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weekend guide
Art & comedy
- Atlanta Fashion Week begins on Wednesday.
- Olmsted Linear Park is the site of this weekend’s Fall Festival on Ponce.
- Atlanta Art Week, continuing through Sunday, has become an annual occurrence.
- Comedy: Kumail Nanjiani: Doing This Again is at the Tabernacle Atlanta
Friday at 7:30 PM - The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs’ fall arts event ELEVATE begins on Friday and continues each weekend through Oct. 13.
- A new exhibit, “Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration,” is at Fernbank Museum through Jan. 1, 2025.
- A weekend of jazz will take place at the Hammonds House Museum as trombonist Wycliffe Garden and pianist Eric Scott Reed perform Saturday and present a workshop for musicians and jazz lovers on Sunday.
- See “Dracula: The Failings of Men” Saturday through Nov. 3 at Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse.
- The exhibit, “Giants from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” is open at the High Museum of Art through Jan. 19, 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
- 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.
More things to do:
- The Candler Park Festival will be in full swing Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy two days of music, art, food, games, rides and special attractions. Admission is free.
- Don’t forget to grab your tickets to the Ansley Park Tour of Homes – October 5-6th!
- Atlanta’s popular fall tradition is back for its 22nd year. Scarecrows in the Garden returns, celebrating autumn with colorful creations from the community. The scarecrows get a little creepier after dusk during Fest-of-Ale when guests can enjoy craft beers and live entertainment Thursday – Saturday , Oct. 3 – 26 from 5 until 8 p.m.
- The second-annual Westside Stride offers a chance to stroll down Howell Mill Road with family and friends. Enjoy live music, a vendor and artist market, culinary experiences, family activities and more at this free-to-attend event. Sunday from noon until 6 p.m.
- Starting this weekend and continuing every weekend this month, Little 5 Points presents its Ghost Tours. Follow expert guides as they lead you to the neighborhood’s most chilling locations. From lingering spirits of the past to unexplained paranormal activity, you’ll hear the terrifying tales that have haunted the streets of L5P for generations.
- DreamHack comes to Georgia World Congress center this weekend. The three-day event, Friday through Sunday, invites you to connect, explore and win alongside fellow fans. Experience gaming culture, cosplay, entertainment, tabletop and esports.
For the family:
- Head to Oakland’s North Public Grounds on October 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for their fifth annual Pumpkin Patch Festival! Celebrate the season with activities and photo ops for the whole family!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ApkuNu - Starting this weekend and continuing through October, Georgia Aquarium presents Haunted Seas in the Ocean Voyager, Tropical Diver and River Scout areas. On weekends from 2 until 6 p.m., the adventure intensifies with an enhanced trick-or-treat experience.
- Opening Saturday, the Armored Animal exhibit at Fernbank Museum of Natural History tells a story of protection and defense through artifacts, spiny displays and casts from animals like fish and dinosaurs. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 5, 2025.
- Starting Sunday and continuing through the end of the month, it’s a Halloween Brick-or-Treat Monster Party at LEGO Discovery Center. The monsters take over with some exciting Halloween activities.
- Pumpkin Festival: Play by Day, Glow by Night
Experience glowing pumpkins and festive activities at Stone Mountain Park. - The Center for Puppetry Arts opens “Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote” this week. It continues through Oct. 20.
- Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s fall featured exhibit, “Wallace & Gromit: Get Cracking,” The exhibit will educate and entertain kids through Jan. 12, 2025.
Sports, fitness & outdoors:
- Just ahead of the weekend, the Atlanta Falcons host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for an 8:15 p.m. game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday night.
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the Duke Blue Devils at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field.
- The Clark Atlanta University Panthers host the Savannah State University Tigers at 2 p.m. Saturday at CAU Panther Stadium.
- Come out to the Broad Street Boardwalk for a FREE 60 minutes of all-levels vinyasa flow each Saturday morning at 10:00 AM!
- It’s time for Chattahoochee Nature Center’s annual outdoor food and craft beer festival, Harvest on the Hooch, Sunday from 1 until 5 p.m.
- Hank Aaron Exhibit at Atlanta History Center
Explore the life and legacy of baseball legend Hank Aaron. - The John Rhoden Sculpture Garden, the first of its kind dedicated solely to Rhoden’s works, opens this weekend at the Hammonds House Museum. The opening of the garden compliments an exhibition from the Hammonds House Museum Collection that explores the interconnectedness of African, African American and Caribbean artistic expressions. The John Rhoden Sculpture Garden features 10 of the artist’s sculptures. It will be a permanent attraction at the museum.
Sign up for a Cornhole League this fall: https://cornholeatl.leaguelab.com/leagues?sport=Cornhole
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