Fans of some annual fall traditions got good news on Thursday. Three high-profile events will be returning to some normalcy.
Break out the costumes and prepare for the panels: Dragon Con will return to an in-person gathering in downtown Atlanta for Thursday through Monday of the Labor Day weekend. The annual pop culture convention that has celebrated all things sci-fi, fantasy and comics since 1987 was forced to operate online last year due to the pandemic.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium will open to full capacity for this year’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff games, the Peach Bowl announced. This year, two Kickoff games will take place over Labor Day weekend, the first full weekend of the college football season.
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Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
And Bulldogs fans got some good news from Thursday’s Georgia Athletic Association’s board of directors meeting: Sanford Stadium will be at full capacity for University of Georgia football games next season. The first game at the stadium will be against UAB on Sept. 11.