The Leaky Cauldron - Fan Events

Infinitus Issues Call for Proposals

Sat Oct 24 13:33:00 -0400 2009

An update today from Infinitus, the Harry Potter symposium being held next year in Orlando, Florida. There is now a call for proposals for the convention, seeking "presentations, papers, moderated panels, and workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter novels and/or the fan community." The HPEF also points out the conference theme is "Imagine the infinite possibilities," and points out ...

Third Annual Quidditch World Cup Event Due this Month at Middlebury College

Tue Oct 06 16:56:00 -0400 2009

Calling all Quidditch fans. Great news today as the Third Annual Quidditch World Cup event is due to take place again on October 25th at Middlebury College in Vermont. According to the Facebook page for the event "26 teams from around the country and beyond will compete for the title in a field that includes Washington University, Oklahoma State, and the University of Texas. Tournament play wil...

Registration for Infinitus 2010 Now Open

Tue Aug 25 12:56:00 -0400 2009

Attention Harry Potter fans! Registration is now open for Infinitus 2010, a Harry Potter symposium taking place next year in Orlando, Florida July 15-18th. If you act quickly you can take advantage of the early bird price of $165.00 (USD) which includes include two meals, access to the Ball and all formal programming except for the Keynote luncheons. This price is only good until September 7th,...

More on Ride Inside Hogwarts Castle at Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park

Sun Jul 05 07:09:00 -0400 2009

The Orlando Sentinel has an article online today, with more details on the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction currently being built in Orlando, Florida. Readers will recall we've posted before regarding rumors and reports of a possible ride inside the giant castle of Hogwarts which will serve as the center of the new park at Universal Orlando. Today the paper states:...

Accio Azkatraz: Updates and Reminders

Sat Jun 20 12:00:00 -0400 2009

Azkatraz, the Harry Potter symposium happening July 17-20 in San Francisco, CA, is nearly here, so we have a number of updates and reminders:

First, the conference just announced a screening of Cherrybomb, the new film starring Rupert Grint. It costs $15 for a film festival ticket, which includes a screening of We Are Wizards and a fan video presentation. Only 200 tickets are available for the...

LeakyCon Live Album Reminder

Fri May 29 19:42:00 -0400 2009

The live album from LeakyCon, a two-disc, professionally recorded and mixed set encapsulating three epic rock concerts from LeakyCon 2009, is now $19.95 and available at this link. It makes a fantastic gift and all proceeds go to charity.

More details including album art and sample clips in the coming weeks, but the total supplies will be limited, so reserve your copy now!

LeakyCon Live Album: Discount Until End of Day, DVD Coming Soon

Tue May 26 11:40:00 -0400 2009

LeakyCon 2009 has ended, and it was a spectacular time; for a clue about how things went down here, search LeakyCon on Twitter and YouTube; you'll find hundreds of posts from the events of the weekend. If you missed it, we have two special ways to share some of the magic that happened this weekend in Boston.

The first is the live album. We're extending the discount until the END OF DAY TODAY (...

Wizard Rock Live Album Pre-Orders: 4 Days Left for Discount

Thu May 21 16:06:00 -0400 2009

Reminder! As robed people start to fill up the lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, we have been told by many of you how sad you are that you couldn't be there. Never fear: we are professionally recording and producing a live wizard rock album and you only have a few more days to get it at a discount so GO HERE to get it.

Who will be on this album, you ask?

Harry and the Potters
Draco and the M...

Five Days Left to Order Wizard Rock Live Album from LeakyCon

Wed May 20 00:15:00 -0400 2009

Reminder! We are professionally recording and producing a live wizard rock album at this week, the sales of which will also benefit Book Aid and the HP Alliance.

And pre-orders are open NOW, and will only be available at a discount for five more days.

ORDER HERE.

To be clear, this is a never-been-done, one-of-a-kind, two-disc live album featuring the best moments from our huge three-show wizard r...

LeakyCon 2009: Live Wizard Rock Album, Pre-Orders Open Now

Mon May 18 12:11:00 -0400 2009

(Before anything else: Today is the LAST DAY of registration for the conference and keynotes. Go here to get your registration and here to amend it to add a keynote.)

A huge and exciting announcement regarding LeakyCon today, and this time it's for everyone, not just those of you who are going: We will be professionally recording and producing a live wizard rock album, the sales of which will al...

LeakyCon: Twitter Winners Announced, plus Whimsic Alley Registrant Special

Sun May 17 10:19:00 -0400 2009

Number one: We're happy to announce the winners of our LeakyCon Twitter contest!

For the Michael Goldenberg keynote it's Courteni, or @coatkneedee. (Don't forget to submit your question for Michael Goldenberg here!)

For the Nerdfighter keynote it's Kerri, known on Twitter as MOEgir198.

And Sophie, or @lifeinapizzabox, has won a ticket to the Cheryl Klein and John Green keynote.

Congratulations guys

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LeakyCon Important Reminders and More

Thu May 14 13:46:00 -0400 2009

Just a few days from LeakyCon 2009, and we have a couple of reminders:

First, we have noticed a number of you have not connected your reservation at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers with the conference; the only way to get our block room rate is to do this. Make your reservation here or call the hotel at 617-426-2000 and let them know your reservation is for LeakyCon.

Second, we will announce...

Potter Puppet Pals Performing at LeakyCon!

Mon May 11 18:34:00 -0400 2009

We told you we weren't done! We're yet again thrilled to make a big LeakyCon announcement: Potter Puppet Pals, the geniuses behind The Mysterious Ticking Noise and other YouTube sensations, have been added to the Friday Night wizard rock show at LeakyCon 2009 (which again, is free with registration as is an unbelievable host of other even...

LeakyCon '09: Ministry of Magic to Perform on PotterCast

Sun May 10 15:15:00 -0400 2009

LeakyCon is coming and we are not yet done with announcements and surprises: We're thrilled to announce a PotterCast first today: Wizard rock band Ministry of Magic is set to appear on and perform at the LeakyCon 09 PotterCast (which is Saturday morning the 22nd and free with a conference registration). The band will be performing acoustically as well as sitting down for an interview, and we ca

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Ask Michael Goldenberg a Question!

Sat May 09 12:32:00 -0400 2009

In two weeks, the first ever HP screenwriter-fan chat will be taking place at LeakyCon 2009 in Boston, MA. Today, we're asking you to take part, even if you can't go to the conference.

We're taking your questions ahead of time: leave a question for Michael Goldenberg, scriptwriter of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, here in this thread, and we'll pick out the best ones to be asked duri...