Celebration IV included two Fan Club Breakfast events held at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel on Friday, May 25 and Sunday, May 27, 2007. The breakfasts were ticketed events for members of the Official Star Wars Fan Club and took place away from the main convention floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The event was promoted as “Breakfast With Jay” and featured Jay Laga’aia, who played Captain Typho in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Laga’aia was already known among fans for bringing humor, music and high energy to convention appearances, which made him a natural fit for a smaller fan-focused gathering.

Breakfast and Setting

The breakfast was held as a seated morning event at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel. Rather than taking place in a large convention room, it had more of a hotel banquet atmosphere, with fans seated together while the program unfolded around the meal.

Admission included breakfast as part of the event. The exact menu is not widely documented, but the event was presented as a true breakfast gathering rather than simply a morning panel. It gave Fan Club members a place to sit down, eat and start the convention day in a more relaxed setting before heading back to the main Celebration IV schedule.

Jay Laga’aia Appearance

Jay Laga’aia was the featured guest and central personality of the breakfast. His appearance gave attendees a chance to see a Star Wars actor in a smaller, more informal setting than a traditional panel or autograph hall appearance.

During the event, Laga’aia spoke with attendees, interacted with the room and provided entertainment. His performance element helped make the breakfast feel more like a special Fan Club event than a standard convention meal.

Autographs

The breakfast included autograph-related activity connected to Laga’aia’s appearance. For attendees, this added a collectible element to the event and made it feel like a fuller fan experience.

Instead of being limited to a normal autograph line, the signing element was part of the breakfast itself. That made the interaction feel more personal and tied directly to the event.

Door Prizes and Giveaways

Door prizes were part of the Fan Club Breakfast program. This fit the collector-focused culture of Celebration IV, where exclusive items, limited merchandise and fan memorabilia were a major part of the weekend.

The giveaways added a playful element to the breakfast and helped distinguish it from standard convention programming. For Fan Club members, the prizes were another benefit of attending a smaller ticketed event.

Fan Club Experience

The breakfast was part of Celebration IV’s broader Fan Club programming, which also included dedicated Fan Club spaces and other member benefits. Within a convention built around the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, the breakfast gave fans a smaller gathering inside a much larger weekend.

For attendees, the appeal came from the combination of breakfast, Jay Laga’aia’s appearance, entertainment, autograph opportunities, giveaways and time with other dedicated fans. It represented the kind of special event that made early Star Wars Celebrations feel like fan community gatherings as well as major conventions.