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Past editions of The 30303
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The 30303 V1E10 Fall Begins With A Smorgasburg of Shaky Knees in The 30303

Summer is over and downtown did not slow down for a second. Smorgasburg reopens in South Downtown tomorrow. Shaky Knees runs its official late shows at the Masquerade next weekend — five bills, two of them already gone.

 FRI SEP 11 Read Fall Begins With A Smorgasburg of Shaky Knees in The 30303
The 30303 V1E9 Dragons, Panthers, and Falcons? All right!

Dragon Con takes five hotel towers Sep 3-7, a free parade closes Peachtree Saturday morning, and five hours later Auburn plays Baylor at Mercedes-Benz.

 TUE SEP 1 Read Dragons, Panthers, and Falcons? All right!
The 30303 V1E8 DragonCon Is Coming

AC/DC and Chris Stapleton play Mercedes-Benz. Squeeze, Adam Ant and Haircut 100 share the Fox stage. And Dragon Con lands Sep 3-7 — book everything now, not then.

 MON AUG 17 Read DragonCon Is Coming
The 30303 V1E7 Top of the Table

Atlanta ranked among the elite World Cup host cities, and the champions who lifted the trophy trained on our blocks. Now: Mumford & Sons, Dogstar, Shields vs. Scott for a world title, Caitlin Clark at SFA, and a full Masquerade fortnight.

 MON AUG 3 Read Top of the Table
The 30303 V1E6 The Champions Slept Here

Spain won the World Cup last night — and ran their whole tournament out of South Downtown. The champions slept here. Now two weeks of Spamalot, Louis Tomlinson, Daniel Caesar, BIG3, and a Masquerade calendar that never quit.

 MON JUL 20 Read The Champions Slept Here
The 30303 V1E5 The Last Dance in the 30303

Atlanta hosts its LAST World Cup match Wednesday — and Sunday is a quadruple-header: the Final at Cosm, a free Pemberton Place party, Zach Bryan, and Lionel Richie.

 MON JUL 13 Read The Last Dance in the 30303
The 30303 V1E4 The Round of 16 Hits downtownATL in Grande Fashion

Win or go home — the knockout bracket lands at MBS Tuesday. And the week opens in Grande fashion: Ariana Monday, Flyleaf, Jill Scott, Tame Impala through Saturday.

 MON JUL 6 Read The Round of 16 Hits downtownATL in Grande Fashion
The 30303 V1E3 Round of 32 Begins

3 WC matches at Cosm, the Round of 32 opens at MBS, Joji at State Farm — and 3 Castleberry Hidden Gems no tourist will find.

 MON JUN 29 Read Round of 32 Begins
The 30303 V1E2 We Hit Our First Hat Trick

3 World Cup matches downtown, 4 marquee nights at State Farm Arena, and 3 hidden gems the tourists will not find.

 MON JUN 22 Read We Hit Our First Hat Trick
The 30303 V1E1 The World Cup Comes to ATL City Center

Edition v1e1 · Atlanta's first 2026 FIFA World Cup match kicks off downtown — Spain vs Cabo Verde, MBS, 12 PM.

 MON JUN 15 Read The World Cup Comes to ATL City Center