Dragon Con is celebrating its 29th anniversary in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend. The convention drew tens of thousands of people to downtown Atlanta every year.

Whether its celebrating common sci-fi interests with fellow cosplayers or meeting a favorite actor, there's always a reason to love Dragon Con.

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Here is everything you need to know about Dragon Con this year

What to do this weekend in Atlanta if you aren't going to Dragon Con

GALLERY: Dragon Con 2015

1. Riding MARTA in your cosplay outfit

2. If you couldn't figure out Atlanta's public transportation, you tried to catch a cab or Uber in your costume

3. The amazing cosplays

4. Did we mention amazing cosplays?

5. If you didn't spend weeks on your costume, you could also come up with one at the last minute

6. Waiting on line for coffee

7. Waiting on line everywhere you went

8. Even waiting on line for hours to attend a panel

9. But then it was all worth it when you got to meet your favorite actor or actress

10. Because it's always great to see that your favorite character on TV is also a real human being

11. ... with a sense of humor

12. Even if they torture you like this

13. You'll always remember your first time at Dragon Con

14. Because amazing things happen here

15. And you probably can't avoid Dragon Con even if you tried