Why You Can Trust CNET Star Wars Celebration 2022: Best Products You Can Buy From Home
This year's Star Wars Celebration takes place in Anaheim, but you don't have to be there to get some of the coolest new merch.
May the Fourth was only a few weeks ago, but with something as awesome as Star Wars, it's worth celebrating more than once a year. Star Wars Celebration 2022 is about to be underway in Anaheim, but you don't have to travel to the sunny California city to get some cool merch. Yes, there are some items like action figures that will initially be exclusive to Star Wars Celebration attendees, but a number of retailers have special offerings that you can order from the comfort of your home.
So that you don't have to scour the internet yourself, we've rounded up some of the coolest items available for Star Wars Celebration 2022, things like tees, Hawaiian shirts, watches and toys. We'll continue to update this page as more retailers release new Star Wars-themed products throughout the event. Be sure to check back often, so you don't miss out.
With the announcement of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor comes a brand-new creation from the minds at Lego. Cal Kestis's handy droid partner, BD-1, is now available in brick form. The new Lego set weighs in at 1,062 bricks. It's available for preorder at $100 and releases August 1.
Modern Star Wars action figures are pretty dang cool, but nothing can quite match the nostalgic and simplistic design of the original Kenner figures released for the movies' first run in theatres. Right now, Disney's online store has a full set of figures available for preorder for $70. The set releases July 11 and comes with Luke, Han Solo, Leia, Chewbacca, Darth Vader and a stormtrooper.
The deadliest bounty hunter in the galaxy has a new statue that's available for preorder now. Diamond Select Toys' Boba Fett gallery diorama features his look from The Mandalorian season 2 and The Book of Boba Fett. It releases July 5 and costs $50.
From tees and Hawaiian shirts to shorts and drink cozies, RSVLTS has a varied selection of items available for Star Wars Celebration this year. There are a number of great Hawaiian shirts that feature patterns of pretty much everything from the original trilogy, including Wookiees and Boba Fett's Christmas special debut. A number of the shirts also have a matching pair of shorts you can buy separately. The Hawaiian shirts are available for $70 each, while the shorts and tees are $65 and $32 respectively. And if you want something to keep your drinks cold, the cozies are $6 each.
To coincide with the show, JediKaylin.com has a special assortment of Obi-Wan Kenobi merch, such as tees, sweaters and patches that are themed around the new Disney+ show. Star Wars blogger Jenmarie also has a special offer. You can use code JENMARIE10 for 10% off your order.
Citizen unveiled a number of new watch designs inspired by iconic Star Wars characters for May the Fourth, and they're available now for purchase. Inspired by Citizen's original analog design, the watches are inspired by characters like Boba Fett, C-3PO, Darth Vader and more. They start at $280. Citizen also has a number of other Star Wars designs that are worth checking out.
The Mandalorian's Razor Crest ship is also available in micro form. Mando's bounty-hunting cruiser measures 7 inches long and features an opening cockpit, rear boarding ramp and carbonite freezing chamber for those pesky bounties. It comes with 1-inch articulated figures of Mando, Greef Karga and Grogu.
If you were wondering where Luke was in the Millennium Falcon, wonder no more. Luke's got his own ship: his iconic X-wing fighter. This ship is 5 inches long with 1-inch figures of Luke and R2-D2.
Jazwares announced a new line of miniature toy ships from a galaxy far, far away. The first is Darth Vader's TIE Advanced fighter. The ship measures 5 inches long, while its Sith Lord pilot stands 1 inch tall. Thankfully for Vader, he can hide his short stature by jumping into the cockpit.
What line of Star Wars ships would be complete without the Millennium Falcon? The Micro Galaxy Squadron version comes with 1-inch tall figures of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and Obi-Wan Kenobi.