You Can Meet All Your Favorite Hallmark Stars at the First-Ever 'Christmas Con'

From Woman's Day

Die-hard Hallmark fans, hold onto your Santa hats: We've got big news.

This year, the jolliest network of them all is pulling out all the stops for the tenth anniversary of their Countdown to Christmas event. Back in February, we learned that Hallmark would air a Christmas movie every Friday night for the entire year. Next, we heard the 2019 lineup will feature a whopping 40 new films — with premiere dates beginning in October and featuring some of our favorite stars (hello, Candace Cameron Bure!).

But the latest news just might be our favorite. Hallmark announced its first-ever Christmas Con, where fans will have the chance to meet the movies' stars, enjoy homemade Christmas treats, snap selfies with Santa, and more. It's all going down this November in New Jersey.

What is Christmas Con?

Think "Comic Con meets small town Holiday Festival."

There'll be a "Town Square" where you can meet up with Santa, a "Christmas Market" where you can buy holiday gifts for friends and family, plus booths full of celebrity guests. You can also enjoy plenty of delicious holiday fare, grab tickets to see Alicia Witt live in concert, partake in an ugly sweater contest (there's a $500 grand prize!), or even throw your chef's hat in the ring for the "1st Annual Gingerbread Wars."

In the spirit of most feel-good Hallmark movies, there's going to be a toy drive too.

What Hallmark stars will be in attendance?

You might as well ask which Hallmark stars will not be in attendance! The list of celebrity guests is long, and includes the likes of Erin Krakow, Melissa Joan Hart, Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Cameron Mathison, Jackée Harry, Alicia Witt, Nikki Deloach, Paul Greene, Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Paevy, Chad Michael Murray, Melissa Claire Egan, Jack Wagner, Andrew Walker, Jill Wagner, Rachel Boston, and Danica McKellar.

Oh, and Santa Claus himself.

We're in. When and where is Christmas Con taking place?

Christmas Con will run from November 8 through November 10 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, and tickets start at $35 for a Friday pass (you can also grab a three-day pass for $75).

Want more info? Visit the Christmas Con website.

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