MAIN STAGE PROGRAM SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY 22 NOV 2025
| Start | Program title |
|---|---|
| 10:30 | Traveling with the Black Pearl and the TARDIS with Kevin McNally |
| 11:15 | The whole truth about Apophis with Peter Williams |
| 12:00 | The man with the Metal Arm with Ross Marquand |
| 12:45 | Gregory Goyle and the Octagon with Josh Herdman |
| 13:30 | Gladius or Katana? with Manu Bennett |
| 14:15 | A Gossip Girl on the U.S.S. Orville with Jessica Szohr |
| 15:15 | Tales from the Shire with Elijah Wood |
| 16:15 | News from Lothlórien with Craig Parker |
| 17:15 | The Guardian of Light with Brian Krause |
| 18:00 | A Viking Lovestory with Clive Standen and Lucy Martin |
| 19:00 | VIECC® Cosplay Championships 2025 |
SUNDAY 23 NOV 2025
| Start | Program title |
|---|---|
| 10:45 | Red Skull vs. Professor Charles Xavier with Ross Marquand |
| 11:30 | Rumor mill with Jessica Szohr |
| 12:15 | Enchanted by Charmed with Brian Krause |
| 13:00 | The impressive world of Elijah Wood |
| 14:00 | Vikings with Clive Standen and Lucy Martin |
| 15:00 | Two Kiwis sit in the Colosseum with Manu Bennett and Craig Parker |
| 16:00 | VIECC® DACH Cosplay Cup Season 1 Qualification |
| 17:00 | VIECC® Cosplay Catwalk |
| 18:00 | Closing Ceremony & Credits… |
* At the Main Stage, the hall will be cleared after each panel. As of Oct 21, 2025!
PANEL STAGE PROGRAM SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY 22 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name | Panel participant |
| 11:00 | Cosplay: How to – Fair pay for Cosplay | |
| 12:00 | Comic: Disney from Norway | Arild Midthun |
| 13:00 | Cosplay: How to – Photo Events | |
| 14:00 | Gaming: The Witcher Panel with Level Designer Miles Tost | Miles Tost |
| 15:00 | Voice Actor: Stranger Things | Elise Eikermann, Franciska Friede, Flemming Stein |
| 15:45 | Comic: Superhero comics from the Marvel & DC Universe | Dave Lung, Marco Castiello, Matteo Lolli |
| 16:45 | Comic: Comics & Video Games | Miki Montllo, Paolo Traisci |
| 17:45 | Voice Actor: Mantis meets Frodo! | Timmo Niesner, Daniela Molina |
| 18:45 | Phenomenon Pen and Paper |
* As of 05.Nov 2025!
SUNDAY 23 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name | Panel participant |
| 11:15 | Cosplay: How to – Take your own pictures | Yaya Han & Gehe |
| 12:30 | Comic: Peacemaker, Toy Story & Clone Wars! | Tanya Roberts, Matteo Lolli |
| 13:15 | Literature: Reading cabaret with Colin Hadler | Colin Hadler |
| 14:00 | Literature: “Better than happy” with Thomas Brezina | Thomas Brezina |
| 15:00 | Voice Actor: With all speakers | Timmo Niesner, Daniela Molina, Elise Eikermann, Franciska Friede, Flemming Stein |
| 15:45 | Actor: Through the Stargate with Peter Williams | Peter Williams |
| 16:30 | Actor: Hoist the sails with Kevin McNally | Kevin McNally |
| 17:00 | Comic: Comics & Mangas made in Italy | Federica di Meo, Valentina Pinti |
| 17:30 | Award ceremony Cosplay Photo Contest | Valentin Pictures |
* As of 05.Nov 2025!
CONTENT CREATOR PROGRAM PLAN*
SATURDAY 22 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 10:45 | VIECC and Swiss Post present the 10th anniversary VIECC special stamp with CD Projekt Red |
| 11:00 | Creating Art and Work for The Witcher 3 |
| 12:15 | Cosplay vs Creator – The Witcher Quiz |
| 13:30 | Music Quiz presented by Rock Antenne |
| 14:00 | Austrian names for dishes powered by Alfies |
| 15:15 | Creating Music for the Industry |
| 16:30 | Christmas market quiz with DoktorFroid |
| 18:00 | Pen and Paper – Lord of the Rings 1 1/2: The Dangerous Ones |
SUNDAY 23 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 10:45 | VIECC Morning Show |
| 11:15 | Pen and Paper – Bardcore Witchhunter |
| 13:30 | In and Aut – Panel about life with Kapuzenwurm and Vincent Lee |
| 14:15 | Music Quiz presented by Rock Antenne |
| 15:15 | DoctorFroid Consultation – Live Podcast |
| 16:15 | Verpeilt und Verplant – the podcast by Vincent Lee and Steve Heng |
| 17:15 | Award ceremony AEE APP Leaderboard winners |
SHOW STAGE PROGRAM SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY 22 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 10:30 | Until someone cries – Show fight |
| 11:45 | YU-Taekwondo – Workshop |
| 12:30 | The flails |
| 13:15 | Dumbledore’s Princesses (by Nakari Dance Company) |
| 13:45 | Until someone cries – Show fight |
| 14:45 | Samurai martial arts – living tradition | Hokushin Ittō Ryū Hyōhō – Enmeikai |
| 16:00 | Silver Sabres – Learn the art of the sword |
| 16:45 | Dumbledore’s Princesses (by Nakari Dance Company) |
| 17:15 | Lightsaber Battleshow Shows & Workshops |
| 18:30 | Until someone cries – Show fight |
SUNDAY 23 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 11:00 | VIECC SPECIAL EVENT – Must see ;D |
| 11:45 | Dumbledore’s Princesses (by Nakari Dance Company) |
| 12:00 | The flails |
| 12:30 | YU-Taekwondo – Workshop |
| 13:00 | Until someone cries – Show fight |
| 13:45 | Dumbledore’s Princesses (by Nakari Dance Company) |
| 14:00 | Silver Sabres – Learn the art of the sword |
| 14:30 | Samurai martial arts – living tradition | Hokushin Ittō Ryū Hyōhō – Enmeikai |
| 16:00 | Kids Cosplay Contest powered by Faber-Castell |
| 17:00 | Lightsaber Battleshow Shows & Workshops |
BOOK STAGE PROGRAM SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY 22 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 11:00 | Between fact and fiction: fantasy and reality |
| 13:00 | Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing in fantasy |
| 14:00 | C. Gina Riot |
| 14:30 | Katharina V. Haderer |
| 15:00 | How progressive fantasy can change the world – Wiener Schrei(b)salon |
| 16:00 | Noah Stoffers |
| 16:30 | Janika Hoffmann |
| 17:00 | Store Local! Why supporting local bookshops is important |
| 18:00 | J.H. Praßl |
| 18:30 | Marion Wiesler |
| 19:00 | Claudia Aichholzer |
SUNDAY 23 NOV 2025
| Start | Program name |
| 11:00 | Fashion, brand, garbage? Branding with real content as an author |
| 12:00 | We are PAN: On the importance of solidarity in the literary sector |
| 12:30 | Thomas Schweiger |
| 13:00 | Isa Theobald |
| 13:30 | Martin Krois |
| 14:00 | Award ceremony |
| 14:30 | We love dark fantasy! About a misunderstood genre |
| 15:30 | Queer fantasy |
| 16:30 | Little Major Tom |
| 17:00 | (The little) Perry Rhodan |
Saturday 22.NOV 2025
Photo dates*
NEW 2025
This year, the two Photo Ops with our entertainment guests will take place in the Congress area. However, in order to better manage the queues in the event of large crowds, queuing will begin in the mall. Please note that it can be cooler in the mall in cold weather than in the heated halls.
GROUP PHOTO for the Ultra VIP and VIP will take place at 9:30 at PHOTO A!
| Elijah Wood | 10:15-12:00 PHOTO OP A | 17:15-19:00 PHOTO OP A |
| Jessica Szohr | 13:15-14:00 PHOTO OP A | 16:45-17:30 PHOTO OP B |
| Craig Parker | 10:45-11:30 PHOTO OP B | 19:15-20:00 PHOTO OP A |
| Brian Krause | 12:15-13:00 PHOTO OP A | 15:45-16:30 PHOTO OP B |
| Manu Bennett | 14:45-15:30 PHOTO OP B | 18:45-20:00 PHOTO OP B |
| Ross Marquand | 12:45-13:30 PHOTO OP B | |
| Kevin McNally | 14:15-15:00 PHOTO OP A | 17:45-18:30 PHOTO OP B |
| Clive Standen | 15:15-16:00 PHOTO OP A SOLO | 16:00-16:30 PHOTO OP A double |
| Lucy Martin | 16:00-16:30 PHOTO OP A double | 16:30-17:00 PHOTO OP A SOLO |
| Peter Williams | 13:45-14:30 PHOTO OP B | |
| Josh Herdman | 11:45-12:30 PHOTO OP B |
Autograph dates*
| Elijah Wood | 12:15-13:10 | 14:15-15:10 | 16:10-17:10 | |
| Jessica Szohr | 10:15 – 12:15 | 16:00-16:40 | 18:45-20:00 | |
| Craig Parker | 12:00-13:15 | 14:15-16:00 | 18:00-19:00 | |
| Brian Krause | 10:15-12:00 | 13:15-14:15 | 18:00-19:00 | |
| Manu Bennett | 10:15-13:15 | 16:15 – 18:40 | ||
| Ross Marquand | 10:15-11:50 | 13:45-15:00 | 16:00-20:00 | |
| Kevin McNally | 11:10-13:00 | 16:15-17:40 | 18:45-20:00 | |
| Clive Standen | 10:15-13:15 | 14:15-15:10 | 16:30-17:15 | 18:50-20:00 |
| Lucy Martin | 10:15-13:15 | 14:15:-15:40 | 18:50-20:00 | |
| Peter Williams | 10:15-11:10 | 12:00-13:40 | 16:15-20:00 | |
| Josh Herdman | 10:15-11:40 | 13:30-14:45 | 15:45-20:00 |
Sunday 23.NOV 2025
Photo dates*
NEW 2025
This year, the two Photo Ops with our entertainment guests will take place in the Congress area. However, in order to better manage the queues in the event of large crowds, queuing will begin in the mall. Please note that it can be cooler in the mall in cold weather than in the heated halls.
GROUP PHOTO for the Ultra VIP and VIP will take place at 9:30 at PHOTO A!
| Elijah Wood | 10:15-11:15 PHOTO OP A | 16:45-18:00 PHOTO OP A |
| Jessica Szohr | 10:15-11:00 PHOTO OP B | 14:30-15:00 PHOTO OP A |
| Craig Parker | 11:30-12:15 PHOTO OP A | 13:45-14:15 PHOTO OP A |
| Brian Krause | 12:45-13:15 PHOTO OP B | 15:00-15:45 PHOTO OP A |
| Manu Bennett | 13:00-13:30 PHOTO OP A | 15:45-16:30 PHOTO OP B |
| Ross Marquand | 12:15 -12:45 PHOTO OP A | 14:15-14:45 PHOTO OP B |
| Kevin McNally | 11:15-11:45 PHOTO OP B | 15:00-15:30 PHOTO OP B |
| Clive Standen | 16:00-16:30 PHOTO OP A DOUBLE | 17:15-17:45 PHOTO OP B |
| Lucy Martin | 12:00-12:30 PHOTO OP B | 16:00-16:30 PHOTO OP A DOUBLE |
| Peter Williams | 16:30-17:00 PHOTO OP B | |
| Josh Herdman | 13:30-14:00 PHOTO OP B |
Autograph dates*
| Elijah Wood | 11:30-13:00 | 15:00-16:45 | ||
| Jessica Szohr | 12:15-13:30 | 15:15-18:00 | ||
| Craig Parker | 10:15-11:25 | 12:15-13:00 | 16:00-18:00 | |
| Brian Krause | 10:15-12:00 | 13:30-14:15 | 16:00-18:00 | |
| Manu Bennett | 10:15-12:50 | 16:30-18:00 | ||
| Ross Marquand | 11:30-12:10 | 13:00-14:10 | 16:00-18:00 | |
| Kevin McNally | 10:15-11:10 | 12:00-14:00 | 15:45-16:25 | 17:10-18:00 |
| Clive Standen | 10:15-13:50 | 15:00-16:00 | 16:45-17:15 | |
| Lucy Martin | 10:15-11:50 | 15:00-16:00 | 16:45-18:00 | |
| Peter Williams | 10:15-14:00 | 15:00-15:30 | 17:00-18:00 | |
| Josh Herdman | 10:15-13:25 | 15:15-18:00 |
*As of 13.NOV. 2025 Subject to any changes.
Voice Actor Autograph Hours*
Saturday 22.NOV 2025
| Times | Names | Where does the autograph session take place |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Kawamoto-san | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Kawamoto-san | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Timmo Niesner | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Timmo Niesner | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 19:00 – 19:45 | Timmo Niesner | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Daniela Molina | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Daniela Molina | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 19:00 – 19:45 | Daniela Molina | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 13:00 – 14:45 | Flemming Stein | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Flemming Stein | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 13:00 – 14:45 | Franciska Friede | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Franciska Friede | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 13:00 – 14:45 | Elise Eikermann | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Elise Eikermann | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
*As of 18 NOV 2025. Subject to possible changes.
Sunday 23.NOV 2025
| Times | Names | Where |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Kawamoto-san | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Kawamoto-san | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Timmo Niesner | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Timmo Niesner | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Daniela Molina | WORLD OF YOKAI – BOOTH (B0515) |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Daniela Molina | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Flemming Stein | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Flemming Stein | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Franciska Friede | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Franciska Friede | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Elise Eikermann | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Elise Eikermann | WORLD OF YOKAI – STAND (B0515) |
*As of 15.NOV 2024. Subject to possible changes.