 10 October 2015
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: Kumail Nanjiani
- Chris Carter
- David Duchovny
- Mitch Pileggi
Program:
- Presentation of the first episode of the X-Files Revival 1AYW01 My Struggle
- 20 minute panel discussion
Fan Expo Canada
- Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Date: 5 & 6 September 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Autograph session
- Photo ops with Gillian Anderson
- Q & A with Gillian Anderson
- report at the torontosun.com
Fan Expo Dallas
- Location: Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Date: May 30-31, 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Mitch Pileggi
- Program:
- Photo-Ops with Gillian Anderson and Mitch Pileggi
- Q & A with Gillian Anderson
Wizard World Comic Convention
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Date: 2 & 3 May 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Autograph session
- Photo ops with Gillian Anderson
- Q & A with Gillian Anderson
MCM London Comic Con
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Date: May 22, 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Served mainly as promotion for the film "Robot Overlords"
- Photo ops with Gillian Anderson
- report
Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC)
- Location: Dubai, UAE
- Date: 11 April 2015
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Photo ops with Gillian Anderson
- Panel discussion with Gillian Anderson about The X-Files, Hannibal and more
- Autograph session
- report
2013
New York Comic Con
- Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 12 - 13 October 2013
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: unknown
- Gillian Anderson
- David Duchovny
- Program:
- Autograph session
- Photo session
- About sixty-minute panel with questions of the moderator and the audience
"The Truth Is In Here"
- Location: The Payley Center for Media, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 12 October 2013
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: Keith Uhlich
- Gillian Anderson
- David Duchovny
- Program : ninety-minute panel with questions of the moderator, clips and final questions of the audience
Montreal Comic Con
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Date: 13 September - 15 September 2013
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Sixty-minute panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
Fandomfest
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Date: 26th - 28th July 2013
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Forty-five-minute panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
- Report on mutantville.com with link to the video of the panel
San Diego Comic Con (SDCC)
The X-Files 20th Anniversary Reunion Panel
- Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA
- Date: Thursday 18 July 2013
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: Michael Schneider
- Chris Carter
- Gillian Anderson
- David Duchovny
- Vince Gilligan
- Howard Gordon
- Darin Morgan
- Glen Morgan
- James Wong
- David Amann
- John Shiban and a short appearance of Jerry Shiban
- Program: One-hour panel with moderator and selected audience questions
IDW The X-Files Panel
- Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California
- Date: Friday, July 19, 2013
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: Dean Haglund
- Chris Carter
- Gillian Anderson
- Joe Harris
- Chris Rydall
- Program points: about sixty-minute discussion of the Season 10 comics series
The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo
- Location: X-Files Panel, BMO Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Date: 28 April 2013
- Guest star(s):
- hosted by: unknown
- Gillian Anderson
- Robert Patrick
- Mitch Pileggi
- Program:
- About sixty-minute panel
- autograph sessions
- Photo Sessions
2012
Wizard World
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Date: 1 & 2 December 2012
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
Dragon*Con
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Date: 31 August - 2 September 2012
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
- Report on the Dragon*Con website
FanExpo Toronto
- Location: Toronto, Canada, USA
- Date: 23 - 26 August 2012
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
London Film & Comic Con (LFFCC)
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Date: July 7, 2012
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program
- panel
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
Collectormania 19
- Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
- Date: 25 May - 27 May 2012
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Panel to support SA-YES (the panel was quickly improvised by Gillian Anderson)
- Autograph session
- Photo Sessions
2008
Chile EXPO
- Location: Santiago, Chile
- Date: 10 July 2008
- Guest star(s):
- Chris Carter
- Frank Spotnitz
- Program: Q&A
Paley Festival
- Location: The Payley Center for Media, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 26 March 2008
- Guest star(s):
- Steven Maeda
- Rob Bowman
- Paul Rabwin
- Darin Morgan
- Glen Morgan
- David Nutter
- Howard Gordon
- Nicholas Lea
- Dean Haglund
- Mitch Pilegg
- Frank Spotniz
- Chris Carter
- Program:
- panel
- report in The Hollywood Reporter
New York Comic Con
- Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 18 April 2008
- Guest star(s):
- Chris Carter
- Frank Spotnitz
- Program:
- panel
WonderCon
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
- Date: 23 Februar 2008
- Guest star(s):
- Chris Carter
- Frank Spotnitz
- David Duchovny
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- panel
- report at X-Files Lexicon.
- an edited version of this panel can be found on the The X-Files: Revelations DVD set
Official Conventions
2018
X-Fest
The one day procon was organized by This Con Life. It's motto was Celebrating 25 Years of The X-Files
- Location: Celebrations 150, La Salle, Illinois, USA
- Date: March 3rd 2018
- Guest Stars
Program:
- The X-Files: Deep State mobile game preview
- signings
- Question and answer panels
- Photo hours
- Episode show with the actors
Further information:'
- official website
- X-Fest Paige Schector talks to the organizers Josh Cornilow & Jay Repsel in The X-Cast - Podcast
1998
In this year, The X-Files EXPO of Creation Entertainment, Inc. toured through 10 US-American cities.
New York EXPO
- Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York, USA
- Date: 9 & 10 May 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Dean Haglund
- Nic Lea
- Frank Spotnitz
- Steven Williams
- Andy Meisler (author of t The Truth is outthere - The official Guide to The X-Files)
- Miran Kim
Detroit EXPO
- Location: Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Date: 30 & 31 May 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Dean Haglund
- Steven Williams
- William B. Davis
- Doug Hutchison
- Charles Nelson Reilly
Washington EXPO
- Location: White Oak Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., USA
- Date: 16 & 17 May 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Nic Lea
- Dean Haglund
- Steven Williams
- Rob Bowman
Boston EXPO
- Location: Weymouth Naval Air Station, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Date: 2 & 3 May 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- William B. Davis
- Nic Lea
- Bruce Harwood
- Dean Haglund
- Doug Hutchison
Canadian Cancer Benefit aka The Cure is Out there
- Location: Orpheum Theater's stage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Date: 20 April 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Tom Braidwood
- Chris Carter
- William B. Davis
- R.W. Goodwin & Sheila Larken
- Dean Haglund
- Nic Lea
- Megan Leitch
- Mitch Pileggi
- Rebecca Toolan
Chicago EXPO
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Date: 17 & 18 April 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Mitch Pileggi
- Tom Braidwood
- Dean Haglund
- Bruce Harwood
- Steven Williams
Miami EXPO
- Location: Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA
- Date: 4 & 5 April 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Nic Lea
- Dean Haglund
- Frank Spotnitz
- William B. Davis
- Steven Williams
- Williams entered the stage singing, and later recreated his last scene
Atlanta EXPO
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Date: 28 & 29 March 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Nic Lea
- Paul Rabwin
- Mitch Pileggi
- Steven Williams
- Dean Haglund
Los Angeles EXPO
- Location: Tustin Marine Corps Air Station's Hangar 2, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Date: 14 & 15 March 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Nic Lea
- Steven Williams
- Mitch Pileggi
- Dean Haglund
- Frank Spotnitz
- John Shiban
- Vince Gilligan
- the same location was used as a shooting location for the X-Files episode 6ABX12 One Son.
Dallas EXPO
- Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
- Date: 21 & 22 March 1998
- Guest star(s):
- Nic Lea
- Kim Manners
- Dean Haglund
- Mitch Pileggi
- Around 7,000 visitors attended the first Expo [1]
1996
Gillian Anderson Promotional tour through Australia
- Location: Shopping Center Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
- Date: January 14th[1] 1996
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Program:
- Autograph session
- About 12,000 fans appeared
Seattle
- Location: Creation Salutes - Meydenbauer Center Bellevue, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Date: 13 October 1996
- Guest star(s):
- Doug Hutchison
- Erika and Sabrina Krievins
- R.W. Goodwin
- Dean Haglund
- Mitch Pileggi
Los Angeles X-Files Conventions
- Location: Burbank, California, USA
- Date: 24 & 25 August 1996
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Dean Haglund
- Peter Boyle
- R.W. Goodwin
- Nic Lea
- William B. Davis
- Location: Burbank Airport Hilton Convention Center, Burbank, California, USA
- Date: 13 & 14 January 1996
- Guest star(s):
- Gillian Anderson
- Doug Hutchison
- report by Autumn Tysko
1995
Pasadena
- Place: Creation Entertainment Presents - The Pasadena Center, Pasadena, California, USA
- Date: 26 August 1995
- Guest star(s):
- Chris Carter
- Mitch Pileggi
- Stephen Williams
- Doug Hutchinson
- Erika and Sabrina Krievins
- X-Files Collection of original flyers from the first two conventions
Sacramento
- Place: Creation Entertainment Presents - Sacramento Community Center, Sacramento, California, USA
- Date: 23 July 1995
- Guest star(s):
- Mitch Pileggi
- Tom Braidwood
- Doug Hutchinson
- X-Files flyer collectible on eBay
Seattle Expo
Organized by The Official X-Files Fan Club
- Place:
- Date: 24? June 1995
- Guest star(s):
- Tom Braidwood
- Chris Carter
- Doug Hutchison
- Erika and Sabrina Krievins
San Diego
First Official Convention!
- Place: Creation Entertainment Presents - San Diego Concourse, San Diego, California, USA
- Date: 11 June 1995
- Guest star(s):
- Chris Carter
- Frank Spotnitz
- Doug Hutchinson
- Brad Dourif
- X-Files Collection of original flyers from the first two conventions
- X-Files Convention Commercial (1995)