Loki is officially crashing San Antonio this summer.
Tom Hiddleston, the British actor best known for playing the trickster god in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is locked in as a headliner for SPACECON San Antonio, running June 12–14. The three-day pop-culture convention will bring Hiddleston and dozens of sci-fi, Star Trek and superhero guests to the Freeman Coliseum expo halls, in what organizers say is now one of the city's biggest summer magnets for fandom.
Official guest listing
The convention's official guest page lists Tom Hiddleston as a featured guest across all three days, June 12–14, according to the roster on SpaceCon. The site also lays out show hours, daily programming windows and other basic details for the Freeman Coliseum expo halls.
Organizer reaction
Local coverage that first spotted the booking on April 23 quoted SPACECON CEO Bob Wills touting 2026 as "the biggest celebrity lineup in America" and saying the show expects fans from every state and 11 countries, as reported by MySA. That report also highlighted Hiddleston's long-running Marvel tenure and his slated return as Loki in Avengers: Doomsday. Organizers say the weekend will feature fan panels, autograph tables and photo-op sessions built around the headliners.
Lineup highlights
Hiddleston will not be alone in the spotlight. Other headliners listed on SpaceCon's 2026 guest page include John Cena, Hayden Christensen, William Shatner, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, joined by Trek and superhero regulars such as Famke Janssen, Karl Urban and Emily VanCamp. Several guests already have day-by-day appearances posted, with organizers advertising panels as free to attend while autographs and photo-ops require separate paid tickets. That mix of vintage icons and current franchise stars is what the show is banking on to hook both longtime collectors and younger families.
Tickets and venue
Tickets and VIP options are on sale through the show's online portal at the ticket checkout, which breaks down single-day badges, VIP upgrades and add-ons for photo-ops or autographs. For details on parking, venue rules and event hours, attendees can check the Freeman Coliseum event listing for SpaceCon San Antonio at Freeman Coliseum. Organizers say fans should be ready for lines around the biggest names and staggered entry during peak sessions.
What this means for San Antonio
SPACECON's growth has steadily turned the Freeman Expo Halls into a regional hub for pop-culture tourism, building on earlier editions and similar celebrity-heavy weekends covered by local outlets. The convention's 2024 launch was described as a star-studded SpaceCon debut, with big-name guests and hundreds of vendors, a footprint organizers now say they plan to grow heading into this summer.
SPACECON runs June 12–14 at Freeman Coliseum, and with Hiddleston on the marquee, both organizers and fans say the weekend is poised to be one of San Antonio's largest pop-culture gatherings of 2026. Prospective attendees are urged to keep an eye on the ticket portal and official channels for the latest guest schedules and availability.
