Persevering with our fervent dedication to ladies’s sports activities, I’m pumped to announce we’ve created, with our long-time WNBA workforce associate the Atlanta Dream, a model new block party-meets-basketball occasion that solely Atlanta can ship: the primary ever, Atlanta Dream HoopFest – Powered by Xbox 3-on-3 outside highschool basketball tourney, slated for Friday, April 5, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on the Atlantic Station Greenspace, to have a good time the town of Atlanta’s 404 Day, an annual celebration of all issues distinctive to Atlanta. For extra info, comply with the @AtlantaDream on all social channels.
Once we started engaged on this concept final yr, it was essential to each us and the Dream to not solely create an occasion that displays the superb international affect of Atlanta, however excites each Xbox and Dream followers. This influenced all the things from the date selection right down to the design of the brand-new HoopFest emblem, which creatively weaves within the Atlanta skyline towards a particular Xbox Sphere with true basketball vibes.
The free occasion on April 5, 2024, won’t solely embody highschool girls and boys basketball workforce brackets, however a real block get together, together with DJ music, meals, merch, the Atlanta Dream Hype Crew, members of the Atlanta Dream group, Xbox, Microsoft, and even Additional time there to cowl the occasion. For these fortunate groups who win their bracket, every participant will win a customized Atlanta Dream HoopFest Xbox Sequence S console, amongst different items and prizing.
Gaming will very a lot be a part of the get together too. All attendees can go to our uniquely designed, The Locker Room, a Microsoft x Xbox area the place followers can play a spread of nice Xbox video games, together with current Xbox Recreation Cross additions like NBA 2K24 and EA Sports activities Madden NFL 24. It’s additionally an ideal likelihood to be taught extra concerning the Energy Her Goals program, the place alongside The Atlanta Dream, Microsoft gives STEM (Science, Know-how, Engineering, and Math) programming to empower younger ladies and women to steer. This exercise serves to assist the Atlanta Dream increase foundational degree entry factors for younger women and girls inside sport and study technical expertise like coding by creating mini-games on Floor gadgets.
So, in case you are up for a very good time filled with gaming, music, sports activities and extra, come on over to Atlantic Station on Friday, April 5, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and catch a block get together that solely The ATL, the Dream, and Xbox can create collectively!
