Welcome, San Francisco Harry Potter Fans!

Azkatraz on Thursday, July 16 with a showing of Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, then continues with a spectacular podcast in the middle of the night back at the Parc 55. Later on Friday, attendees have the option of casting off from the Embarcadero for Wrock Around the Rock, a wizard rock concert on a yacht that travels around San Francisco Bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island.

Formal programming begins on Saturday morning with a pleneary session featuring Andrew Slack from the HP Alliance on the key themes of Azkatraz - the difference between what is right and what is easy. There's more formal programming throughout Saturday afternoon, continuing into Sunday and Monday, interspersed with a wizarding fashion show, a pajama party, showings of the first five Harry Potter films, a podcastpalooza, the Prison Break Ball, wrock music, Quidditch, art gallery showings, claymation workshops, video studio rentals and more!

Presenters include Lev Grossman of Time Magazine, the creators of the 20Q Snitch, the LeakyMug Podcasters, John Granger, Kaza Kingsley and dozens more.