Week 38 · Sunday, September 20
September 20 – 26, 2026
155 things to do around Atlanta, sorted by day. Small rooms, resident companies, and community programming come first.
Each day runs in five verbs: see (theater, art, film, dance), hear (live music, talks, spoken word), gather (festivals and neighborhood events), make (workshops and open studios), and discover (pop-ups, tours, and one-offs).
Running all week
SEE
- Ongoing
Free Self-guided Street Art Walking Tours Take a free self-guided street art walking tour on your own smart device. The Atlanta Street Art Map website offers street art tours of the…
- Thru Jan 24
Anamnesis The Greek noun, anamnesis, asserts the ever-presence of the past. It can be translated straightforwardly as ‘reminiscence,’ but it is also a word…
- Thru Oct 10
Gavin Bernard: The Commons The Creatives Project (TCP), in partnership with the Hapeville Depot Museum and the City of Hapeville, proudly presents: Gavin Bernard: The…
- Sep 25–
26
2 shows
thru Oct 4The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Out of Box Theatre presents Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, a dark, gripping play about a writer whose disturbing stories become the focus of a…
HEAR
- Sep 20–
25
4 shows
thru Oct 18Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story Exhibit explores the history of the diverse, resettled Jewish community in Shanghai, including German and Austrian Jews who desperately escaped…
- Thru Sep 28
Oktoberfest Music Bingo A grid of squares, waiting to be known. Each song a small proof that we were listening, that we remembered. Grab a bingo card, grab a lager, and…
- Sep 22–
23
2 showsJulia Wolf We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- Sep 22–
23
2 showsRufus Wainwright Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists,…
- Sep 23–
24
4 showsStudents at the Symphony with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Join us for engaging, curriculum-connected learning experiences that introduce students to the power of live orchestral music.
- Thru Oct 22
Alpharetta Food Truck Alley Join us for Alpharetta Food Truck Alley in Downtown Alpharetta for an evening filled with the best of the best food trucks, live music, and a…
- Sep 24–
25
2 shows - Sep 24–
25
2 shows - Sep 25–
26
4 showsChico Bean City Winery Atlanta presents Chico Bean live on September 25th and 26th at 6pm and 9:30pm! View all Chico Bean shows --> Hailing from Washington…
- Thru Oct 23
Live Music in the Beer Garden: Oktoberfest Music Series Celebrate Oktoberfest season at Fire Maker Brewing Company with live music in the Beer Garden every Friday from 7:00–10:00 PM throughout September…
- Thru Oct 23
2026 Jazz on the Lawn Callanwolde is proud to host the 2026 Jazz on the Lawn series in our beautiful outdoor amphitheater. The Callanwolde Amphitheater offers an…
DISCOVER
- Sep 22–
26
28 shows
Sunday September 20
SEE
- 1pm &
7pm - 2pm
Atlanta Ballet Presents Passion & Pride Remi Wörtmeyer?s Significant Others, a captivating blend of music and art inspired by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Sonia Delaunay, returns to the…
- 2pm &
7:30pm - 3pm
- 7pm
‘Dead Media’ Movie Screening + Live Q&A Attend the one-night-only movie screening and live Q&A session with the filmmakers of the long-awaited horror film “Dead Media” at Tara Theatre on…
HEAR
- 11:30am &
4pm - 12pm
- 1:30pm &
3pmI Spy Introduce your youngest learners, pre-K through second grade, to the magic of music through interactive performances that blend storytelling,…
- 3pm
Black Feminist Book Club Reads: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo The Black Feminist Book Club reads books written by Black transgender, gender expansive, and/or women writers, which center the liberation,…
- 6pm
MARGARITATOWN: The Music of Jimmy Buffett & Other Coastal Classics
- 7pm
- 7:30pm
- 8pm
An Acoustic Evening with Lacey Sturm City Winery Atlanta presents An Acoustic Evening with Lacey Sturm live on September 20th at 8pm. Experience an unforgettable evening with Lacey…
- 8pm
YSL Records & Young Thug Present: The New Generation Tour Please note the 100 level is a GA Pit. GA Pit tickets are standing room only. There are NO seats in the GA Pit area. The box office is only open…
- 8pm
- 8pm
GATHER
DISCOVER
- 12pm
Kinderfest A Sunday full of merriment in the Biergarten, for kids, and those who used to be kids, too. Inflatables, activities, stein hoisting, keg rolling.…
Monday September 21
HEAR
- 6pm
Volumes We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
KiNG MALA: The Golden Thing Tour We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7:30pm
Faculty Recital: Brass Trio (Stephen Wadsack, Mackenzie Newell, Michael Desousa) The Bailey School of Music Faculty Brass Trio performs an engaging program highlighting the brilliance, power, and versatility of brass chamber music.
- 7:30pm &
8pmNitzer Ebb With Curse Mackey & SINE.
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Margaret Glaspy: The I Am Both Tour w/ special guest Anna Tivel Margaret Glaspy: The I Am Both Tour w/ special guest Anna Tivel live at Eddie's Attic! In an era of excess and endless distraction, New York-based…
- 8pm
Slayyyter: WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR-Moved to The Eastern Rival presents: Slayyyter WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR w/ Pearly Drops September 21, 2026 | The Eastern | General Admission | All Ages Slayyyter…
- 8pm
Tuesday September 22
SEE
- 8pm
¡Risas y Mas! ¡Es una celebración de historias personales, comunidad y cultura como ninguna otra! Le esperan comedia de improvisación y stand up, comida, y mas…
HEAR
- 7pm
Kidliterate Book Club Reads: The True Meaning of Smekday Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome!…
- 7pm
- 7pm
- 7pm
ADÉLA We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
Hot Flash Heat Wave We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7:30pm
Desperate Bodies: Lydia Mathis in conversation with Yemi Combahee This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for…
- 7:30pm
Yeat: The LOVE/LYFE Tour All ages welcome. Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm The main floor is general admission, standing room only. The balcony is reserved, assigned seating.
- 8pm
- 8pm
French Police With Social Order.
- 8pm
saint harison presents the ghosted tour Rival presents: Saint Harrison North America Tour September 22, 2026 | The Loft | General Admission | All Ages The price you see is the price you…
- 8pm
Wednesday September 23
SEE
- 7:30pm
The Emory Cinematheque Presents: JUNGLE FEVER (1991) Directed by Spike Lee 1991 | 132 min. | DCP Introduced by Dr. Mikal Gaines (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) Spike Lee’s…
- 8pm
BlackGround BlackGround is an all-African-American comedy troupe. They take classic movies like Star Wars and Indiana Jones and improvise what the Black…
HEAR
- 6:30pm
INOHA We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:30 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
- 7pm
Hayden Pedigo We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7:30pm
- 7:30pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Dead Eyes LIVE at Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA) ALL SALES FINALNO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES
- 8pm
- 9pm
Devan: Live + Unreleased Devan: Live + Unreleased live at Eddie's Attic! Devan is a Toronto-born, London-raised artist whose soulful indie pop meets alternative folk in…
Thursday September 24
SEE
- 8pm
Insert Laugh Here Smile for the (phone) camera as we film this improv show hosted by Kevin Gillese and starring the Dad’s Garage ensemble!
HEAR
- 6pm
200 Stab Wounds We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
- 7pm
Ari Hest Ari Hest live at Eddie's Attic! Singer-songwriter Ari Hest is excited to present a special series of performances celebrating one of his all-time…
- 7pm
Anamanaguchi X Covet We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
CAIN Live and In Worship Tour with special guest Jon Reddick - McDonough, GA Join CAIN with special guest Jon Reddick this fall for their Live and In Worship tour, a night designed to create space for genuine encounter.…
- 7:30pm
Our Cut of Salt: Deena Helm in conversation with Trang Thanh Tran This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for…
- 8pm
- 8pm
Melody Shari & Drew Sidora City Winery Atlanta and DonJuan & MYRHBS present Melody Shari & Drew Sidora Still Standing: Live on Thursday, September 24th at 8pm! An intimate…
- 8pm
Harvey Street With The Back Alley.
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Houndmouth This is a show has a general admission standing room floor with fully reserved assigned seating balconies. All ages welcome. Box Office Open at…
DISCOVER
- 8pm
Skyline Lounge Dante Gebel THIS EVENT SPACE IS FOR AGES 21 AND OLDER. Add to your experience at Cobb Energy Centre with inclusive $55.00 price at all-new Skyline Lounge.…
- 8pm
Dante Gebel - World Tour Despedida 2026 World Tour Despedida 2026. "It's time for the farewell." After a historic world tour with over 700,000 live audiences, this conference is "a…
Friday September 25
SEE
- 3:30pm
The End of Isolation Film Screening The End of Isolation is a documentary film that follows a national theater tour and the movement it intersects with, revealing how formerly…
- 6pm
Opening Reception: “Material Poesy” Celebrate the Spruill Gallery’s last exhibition of 2026, “Material Poesy,” with an opening reception. On view September 24 – October 29, “Material…
- 7:30pm
Jaane Pehchaane Anjane It's a theatrical Indian drama and a charity event.
- 8pm
Scandal! - The Bare Comedy-drama The Bear won Emmys and Golden Globes for comedy, but Dad’s Garage dares to delve into the question plaguing the minds of erudite…
- 10pm
CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Atlanta’s original all-Hispanic improv cast! Every Friday at 10 PM, Whole World Improv Theatre presents a…
- 10pm
Four Glasses Is there nothing more inspiring than an uncorked bottle of wine? Maged and Tim plan to find out in this casual tasting of improv inspired by—and…
HEAR
- 10am
Shows for Seedlings We’re so excited to be a part of Stories for Seedlings at the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Thursday, September 25, with performances at 10am and…
- 10am &
11:15amMusic Discovery Series Performance School Day Event | Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families | Grades 3 to 12 Up-close performances by ASO and community musicians in an intimate…
- 12pm
ECMSA Bach’s Lunch: Antiphonal Brass Choirs The glory of three brass choirs spread around the room will echo across the sanctuary of First Presbyterian in a first-of-its-kind program for the…
- 6pm
Nate Vickers We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
Live Jazz February Friday’s: Wine, Live Music & Sangria Specials Ease into the weekend with smooth jazz and self-service wine. Join us for a laidback Friday night! 🍷🎶 Live Jazz Friday’s every Friday at Taste…
- 7pm
Signals Across Vast Distances: Essays and Tales — Elizabeth Alexander in conversation with Jericho Brown This is an in-person only event and registration is required. Register here –…
- 7pm
- 7pm
Sip the Season: Harvest Cocktail class Join City Winery Atlanta for Sip the Season: Harvest Cocktail Class on Friday, September 25th at 7pm!
- 7pm
The Lagoons We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7:30pm
Indian Classical Recital | The Mysore Brothers This special presentation of Indian classical music feature violin maestros Dr. Mysore Manjunath and Mysore Nagaraj, who are know throughout the…
- 7:30pm
Charley Crockett - Age of the Ram Tour - Charley Crockett, in partnership with PLUS1, will contribute $1.00 from every ticket sold to Last Prisoner Project, a 501(c)(3) organization, to…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Asydequest & The Captain Midnight Band with special guest Isaac Hadden & Ian Klin
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Cameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear Tour This is a show has a general admission standing room floor with fully reserved assigned seating balconies. All ages welcome. Box Office Open at…
- 8:30pm
- 9pm
- 9pm
- 9pm
Club 90s presents 2000's Night | 18+ We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 9:00 PM. This event is 18+. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check…
- 9:30pm
An Evening with Patrick Davis and his Midnight Choir An evening with Patrick Davis and his Midnight Choir. Patrick Davis is an American songwriter, performer, television host, and the Poet Laureate…
DISCOVER
- 7:30pm &
9:30pmTrap Jazz with Saxophonist Mark Quinn Mason 7:30pm and 9:30pm Showtimes: To Atlanta audiophiles, Chris’s best known for his force as an arranger and Musical Director for multiple prominent…
- 10pm
Saturday September 26
SEE
- 11am
Spruill Student & Instructor Art Market Shop small and support local artists! Head to Spruill Center for the Arts on September 26 for the Student & Instructor Art Market, where nearly 50…
- 3:30pm
- 6pm
Oktoberfest 80s Dance Party Time is a flat circle, spinning around discarded shoulder pads of yore. Everything loops back eventually — the beat, the bassline. A DJ spinning…
- 6:30pm
Salon: The Art of Conversation with Versaille Jones You’re invited to Versaille Jones’s LIFT Artist Residency with Core Dance! Join us in our downstairs studio to experience the creative process on…
- 7pm
It’s Howdy Doody Time! Experience Hoody Doody at the Center for Puppetry Arts! Be the First to See Hoody Doody! This fall, the Center for Puppetry Arts invites you back…
- 7pm &
9pmDad's Garage: LIVE! Live theatre! Live improvisers! Live comedy! The Dad's Garage ensemble comes together for a smashing show of short-form improv comedy and revelry…
- 7pm
Bobby Lee: The Finally Tour 2026 This is a fully reserved seating performance. All ages welcome. Box Office Open at 5pm. Doors at 6pm. Show at 7pm. Please be aware our balconies…
- 8pm
Montmartre Film: Closing night Film Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival Join the 8th Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival for a special Closing Night celebration, hosted by MCHRFF and presented by Indie…
- 8pm
The Naughty Rigatonis – 34th Annual Reunion Farewell Tour – One Night Only! The Naughty Rigatonis are hitting the road for their 34th Reunion Farewell Tour for one night only on September 26th at 8:00 PM at Dynamic El…
- 8pm
Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour Gary Owen has spent over 20 years captivating audiences with his sharp wit, bold storytelling, and relatable observations. Known for pushing…
- 8pm
The Tight Acquaintances The Tight Acquaintances return with a brand-new name and a brand-new adventure! This improv comedy tribute to the classic tabletop pen-and-paper…
- 10pm
The Dynamic! – Funny scenes, songs and games! The Dynamic! is an improv show that thrives on chaos, quick thinking, and whatever ideas the audience throws at the cast. Every scene, game, and…
HEAR
- 10am
LGBTQ+ Book Club Reads: Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love The LGBTQ+ Book Club is a group for LGBTQ+ folks and allies to read queer-themed books and books by queer authors! We aim to have diverse…
- 12pm
The Banned Book Bunch – Storytime This is a free, in-person only event, which takes place at Charis Books and More. Please read the event details to be sure you can participate in…
- 12:30pm
Lady Gaga Drag Brunch City Winery Atlanta and Wussy presents Lady Gaga Drag Brunch live on Saturday, September 26th at 12:30pm! Put your paws up, little monsters! Hear…
- 6pm
The Browning We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 6pm
- 6:30pm
Poetry Writing Workshop Have you always wanted to write poetry but aren’t sure where to begin? Come write one with us! In this two-hour generative poetry workshop, we’ll…
- 6:30pm
Castle Rat: Summon The Beasts Tour 2026 We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 6:30 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
- 7pm
- 7pm
- 7pm
SWAVAY We look forward to hosting you at The Masquerade! Doors are at 7:00 PM. The Masquerade is now proud to be serving food. Check our socials for the…
- 7pm
Sam Barber - The American Route Tour This is a no table setup. Coolers and Carry-Ins are NOT allowed. All shows are rain or shine. Everyone must have a ticket
- 7pm
An Evening of Soul: Lalah Hathaway, Robert Glasper, and Kenyon Dixon An Evening of Soul: Lalah Hathaway, Robert Glasper, and Kenyon Dixon Performing Live: Lalah Hathaway Robert Glasper Kenyon Dixon Show Time: 7:00…
- 7:30pm
Poetry Showcase This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for…
- 7:30pm
- 7:30pm
Queen Nation The ULTIMATE tribute to the music of Queen. The band was formed in Southern California by DMHE Music Agency. Queen Nation has performed over 1,200…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 9pm
- 9pm
Ella Maddux Ella Maddux live at Eddie's Attic! At just 19 years old, Ella Maddux brings a timeless charm to modern pop, blending jazz-infused melodies with…
- 10pm
DISCOVER
- 10am
- 10am
- 8pm
Skyline Lounge Gary Owen THIS EVENT SPACE IS FOR AGES 21 AND OLDER. Add to your experience at Cobb Energy Centre with inclusive $55.00 price at the Skyline Lounge. This…