The holiday season is always jam-packed for Hallmark Channel’s biggest stars, from promoting their newest Christmas movies to appearing at major fan events.
Close to 50 Hallmark stars have already committed to appearing during one or more weekends of the Hallmark Christmas Experience in Kansas City, all hosted by Hallmark’s Jonathan Bennett (FYI — tickets are now available to the general public, with early bird pricing). Some of the network’s biggest stars stars have also agreed to attend Christmas Con in New Jersey, including 11 just-announced Hallmark fan-favorites.
Here’s Which Hallmark Channel Stars Are Attending Christmas Con
Held December 11 to 13 in Edison, New Jersey, Christmas Con will welcome back the “Three Wise Men” stars Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Paul Campbell, and their cameo queen and screenwriter (with Campbell), Kimberley Sustad.
Also announced on May 18, Lacey Chabert and B.J. Britt will be back to meet fans, and the holiday fan event will also welcome first-timers Barbara Niven, Ali Liebert, Laura Vandervoort, Ginna Claire Mason, and Lochlyn Munro.
They will join previously-announced celeb attendees Niall Matter, Jen Lilley, and Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, as well as former Hallmark stars Danica McKellar and Ryan Paevey (who just filmed his first Christmas movie for Great American Family).
There will also be a “Good Witch” cast reunion at Christmas Con 2026 featuring Catherine Bell, James Denton, Chris Potter, Bailee Madison, and Kat Barrell. The franchise started with seven movies starring Bell from 2008 to 2014, and then a show was born, which Hallmark aired from 2015 to 2021.
Fan will be able to line up for autographs, selfies, photo ops and a Q&A panel during the holiday weekend. When Christmas Con’s organizers announced the latest lineup on May 18, they said VIP tickets were already sold out, weekend packages were 87% sold out, and that only single-day tickets would remain after those are gone.
Which Hallmark Channel Stars Have Already Filmed Christmas Movies?
The holiday season is still eight months away, but many stars have already filmed festive movies that will be part of the 2026 Countdown to Christmas programming slate.
Chabert started her year in Orlando, filming with Travis Van Winkle and others at Walt Disney World Resort for “Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come.”
Filming began in December, and she announced the news during Hallmark’s holiday special, telling fans, “I love coming here with my family, and I always thought it would be the absolute perfect setting for a Hallmark Christmas movie!”
Another movie that was filmed early in the year was the sequel to “A Biltmore Christmas,” starring Niall Matter, Holland Roden, Andie MacDowell, Jonathan Franke, and appearances by Rachel Boston and Wes Brown.
Tyler Hynes has also wrapped an unnamed Christmas movie, and Barbara Niven recently confirmed she’d just finished filming one, too.
