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weekend guide
Atlanta Weekend GUIDE:
August 8, 2025
Need something to do this weekend? We’ve got you! Here are all the best things to do this weekend in Atlanta.
Arts, Music & comedy
- Atlanta Underground Film Festival at Limelight Theater
160+ indie films, including Elijah. Celebrate boundary-pushing cinema all weekend. - Savanna Nights at Zoo Atlanta (Friday, 5:30–8:30 p.m.)
DJ, after-hours animal viewing, capoeira performances, and adult beverages. - UPS Second Sunday at the High Museum of Art (Sunday only)
Free admission with family art activities, performances, and exhibits. - Creator’s Market at Atlantic Station (Sat 11–9, Sun 12–7)
Handmade goods, tasty treats, local artists, and more. - Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) at Shakespeare Tavern
A 90-minute comedic mashup of Shakespeare’s greatest hits. - ‘Extinct & Endangered: Insects in Peril’ opens at Fernbank (Sat)
Macrophotography meets environmental awareness.
Other
events:
- Next Weekend: Funny Money – Get ready to giggle for a good cause. Join us for Funny Money, an evening of comedy, community, and connection — all to help fuel the future of The LOLA – August 12th
- Atlanta Symphony Hall Sal Vulcano – Comedy (Fri, 8 p.m. and Dusty Slay – Comedy (Sat, 7 p.m.)
- Illuminarium Amplified: Immersive Rock Experience
- Center Stage Henry Morris & Ozomatli (Fri), Kee Nola & The Church (Sat) and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (Sun)
- City Winery – J. Anthony Brown – Comedy (Fri, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.); Disney 2000s Drag Brunch (Sat, 12:30 p.m.); Elle Varner (Sat 10 p.m., Sun 8 p.m.); Queens of Hip-Hop Drag Brunch (Sun, 12:30 p.m.)
- The Masquerade – Heaven Stage; K-Pop Club Night (Fri, 9 p.m.); Little Brother & Gimme Gimme Disco (Sat, 7 & 9 p.m.)
- Jeremy Would Let Me Drown: Grunge Night at Smith’s Olde Bar (Sat)
- Eslabon Armado at Tabernacle (Sat)
- East Forest at Terminal West (Fri)
- The Remakes (R.E.M. Tribute) at Variety Playhouse (Sat)
For the family:
- Shari & Lamb Chop Screening at Center for Puppetry Arts (Sat 3 p.m., Sun 1 p.m.)
- Scooby Doo! Mansion Mayhem at Children’s Museum of Atlanta
- SK8 THE ROOF at Ponce City Market
Covered rooftop roller skating with laser shows after sunset. - Zoo Atlanta Animal Encounters (Free admission for Atlanta/Fulton residents) – Feed giraffes daily 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–3 p.m. and Feed elephants (Fri–Sun, 2 p.m.), lemurs (Sat, 3:15 p.m.), warthogs (Fri–Mon, 1 p.m.)
- Fernbank Museum – Turtles: Secrets of the Shell (through Sept. 1), Spirit Guides, Insects in Peril (new)
- Georgia Aquarium – Glow Nights (Fri–Sat through Aug. 17, from 4 p.m.)
Performers, glow decor, and fun photo ops.
Sports, fitness & outdoors:
- Atlanta Botanical Garden – Alice’s Wonderland (through Sept. 14) and Enchanted Trees (through Jan. 11, 2026)
- Chattahoochee Nature Center – Butterfly Encounter (through Aug. 31)
- Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins at Truist Park Thu & Fri: 7:15 p.m.; Sat: 1:15 p.m. (make-up) & 7:15 p.m.; Sun: 1:35 p.m. – Promotions include Stranger Things night, kids’ day, and a sliding mitt giveaway.
Atlanta Falcons Preseason
vs. Detroit Lions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Fri, 7 p.m.)
Back-to-School Clean Starts Here!
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Hurry — offer ends August 10!
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