DragonCon 2026 schedule: Event runs Sept. 3-7

Atlanta about to be invaded by heroes, villains, monsters, a lot more. It's always a fun time of year, isn't it? Dragon Con returns one week from tomorrow, which means fans across the country are finalizing their looks for this massive event. In good days, Paul Milliken is standing by and Paul, I remember the first time I my first year here in Atlanta, I was like downtown going to a fire or something and I look and I see Darth Vader walking a lot. What is going on? You'll never forget your first dragon. No, that is for sure and once you've been indoctrinated, you're addicted and you just wanna keep coming back and this is why Dragon Con is the best and it's coming soon one week from tomorrow. Dragon Con is back and as we all know, there are so many reasons to go visit Dragon Con, but the costuming track and the cosplay aspect certainly among the big highlights and we're so thrilled to have all of you in the studio this morning. Thank you very much and also Matt Silva, who's a makeup special effects and prosthetics expert and just if you would, Matt brag on yourself for a minute, run down a few of your credits. What are some big projects you've worked on? Oh man, there's been so many, but I mean, I think people would know a lot of the Marvel stuff, Black Panther, Gardens of the Galaxy and most recently Scream 7 was a big one. So that that was great. Yeah, I was so excited about that. So tell me about your history with Dragon Con. You've been a few times in your life. Yeah, you could say that I've been since I was 13 years old. My dad who's also a nerd took me and that I mean can't talk about the amount of support from family to be creative and Dragon Con is just a place where from childhood to adulthood, you get to experience play and it's it's amazing. Yeah. So how much did your Dragon Con experience then influence you going into a creative career? Oh 100%. It was like realizing that magic could happen no matter what people tell you because everybody's like, oh, you gotta be a lawyer or a doctor and I was like, no, I'm pretty sure I can do that. That's amazing. So is there a difference between cosplay and costuming? Would you say those are two different things? Yeah, I mean, I think a lot of people they have a different opinion about what that means but I think ultimately, you know, people who want to embody a character as well as wearing costumes kind of kind of wear that moniker of cosplayer but but it runs again. It's a spectrum for sure. Yeah, there's a full costuming track at Dragon Con. You'll be busy this year, right? Oh yeah, super busy. I'll be judging the Friday night costume contest so that'll be fun. You get to see some of the best craftsmen in the country and some even in the world, you know, people come from all over. Yeah. Are any of you participating in the contest? No, I was going to say no bribes while we're here at a news station. Alright. So, first of all, the four of you look fantastic and I've met several of you before. So, introduce yourself again if you would. Hey, I'm Josh Stewart, also Artemistic. And I love that the last time we saw you or one of the last times you were Glinda the Good Witch. Now, you are Fiero. Yes, of course, you had to be both sides of the relationship. Of course, of course. I can do both. I love this. Where did this come from? This actually is from a costume shop in China but I modified it pretty heavily once I got it. So, I actually wore this to the New York premiere of the Wicked film and met Jonathan Bailey while I was wearing this. Okay, what was his reaction to seeing this? Oh, he loved it. He told he actually his exact words were, you wear it well. Oh, that is amazing. I love that. How early do you come up with your looks for Dragon Con? For Dragon Con, usually five to six months if not more. Uh some people I know do it a little last minute but I try to be a little far out because I tend to work on things pretty slowly. So, gotta give myself some time. Yeah, that's good that you know yourself. Okay, next up, if you would introduce yourself. I'm Tamara Comstock, also known as Tamara Paint. And also seen on Good Day Atlanta in the past. Tell me about your look. I am Corella from the 2021 live action remake. Um this dress was in the movie about 45 seconds and I was obsessed with it. I love that. Forty-five seconds of screen time and you were like, that's my look. So, how did this happen? Who designed and put this together? Me. I made all of it. Amazing. How long did that take you? Um well, the movie came out in the summer and I kind of panic made it in six weeks which is not normal but it was one of those things where I just I just was in love with it so much and I was like, hey, I can do this. Oh, this is so cool. Well, you both look amazing as do the two of you. We're gonna chat with you coming up in the 9 o'clock hour and again, Caitlin, Alex, I would say I'm cosplaying as a grown-up right now. That is my contribution to Dragon Con right now. I've got the suit on which rarely happens. I don't think I'm pulling it off though. I still look like a twelve-year-old on bring your bring your kid to work day, right? You could just full-blown say like cosplaying as a reporter. Yes. Yeah. There you go. Yeah. Cuz I'm not a real one. Not a real one. I am cosplaying as a reporter today. Bless my god. Always a fun time of year, Paul. Thanks for stage for us and Dragon Con returns to downtown Atlanta Thursday, September 3rd runs through Monday, September 7th. Hey, even if you aren't dressing up, it's always great to go and people watch. It's so fun for a full schedule and ticket information. We'll put links on Fox five Atlanta dot com. Just look for the story under the good day section.