Local Event Guide

LOCAL EVENTS GUIDE

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SEPTEMBER SEPT 1 - 30 | JAPANFEST This year’s event will take place online from June 1 - September 30, 2020. With vendors featuring Japanese food, Japanese goods, and more, together with performers and workshops, it is an online event celebrating the rich, multi-layered culture of Japan. For more info visit: Japanfest.org

SEPT 17 - 27 | FILM FESTIVAL The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the country. It showcases a variety of genres, among them documentaries, narratives, foreign films, experimental film, animation and local production. Come join us for this 7 day film spectacular! For more info visit: atlantafilmfestival.com

OCTOBER OCT 1 - 3 | BLACK THEATRE FEST The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival is a world class self-producing platform for playwrights and artists from all over the world to showcase their work in Atlanta! The program will include live performances, shopping, reader’s theatre series, creative conference, and nightly celebrations! All who enjoy theatre and the arts are welcome to join in the celebration! For more info visit: atlantabtf.org

OCT 9 | JAZZ ON THE LAWN Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is excited to bring back our outdoor concert series Jazz on the Lawn. Jazz on the Lawn is a great way to spend time with friends, unwind, and listen to an evening of live music. Guests are invited to bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy these concerts surrounded by the natural beauty of the Callanwolde Estate! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3iCnbNV

NOVEMBER NOV 7 - 8 | ARTS & CRAFTS FEST The award-winning festival will be held in Atlanta’s beautiful Chastain Park featuring two days of art and activities sure to delight the entire family. Visitors will attend this event

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with up to 200 displays of fine art and crafts, folk and “outsider art.” In addition to the abundance of unique art, local gourmet food, beverages and a small stage for acoustic musical performances. Best of all, it’s entirely free! For more info visit: chastainparkartsfestival.com

NOV 14 | ACWORTH BEER & WINE FESTIVAL The annual Historic Downtown Acworth Beer & Wine Festival will take place on Saturday on Senator Russell Avenue. Come out and join us and enjoy over 100 craft beers, wine, live music, great food, and TONS of fun! For more info visit: acworthbeerwinefest.com DECEMBER DEC 5 | CHRISTMAS PARADE With floats, giant helium-filled balloons and marching bands, the Children’s Christmas Parade is the largest holiday parade in the Southeast. Spectators will be lined up along the streets eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa and the official beginning of the holiday For more info visit: https://bit.ly/2FwC9qa Dec 5 - 30 | THE NUTCRACKER Scored by the iconic music of Tchaikovsky, this show is a wondrous adventure that has thrilled audiences the world over for over one hundred years. The story follows young Marya as she’s led through magical lands by her Nutcracker doll, which has sprung magically to life. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/2GZYv40

DEC 31 | NEW BEER’S EVE All inclusive party with appetizer buffet, well liquor, house wine and over 40 beer choices. Come celebrate the new year with a beer! For more info visit:

https://bit.ly/33DeHQk JANUARY JAN 20 - 24 | CATHEDRAL ANTIQUES SHOW This event offers attendees first choice of fine period furniture, art, jewelry and accessories and a viewing of the beautiful Flower Festival. Enjoy wine and delicious food and stroll the Cathedral, known for its fabulous architecture and adorned

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in a floral display. For more info visit: cathedralantiques.org

JAN 23 | CITY WINERY FESTVIAL Over 50 wines to sample as well as mimosas, a small beer & cider selection, and live music. No better way to spend a day than with a few glasses of wine. Come join us! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3c2drKB

FEBRUARY FEB 7 - 9 | CALLANWOLDE ARTIST MARKET A unique winter indoor art festival at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in the heart of Atlanta. The Market features over 70 artists working in a variety of media. Artists will have display spaces throughout the 1920 Callanwolde mansion. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3iAN9l7

Feb 13 | MARDI GRAS STREETCAR ADVENTURE Spend an afternoon of adventure and exploration in Downtown Atlanta & the Old Fourth Ward using the Atlanta Streetcar. Your adventure includes exclusive New Orleans themed food & drink specials, complementary drinks & shots, live New Orleans street band, post event party, beads & more! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/33qbuDD

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Feb 20 | BEER BOURBON & BBQ FESTIVAL Enjoy all those pleasures that true Southerners live by – Beer, Bourbon, Barbeque, Boots, Bacon, Biscuits, Bluegrass and Smoked Beasts! It’s a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbeque eatin’. For more info visit: atlanta.beerandbourbon.com

MARCH MARCH 13 | ST. PATRICK’S PARADE Atlanta’s St. Patrick’s Day parade dates back to 1858, making it one of the country’s oldest. Participation in the parade is not just an “Irish thing”. The parade attracts individuals and groups from around the city and the South including clowns, floats, bands, Bagpipe & Drum Corps, children, dancers, drill teams, and more! For more info visit: atlantastpats.com

MARCH 30 - 31 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF A landmark show born of the Golden Age of American musicals, Fiddler is a boisterous, heartfelt tale of love and acceptance set in a Russia on the edge of revolution. It finds Tevye and the family learning to leave behind their old lives and start a new one full of hope and laughter! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/33OroYX

APRIL APRIL 9 - 11 | DOGWOOD FEST The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is Atlanta’s annual celebration of the blooming of its native dogwood trees. The Dogwood arts festival has filled Midtown Atlanta’s Piedmont Park with live music, arts and crafts, food booths and family-friendly activities. For more info visit: dogwood.org

APRIL 24 - 25 | INMAN PARK FEST Inman Park Festival highlights include a street market featuring local art, the Inman Park Tour of Homes showcasing the stunning Victorian homes of the late 1800s, a 5k run where participants are encouraged to come in costume and the famed Inman Park Festival parade of eclectic fun. For more info visit: inmanparkfestival.org

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April 30 | TITLEHERE With more than 60 bands each year Shaky Knees is a rock-lover’s dream. While enjoying live music explore food from all over. From good ol’ southern BBQ to vegetarian friendly corn dogs, the food trucks at Shaky Knees have something for even the pickiest eater. For more info visit: shakykneesfestival.com

MAY MAY 1 - 31 | RENAISSANCE FEST The Georgia Renaissance Festival brings a 16th-century European country fair to the Atlanta area. The renaissance festival offers visitors a variety of activities from jousting tournaments to glass-blowing demonstrations to sword-swallowing shows. For more info visit: garenfest.com

MAY 9 | SWEET AUBURN SPRING FEST Sweet Auburn Springfest is the largest free outdoor festival in the Southeast. The Sweet Auburn spring festival offers a great mix of live music, food and fun for the whole family. Come celebrate spring with us! For more info visit: sweetauburn.com

MAY 29 - 30 ATES | JAZZ FEST Don’t miss the fun and excitement at the annual Atlanta Jazz Festival. The festival showcases local and national jazz greats, a neighborhood jazz series, youth jazz band competition, a kids zone and many other family-friendly activities. For more info visit: atlantafestivals.com

JUNE June TBA | FLYING COLORS BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL The Flying Colors Butterfly Festival delights everyone all weekend at the Chattahoochee Nature Center with a myriad of butterfly and pollinator related events focused on these beautiful winged creatures. Join us for this very important fundraising event for the Chattahoochee Nature Center! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/3kfYNCi

JUNE 12 | CARIBBEAN MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVAL As you enter the festival village

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you will be greeted by cultural stilt dancers and sounds of the Caribbean as steel pan bands play.This event features musical performances and other art forms indigenous to the Caribbean as well as delectable Caribbean cuisines and art showcases throughout the village, a true cultural experience along with beach activities for the entire family. For more info visit: https://bit.ly/2Ry2iYk

JUNE 18 - 21 | JUNETEENTH PARADE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Annual festival celebrating African-American Emancipation, with live music, arts, performances and a parade.For more info visit: juneteenthatl.com

JULY JULY 4 | RED, WHITE & BREW Celebrate Independence Day at Georgia Aquarium on Saturday, July 4 with unlimited beer and cider samples, a buffet dinner, live music and over 500 aquatic species! For more info visit: https://bit.ly/35Gf6Er JULY 17 - 18 | BUTTERNUT CREEK FESTIVAL The Butternut Creek Festival is one of the finest juried arts and crafts shows in the southeast. The festival showcases the work of 70 to 75 artists and craftsman For more info visit: butternutcreekfestival.com

AUGUST AUG TBA | BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL The BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to bringing national and worldwide attention to Atlanta as a center for film and film production for people of color. For more info visit: bronzelens.com

AUG TBA | BBQ BLUES AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL The Decatur BBQ Blues & Bluegrass festival will bring the sights, sounds, and smells of classic southern BBQ from metro Atlanta staples along with 7+ hours of original live blues and bluegrass music.This is a family friendly event that is fun for all ages! For more info visit: decaturbbqfestival.com