It’s September and there is no better way to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek then by attending a convention. The 2026 FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention will be held at the Salt Palace on September 24-26. The Seventh Fleet will be there.

This year our charity is the Utah Food Bank. Too many people are going hungry and we wanted to give back to the community by promoting this organization. Every $1 raised buys $7.23 in goods for those in need.

The Seventh Fleet booth will be located on the vendor floor in booth 1741 between the Photo Ops and Kidcon. We will have the Captain Kirk’s Command Chair from TOS on display for attendees to take photos in.

Also at the Seventh Fleet booth will be special guest, Mary Rice. Ms. Rice is the Star Trek actress who portrayed the young T’Pring on the episode Amok Time.

The USS White Buffalo will be assisting with the Artemis Bridge Simulator in cooperation with Starship Frontier. This will be set up in the same location as it was in 2025 which is room 151A. This event is free, but slots fill up fast.

There will also be a panel at FanX that will feature Seventh Fleet members. On Friday at noon in room 255D will be the 60 Years of Fandom-Meet the Utah Star Trek fan clubs. We will have Admirals all the way down to Crewmembers speaking about the fun they have with their Star Trek family. Come see what the excitement is all about.

The Seventh Fleet would once again like to thank Dan Farr, his staff, and his many, many volunteers who work tirelessly to put this event together. We would also like to thank them for the opportunity to fulfill our community service charter as detailed in our Mission Statement.

So come have some fun with the Seventh Fleet as we celebrate 60 Years of Star Trek. See you there.