Celebration VI Celebration VI was a " Star Wars " Celebration fan convention held at the in between August 23 and August 26 , 2012 . The convention returned to Orlando due to the success of Celebration V in 2010 . Celebration VI was first revealed in late May 2011 when a teaser website was created for guests to sign up for updates . In early June , the website was updated to reveal the date and venue . An upcoming talk show , " " , was announced in the first day of the fan convention . In addition , several T - shirts made by the women ' s clothing company Her Universe ( which was headed by Ashley Eckstein , who also voiced Ahsoka Tano from " Star Wars : The Clone Wars " ) were released as souvenirs for the event , which included two tank tops representing the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire , and a Mara Jade – style T - shirt . A sterling - silver charm styled after R2 - D2 . Each item had only 300 units available for distribution , 50 of which were online . Celebrity guests included Ben Burtt , Jake Lloyd ( the actor who played young Anakin Skywalker in " The Phantom Menace " ) , Ian McDiarmid , Peter Mayhew , Anthony Daniels , Temuera Morrison , and Mark Hamill . One event included an " Archive Party " hosted by the " Star Wars " merchandise fansite Star Wars Collectors Archive . Some merchandise included joke invitations relating to manatees and other related aquatic mammals called " Manatee Man " ( referencing the name of a character from " A New Hope " ) , " The Sea Cows Strike Back " ( with " 4LOManatee , " parodying the character 4 - LOM , although the design implied that it was actually supposed to be Zuckuss , in a reference to the vintage Kenner toy line switching the two names ) , " Return of the Manati " ( with " Manatee Face " ) , and a collector ' s coin depicting a manatee . The audio drama " Smuggler ’ s Gambit " was performed at Celebration VI . Celebration VI store merchandise included a Piggy Bank modelled after a Gammorean Guard ; a talking plush Admiral Ackbar doll ; a 2013 Calendar showing retro - style " Star Wars " artwork made by David Craig ; a Whoopie Cushion styled after Jar Jar Binks ; an Imperial corporate logo journal ; a set of salt and pepper shakers modeled after a stormtrooper and Sith Lord Darth Vader ; a basket set of four baby Ewok dolls ; limited - edition six - inch resin maquettes of Mara Jade , Quintin Vos , Darth Bane , and a Death Trooper ( Blackwing Virus – infected stormtrooper ) ; a Mos Eisley spaceport t - shirt ; a Jabba the Hutt – style soft knit cap ; a T - shirt based on previously unused sketch concept art for " Return of the Jedi " ; a Tatooine postage stamp art T - shirt ; and a VaderAde T - shirt depicting Darth Vader ' s arm gripping a drink canister with a red fluid as well as the VaderAde container itself . Some artwork released by Dave Dorman was also issued for Celebration VI . In addition , 600 square feet in the Exhibition Hall were dedicated to an exhibit of various " Star Wars " memorabilia hosted by Rancho Obi - Wan , a non - profit museum that hosted the largest private collection of " Star Wars " memorabilia , including rare discarded items from development of the films and even fan - made items . Besides " Star Wars " – related things , one event was a eulogy given by Mark Hamill regarding the Batman villain the Joker .