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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
MomoCon breaks attendance record, donates $12,500 to Johnson STEM Activity Center
After breaking their attendance record for the 2025 convention, MomoCon says it'll expand in 2026. Now that the con 'is a wrap,' officials said final guest totals reached 59,222 attendees for the Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta. Each year the convention picks a charity to help and announced that it was donating $12,500 to the Johnson STEM Activity Center in Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] RELATED STORIES: Anime, gaming, comics, music, and more: Momocon 2025 happening in downtown Atlanta PHOTOS: Top costumes at Momocon Atlanta comic, gaming convention bringing in 10,000 'Mo' attendees than 2024 Going forward, MomoCon said it will continue to grow, now expected to use both Hall A and Hall B at the Georgia World Congress Center. The organization said its staff are already planning out next year's convention, including guests and activities. In addition to their charitable donation, MomoCon provided free tickets to 11 nonprofits, allowing them to "bring more than 900 kids in need to the cosplay, animation, gaming, and music convention" over the weekend. While the exact dollar amount hasn't been confirmed yet, the economic impact forecast for MomoCon was estimated to be $42.4 million, according to the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Axios
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekend events: Jazz Festival, Momocon, Caribbean carnival
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and there are no shortage of events to celebrate in Atlanta. 🎷 First up we've got the 2025 Atlanta Jazz Festival, which takes place May 24-26 at Piedmont Park. The three-day event, which is free, is the one of the largest jazz festivals in the country, the city says. Derrick Hodge, Russell Gunn and Blackhawk Quartet, Joe Gransden and His Big Band and others are set to take the state. View the lineup Use ride share, take MARTA, bike or ride a scooter to the festival. You will be ticketed or towed if you park on residential side streets adjacent to the park. A pre-festival concert featuring Robert Glasper and Baby Rose begins at 8pm Friday at Atlanta Symphony Hall. 🎮 Japanese anime, comics and video game superfans will all assemble at the Georgia World Congress Center for Momocon 2025. (through Sun.)
