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Annual Dragon*Con Parade ◊
Autograph Sessions ◊
Comic Book Babes Costume Contest ◊
Costuming Fashion Show ◊
Guest of Honor Awards Banquet ◊
Into the Woods(Alliance Theatre) ◊
Jefferson Starship ◊
The Late Night Puppet Slam ◊
Live Performances & DJs ◊
Night at the Georgia Aquarium ◊
Reading Sessions ◊
Video & Film Rooms ◊
Walk of Fame ◊
Wrestling ◊
Annual Dragon*Con Parade Director: Jan Price
Welcome to the 2012 Dragon*Con Parade, scheduled for Saturday, September 1 at 10:00 AM on Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta.
Huge Thank Yous to the well over 3100 members who marched in 2011 and made the parade a truly spectacular event!
We're capping the number of participants for 2012 so plan ahead and sign up before con if you want to be certain of a spot in the parade. Pre-con registration for the parade opens February 15, 2012 and closes on August 15, 2012. If capacity has been reached by the close date, we will not be taking at-con sign ups.
Participation in the parade is open to all 2012 Dragon*Con members. You do not need your membership at the time you sign up however badges are required on parade morning.
Signing up to march with us is quick and easy. There are three ways to do it. Chose one!
1. Join our Yahoo Group for direct connections with other participants and the latest news and information. Use the ‘self-service’ registration database you’ll found there. Fill in the blanks, save the data and you’re
signed up!
2. Send us an email by clicking here. Please include your contact name and info, type of costume planned, number of people you are registering, and if you plan to enter a vehicle in the parade.
3. Use the webmail form in the “Contact Us” section of this website. Use
the pull down menu to find “Parade” and send us the same info listed in Item 2 above.
Questions and suggestions are always welcomed! Stay tuned here for updates and more information. Looking forward to another great year!
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Autograph Sessions
Director: John Hancock
Each year, Dragon*Con assembles many of its willing guests for scheduled autographs (signings) in one area. Not every guest is willing - or able - to sign items, but we do inquire as to each guest’s willingness to do so.
Some guests-usually screen stars-charge for autographs, but autographs staged in our Autograph Area are always free. Limitations on number and type of items may be made, generally at the request of the signer, and sometimes due to time considerations.
Autographs will be handled on a first-come, first-signed basis. We will promote equal access for handicapped persons but this does not exclude them from the first-come, first-served rule; as with other convention attendees they will get their autograph in order of their arrival.
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Comic Book Babes Costume Contest
If you are looking for info on the Comic Book Babes Costume Contest please click here.
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Costuming Fashion Show
Calling all vendors! This year the Dragon*Con Costuming Track is holding a Costuming Fashion Show and you’re invited to participate. The show will be held on September 4th from 2:00pm – 3:00pm at the Sheraton Grand Ballroom. This is an excellent advertising opportunity for you to present one of your complete costumes to our buying audience at no cost to you. Simply show off your “wears” and we’ll tell them how to find you. Time is running out so you must act fast. We only have a maximum capacity of 15 vendors and the room is filling up quickly. We need your completed registration by July 16th to secure your position in the show. For an entry form and more information, please visit our website.
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Guest of Honor Awards Banquet
The 2011 Dragon*Con Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011.
Tickets are $65.00 and may be purchased
by calling the Dragon*Con office, mailing in the registration form, or ordering online through our store. Seating is limited, so please visit our Members page to learn how to order yours!
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Into the Woods (Alliance Theatre)
Experience the Tony Award-winning musical, Into the Woods, where magic beans create a ladder to the sky, Prince Charming is one golden slipper away, and wolves haunt the forest. With soaring melodies by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Into the Woods is a spellbinding musical filled with romance, magic and the unexpected consequences of dreams that come true.
Use promo code (DRAGONCON10) and recieve 10% off tickets, August 31-September 4. Costumes welcomed!
Click here for details.
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Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship has created, especially for Dragon*Con, a science fiction/electronica/rock-opera 'mosh' of "Blows Against The Empire" and Vangelis score for the film "Blade Runner!" This unique concert will be accompanied by multimedia projection featuring HD slides of set design from the film. Jefferson Starship's performance will be held in the Hyatt, Centennial 2-3, at 11:30pm.
The band will perform its classic hits on the adjacent night at Midnight in the same location!
Continue to check back here for details.
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The Late Night Puppet Slam
The Sci-Fi Janitors present The Late Night Puppet Slam.
The puppet ambassadors to geekdom, Bob and Carl The Sci-Fi Janitors are bringing even more wacky puppet goodness to DragonCon this year. The evening will feature a variety of geeky puppet shows from some of the best puppeteers in Atlanta and beyond! What is a Puppet Slam? Why are these puppets up so late? Have they been drinking? All the questions and more can only be answered Sunday Night at 11:30 in Hyatt Regency 5!"
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Live Performances & DJs
We will again offer late-night DJ’d dances Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, beginning after the last concert’s over in the ballroom and lasting until dawn, so you vampires can dance until the sun comes up!
Traditional SF convention filk-singing will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, late-night. Filking will begin at midnight and will also continue to the light of day.
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Night at the Georgia Aquarium
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Last year, Dragon*Con partnered with the Georgia Aquarium to give all of our convention goers a little something extra. We are excited that we will continue the tradition again this year with another exclusive “after-hours” evening experience.
This year's event will be held on Saturday, Sep 03 from 7:00PM‑11:00PM. Advance tickets are $18.00 per person and after Aug 31 will go up to $20.00 per person.
All of the Georgia Aquarium's main exhibits will be available! Special guests and entertainment will be provided during this unique experience and the food court and cash bars will be available as well. Shuttle buses will also be provided.
To purchasee tickets click here.
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Reading Sessions
Offering readings by authors from their own works (and usually some discussion with the audience afterward), our past readers have included T.W. Miller, Janny Wurtz, Kevin J. Anderson, Jana Oliver, Karen McCollough, Tracy Hickman, Laura Curtis, and Caitlin Kiernan. Check the schedule closer to the convention for the latest on who will be reading for you this year!
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Video & Film Rooms
Director: Michael "Doc" Allgood
Dragon*Con will feature two video rooms: one devoted to mainstream movies and the other for Japanese Animation.
MAIN VIDEO
The Main Video Room shows some of the latest movies you might have seen, and some you might never have known existed. Our crack team scours the world for video treasures that thrill you, delight you, frighten you, make you think, or simply toss your cookies! This year, we celebrate Dragon*Con's 25 year history with some gems from the convention's early days!
ANIME VIDEO
Dragon*Con's Anime video room shows the latest animated titles from Japan, and some classics you might have overlooked, available subtitled or dubbed in English. Continuing with the 25th anniversary theme, step back in time with us and enjoy some Anime classics! As always, seating in the Anime Room is limited and is first come first serve!
ANIME AND FANDOM MUSIC VIDEOS
Please be sure to join us for the Fandom Music Video Awards on Sunday Night! Check the Dragon*Con schedule for the most up to date information on the FMV Awards!
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Walk of Fame
Director: John Hancock
This area, located in the Hilton Grand Ballroom, is where most of our media guests will be signing autographs. Please note that, at their sole discretion, guests may charge for their autographs in this area. (A listing of free autograph sessions, primarily for literary guests, will be posted as we get closer to the convention.)
Hours:
- Fri (1:00pm – 7:00pm)
- Sat (10:00am – 7:00pm)
- Sun (10:00am – 7:00pm)
- Mon (10:00am – 5:00pm)
The Walk of Fame layout map will be up closer to the show.
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Wrestling
Director: Gerald "Tiny" Dockery
DCW wrestling fans, get ready for the biggest and best Wrestling show we have ever done because it's our 10th year Anniversary!!!!!!!!! That's right fans, 10 years. We are going all out to bring the best show we have ever done to the best wrestling fans in the world. Lets see...........tables, chairs, cheeze graters and the most leathel wepon ever used in a wrestling ring.....Lucky Charms, along with Legends from the days of Georgia Championship Wrestling and who knows what else. Friday, the first night of the Con at 7pm on the pool level. BE THERE!
Click here to see what we have in store for you this year!!!
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