Admission to the event (for all three days) is $20, and attendance is expected to top 10,000 for the weekend. The best night for spectators will be Friday, when 2008 national champions Str8 Rippin play at 6:45 p.m., followed by last year’s runners-up, Instinct, at 10:30 p.m. Side attractions include game and equipment demos and a Dance Dance Revolution competition.

Here’s a video preview of the kickoff event.

WHAT: Major League Gaming’s 2009 Pro Circuit Season Opener

WHEN: Friday beginning at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday at 10 a.m.; Sunday at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Meadowlands Expo Center, 355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ

For more info, check out the MLG’s Web site.