Friday, September 1 through Monday, September 4
Hundreds of colorful characters from your favorite film, TV and comics will descend upon Atlanta this weekend as Dragon Con takes over downtown. The iconic festival features a who's who of your favorite fantasy and sci-fi actors and creators, panels and fun events like dance parties and costume contests.
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It's @DragonCon time! Here's all you need to survive the event, the traffic - and the occasional super-villain: https://t.co/UDsQZozkot pic.twitter.com/LYFHkFodZZ
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30 through Monday, September 9
Atlanta plays host to the largest African-American GLBT celebration in Atlanta this weekend. Pride holds both female-oriented events and male-centric events including parties galore, dinners and a marketplace, community empowerment seminars and educational workshops at the event's host hotel, the Georgian Terrace.
Friday, September 1 through Sunday, September 3
The largest independent book festival in the country descends on Decatur with author book talks, panels, writing workshops and books on just about every subject under the sun. This year's keynote event focuses on the importance of journalism in a time of the 24-hour news cycle.
Check out the full schedule of speakers and activities planned for #DBF2017 https://t.co/4YdNtY5Fhf pic.twitter.com/YUhfTbBFDE
— Decatur Book Fest (@DBookFestival) August 24, 2017
Tons of fun in the sun and in the water is on offer at Lake Lanier for the holiday weekend. Guests can swim, play waterside sports and enjoy the water park, as well as take in two fireworks shows, live music, family "foam" parties and football and entertainment on a 5-story-high screen.
Saturday, September 1
Jermaine “Funny Maine” Johnson is a lifelong fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide and has made a name for himself with his "How Bama Fans" videos on Facebook and YouTube. Maine performs at the The College Football Hall of Fame.
Saturday, September 2 and Monday, September 4
Mercedes-Benz Stadium kicks off it's the beginning of college football season. Saturday, Alabama takes on Florida State and Monday it's Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
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