An explosive Memorial Weekend of animation, music, video games, and guest appearances starts the summer at the Georgia World Congress Center and the Omni Hotel in Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Mar. 15, 2018 — MomoCon 2018 has a prominent list of voice actors, animators, comic book creators, cosplayers, and online personalities coming to Atlanta Thursday, May 24 through Sunday, May 27.
This year marks the Georgia Tech-born convention’s 14th year of bringing fan-centric programming and events to the Georgia World Congress Center and the Omni Hotel. In 2017, celebrities of e-sports, voice acting, visual arts, music, and costuming came from across the country to share their professional knowledge with more than 30,000 fans. This year convention pre-sale tickets have already reached new heights, with a higher percentage of first time attendees registering than ever before.
MomoCon boasts the largest gaming floor in the Southeast, second largest in the US. Now open 24 hours during the weekend, it spans over 140,000 sq. ft. of classic arcades, PC and LAN gaming, console tournaments and freeplay, board and card gaming, RPGs, and LARP. The convention opens another 105,000 sq. ft. to vendors, international and indie game developers, and celebrity autographs. All ages of fans can enjoy more than 400 hours of programming highlighting arts and crafts, costuming, and their favorite multimedia shows and musicians.
For the first time, MomoCon welcomes Capcom Live!, the official Capcom concert tour featuring orchestral versions of memorable video game music. Live performances by YouTube singers, group performers, a coveted Disney karaoke contest, and the Saturday Night rave with headlining DJs return to the 2018 programming schedule.
Thursday attendees can check out the MomoCon Entertainment and Media Career Fair, gaining early access to partnering gaming, animation, and comic book companies. MomoCon is convenient to expansive and scenic locations like Centennial Olympic for cosplayers and photographers to host fan-run photo shoots.
The 2018 MomoCon program schedule is now live and can be viewed at MomoCon.com. Attendees can register for 4-day memberships for just $60 until May 9. Single day memberships, game tournament registration, and separate concert tickets are also available online through MomoCon.com.
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### MomoCon is a multi-genre fan convention encompassing American and Japanese animation, gaming (video gaming, board and card gaming, live action role play gaming), comics and costuming, held every year in spring. Memberships for four-day attendance from May 24th – 27th, 2018 are available for purchase at MomoCon.com. Email info@momocon.com for more information.
