Top 10 Atlanta Area Conventions For 2014
Last year, the 10 largest conventions had a nearly half-billion dollar economic impact on the metro area. With the help of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, we present the Top 10 Atlanta Conventions in 2014.
What: The bi-annual gift and home furnishings show for retailers at AmericasMart.
When: Jan. 8-15
Attendance: 91,000
Direct economic impact: $133M
What: The annual SEC championship saw Alabama's Crimson Tide romp past the Missouri Tigers 42-13 at the Georgia Dome.
When: Dec. 6
Attendance: 74,000
Direct economic impact: $40M
What: The second part of the bi-annual gift show for retailers at AmericasMart.
When: July 9-16
Attendance: 73,000
Direct economic impact: $106M
What: Game 2 of the annual college football season kickoff at The Georgia Dome saw the Alabama Crimson Tide trounce the West Virginia Mountaineers 32-23.
When: Aug. 30
Attendance: 71,000
Direct economic impact: $22.85M
What: One of the SEC's big bowl games where the TCU Horned Frogs annihilated Ole Miss 42-3 at The Georgia Dome.
When: Dec. 26-Jan. 1 '15
Attendance: 66,000
Direct economic impact: $35.65M
What: The annual genre movie and comic book fandom gathering at the Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart.
When: Aug. 28-31
Attendance: 65,000
Direct economic impact: $64.5M
What: Girl's indoor volleyball tourney at the Georgia World Congress Center.
When: April 4-6
Attendance: 59,000
Direct economic impact: $17M
What: Annual hairshow held at the Georgia World Congress Center.
When: Aug. 2-5
Attendance: 55,000
Direct economic impact: $43.55M
What: Annual cheerleading and dance competition at the Georgia World Congress Center.
When: Feb. 11-17
Attendance: 50,000
Direct economic impact: $20.41M
What: College football game hosted by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta organization at The Georgia Dome.
When: Oct. 4
Attendance: 50,000
Direct economic impact: $13.18M
