Flashback Weekend

Friday, July 31, 2026

SVENGOOLIE LIVE! Svengoolie interviews David Naughton & David Arquette live on stage!

Friday, July 31, 2026

Your official Welcome to FLASHBACK WEEKEND 2026! Dann Gire and Morgan Gire give opening remarks and introduce Svengoolie Live.

Friday, July 31, 2026

Cast of HALLOWEEN II Q&A featuring Dick Warlock, Pamela Shoop, Ana Alicia & Gloria Gifford. Don't forget to check out Dick's new memoir out now!

Friday, July 31, 2026

Flashback Weekend 2026 Q&A panels started on Friday evening with Marley Shelton and Roger L. Jackson.

Thank you to everyone who attended Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention 2026. From the fans and vendors, to the celebrity guests and agents, everyone was amazing! Our 2026 celebrity guests were so friendly, cool, and genuinely happy to be there! The special events had packed audiences including SVENGOOLIE LIVE, the incredible Alan Howarth concert, the 20th annual Sinister Visions Costume Contest hosted by Svengoolie, the World Premieres of "THE FRIGHT STUFF" and "ROBOTICA", and all of our panels! The special costume Celeb Photo- Ops were spectacular, the evening after-parties were elegant, and the WOODSBORO Dance Party to the music of SCREAM was a blast!

Our venue, the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago is HUGE and luxurious and provides the perfect environment for a very special weekend. For us, the best part about Flashback is that it is a reunion where we get to see our attendee, staff, agent, vendor, and celebrity friends once a year. We deeply appreciate that everyone sets aside a weekend for us, and that many travel a great distance to be here.

We can’t wait to see everyone again in 2027! Our dates are June 25-27, 2027. Do not make hotel room reservations just yet. The discount room rates are not yet available at this time, but will be soon. We will announce here when the discount room reservations will be available.

But there is more! Flashback Weekend 2026 Part 2 is next month. As you know, Flashback Weekend owns and operates the Midway Drive-In located in Dixon, IL. All net proceeds from Flashback go to the operation and restoration of the Midway. This is how we support the film industry and the arts that gives us the horror movies that we love. We want you to see what you help us to achieve. Join us Sat. Sept. 19 for the Flashback Weekend Dusk to Dawn HorrorFest at the Midway Drive-In. Four Horror Classics including “FRIGHT NIGHT" (1985) in 35mm, "AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON" , "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS", and "NIGHT OF THE CREEPS", classic horror trailers, vendors, and more. Visit www.themidwaydrivein.net for info.

Thank you for your support, and as Joe Bob Briggs says “THE DRIVE-IN WILL NEVER DIE”!