Week 41 · Sunday, October 11
October 11 – 17, 2026
173 things to do around Atlanta, sorted by day.
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 Dec 27
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop‑Motion Animation invites visitors behind the scenes of one of the most enchanting forms of visual storytelling.…
- 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 Dec 5
Between Here & Infinity: Celebrating 30 Years of the Spelman College Art Collection Between Here & Infinity: Celebrating 30 Years of the Spelman College Art Collection, an expansive exhibition featuring nearly seventy works by…
- Oct 11–
17
5 shows
thru Oct 18RIPCORD A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced to share…
- Oct 14–
15
2 showsCrossroads and Cyphers An immersive theatrical and live music experience by Alex Acosta and ANON The Griot, tracing the evolution of Black musical expression.
- Oct 16–
17
3 shows - Oct 16–
17
2 showsThe Bottle Tree Our cast of writer-performers weaves a web of independent stories created from their disturbed imaginations. Uncover the secrets of the bottle…
- Thru Nov 14
⚔️ BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS! ⚔️ Hosted by Uptown Market Atlanta ⚔️ BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS! ⚔️ Hosted by Uptown Market Atlanta Every other Saturday… It’s time to pick a side! We’re turning The Lawn at Uptown…
HEAR
- Thru Nov 14
Attend INNER VIEWS Art Exhibition “Inner Views” is a collective musing on home, family, and community by a group of Fourteen contemporary artists. In the show, artists from varying…
- Oct 11–
16
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…
- Oct 15–
16
2 shows - Oct 15–
16
2 shows - 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…
- Oct 16–
17
2 shows
DISCOVER
- Oct 11–
17
93 showsHoliday Portraits: Capture the Magic at Selfie Paradise Museum
- Oct 11–
17
33 shows
Sunday October 11
SEE
- 10am
Everybody Loves Pirates Experience Everybody Loves Pirates at The Center for Puppetry Arts! A Pirate’s Life for Me! Set sail for high-seas hilarity with eight-year-old…
- 2pm
Artists’ Talk: “Material Poesy” See the Spruill Gallery’s last exhibition of 2026, “Material Poesy,” and hear from the artists themselves at this artists’ talk event! On view…
- 2pm
Community Art Making! Come out to Community Art Making at Charis! This monthly event is a free creative kickback for our community. This is a safe and accessible space…
- 2:30pm
Jitney August Wilson’s play, presented by Sardegna Teatro and La Piccionaia in Italian with English supertitles. Closing performance.
- 3pm
Who Will Sing for Lena? New African Grove Theatre Company. Closing performance.
- 5:30pm
Halloween Dinner – Spirits of South Every Southern town has its ghosts, and every ghost has a story. In October ThirdFire invites you to an unforgettable evening where art, food, and…
- 6pm
Symphony at Sunset: Halloween Spooktacular with the ASO It's spooky season at the symphony! Experience a spellbinding symphonic experience filled with Halloween classics performed live by your Atlanta…
HEAR
- 11:30am
48th Annual St. Elias Mid-East Festival Come hungry to the 48th Annual St. Elias Mid-East Festival, returning to Atlanta October 10–11 for a weekend of traditional Middle Eastern food,…
- 12pm
Soul Brunch: A Tribute to Teena Marie & Rick James City Winery Atlanta and PureSoul presents Soul Brunch: A Tribute to Teena Marie & Rick James live on October 11th at 12pm. Get ready for a…
- 3pm
Joyce DiDonato No Prisoner Project at Spivey Hall Experience an afternoon of extraordinary artistry as Joyce DiDonato brings her acclaimed No Prisoner Project to Spivey Hall, a bold and deeply…
- 3pm
Georgia Philharmonic presents Dvořák’s New World Symphony Journey from the elegance of imperial Russia to the early spirit of America. The concert opens with the dazzling Polonaise from Eugene Onegin,…
- 4pm
Ben Burgis in conversation with Matt McManus – The Blueprint
- 6pm
Palmyra w/ Liv Greene Palmyra live at Eddie's Attic! Established in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Palmyra captures the collective spirit of three Virginia natives:…
- 6:30pm
- 7pm
Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom: The Crazy Ordinary World Tour This fall, Vitamin String Quartet joins forces with acclaimed vocal trio Girl Named Tom for a genre-defying tour featuring reimagined classics,…
- 7:30pm
- 8pm
Jazz Ensemble I KSU’s Jazz Ensemble I opens the fall semester with its first concert of the year, led by Sam Skelton. The program features the energy and drive of…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Anthony Varela AKA Nobody Cares Anthony City Winery Atlanta presents Anthony Varela AKA Nobody Cares Anthony live on Sunday, October 11th at 8pm! Massachusetts native, Anthony Varela is…
- 8pm
- 8pm
Fuerza Regida - This Is Our Dream Tour 2026 The box office is only open on the night of the event. All Lakewood Amphitheatre events are rain or shine.
- 8pm
JOHNNYSWIM - Greetings from Georgica Pond This is a fully reserved seating performance. All ages welcome. Box Office Open at 6pm. Doors at 7pm. Show at 8pm. Please be aware our balconies…
- 8pm
GATHER
- 10:30am
FUMED Expo An independent perfumery expo with more than 50 brands. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- 12pm
UPS Second Sunday: 100th Birthday Celebration Free admission from 12 to 5 p.m., with chalk art and music on the Piazza for the High’s 100th birthday.
DISCOVER
Monday October 12
SEE
HEAR
- 6:30pm
Igorrr: North American 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…
- 8pm
- 8pm
Layzie Bone (aka L Burna) (Founding member of the iconic hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) City Winery Atlanta presents Layzie Bone live on Monday, October 12th at 8pm! Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse is a Grammy Award-winning recording…
- 8pm
Freya Skye - Stars Align Tour No Resale Over Face Value: Freya Skye is using Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange to help fans get tickets at the original price. Tickets can only…
- 8pm
- 8pm
Monday Night Creative Music: Bragg/Crouch/Terebecki plus Visitor
- 9:15pm
Elias Elias live at Eddie's Attic! Elias is a 19-year-old self-produced bedroom artist from North Texas bringing a nostalgic yet fresh take to the…
DISCOVER
- 6pm
Investors and Innovators in Atlanta Networking for investors and founders, hosted by Black Dog Venture Partners and TriNet. Registration is required and subject to host approval.
- 7:30pm
Malcolm Gladwell In Conversation Malcolm Gladwell returns with his most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America?s epidemic of gun violence. Georgia Public…
Tuesday October 13
SEE
- 8pm
Community Jam Signups open at 7:00 p.m. and the jam begins at 8:00 p.m.! Join us Tuesdays at Dad’s Garage for an improv jam open to all! It’s free, funny and…
- 10:15pm
The After Jam ! Calling all night owls! If you're not ready for bed, but ready for some 'prov. $6 gets you a slot to play! Sign-ups start at 10:15 pm, and the…
HEAR
- 6pm
October Vinofile VIP+ Pick-Up Party City Winery Atlanta presents our October Vinofile Plus Pick-Up Party on October 13th from 6pm - 8pm! Exclusive to Vinofile Plus Members, guests…
- 6:45pm
- 7pm
Queer Romance Book Club Reads: Ladies in Hating The Queer Romance Book Club is a group of adults that reads and discusses queer romance stories of all kinds. From new releases to older stories,…
- 7pm
An Evening with author McCracken Poston on Zenith Man A finalist for CrimeCon’s True Crime Book of the Year and winner of multiple literary awards, Zenith Man, updated now with new material, tells the…
- 7pm
LAUNDRY DAY Presents: The Larger Than LIFE 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…
- 7pm
she's green 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
Nathaniel Philbrick in conversation with Patrick Allitt Author of “The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World.”
- 7:30pm
University Philharmonic Orchestra The University Philharmonic Orchestra launches its concert season with the first performance of the year, under the direction of Nancy Conley.…
- 7:30pm
Phoebe Bridgers: The Lost Tour Phoebe Bridgers is contributing $1 per ticket sold to RAINN, to support sexual violence survivors and prevention efforts. No portion of the ticket…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Gaelic Storm City Winery Atlanta presents Gaelic Storm live on October 13th at 8pm! It’s hard to imagine a band just coming into their own after 20 years of…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Wednesday October 14
SEE
- 10am
Spookhouse Annie Experience Spookhouse Annie at the Center for Puppetry Arts! Annie lives in a haunted house, so when Dave is invited over for a playdate, he’s…
- 7:30pm
The Emory Cinematheque Presents: CLOCKERS (1995) 1994 | 115 min. | DCP Introduced by Dr. Nsenga Burton (Virginia State University) and Professor Dehanza Rogers (Emory University) “Imagine sitting…
- 8pm
Maestro Oh, Maestro! The Dad’s Garage general company competes in a group battle Royale for laughter and individual glory under the watchful eyes of the…
- 10:15pm
Leah Open Mic ! Hosted by Leah Marie and friends, Leah’s Open Mic is your chance to grab the mic and take the stage! Whether you’re trying out new material,…
HEAR
- 6pm
Monthly Sapphic Writing Group This is an in-person only event, which takes place at Charis Books and More. This space is free. Charis Books and More & Sapphic Creative Writing…
- 6pm
Basement 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
Plini - An Unnameable Desire North American Tour 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
Spooky Literary Open Mic Celebrate spooky season with us by sharing your scariest, witchiest, ghouliest writing on stage! Join us for this special spooky season edition of…
- 7pm
- 7pm
The Dread Crew of Oddwood 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
Your Beloved Remains and In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts: Quinn Connor & Gwendolyn Kiste in conversation This event takes place on Crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required. Register here –…
- 8pm
- 8pm
Jane Don't Does America City Winery Atlanta presents Jane Don't Does America live on October 18th at 8pm! A breakout star from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Jane Don’t is known for…
- 8pm
The Brothers Comatose With Broken Compass Bluegrass.
- 8pm
Foster The People: Good Mourning Sunshine Tour All ages welcome. Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM The main floor is general admission, standing room only. The balcony is reserved, assigned seating.
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8:30pm
guardin w/ kennedyxoxo, Fijimar & iwearbape ALL SALES FINAL NO REFUNDS/EXCHANGES
- 8:30pm
Thursday October 15
SEE
- 4pm
Digital Art Studio: Bewitched Worlds Join MODA for a virtual studio and illustrate a surreal spooky scene filled with curious objects and mysterious details. In this virtual studio,…
- 5pm
SOAAD Capstone I Exhibition Opening Reception Fine Arts Gallery
- 5:30pm
Beautiful Briny Sea x Lewis Pogue: Salt and Chocolate Tasting with Suzi Sheffield and Tom Simons Why does a pinch of salt make chocolate taste more like chocolate? Right here in Atlanta, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea hand-blends salts…
- 7pm
Atlanta Greek Film Expo 2026 The Atlanta Greek Film Expo, the longest-running Greek film festival in the Southeast, returns for its 11th year on October 15–18, bringing…
- 7pm
ButtTootKing: Lydia B Kollins, Suzie Toot, and Kori King 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…
- 8pm
- 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
- 11:30am
GSU, PC Faculty Recital: Paula Van Goes, saxophone Join us for an engaging saxophone recital featuring Paula Van Goes on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in The Performance Studio (CF0100)…
- 7pm
Astronomy on Tap: The Decade of Discovery Talk title: 1993 to 2003: The Decade of Discovery Speaker: Dr. Justin Robinson, GSU Astrophysics Lecturer and Astronomy on Tap Program Manager…
- 7pm
- 7pm
Token: I'm Leaving Soon 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…
- 7pm
- 7:30pm
Cliterati Open Mic Featuring: Ansley Moon in celebration of Register the Missing This event takes place in person at Charis. Charis and Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series that…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Arcángel - La 8va Maravilla World Tour All ages welcome. Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM The main floor is general admission, standing room only. The balcony is reserved, assigned seating.
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8:30pm
Friday October 16
SEE
- 5pm
East by Southeast Festival of the Arts Discover the only arts festival in the Southeast featuring Asian-descended artists across all genres and media: East by Southeast Festival of the…
- 6pm
Not Your Mother’s Art Fest Explore Gwinnett’s annual Not Your Mother’s Art Fest returns this ARTober, and the community is invited to celebrate the county’s local artists,…
- 6pm
Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers: “Minnie Evans: Draw or Die” Join the City of Hapeville to celebrate the power of local storytelling with the second installment of the Southern Circuit Independent Film…
- 7pm
Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour THIS IS A PHONE-FREE SHOW! NO RECORDING PERMITTED Photography, video recording, audio recording, screenshots, and live streaming are strictly…
- 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…
- 8:30pm
VHS Deathmatch: Dead on Arrival Atlanta’s trash-cinema showdown returns from the dead. VHS Deathmatch pits two cult horror movies against each other in a live, interactive…
- 8:30pm
Office Hours ! Dad’s Garage teachers and students take the stage together for a night of improv! See what happens when the people teaching the rules have to…
- 10pm
The Mash up ! The Mash Up brings together Dad’s Garage Conservatory team and the Dynamic house team for a night of fast, fearless, completely made-up comedy.…
HEAR
- 12pm
ECMSA Cooke Noontime Concert: Alan Woo, Piano Praised by the New York Times as a pianist with “assurance and vitality,” Alan Woo made his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall performing…
- 6pm &
9:30pmShalamar City Winery Atlanta presents Shalamar live on October 16th at 6pm and 9:30pm. See all Shalamar shows --> Shalamar brings their signature blend of…
- 6:30pm
$uicideboy$ Present Grey Day Tour 2026 W. Destroy Lonely & More This year for Grey Day Tour 2026, we ($uicideboy$) have partnered with PLUS1 for something very near and dear to us: mental health. $1 per ticket…
- 7pm
It’s Only Dancing: An Evening with Jasmine Guillory This event takes place at the Decatur Library. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. Click here to register –…
- 7pm
- 7pm
Quadeca 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
Ceremony 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
ivri 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
MARIS 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…
- 8pm
Joshua Redman at Rialto Center Among the most acclaimed and respected jazz artists with a career spanning three decades, 10-time Grammy nominee Joshua Redman won the prestigious…
- 8pm
- 8pm
San Holo presents TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD This is an all ages event. Doors 7pm Show 8pm This show has two separate General Admission (GA) areas: The GA Floor (standing room) and the GA…
- 9pm
- 9pm
Clayton Nile Young w/ Sunriver Clayton Nile Young live at Eddie's Attic! "It all started when I fell off a cliff." That's how Clayton Nile Young's story begins, and it only gets…
- 9pm
Tito Nieves - 50 Años La Historia Continua Tito Nieves, born Humberto Nieves on June 4, 1958, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, is known as the "Pavarotti of Salsa" for his clear and powerful…
- 9pm
DISCOVER
- 8pm
- 10pm
Saturday October 17
SEE
- 10am
Monster Mash Trick-or-Treat Halloween Dance Party! Put on your silliest, scariest costume and join the Center for Puppetry Arts for the annual Monster Mash.…
- 12pm
Critters from the Crypt A pet costume contest kicks off the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival on Saturday, 10-17 at noon. Dress up your four-legged monster and enter…
- 12:30pm
- 1pm
Skeletons Become Children | Exhibit Artist Talk SKELETONS BECOME CHILDREN Fulton County Arts & Culture presents Skeletons Become Children, a group exhibition curated by Ren Dillard and featuring…
- 2pm
Design Next: Seeing & Sketching What is Design Next? Presented by the Museum of Design Atlanta in partnership with the Peachtree Branch of the Fulton County Library System,…
- 6pm
Beyond Borders II: Global Voices Closing Reception Join us for the free closing reception for Beyond Borders II: Global Voices, our celebratory exhibit of artwork representing experiences around…
- 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
Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour This is a fully reserved seating performance. Ages 18 and over only. Box Office Open at 5pm. Doors at 6pm. Show at 7pm. Please be aware our…
- 8pm
Felt Street Step into the whimsical world of Felt Street where Sesame Street meets Avenue Q in a hilarious collision of puppets and humans cohabitating in a…
HEAR
- 10am
ECMSA Materclass Series: Alan Woo, Piano Born in Arlington, Virginia, Alan Woo is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Peabody Institute, where he completed degrees in piano performance…
- 11:30am
R&B Brunch City Winery Atlanta presents R&B Brunch live on Saturday, October 17th at 11:30am! R&B Brunch is more than brunch — it’s an elevated live-music…
- 6pm
- 6:30pm &
10pmDamon Darling City Winery presents Damon Darling live on October 17th at 6:30pm and 10pm. Damon Darling brings his sharp wit and high-energy storytelling to…
- 7pm
- 7pm
[L7: The Last Hurrah Tour 2026] 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
Cortisa Star - For All The Dolls 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…
- 7pm
Combichrist 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
Adjust The Sails 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
Blizzard Of Ozzy A Memorial Celebration of Ozzy Osbourne. For one unforgettable night, fans will gather to celebrate the life, music, and legacy of one of rock?s…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 8pm
Silverada With The Pink Stones.
- 8pm
NINE VICIOUS - SEDITION This is an all-ages show. Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM Floor is general admission, standing room only with no access to the balcony. Balcony is…
- 8pm
- 8pm
- 9pm
- 9pm
GATHER
- 12pm
Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade Oct. 17 and 18, 12 to 7 p.m.
- 2pm
Scrabble Club All ages and skill levels.
MAKE
- 12pm
Write Your Way: Four Ways to Make Your Words Work Ages 13–18.
DISCOVER
- 9am
Design Recess A one-day conference for Atlanta’s design community.
- 1:30pm
Petals & Parfum: Fall Body Oil Workshop + Fragrance Discovery Create a scent that feels like you. Petals & Parfum: Autumn in Bloom brings body-oil blending, fragrance discovery, and community to Atlanta’s…
- 6pm
LIMA Comunidad Weekend Latinas In Media Atlanta brings you 2 days of LIVE Readings and Independent Film Showcase! Latinas In Media Atlanta invites you to our LIMA…