Scholastic, the U.S. publishers of the series, will hold  Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day event at their headquarters in New York City, the starting at 8 am on Saturday, September 23rd! I will see if I can get there to get pictures and other fun stuff (if I can find someone to come that is)! Highlights:

• All-Day Read-a-Thon and Live Webcast to Commemorate
  10th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone at
  Scholastic on September 23, 2008
• The fun begins at 8:00 AM on September 23, 2008 and doesn’t end until the last page has been read!
• Fans of all ages can also view the event on a live webcast at www.scholastic.com/readharry, and those in New York will get a chance to sit in the throne used by J.K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall, and read a portion from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone aloud.
• Every participant will receive a FREE Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day commemorative souvenir, and the first 100 readers will receive a free copy of the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone special anniversary edition complete with new illustrations by Mary GrandPre.
• Harry Potter costumes and attire is encouraged but not required.
• First come, first served to read aloud.
• Due to live web casting of the event, all readers under age 18 years old, must be accompanied by a legal parent/guardian