There are many conventions and events taking place this month that will be of interest to Star Wars fans.

April 1: Toys R Us Midnight Madness
316 Toys R US stores in North America will open at midnight on April 1st to sell 'Revenge of the Sith' merchandise.

April 1: UK Toys R Us Midnight Madness
11 Toys R US stores in the UK will open at midnight on April 1st to sell 'Revenge of the Sith' merchandise.

April 1-3: 48 Hours Of The Force At Wal-Mart
24-hr Wal-Marts will open from midnight April 1st, and 400 Wal-Marts will open at 8am on April 2nd to sell 'Revenge of the Sith' merchandise.

April 1-3: Big Apple Con (New York)
The Star Wars guests are Amy Allen (Aayla Secura in EP 2 & 3), Michonne Bourriague (Aurra Sing in EP 1), and Mary Oyaya (Luminara Unduli in EP 2 & 3).

April 2: Orange Star Wars Boxset Launch (London, UK)
Orange will be giving away Star Wars mobile phone box sets.

April 2: Los Angeles Episode 3 LineUp (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Episode III LineUp begins.

April 2: Matt Stover ROTS Book Signing (Raleigh, NC)
The second stop on Matt Stover's book tour.

April 2-3: Memorabilia (Birmingham, UK)
The Star Wars guests are Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Dave Prowse (Darth Vader).

April 2-8: Matt Stover's Revenge of the Sith Book Tour
Matt Stover will be signing copies of the 'Revenge of the Sith' novelization at various book stores across the United States.

April 6: UK Star Wars Convention (Borehamwood, UK)
An exclusive Star Wars convention which is being filmed for the BBC.

April 8-9: LEGO Star Wars After Dark (Legoland Windsor, UK)
Includes Star Wars Laser Show and premiere of Lego Star Wars movie.

April 8-10: I-CON 24 (New York)
The Star Wars guest is Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca).

April 9: Mythic Storytelling Workshop (Richmond, VA)
Looking at concept of The Hero's Journey, and will view, analyze and discuss film clips from familiar Hero Journey stories which includes Star Wars.

April 9-10: Supanova 2005 (Brisbane, Australia)
The Star Wars guest are Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett in AOTC), Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in AOTC) and Ray Park (Darth Maul in TPM).

April 9-10: Pittsburgh Expo Mart (Pittsburgh, PA)
Master Replicas is donating replica lightsabers and blasters to the toy show.

April 11: Matt Stover ROTS Book Signing in Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Another stop on Matt Stover's book tour.

April 11-18: Matt Stover's Revenge of the Sith Book Tour
Matt Stover will be signing copies of the 'Revenge of the Sith' novelization at various book stores across the United States.

April 14: Matt Stover ROTS Book Signing in Novi (Novi, MI)
Another stop on Matt Stover's book tour.

April 16: Nexus Collector's Fair (Western Australia)

April 16: A Galaxy of Stars (Weston-Super-Mare, UK)
The Star Wars guest are Dave Prowse (Darth Vader), Kenny Baker (R2-D2), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Richard Bonehill (Trooper+Ree Yees), Tim Dry (Whipid), Caroline Blakiston (Mon Mothma), Sean Crawford (Yak Face), and the UK Star Wars Garrison.

April 21-24: Celebration III (Indianapolis)

April 29 - May 2nd: Episode 2 & 3 Actors at Collectormania UK (Milton Keynes, UK)
The Star Wars guests include Bonnie Piesse (Beru Lars in EP 2&3), Michael Kingma (Tarfful in EP 3), Nalini Krishan (Barriss Offee in EP 2&3), Orli Shoshan (Shaak Ti in EP 2&3), Rohan Nichol (Captain Antilles in EP 3), Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett in EP 2, Commander Cody in EP 3), Ray Park (Darth Maul in EP 1), Bodie Taylor (Clonetrooper in EP 2&3), Bruce Spence (Tion Meddon in EP 3), Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in EP 2), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in EP 3-6), Jake Lloyd (Anakin in EP 1), Gary Kurtz (producer - ESB & ROTJ) and Irvin Kershner (director - ESB).

April 30: New York Line (New York)
The New York Line for Episode III begins.

You can check out all the forthcoming conventions and events by date here. If your event is missing from the listing above, let us know.