Past Events
2000 - The Time of the Wilderness years
Doctor Who would not be welcomed back to T.V. screens for a few more years, but our convention was coming alive.
Chicago TARDIS, the Midwest’s largest Doctor Who event, continues to bring together fans every Thanksgiving weekend to celebrate the world’s longest-running science fiction television show.
Organized by fans of Doctor Who, for fans of Doctor Who, Chicago TARDIS has dozens of volunteers that work hard to put the convention together each year.
Read below for an extensive list of our past guests, and feel free to visit our Facebook page for photo albums of many moments from past conventions.
Chicago TARDIS 2023: November 24-26, Westin Chicago Lombard, Lombard, IL. Guests: Colin Baker, Lisa Bowerman, Jonathon Carley, Peter Davison, Jon Davey, Janet Fielding, Carole Ann Ford, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Mickey Lewis, Katy Manning, Sylvester McCoy, Stacy Smith?, Mark Strickson, Rachel Talalay, Michael Troughton. Our photo galleries can be found on the Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2022: November 25-27, Westin Chicago Lombard, Lombard, IL. Guests: Sophie Aldred, Daisy Ashford, Lauren Cornelius, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Sylvester McCoy, Kevin McNally, Sophia Myles, Stephen Noonan, Wendy Padbury, Bhavnisha Parmar, Tim Treloar. Our photo galleries can be found on the Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2021: November 26-28, Westin Chicago Lombard, Lombard, IL. Guests: Colin Baker, Lauren Cornelius, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Michael Jayston, Mickey Lewis, Neve McIntosh, Sadie Miller, Terry Molloy, Clem So, Colin Spaull. Our photo galleries can be found on the Facebook page and recaps/videos can be found on our Twitter or Instagram pages.
Chicago TARDIS 2020: November 27-29, Virtual via Facebook and YouTube. Guests: Paul McGann, Sophie Aldred, Frazer Hines, Lisa Greenwood, Nick Briggs, Helen Goldwyn, Jason Haigh-Ellery, and Mark Ayres. Our photo gallery can be found on the Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2019: November 29-December 1, Westin Chicago Lombard, Lombard, IL. Guests: Richard Ashton, Greg Austin, Emma Campbell-Jones, Ryan Carnes, Tosin Cole, Arthur Darvill, Richard Franklin, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Sophie Hopkins, David J. Howe, Louise Jameson, Christopher Jones, Tony Lee, John Leeson, Katy Manning, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Vivian Oparah, Edward Russell, The Sevateem, Stacey Smith?, Rhianne Starbuck, Sam Stone. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2018: November 23-25, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Andrew Beech, Nicholas Briggs, Benji Clifford, Tony Curran, Jon Davey, Simon Fisher-Becker, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Graeme Harper, Hattie Hayridge, Frazer Hines, Rosie Jane, Christopher Jones, Tony Lee, Pearl Mackie, Ian McNeice, Sarah Louise Madison, Ross Mullan, Ingrid Oliver, Wendy Padbury, Stacey Smith?, Colin Spaull, Catrin Stewart, Kelly Yates. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2017: November 24-26, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Sophie Aldred, Colin Baker, Nicholas Briggs, Nicola Bryant, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Lisa Greenwood, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Christopher Jones, Tony Lee, Sylvester McCoy, Philip Olivier, and Stacey Smith? Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2016: November 25-27, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Elliot Chapman, Nigel Fairs, Michelle Gomez, Lisa Greenwood, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson, Christopher Jones, Tony Lee, John Leeson, Wendy Padbury, Lars Pearson, Peter Purves, Gary Russell, Robert Shearman, Stacey Smith?, Tim Treloar, Deborah Watling, and Anneke Wills. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2015: November 27-29, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Samuel Anderson, Nicholas Briggs, Seán Carlson, Richard Franklin, Burn Gorman, Jason Haigh-Ellery, David J. Howe, Christopher Jones, Finn Jones, Alex Kingston, Tony Lee, John Levene, Sarah Louise Madison, Katy Manning, Chase Masterson, Paul McGann, Ross Mullan, Ingrid Oliver, Tom Spilsbury, Stacey Smith?, Sam Stone. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2014: November 28-30, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests (in alphabetical order): Annette Badland, Nicholas Briggs, Graeme Burk, Noel Clarke, Camille Coduri, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Joseph Darcey-Alden, Dominic Glynn, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Sonita Henry, Frazer Hines, Mat Irvine, LM Myles, Wendy Padbury, Billie Piper, Stacey Smith?, Michael Damian Thomas, and Deborah Watling. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2013: November 29-December 1, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests (in alphabetical order): Freema Agyeman, Daphne Ashbrook, Colin Baker, Ken Bentley, Jonathan Blum, Nicola Bryant, Graeme Burk, Tracey Childs, Peter Davison, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Richard Hope, Michael Jayston, Louise Jameson, Tony Lee, Paul McGann, Dick Mills, Terry Molloy, L.M. Myles, Kate Orman, Lars Pearson, Amy Pemberton, Stacey Smith?, Paul Spragg, Dan Starkey, Ed Stradling, Sarah Sutton, Michael Damian Thomas, and Nina Toussaint-White. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2012: November 23-25, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests (in alphabetical order): Sophie Aldred, Mark Ayres, Jonathan Blum, Arnold T. Blumberg, Nicholas Briggs, Graeme Burk, Andrew Cartmel, Paul Marc Davis, Richard Dinnick, Simon Fisher-Becker, Burn Gorman, Lisa Greenwood, Toby Hadoke, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Tony Lee, Sylvester McCoy, Ian McNeice, Anjli Mohindra, LM Myles, Philip Olivier, Kate Orman, Lars Pearson, Amy Pemberton, Gary Russell, Stacey Smith?, Colin Spaull, Paul Spragg, Deborah Stanish, and Lynne M. Thomas. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2011: November 25-27, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests (in alphabetical order): Arnold T. Blumberg, Nicholas Briggs, Graeme Burke, Beth Chalmers, Benjamin Cook, Christa Dickson, Richard Dinnick, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Tony Lee, Tara O’Shea, Lars Pearson, Robert Shearman, Mark Sheppard, Andrew Hayden Smith, Stacey Smith?, and Lynne M. Thomas, Matthew Waterhouse. Our photo galleries for each day can be found on our Facebook page.
Chicago TARDIS 2010: November 26-28, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests (in alphabetical order): Arnold T. Blumberg, Lisa Bowerman, Nicholas Briggs, Gareth David-Lloyd, Terrance Dicks, Christa Dickson, Laura Doddington, Simon Guerrier, Toby Hadoke, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson, Ciara Janson, Tommy Knight, Tony Lee, Ian McNeice, Kai Owen, Lars Pearson, Lynnette Porter, Gary Russell, Robert Shearman, Stacey Smith?, and Lynne M. Thomas
Chicago TARDIS 2009: November 27-29, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee Tso, Naoko Mori, Phil Collinson, Gary Russell, Robert Shearman, Jason Haigh-Ellery, India Fisher, Nicholas Briggs, Tony Lee, Arnold T. Blumberg, Lars Pearson, and Christa Dickson.
Chicago TARDIS 2008: November 28-30, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL. Guests: Colin Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Paul Cornell, Nicholas Briggs, Robert Shearman, Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Simon Guerrier, India Fisher, Lisa Bowerman, Ciara Janson, Laura Doddington, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, Arnold T. Blumberg, Kate Orman, and Jonathan Blum.
Chicago TARDIS 2007: November 23-25, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Guests: Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Nicholas Briggs, Robert Shearman, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Scott Alan Woodard, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, and Arnold T. Blumberg.
Chicago TARDIS 2006: November 24-26, Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Guests: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Maureen O’Brien, Gabriel Woolf, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Clare Buckfield, Nigel Fairs, Scott Alan Woodard, Arnold T. Blumberg, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, and Shaun Lyon.
Chicago TARDIS 2005: November 25-27, Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Guests: Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, John Schwab, Alan Ruscoe, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, Maggie Stables, Robert Shearman, Nigel Fairs, Siri O’Neill, Scott Alan Woodard, Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, Arnold T. Blumberg, and Shaun Lyon.
Chicago TARDIS 2004: November 26-28, Wyndham Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Guests: Paul McGann, Peter Purves, Terry Malloy, Yee Jee Tso, Stewart Bevan, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, India Fisher, Robert Shearman, Scott Alan Woodard, Bill Baggs, Lars Pearson, and Arnold T. Blumberg.
Chicago TARDIS 2003: November 28-30, Sheraton Northwest Chicago, Arlington Heights, IL. Guests: Colin Baker, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills, Michael Sheard (“It should be ceremony, not ceremonies!”), Jason Haigh-Ellery, India Fisher, the BBV crew, Lars Pearson, and Arnold T. Blumberg.
Chicago TARDIS 2002: November 29-December 1, Sheraton Northwest Chicago, Arlington Heights, IL. Guests included Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Jason Haigh-Ellery, and Arnold T. Blumberg.
Chicago TARDIS 2001: November 23-25, Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, IL. Guests: Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Richard Franklin, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, Caroline Morris, Bill Baggs and the BBV Crew, Lars Pearson, and Arnold T. Blumberg.
Chicago TARDIS 2000: November 24-26, Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights IL. Guests included Sylvester McCoy, Mary Tamm, John Leeson, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Gary Russell, and Lars Pearson.
