Square Enix has announced the stage events lineup and a special guest for the 2023 Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival that will be held in London starting Saturday, October 21, 202, and ending on Sunday, October 22, 2023. The special guest this year will be none other than the series founder himself Mr. Hironobu Sakaguchi.
There are a total of 11 stage events scheduled for the two-day event and Mr. Sakaguchi is listed as being on an event for each day. The first day's event is a panel where Mr. Sakaguchi is set to talk about his experiences adventuring through Eorzea as a Warrior of Light as well as participate in a fan Q&A session. The second day's event will be more of a story format where Mr. Sakaguchi and Final Fantasy XIV Director/Producer YoshiP will talk about behind-the-scenes stories from the development of Final Fantasy.
You can see the entire event list and details on the official announcement page.