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Dragon Con
Atlanta, GA · Southeast
- Operator
- Private for-profit corporation; co-chairs Rachel Reeves and David Cody; founded by the Dragon Alliance of Gamers and Role-Players (Wikipedia)
- Venue
- Downtown Atlanta host hotels incl. Westin Overlook (autograph area) and Courtland Grand (dragoncon.org, Fox 5)
- Typical timing
- Labor Day weekend (2026 was the 40th; returns Sep 2–6, 2027) (Fox 5 Atlanta)
- Scale / guests
- 75,000 attendees in 2026; $320K raised for charity (Fox 5 Atlanta)
- Mail-in signing
- Not listed
- Booking or vendor contact
- n.a. (contact-us page returned an error); Dragon Con Burlesque contact dragonconburlesque@gmail.com (dragoncon.org)
Autograph notes
Mixed model: autographs in the Autograph Area are always free (first-come, first-signed, item limits apply), while "some screen-media guests usually charge for autographs in the Walk of Fame" (dragoncon.org)
Notes
Founded 1987, five days since 2017 (Wikipedia); 2026 guests incl. Edward James Olmos, Sean Astin, Richard Dean Anderson, Lena Headey, Katee Sackhoff, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk (Fox 5)