atlanta
weekend guide
Art & comedy
- Join the 1st Annual East Lake Music Fest this Saturday. Featuring Grammy winner and half of the famous folk duo, Indigo Girls, Atlanta native Amy Ray is set to join the East Lake Music Fest happening on Sept. 7 in the heart of East Lake.
- Free Concert Friday in Tucker! – Friday from 7PM-9PM.
- Everyone receives FREE admission to the High Museum of Art on the second Sunday of each month. Enjoy special family-friendly programming from 1 to 4 pm.
- Wait Wait…Stand Up Tour! at Atlanta Symphony Hall at Woodrugg Arts Center – 9/8/2024
- Bill Maher WTF? Tour – 9/7/2024 at Cobb Energy Centre
- Puddles Pitty Party at Variety Playhouse – Saturday September 7th at 8pm
- Improvised Dungeons & Dragons Returns! at Dad’s Garage – Every Friday until 9/27/2024
- Horizon Theatre opened its 40th season with the comedy “Wild With Happy,” playing through Sept. 15.
- “The Seagull,” Anton Chekhov’s tragic comedy of unrequited life, will play at Pratt Pullman Yards with Performance Jam through Sunday. Performance Jam is a creative hub for local Atlanta artists, performers, writers and filmmakers.
- 7 Stages presents the She ATL Summer Theater Festival Wednesday through Sunday.
- Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse presents Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” Sept. 7-29.
- A new exhibit, “Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration,” opens at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Saturday. It continues through Jan. 1, 2025.
- Start your weekends unwinding with live musical performances in The Colony Square Plaza the last Friday of the month from April to October. For upcoming show schedule go to go.colonysquare.com/groovin
More things to do:
- The always-popular Yellow Daisy Festival is back at Stone Mountain Park Thursday through Sunday.
- Don’t forget to grab your tickets for the Kirkwood Wine Stroll on September 20th!
- Verse Immersive, an augmented reality (AR) experience, is open at Ponce City Market’s The Roof. Verse Immersive uses AR visors to bring 3D characters and stories to life, offering guests an immersive experience as interactive tales unfold before their eyes. There are five experiences appropriate for ages 7 and older.
- The King Center becomes the Beloved Community International Expo on Saturday, celebrating global culture with performances, creative works, politics, food, music, dance and more — all from societies around the world.
- Cobb Foodie Week – 9/7 to 9/14
- Dining in the Dark: A Unique Blindfolded Dining Experience at Commerce Club Atlanta
- Rise and Dine with the Animals at the Zoo, where you can enjoy a continental breakfast while also enjoying an early morning view of the animals as they get ready to start their day.
- Atlantic Station hosts Creator’s Market from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon until 7 p.m. Sundays, every weekend through December.
For the family:
- This September, enjoy Free Admissions for Kids at many attractions. Participating attractions include: Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, David J. Senser CDC Museum, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Georgia Aquarium, High Museum of Art, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, The Breman and World of Coca-Cola.
- Visit the Dunwoody Nature Center’s Butterfly Experience for a magical weekend! Capture precious moments as butterflies land all around (and on!) you. Enjoy live entertainment, puppet shows, and bands at the outdoor fireplace.
- “Owl at Home” at the Center for Puppetry Arts is the story of an owl who lives by himself and likes warm soup and Tear Drop Tea. Owl welcomes Winter to his home because Winter needs warming up. “Owl at Home” is part of the Theater for the Very Young series and will be on stage through Sept. 8. The show is for audiences ages 2 and older.
- The Children’s Museum of Atlanta has opened its third installment of the Step Up to Science exhibit. There are opportunities to explore shadows, sources of light, color theory and vibrations.
- A Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature – On view June 8 – Sept. 9, 2024 at Fernbank Museum.
- Atlanta Botanical Garden presents “Alice’s Wonderland Returns” through Sept. 15. The exhibit features seven installations of 22 of the topiary-like mosaiculture pieces throughout the garden.
Sports, fitness & outdoors:
- The Atlanta Dream welcomes the Dallas Wings to Gateway Center Arena for a 7:30 p.m. game on Friday.
- The Atlanta Falcons open the season with a home game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
- The Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays play a three-game series at Truist Park this weekend.
- College Football: The Georgia State University Panthers play the Chattanooga Mocs at 7 p.m. Saturday at Center Parc Stadium. The Clark Atlanta University Panthers play the Allen University Yellow Jackets at 2 p.m. Saturday in its home opener at CAU Panther Stadium. The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers face the John C. Smith University Golden Bulls at home on Saturday. Game time at B.T. Harvey Stadium is 3 p.m.
- Movement & Mocktails Wellness Day – 9/7 on the Decatur Square
- JOIN Pickleball FALL 2024 League REGISTRATION – 8/15/24 – 9/5/24
- Come out to the Broad Street Boardwalk for a FREE 60 minutes of all-levels vinyasa flow each Saturday morning at 10:00 AM!
Sign up for a Cornhole League this fall: https://cornholeatl.leaguelab.com/leagues?sport=Cornhole
Upcoming events:
Don’t forget to grab your tickets to the Ansley Park Tour of Homes – October 5-6th! benefit initiatives to keep Ansley Park safe and walkable for all who enjoy its streets and parks. Ansley Park is hosting a Tour of Homes, the first since 2018, and is preparing to welcome the city to one of Atlanta’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. The Tour is organized by the Ansley Park Civic Association, and all proceeds will directly
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