Welcome Home Wednesday

,Start your Dragon Con off with all of your friends! Join us for the Welcome Home Opening Dance! This will be the gathering place for friends old and new, a chance to reconnect, reminisce, and ease into the magic of this year. With music, familiar faces, and that unmistakable Dragon Con spirit, this event sets the stage for everything to come. Whether you're returning for your twentieth year or stepping into your first, this is where your story begins — with open arms, shared smiles, and a heartfelt welcome home.

Wednesday Evening!

Marriott Pulse Bar

At Midnight, we'll have something new for you this year!

Courtland Grand Hotel - Grand Ballroom

Thursday 8pm

It’s prom night, 1980-something. Throw on your raddest retro threads and relive the era of big hair, neon dreams, and synth-soaked slow dances.

X-Track is putting on the 80's Prom Dance Party again this year, with the help of DJ Twijit!

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Westin - Peachtree Ballroom

Thursday 8pm

Join NEMESIS at the 8-BIT BASH! Hit the dance floor with classic tracks, chiptune remixes, and songs from when MTV was all about the music. Darkshift will provide your dose of nostalgia with retro visuals straight out of your childhood. From arcade anthems to Saturday morning soundtracks — 8-Bit brings the pixels to life.

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Marriott - Imperial Ballroom

Thursday 10pm 

Welcome to the Dragon Con Juke Joint—where the beats are fire, the crowd’s alive, and the night might bite back. From blues roots to R&B grooves, hip hop flows to Soul Train moves, the Juke Joint brings generations of sound together under one roof. DJ CoBRUH brings the heat. Come dance, cut loose, and if you have to ask to come in? You probably shouldn't be here

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Marriott -  A601-602

Thursday 10pm 

 Greetings and salutations! We spin the greatest songs at the con’s coolest dance party, featuring songs from the 80s and 90s and beyond,  featuring the pre-grunge era of MTV’s seminal music video show 120 minutes. 

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Marriott - Imperial

Friday 10pm 

 Bring your best moves to the K-pop Dance Party with DJ 1C3NIN3, where we will be playing your favorite hit songs! 

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

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Hilton - Grand Salon

Friday 10pm 

 The outbreak has begun. Enter the quarantine zone for a blood-red, biohazard bash where the infected and immune dance side by side. Costumes encouraged. Containment not guaranteed, with DJ Scapegoat bringing the chaos; playing everything from electro swing to industrial metal, and everything in between.

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Westin - Peachtree Ballroom

Friday 10pm 

Somewhere in the black, the signal breaks through. Join the crew, dodge the Feds, and dance like you just pulled a job on Unification Day. We aim to misbehave.

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

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Marriott - Atrium Ballroom

Saturday 3am 

THIS IS THE ONLY AFTER PARTY ON FRIDAY!!!!

Step into the gateway. Rhythms awaken the first realm. Glyphs shimmer, pulses rise — the connection begins. Your uplink is live.

With DJs Brendon Lee and Nemesis

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Hyatt - Regency VI-VII

Saturday 10pm

+21 Event

Live your Fantasea at Dragon Con's only LBGTQIA + Allies Party!

Sponsored by the costuming track! Experience and undersea themed night with music by NEON THE GLOWGOBEAR!

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

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Westin - Peachtree Ballroom

Saturday 10pm

Caped crusaders, cosmic tyrants, antiheroes and icons — assemble! Heroes & Villains Ball is your chance to show off your alter ego and dance like the world depends on it. DJ Limit Break will be spinning your favorite songs from the 80s, 90s, early 2000's and now.

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Hilton - Grand Salon

Saturday 10pm

The ultimate Star Wars party. House, EDM, and pop beats power the final hours of Alderaan. Lightsabers welcome. Costumes encouraged. Dance like it’s the end of the world — because tonight, it is.

With DJ Nemesis

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Marriott - Atrium Ballroom

Sunday 3am

THIS IS THE ONLY AFTER PARTY ON SATURDAY!!!!

Ascension calls the devoted to gather beneath cathedral lights and digital stained glass. Darkwave and industrial anthems echo through the sanctum as the line between flesh and machine blurs. Step into the sacred shadows of Atlanta’s premiere goth/industrial experience — where transformation is not only welcomed, it’s worshiped. This is no mere party. This is a rite of passage. Come dressed for revelation.

Ascension, Atlanta's premier Goth/Industrial event, brings a night of hard stompy dancing! DJs System Fail, Lechter, and Weasel bring our signature style to Dragon Con

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.

Marriott - Imperial Ballroom

Sunday 8:30pm

Step into a world of wonder, where magic shimmers and secrets stir. The Magic and Mystery Ball invites you to dance through the unknown — and as night falls, not everything is as it seems… while II TONE DEF spin your top pop hits from the ’80s, ’90s, and now! Join us for a YA Lit costume showcase at 9:30PM. 

Mature audiences after 10PM. 

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

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Marriott - Atrium Ballroom

Monday 3am

THIS IS THE ONLY AFTER PARTY ON SUNDAY!!!!

The realm is unstable. Fractals shatter, code glitches, and the beat accelerates. “Break//Signal” is the last stand — a Drum & Bass-fueled meltdown of noise, neon, and pure kinetic release. As reality distorts and the system breaks down, all that’s left is motion. Will you ride the collapse, or rise from the glitch?

With WilSun and JennyKat

You MUST have a convention badge to attend. 

Visit www.dragoncon.org for more information.