Eyecon: Vampire Diaries will be taking place this coming weekend in Atlanta, and star Ian Somerhalder has been added to the guest list. Somerhalder, who plays older Salvatore brother Damon, will join castmates Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore), Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy Gilbert), Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood), and Robert Pralgo (Mayor Lockwood) in the first ever Vampire Diaries convention. Two previously announced guests, Lauren Cohan (Rose) and Chris W. Martin (Zach Salvatore) have pulled out due to work commitments.

Events for the weekend will include Q&A sessions, autograph and photo op sessions, the Friday night Cocktail Carnival of Terror, Saturday Celebrity Banquet, the Mystic Masquerade Ball, and the Miss Mystic Falls Pageant.

More details on the con can be found at this link, or at the official website page at www.eyeconfla.com.

Eyecon: Vampire Diaries takes place March 25-27.

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