Atlanta will host the NCAA’s 75^th Anniversary celebration of March Madness April 5-8, 2013.  Employees and residents should be prepared for increased foot, mass transit and automobile traffic during this period.

Organizers anticipate that this year’s Final Four weekend will draw among the highest number of attendees in the event’s history.  Activities will take place in the downtown Atlanta area, with events hosted at the Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena, the Georgia World Congress Center, and Centennial Olympic Park.

Please utilize the following link for the most-current schedule of events:  http://www.ncaa.com/final-four#!daily_schedule

Events during this weekend will include the Big Dance® Concert Series, which is a free-to-the-public, non-ticketed, three-day outdoor concert series in Centennial Olympic Park.  Guests may come and go as they please during hours of operation however, once the park reaches capacity, no guests will be permitted to enter the gates.

OVERVIEW

Friday, April 5: 3 p.m. – AT&T Block Party
Saturday, April 6: Noon – Coca-Cola Zero Countdown
Sunday, April 7: 2 p.m. – Capital One JamFest

THE BIG DANCE LINE-UP

 

Friday, April 5 – AT&T Block Party, park opens at 3p.m. featuring

·         Saints of Valory

·         My Morning Jacket

·         Zac Brown Band

 

Saturday, April 6 – Coca-Cola Zero Countdown, park opens at noon featuring

·         Yacht Rock Revue

·         Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

·         Ludacris

·         Flo Rida

·         MUSE

 

Sunday, April 7 – Capital One Jamfest, park opens at 2p.m.

·         Blind Pilot

·         Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

·         Sting

·         Dave Matthews Band

 

Overall timeline of events – EVERYTHING ON THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

 

·         Division I teams arrive to city

·         National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention begins

 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

 

·         National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention

·         Division II and III teams arrive to city

Friday, April 5, 2013

 

·         8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Final Four Friday Youth Day

·         Noon – 4 PM Final Four Team Practices at Dome (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)

·         Gym Class Heroes Concert 5:07 PM

·         Reese’s College All-Star

·         8:30 AM – 6:00 PM National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention

·         Noon – 8 PM

o   Bracket Town, GWCC Building A

·         3:00 PM – 10:00 PM

o   AT&T Block Party, Centennial Park

o   Big Dance Concert Series

Saturday, April 6, 2013

 

·         Northwestern Mutual Road to the Final Four® 5K – 7:30 a.m. start

·         8:30 AM – 1:00 PM National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention

·         9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 

o   Youth Clinics @ Carver YMCA, Andrew/Walter

o   Young YMCA and Agnes Scott College

·         10:00 AM – 8:00 PM      Bracket Town

·         Noon – 9:30 PM             Big Dance Concert Series*

·         2:00 PM – 5:00 PM        

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “FAN Experience,”

§  West Plaza + Level 2 of Building C

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “ELITE Experience,”

§  Georgia Ballroom

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “SCHOOL Experience,”

§  Exhibit Halls C4 & C3

·         Noon – 9:30 PM    Coca-Cola Zero Countdown, COP

o   Simulcast of Game 1 on big screen

o   Muse concert between games

·         6:09 PM  Tipoff Game 1, Georgia Dome

·         TBD  Tipoff Game 2

Sunday, April 7, 2013

 

·         9:30 AM – 12:30 PM        Dome Dribble Youth Event — International Blvd

·         Noon – 8:00 PM                Bracket Town, GWCC Bldg A

·         12:30 PM                           DIII National Championship — Philips Arena (FREE TO THE PUBLIC)

·         3:00 PM – 10:00 PM         Big Dance Concert Series

o   Capital One JamFest , COP

·         4:00 PM    DII National Championship — Philips Arena (FREE TO THE PUBLIC)

·         6:00 PM – 9:00 PM AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show, GWCC

Monday, April 8, 2013

 

·         12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bracket Town, GWCC Building A

·         5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Hospitality Events at GWCC

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “FAN Experience,”

§  West Plaza + Level 2 of Building C

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “ELITE Experience,”

§  Georgia Ballroom

o   PrimeSport Hospitality “SCHOOL Experience,”

§  Exhibit Halls C4 & C3

·         9:23 PM National Championship Game

·         Post-Game Trophy Presentation at winning teams hotels