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Atlanta Arts Events & Performances

Looking for the best arts experiences in Atlanta? The arts calendar from Creative Loafing features the city’s most exciting gallery events, stage productions, film screenings, book readings, and cultural happenings. From downtown theater premieres to Westside art walks and international dance showcases, this is your gateway to Atlanta’s thriving arts scene.

For a complete guide to current museum and gallery exhibitions, visit our Exhibitions page.

Explore subcategories like Visual Arts, Theater, Film, Dance, Books, Spoken Word, and Opera for more focused listings.

Museums & Galleries Open Today

Make a Protest Video Game - Beginner Workshop

04/05/2026 6:00 PM

The Supermarket

Make a Protest Video Game - Beginner Workshop (Par...

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Perimeter College Student Art Show

04/06/2026 9:00 AM

GSU Ernest G. Welch School Of Art & Design

Curated from works submitted from Summer 2025 thro...

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April Conversation Pieces

04/08/2026 12:00 PM

High Museum of Art

No art experience is necessary, and all curious le...

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Musing Together

04/08/2026 1:30 PM

High Museum of Art

Musing Together is a monthly art conversation prog...

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Artist Meetup

04/12/2026 2:00 AM

Reeves House Visual Arts Center

About

Amateur and professional artists are in...

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Introduction to Collage

04/14/2026 1:30 PM

High Museum of Art

Learn principles of design while playing and exper...

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Mixed Media Portraiture

04/14/2026 1:30 PM

High Museum of Art

Learn to capture character as you create portraits...

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Theater and Dance Events

Alliance Theatre presents Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale

04/05/2026 2:00 PM

Alliance Theatre

Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit™ Tale (Musical)

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Atlanta Ballet presents - Golden Hour

04/05/2026 2:00 PM

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Fresh, captivating, and unexpected, Atlanta Ballet...

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Initiative by Jacob York, Aurora Theatre

04/05/2026 2:30 PM

Aurora Theatre

CRITIC’S PICK:
Through Sun., Apr. 19

Initiative by Jacob York, Aurora Theatre — Dave is only 29...

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Stage Door Theatre presents Steel Magnolias

04/05/2026 2:30 PM

Stage Door Theatre

By Robert Harling

Directed by Jaclyn Hofmann

April...

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OnSatage Atlanta presents Last of the Red Hot Lovers

04/05/2026 3:00 PM

OnStage Atlanta

A timeless mid-life crisis comedy where sexual esc...

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The Solidarity Project

04/05/2026 3:00 PM

Academy Theatre

Atlanta Dramatists presents a festival of short pl...

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Alliance Theatre presents Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale

04/05/2026 4:30 PM

Alliance Theatre

Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit™ Tale (Musical)

...

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Atlanta Book Events

Syria'S Transnational Rebellion: Diaspora Politics And The Revolt Of 1925-1927 -- Reem Bailony In Conversation With Roshan Iqbal

04/06/2026 12:00 PM

Charis Books & More

Syria's Transnational Rebellion: Diaspora Politics...

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WRFG Zine Club Meeting

04/06/2026 6:00 PM

WRFG Radio

WRFG’s Zine Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday o...

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Year Of The Mer -- L. D. Lewis In Conversation With Mia Tsai

04/06/2026 7:30 PM

Charis Books & More

Year of the Mer — L. D. Lewis in conver...

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The Edge Of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, And The Cosmic Dream Boogie -- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein In Conversation With Deboleena Roy

04/07/2026 7:30 PM

Charis Books & More

The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the...

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Kate Brown in conversation with Dr. Helen Anne Curry - Tiny Gardens Everywhere

04/08/2026 7:00 PM

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Kate Brown in conversation with Dr. Helen Anne Cur...

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Georgia250 Author Talk: Paul Pressly, author of "A Southern Underground Railroad: Black Georgians and the Promise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country"

04/09/2026 6:00 PM

Hay House

To commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, the Ge...

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Meet Me There: Featuring Rebecca Brown And Jordy Rosenberg

04/09/2026 7:30 PM

Charis Books & More

Meet Me There: Featuring Rebecca Brown and Jordy R...

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Film Screenings and Festivals

Easter at The Fringe Mini Golf--Sun April 5th at Aurora Cineplex-Roswell

04/05/2026 12:00 PM

Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf

EASTER AT THE FRINGE--Sunday April 5 (12-4pm) at A...

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Eternity 3PM | 5:10 PM | 7:15PM

04/06/2026 3:00 PM

Cinefest Film Theatre at Georgia State University

Movie showing of Eternity held at Cinefest, 2nd fl...

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Emory Cinematheque: Sense and Sensibility

04/08/2026 7:30 PM

Emory University

Emory Cinematheque: Sense and Sensibility Directed...

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Free VIP Film Screening: PBS's Your Fantastic Mind

04/09/2026 5:00 PM

Emory University

Join us for a free VIP screening of an episode of ...

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Ethics at the Movies: NATCHEZ

04/09/2026 7:00 PM

Emory University

FREE Screening at Emory University — NATCHEZ Thurs...

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Classic Animations on 16mm film

04/12/2026 2:00 PM

The Supermarket

Join us at The Supermarket on April 12 from 2pm to...

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Silent Films at The Strand: Ben Hur: A Tale Of The Christ (1925)

04/12/2026 3:00 PM

Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

ABOUT BEN HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST: A Jewish prin...

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Opera Spoken Word and Classical Music

GSU|PC Student Recital

04/09/2026 11:30 AM

Georgia State University

Selected Music Pathway students present a varied p...

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UpTempo Teen Night + ASO Concert

04/09/2026 6:30 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

About

Musicologist Dr. Marie Sumner Lott will le...

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Rachmaninoff's First Symphony

04/09/2026 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

After a career spanning 60 years, Philip Glass sti...

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Seong-Jin Cho

04/10/2026 7:30 PM

Spivey Hall

The Wall Street Journal

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Rachmaninoff's First Symphony

04/10/2026 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

After a career spanning 60 years, Philip Glass sti...

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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

04/10/2026 8:00 PM

Kennesaw State University

About this Event

Bailey Performance Cente...

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Candler Concert Series: Catalyst Quartet with mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges and pianist Spencer Myer

04/10/2026 8:00 PM

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Grammy Award-winning American mezzo-soprano J’Nai ...

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Upcoming Arts Events