This is Dragon Con weekend. Dragon Con runs August 28th through September 1st and is held in Atlanta, GA. Dragon Con is one of the largest and most well-known pop culture conventions in North America. This event has grown from it’s small origins in 1987 into a massive five-day event that draws tens of thousands of attendees. and encompasses multiple host hotels in downtown Atlanta. This is a 24-hour event that features panels, vendors, artists, celebrities, gaming and just about everything else that you can imagine.
2025 Dragon Con Coverage:
Wednesday
Thursday Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3
Join the Blood Drive
Friday Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3
Saturday Pt.1, Pt. 2
Parade Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3
Sunday
Dragon Con officially started today. Atlanta, GA has been officially taken over by the nerds. Today is the day that Americas Mart open and you could peruse hundreds of vendors, the programming tracks officially began and the celebrities started appearing. Of course the cosplay and parties started a few days ago, but now is the time for the official photo shoots and gatherings.
Our past Dragon Con cosplay coverage can be found here: 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
It’s hard to decide what to do at Dragon Con as there are so many choices. If you don’t have one particular goal then you can attend one of art shows, go shopping at the vendor hall, visit the celebrities, wander down artist alley or participate in photos shoots. If you like to keep a goal in mind then there are thousands of hours of programming spread across several tracks (interests). You can follow one track such as Fantasy Literature, Film, gaming, or costuming or you can choose to jump between them and pick your various interests to attend. The tracks include panels and workshops that pertain to their particular subject. There is even a kid focused track.
But enough rambling, you are here for photos and thanks to Laird of Cosplay, aka Reptile we’ve got them.
About Dragon Con
Dragon Con is the internationally known pop culture convention held each Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2025) in Atlanta. Organized for fans, Dragon Con features more than 3,500 hours of comics, film, television, costuming, art, music, and gaming over four days. For more information, please visit www.dragoncon.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X.
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