Loading Video…
This browser does not support the Video element.
ATLANTA - Police are expecting about 500,000 people to be in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend for the fourteen events scheduled throughout the city.
Police are urging event-goers to be safe, plan ahead for delays and to consider taking MARTA.
The following events are taking place this weekend:
Friday, September 2, 2016
- Black Gay Pride Weekend (Downtown/Midtown area, Expected Crowd: 30,000)
- DragonCon 2016 (10 a.m. Downtown area, Expected Crowd: 60,000)
- Georgia State Univ. v. Ball State (7 p.m. Georgia Dome, Expected Crowd: 5,000)
Saturday, September 3, 2016
- DragonCon 2016 Parade (9 a.m. Downtown area, Expected Crowd: 75,000)
- Black Gay Pride Weekend (Downtown/Midtown area, Expected Crowd: 30,000)
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Tailgate (11 a.m. West Plaza, Expected Crowd: 5,000)
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game FanZone (11 a.m. GWCC, Expected Crowd: 10,000)
- Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (5:30 p.m. Georgia Dome, Expected Crowd: 50,000)
Sunday, September 4, 2016
- DragonCon 2016 (Downtown area, Expected Crowd: 60,000)
- “PureHeart Festival” (Noon, Piedmont Park, Expected Crowd: 30,000)
- Atlanta Dream v. Storm (6 p.m. Philips Arena, Expected Crowd: 5,000)
- House in the Park (Grant Park, Expected Crowd: 15,000)
- EAV Runfest (2 p.m. 470 Flat Shoals Avenue, Expected Crowd: 500)
Monday, September 5, 2016
- DragonCon 2016 (Downtown area, Expected Crowd: 60,000)
- Black Gay Pride Weekend (Downtown/Midtown area, Expected Crowd: 30,000)
- Big Peach Sizzler 10K (Chamblee to Buckhead, Expected Crowd: 2,000)