Dave Chapman, best known as one of the two performers of BB-8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is attending Star Wars Fan Fun Day on Bank Holiday Monday, May 4th, 2026, at Blackburn Rovers Football Club.
Dave is a puppeteer and actor who worked as one of the two performers for BB-8 in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, and reprised his role for Star Wars: Episode VIII. He was the principle performer for Proxima in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and voiced and operated B2EMO in the Disney+ show Andor.
A limited number of photoshoots with Dave together with entry wristbands and VIP passes are available at www.swffd.co.uk.
Dave Chapman joins the already announced Michael Carter, Richard Cunningham, Richard Dillane, Rosalind Halstead, Brian Herring, Nick Joseph, Valene Kane, Nick Owenford, Jim Swearingen, Anton Valensi, Alex Waldmann and Simon Williamson. Take the link here to get your entry wristbands, VIP passes, and Dinner with the Star Wars tickets — we hope to see many of you there!
