List of Official X-Files Conventions and Panels

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):
**Gillian Anderson
**Chris Carter
**David Duchovny
**Mitch Pileggi
*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):
**David Duchovny
**Dirk Maggs
*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):
**Gillian Anderson
*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
** Mitch Pileggi
** William B. Davis
** Annabeth Gish
** Nicholas Lea
** Jerry Hardin
** Steven Williams
** Doug Hutchison
** Erika & Sabrina Krievins
** Nick Chinlund
** Megan Leitch
** Brian Thompson
** Steve Railsback
** Robert Wisden
** Karin Konoval
** Tom Noonan
** Michael Berryman
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 
==1996==
===Gillian Anderson Promotional tour through Australia===
*Location: Shopping Center Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
*Date: January 14thhttp://gillovny1013.tumblr.com/post/166954411533/gillovny1013-gillian-anderson-attends-an-x-files 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)
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