| Dragon Con | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multigenre |
| Venue | Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta Hilton and Towers, Courtland Grand Hotel (Formerly Sheraton Atlanta), Westin Peachtree Plaza, AmericasMart |
| Location(s) | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′41″N 84°23′15″W / 33.761397°N 84.387536°W |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Attendance | 80,000+ in 2017[1] |
| Organized by | Rachel Reeves and David Cody, Co-Chairmen[2] |
| Filing status | For-profit |
| Website | www |
Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2017[update], the convention draws attendance of over 80,000.[1] It features hundreds of guests, encompasses five hotels in the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta near Centennial Olympic Park, and runs thousands of hours of programming for fans of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and other elements of fan culture. It is owned and operated by a private for-profit corporation, with the help of a 1,500-member volunteer staff. Dragon Con has hosted the 1990 Origins Game Fair and the 1995 North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC).[3]
- ^ a b "Dragon Con Wrap Up 2017 final" (PDF). Dragon Con. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Teams and Departments". Dragoncon. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015.
- ^ Wurts, Janny; Resnick, Mike; Asprin, Robert (2008). Here be dragons: Tales of Dragon*Con. Wildside. ISBN 978-0-8095-7331-8.