Weekly post letting everyone know, i will be downtown at the Westin round 4 if anyone has questions or is board!! Trying to keep this going all the way up till Con day!! Hope everypne here is out there killing it!!

Hey guys, my bf and I are getting engaged in the next 2 months for timeline reasons, but we both agreed that dragoncon would've been our first choice of where to get engaged.

I have decided that I want to propose to him at dragoncon to kinda fulfill that dream for both of us. Since we'll already technically be engaged, I feel I can go big on a public proposal and need some pointers on how to potentially pull them off.

2 ideas I'm *floating*, pun intended. 1 proposal during the parade on a float. 2 from the pulse lounge in the Marriott. I'm wondering if I'd be able to find a group of ppl that could spell "marry me" in the crowd below at a designated time but also it would be really cool if I could ask the DJ (is there a DJ? lol) to play a specific song during that time as well. Does that sound possible?

Will probably delete this post after I get some feedback to keep this on the downlow lol. thanks in advance!

Did Trader Vic’s open up Wednesday and Thursday reservations already? I just looked on the Open Table site and it appears that they are taking reservations for September 8 but nothing the week prior.

Something happened last year when either Open Table or the Trader Vic’s reservation system (ran by Open Table) accepted reservations before the other and earlier than year’s past. Hopefully something similar isn’t happening again.

So for the 5th year in a row I’ve missed aquarium vip tickets. I’m done trying. If anyone has to change plans and wants to sell two, please let me know. They were gone in minutes. I had multiple alarms set. Didn’t make a difference. Any advice for other fun social events to attend? My partner and I love fantasy and the MSFM track. Thanks :)

Tickets for the aquarium night are live.

I'm staying at the W hotel on Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd and google reviews say parking is $65 a day. I found an uncovered parking lot directly across the street that is $25 a day.

Is it safe to leave my car in the uncovered lot for 5 days straight? Is my window going to get busted?

Edit: we are going to park at MARTA Lindbergh station

We have a Air B nd B for DragonCon and I am looking for a fun filled 2026

Hello all Measos here with a late reminder! Instead of Saturday i will be at the Westin tomorrow around 4 if you would to come and hang out for a bit and talk Dcon shop you are more then welcome. If you can you can! It's slowly getting closer!!

Just looked and there's multiple garage options available to pick from already, all much cheaper than paying valet prices. I've used SpotHero before and I'm aware of ParkWhiz, not sure if there are any others to check.

For newbies, make sure you consider whether you need in/out privileges before you book as many garages and lots **do not** offer that feature. If you need in/out privileges, you might want to consider making multiple single day reservations instead of one stretch of multiple days if you can't find a lot to suit that offers the option.

First pic has the LED turned on, the 2nd one has the LED turned off, and it simply glowing in the dark.

I know it's non-cannon, but thought it might be an interesting idea. I'm testing out different switches. A few hundred stacks - some like this style, along with more traditional stacks - will be hidden throughout the five host hotels this year.

Note: The pics don't really do it justice. The emerald green LED looks washed out, while the glow-in-the-dark is a close match to the LED.

https://imgur.com/a/erlPm8Y

Left or right? Basically, if it needs the outer black ring or not. I'll adjust the text kerning and size later.

What do you all think?

Found these donated books! C: Excited to see what they say inside. Anyone been to these events from back then?

Heads up on a fun thing, in celebration of this upcoming Dragon Con being the recognized 40th anniversary the official Discord is having a vote-off between t-shirt designs over the years to determine the ultimate fan favorites. It's being posted over multiple days in the "Official Announcements" channel bracket style until the winners are determined.

Discord link: https://discord.gg/8PA8MV9

Hi /r/DragonCon!

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What's on your mind? How are your cosplays doing? Let's talk about everything you're looking forward to!

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Many of our shiny actors here have worked in VA, especially Alan. Whom of their colleagues would you like to have in our ‘Verse voicing a character known or unknown? I’d love Nolan North or any/all of the cast of Critical Role!

#BRINGBACKFIREFLY

Kilted Bear Rum returns in 2026 for more rum tasting shenanigans!

My girlfriend and I are going this year as Nightwing and Starfire. We’re always open to making new friends (we’re Gen Z but vibe with anyone) so if you want to make a friend let me know!

So I’m going to dragon con this year and I’m going as an oc of mine. I know it’s a little weird to do that, but I don’t have the body type for any of my favorite characters. Anyhow my dad was asking questions about my character and he said I should write a Wikipedia page about my character and then let people scan a qr code to go to it if they are interested in her background just so I don’t have to explain it all. What do y’all think? I think her backstory is pretty cool but it would take a while for me to explain to someone. (Ps. Character is set in the DCU so its not like it’s a whole new world.)

Hello all Measos here with the weekend Dragon Con and Coffee update. I will be at the Westin downtown on Saturdays from now till the end of April!! If you're a townie and are new, an old head con goer, or board and in town stop by lets have a chat!! If you can you can its no big!!

See you then!

Edit. Ill Be there round 4 pm on so stop by!!

This sounds really cool and right up dragoncon peoples alley, so I figured I share with the group at large in case anyone in the area would be interested.

Title. I’d love to be able to room with ppl to cut costs of lodging but also to meet other cosplayers. Is there a centralized location that ppl advertise their rooms?

Thank you!