Source: TheForce.Net

Steve Sansweet, head of Star Wars Fan Relations, has officially revealed during the “Star Wars Spectacular” at Comic-Con that the Star Wars Celebration V Convention will be held in 2010!!  Read on for more details.

However, we do not have an official location or date yet. Word on the street is that Chicago, IL is a prime target, and Indianapolis, IN is also a possibility. But then again, anything’s possible so we’ll just have to wait until Mr. Steve Sansweet elaborates on the details.

This will put the fifth Celebration around the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. So far, there have been four Star Wars Celebration Conventions in the U.S., as well as one in Europe and Japan.  The first three U.S. Conventions celebrated the release of the prequels in 1999, 2002 and 2005, and the fourth was in 2007 on the 30th Anniversary of the original Star Wars. I expect that if there is a Celebration VI, that it will land in the U.S. in 2013 on the 30th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi.

I went to the last two in Indianapolis, IN and Los Angeles, CA and I have to say I have many, many fond memories of meeting the stars of the films, seeing exclusive new digital footage (at the time) of Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars, waiting in line with fans in the wee hours of the morning in the cold rain to see George Lucas, etc. If you are a fan of Star Wars, this is the place to be. I expect the date and location will be revealed very soon.

Coverage of the “Star Wars Spectacular” at Comic-Con will air on the G4 Network on July 25th at 2:00 PM EST, followed by general G4 Comic-Con coverage at 4:00 PM EST. It will repeat at 10:00 PM same day.