Festivals, Events & Sports in Atlanta

Atlanta’s neighborhood communities love to find any reason to gather for food, music and family fun. Festivals abound all through the year as do blockbuster sporting events and Atlanta-only annual events. Here is only a sampling.

JANUARY

Georgia Tech ACC Basketball (through March) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations

FEBRUARY

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Black History Month celebrations

MARCH

St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival and MLS Atlanta United FC season (through October)

APRIL

Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes, SweetWater 420 Fest, MLB Atlanta Braves season (through October)

MAY

Atlanta Jazz Festival, Shaky Knees Festival, Sweet Auburn Springfest, WNBA Atlanta Dream season (through September)

JUNE

Virginia-Highland Summerfest, Tunes from the Tombs, Concert Series at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre

JULY

Peachtree Road Race 10K, Fourth of July celebrations, Atlanta Ice Cream Festival

AUGUST

BronzeLens Film Festival, Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, Piedmont Park Arts Festival, Atlanta Falcons season (through January), The TOUR Championship, MEAC / SWAC Challenge

SEPTEMBER

Atlanta Black Pride, Georgia State University college football (through November), Georgia Tech, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta college football (through November), Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, Yellow Daisy Festival, Dragon Con

Peachtree Road Race 10K (July)

OCTOBER

ONE Musicfest, Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival, Atlanta Pride Festival, Little Five Points Halloween Parade and Festival, Scottish Festival and Highland Games

NOVEMBER

Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp Festival, Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden (through January), Oakland Cemetery’s Day of the Dead, NBA Atlanta Hawks season (through March)

DECEMBER

SEC Football Championship Game, Cricket Celebration Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

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