STAR WARS CELEBRATION: Watch The Live Feed Right Here!

This year's Star Wars Celebration is kicking off today over in Anaheim, California for the next four days, and we'll get to see up to at least 30 hours of footage from the festivities with star studded panels and interviews and much more. Suffice it to say, much of that discussion will include the the brand new trailer for Celebration attendee and panelist, director J.J. Abrams's debut contribution to a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

There's no question that there will be some new faces added here as part of a brand new canon to attach itself to the previous six films dating back to 1977 when the phenomenon first began taking shape. We got our first glimpse at what this installation into the saga may entail in the first teaser back in November last year and it definitely got some conversations going as much of a REAL teaser it was. Since then, the roll out as been at a snail's pace with just who our characters will portray aside from images featuring actress Daisy Ridley, and actors John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, with the promised return of saga regulars Mark Hammil, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford among others.

There's plenty of information to come though, particularly with further spin-offs now in the works with helmers Gareth Edwards, Rian Johnson and Josh Trank taking on their own respective titles as Disney and Lucas continue the fervor in keeping the franchise relevant among fans. Meanwhile, StarWars.com will be on hand to present all the fresh details and content there is expected to be while The Force remains awake this week. Details are below, along with the live video stream and promo art now making the rounds!

For the first time ever, highlights and more than 30 hours of exclusive video content from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim will be officially live streamed to a worldwide community of fans on StarWars.com, all powered by Verizon. 

Launching with a live stream of the highly-anticipated kickoff panel featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy, the StarWars.com Celebration live stream powered by Verizon will continue providing coverage throughout the four-day event from a specially-designed Star Wars Cantina set located in the middle of the action on the convention floor. 

Verizon and StarWars.com will deliver 30-plus hours of live streamed content following Thursday’s Celebration kickoff, featuring over a dozen panels and events, including discussions with actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, and several other performers associated with the Star Wars saga. Additionally, StarWars.com and Verizon will be live streaming the Star Wars Fan Film Awards; the Smuggler’s Bounty radio drama; EA’s new Battlefront videogame; and several other exclusive Celebration events that might otherwise be missed by members from Star Wars’ global fan community. 

Between the live, on-stage events, StarWars.com will feature live interviews with celebrity guests within the Star Wars Cantina set specially built to capture the mood and atmosphere of the infamous Mos Eisley watering hole from A New Hope. These segments will have a fun, variety show flavor to them that brings a bit of the Star Wars Celebration vibe to those enjoying the event from afar. 

Exclusive clips from throughout Star Wars Celebration event will also be available on demand from Verizon, allowing fans to celebrateStar Wars long after the live streams are over. 

The live streaming begins at 10:00 a.m. PST, Thursday, April 16, on StarWars.com with the Celebration kickoff panel and continues with 30-plus hours of coverage through the closing ceremony on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 3:30 p.m. PST. Watch exclusive highlights and on-demand clips from Verizon on Twitter, @VerizonWireless, and at Facebook.com/Verizon.