Once you’ve spent hundreds (or thousands) on a badge, lodging, transportation, parking, food, etc. for San Diego Comic-Con, “free” stuff might not actually feel all that free.

Still, walking away with a little something extra for attending a panel is a long-standing SDCC tradition and one of the better feelings attendees can experience. We’ve gone over the entire 2024 panel schedule and read every description to compile a schedule consisting entirely of panels that promise freebies (or a chance at them) in their descriptions. This year’s panel swag includes the usual prints/posters, pins, comics, a drawing tablet, and yes, even chocolate. We’ve also included panels where giveaways have been confirmed elsewhere, even if not in the official panel description.

Quick aside: Of course, this doesn’t include panels that will be giving out unannounced goodies, whether directly in the room or in the form of a ticket which will need to be redeemed at the Program Premiums Room (aka fulfillment room) in the Grand AB Ballroom at the Manchester Grand Hyatt (enter from the Seaport Village/water side):

2024 hours have not been announced yet but were 10am-8pm on Thursday-Saturday and 10am-6pm on Sunday in 2023; hours will be posted in the Quick Guide and in rooms during panel breaks.

Moving back to the swag that we do know about: the schedule below includes days, times, titles, rooms, links to sources (if not in the panel description itself), and any additional details or descriptions in red.

Click on the individual panel titles below or the full panel description or to add it to your own MySched:

Thursday, July 25

• 11:45am-12:45pm – Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment: Transformers One – Hall H – Source
  • Exclusive poster
• 12pm-1pm – Everyday Magic: Pop Culture Tarot and Live Readings – Room 32AB
  • Keepsake card and a chance to receive a live tarot reading! The first 100 guests will get an exclusive tarot card print
• 12pm-1pm – Tales From My Spinner Rack Live! – Room 9
  • Free postcards, fridge magnets, and buttons to the first 75 attendees
• 12:30pm-1:30pm – Rainbow Brite: 40 Years of Happiness – Room 29CD
  • Chance to win prizes
• 2pm-3pm – Fun with Tamagotchi – Room 7AB
  • Win prizes playing Tamagotchi trivia
• 3pm-4pm – Arcana Unleashed – Room 32AB
  • Prizes, including an exclusive Ultraduck metallic pin
• 3pm-4pm – Mythical Hunters Comic Book Exclusive Release – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  • Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to get a free, signed issue of an exclusive Mythical Hunters #1 Comic-Con Collector’s Edition
• 3pm-4pm – What’s New at VIZ? – Room 6A
  • Chance to win swag
• 4pm-5pm – Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD – Room 32AB
  • Win prizes for the best questions
• 4:45pm-5:45pm – Jonathan Frakes Unveils ‘Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime’ TV Series – Room 6BCF – Source
  • Limited-edition, numbered series poster featuring artwork by celebrated comic book cover artist Raúl Allén
• 5pm-6pm – Jeff Lemire: 20 Years in Comics – Room 23ABC
  • Surprise audience giveaways
• 6pm-7pm – What’s the Scoop with Simon & Schuster – Room 4
  • Tote bag
• 6pm-8pm – The Her Universe Fashion Show – Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor Ballroom – Source 
  • Giveaways from Hot Wheels, UNO, and Magic 8 Ball
• 7:30pm-8:30pm – Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters, The Secret Origins of Hellboy – Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  • One of 200 limited-edition posters of the film
• 8pm-9pm – StreetPass OC: Nintendo Quiz Bowl The Ocho! – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  • Compete with audience members for an opportunity to win prizes
• 8pm-9pm – Trivia for Chocolate – Room 32AB
  • The first audience member to yell out the correct answer gets a small piece of chocolate. At the end, the person with the most small chocolates gets a really big chocolate, and runners-up get quality chocolate bars. Everyone gets to keep the small chocolates they’ve won.
• 9pm-10pm – Ghostface’s Killer Trivia – Room 25ABC
  • Chance to win prizes so good, they’re downright scary

Friday, July 26

• 10am-11am – Exploring Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Unveiling the Secrets, Lore, and More Within Black Spire Outpost – Room 7AB – Source
  • Exclusive Black Spire Outpost souvenirs: badge ribbon, exclusive cantina-style bard coaster, two 5″x7″ postcard prints
• 10:15am-11:15am – Funko Fusion – A Festival of Fandom – Room 6BCF
  • Expect giveaways
• 10:30am-11:30am – The McFarlane Toys Multiverse – Room 6A
  • Giveaways you won’t want to miss
• 11am-12pm – 70 Years of Godzilla: A Nostalgic Journey – Room 28DE
  • Giveaway
• 1pm-2pm – MeTV Toons: The New Destination for Your Favorite Classic Cartoons – Room 6A
  • Exclusive MeTV Toons giveaway item
• 2pm-3pm – The Kaiju Kingdom Podcast: The Year of Godzilla and Kong – Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library
  • Giveaway
• 2pm-3pm – Writing for Indie Comics – Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor 
  • Free comics for everyone who asks a question
• 2:30pm – Prime Video: Like a Dragon: Yakuza – Room 5AB – Source
  • Exclusive panel souvenir
• 3pm-4pm – Marvel Fanfare with C.B. Cebulski and Kevin Feige – Room 6DE
  • Exclusive giveaway comic
• [NEW] 3:15pm-4:15pm – Dragon Age: Meet the Heroic Companions of Thedas – Room 6BCF – Sent via email 
  • Attendees will also receive a ticket to claim a Dragon Age: The Veilguard poster at SDCC, while supplies last!
• 3:30pm-4:30pm – The Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror – Room 5AB
  • Exclusive flash drives for everyone in the audience courtesy of The Substance that will change your life
• 4pm-5pm – Joe Jusko: Visions of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars – Room 32AB
  • Special commemorative signed trading card
• 4:15pm-5:15pm – Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing – Room 6DE
  • Exclusive giveaway comic
• [NEW] 5pm-6pm – EC Comics Lives Again at Oni Press! – Room 23ABC – Source
  • Epitaphs From the Abyss #1 giveaway with artwork from Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductee and master illustrator Richard Corben
• 5pm-6pm – Star Wars Trivia Challenge Strikes Back! – Room 7AB
  • Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!
• 5pm-6pm – AHOY Comics Gets Toxic! – Room 28DE – Source
  • Ashcan comic
• 6pm-7pm – Hasbro Transformers Panel – Room 25ABC
  • Giveaways
• 6:30pm-7:30pm – Blind Date with a Book, Chapter 3: Return of the Librarians! – Room 10
  • A chance to win some of the books mentioned in the panel, and some sweet library swag
• 7:30pm-9pm – Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe! Featuring Glass Cannon Network – Room 5AB
  • Special giveaway
• 8pm-9pm – NacelleVerse: Re-creating Timeless Heroes – Room 6DE
  • The Nacelle team will take one lucky member of the audience and turn them into an animated character in the upcoming Biker Mice from Mars animated series.
• 8:30pm-10pm – Christian Comic Arts Society Mixer – Room 26AB
  • Geek quiz where prizes will be given
• 9pm-10pm – Camera, Culture, and Combat: Unveiling Filipino Martial Arts Legacy in Comics, Film, and Television – Room 28DE
  • There will be prizes!
• 10:55pm – Save the Flea (CCI-IFF Screening) – Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom 6 – Source
  • Free enamel pin created by Stefano Simeone for the first 50 people

Saturday, July 27

• 10am-11am – BOOM! Studios: Discover the Future First – Room 7AB
  • Exclusive collectible spotlighting the publisher’s biggest upcoming release
• 10am-11am – Corvus Belli’s Infinity Comes to Animation – Room 6A
  • Comic-Con exclusive Infinity minifigurine
• 10:30am – The Dragon Prince: Epic Launch Week Celebration – Room 6BCF – Source
  • Exclusive pin of Natamus Rayla from The Dragon Prince: Xadia from What’s Your Passion Jewelry
• 11am-11:45am – Futurama – Ballroom 20
  • The chance to walk away with debatably precious door prizes
• 12pm-12:45pm – The Simpsons – Ballroom 20
  • Giving away original drawings, prizes, and more
• 12pm-1pm – Adventures in Pop Culture with Hallmark – Room 28DE
  • A chance to win prizes
• 12pm-1:45pm – Story Quest D&D Audience One-Shot – Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor
  • Prizes will be given out to our most enthusiastic audience members
• 1pm-2pm – American Komikeros – Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina 
  • Tribute print giveaway by Lawrence & Diego Iriarte
• 1pm-2pm – ASOIAF: Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon Fan Discussion – Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library – Source
  • Chance to win an enamel pin designed by @NaomiMakesArt
• 1pm-2pm – The Official Aspen Comics Panel 2024: Ekos Debut – Room 4
  • Free gift courtesy of Aspen Comics
• 2pm-3pm – Bad Idea – Room 24ABC – Source
  • Planet Death giveaway comic
• 3pm-4pm – Legendary Comics: Monsterverse, Dune, and Beyond – Room 28DE
  • Exclusive giveaway
• 3pm-4pm – Marvel Comics: X-Men: From the Ashes – Room 6A
  • Exclusive giveaway comic
• 4pm-5pm – Color with Camilla d’Errico– Room 11 – Source
  • Holbein Colored Pencil Sample Pack and coloring page from d’Errico’s Pop Manga Coloring Book to participate in coloring alongside d’Errico
• 4:30pm-5:30pm – Learn About CG Comics Grading – Room 26AB
  • Trivia that will give attendees chances to win graded prizes
• 5pm-6pm – The Legend of Kingdom Come: Documentary Preview – Room 23ABC
  • New Kingdom Come film poster
• 5:30pm-6:30pm – Intergalactic Friendship Panel: Star Trek X Doctor Who – Room 6A – Source
  • Doctor Who X Star Trek poster designed by artist Dusty Abell
• 8pm-9pm – 3D Printed Action Figures – Room 11
  • Chance to win an Elegoo Saturn 4
• 8:30pm-9:30pm – Real or Fake? – Room 24ABC
  • Attendees who play along using X will have a chance to win a Funko POP
• 10pm-11pm – A Celebration of Hazbin Hotel with Hot Topic – Room 6BCF
  • Trivia and prizes

Sunday, July 28

• 10am-11am – Emily the Strange Panel Experience – Room 32AB
  • Plenty of rewards for being strange
• 10am-11am – Star Trek: Prodigy – Room 6DE – Source
  
  • Special giveaway item
• 10:30am-11:30am – The Third Dimension: Pop Culture Pop-Ups – Room 23ABC – Source
  • Free pop-up greeting cards
• 11:30am-12:30pm – Godzilla: Minus One’s Path (of Destruction) to an Oscar Win – Room 25ABC
  • Giveaway
• 12pm-1pm – The DSTLRY Live Draw with Joëlle Jones, Jock, and Mirka Andolfo – Room 11
  • They may even draw characters from their upcoming projects and offer some exclusive giveaways
• 12pm-1:30pm – How to Make a Minicomic – Room 3
  • Minicomic with instructions on how to photocopy, cut, and fold your work
• 3pm-4pm – Inside Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Room 6DE – Source
  
  • Special giveaway
• 4pm-5pm – Comic Jam! Improv Edition Workshop – Room 11
  • Paper and pencils to join in on the fun
• 4pm-5pm – Success in Creativity: Making the Best of Your Resources – Room 24ABC
  • Thirty lucky panel attendees will have a chance to win a One by Wacom Tablet ($49 value), courtesy of Wacom
• 4pm-5pm – The Evolution of Toy Collecting: From the Sears Wishbook to Etsy Storefronts – Room 32AB – Source
  • Exclusive giveaways: retro-style P.O.P. coaster and 5″x7″ print