It's out of this world - Sci-fi Scarborough is back at the Spa for 12th year

The event utilises eight different areas that cover all aspects of fandom. They range from guest stars to gaming, props to publishers, cosplayers to comic books, artists to authors, traders to top-line creators, fan films, Geek Pub Quiz, cosplay competition, gaming, Astromech’s and Daleks.

There is also a new feature, the Evidence Room, an area where you can talk all things UFO and paranormal with Paul Sinclair, Ian Linford, James Koppert, Jordan Lapping and Iain Hunter.

Paul is a writer, researcher, and dedicated investigator of the unexplained, known for his tireless pursuit of answers to some of the world’s most mysterious phenomena. With a lifelong interest rooted in personal experiences from childhood, Paul has spent years documenting a wide range of unexplained events, from UFO sightings to cryptid encounters and other anomalous occurrences

As one of the world’s longest-running and most respected Sci-fi/Fantasy magazines Starburst reported in a double page review: “As more and more geek-orientated events hit the calendar, the competition has gotten more and more fierce but already, a number of events are starting to stand out from the crowd, and Sci-fi Scarborough does this very well indeed, thanks to a combination of a great venue and very strong, community minded ethos.” As Paul Ferry from Omnibus said: “Sci-fi Scarborough is a fun, adventurous and relaxed convention for all the family and it’s quite clear that those who run it are as much fans of the things on display as those who attend year after year.

" If you’ve never been to a convention before or you haven’t been to one for decades, don’t plunge into some coldly corporate uber-con that you need to mortgage your house to attend, pop along to Sci-Fi Scarborough and I guarantee you won’t regret it. Paul Ferry - Omnibus Organiser Steve Dickinson “Its been a pleasurable experience organising Sci-fi Scarboorugh for a dozen years now, we have a solid team who turn up year in year out and make it happen, we just couldn’t do it without them, thanks to all that buy the tickets too, it’s greatly appreciated. “We’ve put together another fun-packed event for everyone to enjoy.” Confirmed guests are:

Paul McGann – Doctor Who: the eighth doctor and Withnail and I

Janet Fielding – Doctor Who: Tegan Jovanka

Danny John-Jules – the Cat: Red Dwarf

Femi Taylor – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Oola

Trevor Butterfield – Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Lieutenant Blount, Bossk

Duncan Pow – Rogue One – Andor series one and two: Sergeant Ruescott Melshi

Guest artists

Dan Mumford

Sophie Bland

The Art Of Fish

Lee Bradley

Sci-fi Scarborough is at the Spa on Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19.