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weekend guide
Atlanta Weekend GUIDE:
August 22, 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
Toad the Wet Sprocket – Friday, 7:30 p.m., Atlanta Symphony Hall
Bob Baldwin (Jazz) – Friday, 7:30 p.m., Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
N. Flying World Tour – Friday, 7:30 p.m., Center Stage
Hiatus Kaiyote – Saturday, 8 p.m., The Eastern
Fitz and the Tantrums – Sunday, 7:30 p.m., Tabernacle
BronzeLens Film Festival – August 20–25, multiple locations
“Continuum” Exhibition – Opens Friday, Carlos Museum, runs through Dec. 7
The Venetians – Opens Saturday, Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse
Faith Ringgold: Seeing Children – High Museum of Art, through Oct. 12
Ezrom Legae: Beasts – High Museum of Art, through Nov.
Other
events:
Amplified: The Immersive Rock Experience – Illuminarium
Alice’s Wonderland Returns – Atlanta Botanical Garden, through Sept. 14
Butterfly Encounter – Chattahoochee Nature Center, through Aug. 31
BITTERSWEET: The Design of Chocolate – MODA, through Sept. 14
- Grant Park Summer Shade Festival – Sat & Sun, free, live music, art, food – Home – Summer Shade Festival
- PGA TOUR Championship 2025 – Wed–Sun, East Lake Golf Club – TOUR Championship – PGA TOUR
For the family:
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Fernbank…But Later – Friday, 6–9 p.m., trivia, games & vibes
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Reptile Day at Fernbank – Saturday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
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SK8 The Roof at Ponce City Market – Daily, roller skating + laser shows
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Scooby-Doo! Mansion Mayhem – Ongoing at Children’s Museum of Atlan
Sports, fitness & outdoors:
PGA TOUR Championship 2025 – Wed–Sun, East Lake Golf Club – TOUR Championship – PGA TOUR
MEAC/SWAC Challenge – Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Center Parc Credit Union Stadium
Atlanta Braves vs. Mets – Fri–Sun, Truist Park
Atlanta Dream vs. NY Liberty – Saturday, 2 p.m., Gateway Center Arena
Atlanta United vs. Toronto FC – Sunday, 4 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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