Welcome to the Convention Tuesdays segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Convention Tuesdays will feature and highlight conventions happening during the upcoming weekend in the State of Alabama, or within short driving distances from Alabama such as Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Jackson, Memphis, and other nearby cities close to Alabama.
Listings come from Southern Fandom Resource Guide
August 31-September 4 — Dragon Con — Atlanta, Georgia
Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe. Call us a phenomenon, call us one of the most well attended pop-culture conventions in the country, call us the most fan fun you can have in five days: Dragon Con is where you want to be on Labor Day Weekend.
Learn more at: https://www.dragoncon.org/
September 1-3 — Mephit Fur Meet — Memphis, Tennessee
Mephit Fur Meet (usually just called “MFM”) is an annual furry convention that takes place over Labor Day Weekend each year. What started out as a pizza party on a long weekend in 1997 has turned into one of the longest continually running furry meetups in the country. MFM takes pride in our laid-back family reunion feel, and is an excellent convention for first timers and veterans alike.
Learn more at: https://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
September 2-3 — Brick Universe — Nashville, Tennessee
Join thousands of fellow LEGO® fans at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center for the ultimate LEGO® Fan experience and celebrate the endless possibilities of LEGO® bricks during the BrickUniverse 2023 Inspire Tour. Guest will meet Professional artists from around the country, explore incredible LEGO® exhibits and creation, have a chance to build their own LEGO® masterpiece, find rare and new LEGO® sets and so much more!
Learn more at: https://www.brickuniverseusa.com/
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