How are the locations for the Star Wars Celebrations chosen? How can I get my city on the "list?"

We take a giant wall map of the U.S. and its territories, put on a blindfold, get spun around by the Force, and then pin the ronto's tail on the winning city. But seriously folks, we spent a lot of time and looked at a lot of cities before we picked Indianapolis for last year's Celebration II. (Celebration I was held in Denver, because it was the home town at the time of the fan club, which put on the event.)

We look for a city with a large and convenient convention center or similar facility, reasonably-priced hotels nearby, as centrally located or as easily reachable by air and car as possible, used to entertaining big crowds (we topped out at around 27,000 people last year), and friendly. We've been approached with a lot of suggestions for Star Wars Celebration III, and we hope to be able to settle on a location no later than this summer. You'll read the first official word here at starwars.com.

Posted: by Jedi Power