AWA, or Anime Weekend Atlanta, is a 4 day celebration of celebration of Japanese culture, anime (animation) and manga (comics), with a dash of general pop-culture that takes place at the Cobb Galleria, the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

This year’s AWA will be held in person (circumstances permitting) October 28 – 31, 2021.

AWA is the largest anime convention in the Southeast, with over 35,000 attendees in 2019.