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Atlanta’s art festival scene spans the entire year, with outdoor markets, juried fine art shows, and neighborhood art walks filling weekends across the metro area. Use our Atlanta Art Festivals Calendar to find upcoming events by date, neighborhood, or venue. Whether you’re looking for long-running favorites like the Dogwood Festival or smaller community pop-ups, you’ll find them all here in one place.

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2026 Atlanta Dogwood Festival

04/10/2026 11:30 AM
April 10-12, 2026 in Piedmont Park
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Pete the Cat

Friday February 27, 2026 10:00 AM EST 02/27/2026 10:00 AM
Center For Puppetry Arts Cost: 20.00 for non-members
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater, Community::Family
Puppet Shows | Ages 4+

Feeling Groovy!

Based on the award-winning book series by Kim and James Dean Adapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines

Based on the New York Times Best Seller series, this groovy puppet show features Pete the Cat’s most awesome adventures, inspired by some of the coolest boo... [click here for more]
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Pete the Cat

Friday February 27, 2026 11:30 AM EST 02/27/2026 11:30 AM
Center For Puppetry Arts Cost: 20.00 for non-members
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater, Community::Family
Puppet Shows | Ages 4+

Feeling Groovy!

Based on the award-winning book series by Kim and James Dean Adapted by Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines

Based on the New York Times Best Seller series, this groovy puppet show features Pete the Cat’s most awesome adventures, inspired by some of the coolest boo... [click here for more]
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Tech Talks Business featuring Maria Elisa Botero Roba, CMO, Nutresa, Jeannine Haas, CMO, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Melody Lee, CMO, Mercedes-Benz USA

Friday February 27, 2026 04:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 4:30 PM
LeCraw Auditorium Scheller College of Business Cost: Free
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Community, Free Events
Join Scheller College of Business for a talk with Maria, Elisa Botero Roba, CMO at Nutresa; Jeannine Haas, CMO at Gulfstream Aerospace; and Melody Lee, CMO at Mercedes-Benz USA. They will explore how brands and consumers are co-creating trust, experiences, and cultural relevance in an increasingly c... [click here for more]
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Public Notice: The 2025 U.S. International Poster Biennial

Friday February 27, 2026 05:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 5:00 PM
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta) Cost: $5-$12
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Posters are one of the most universal forms of design. Found in streets, classrooms, protests, theaters, and now digital spaces, they communicate quickly and powerfully, often across language, culture, and borders. Designed for public view, posters rely on image, typography, and symbolism to make id... [click here for more]
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WildWoods: AGLOW at Fernbank

Friday February 27, 2026 06:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 6:00 PM
Fernbank Museum of Natural History Cost: $24.00
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Nightlife, Arts::Visual Arts, Community::Nature/Outdoors
Fernbank comes alive with nighttime museum hours indoors and WildWoods: AGLOW outdoors. [click here for more]
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Synchronicity Theatre presents Catching the Moon

Friday February 27, 2026 07:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:00 PM
Synchronicity Theatre Cost: Starting at $35 for Adults
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
She didn’t just play the game—she changed it. With the crack of a bat, Marcenia Lyle rounds the bases with ease and slides into home. Catching the Moon, a blues-infused musical, tells the spirited story of a young Black girl who grew up to become “Toni Stone,” the first woman to play for an all-ma... [click here for more]
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Mike Viola With Special Guest Drumming Bird

Friday February 27, 2026 07:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:00 PM
Eddie's Attic Cost: From $26.70
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Live-Music
Featuring: Drumming Bird Mike Viola

CRITIC'S PICK:
Fri., Feb. 27
Mike Viola, Drumming Bird, Eddie's Attic - Boston-bred producer,...

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Forever Man - Eric Clapton Tribute

Friday February 27, 2026 07:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:00 PM
MadLife Stage & Studios Cost: From $39.50
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Live-Music
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Starbenders

Friday February 27, 2026 07:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:00 PM
The Masquerade Cost: $23.90
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts
Hailing from Atlanta, GA, Starbenders are the half way home for misunderstood misfits, fringers and glam punks. Front-woman, Kimi Shelter and her gang have concocted a perfect alchemic blend of androgynous rock and roll power with “stuck in your brain” pop melodies. Imagine David Bowie playing 7 min... [click here for more]
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Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Show

Friday February 27, 2026 07:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:00 PM
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Cost: $74.95
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
An Epic Tournament Like No Other

The top knights of our kingdom will battle with brawn and steel to determine one victor to protect the throne. Join us as we feast and raise a goblet to our Queen.

The Queen of the Royal Court invites you to travel through the mists of time to a festive celebrati... [click here for more]
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Atlanta Gladiators vs. Jacksonville Icemen

Friday February 27, 2026 07:10 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:10 PM
Gas South Arena Cost: $24-$55
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
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Atlanta Gladiators

Friday February 27, 2026 07:10 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:10 PM
Gas South Arena Cost: $22.50–$65
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Atlanta Gladiators are an ECHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators. [click here for more]
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Alliance Theatre presents Duel Reality

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Alliance Theatre Cost: $31.23+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater

CRITIC'S PICK:
Fri., Feb. 6 - Sun., Mar. 1
Duel Reality, Alliance Theater - The Montreal-based...

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Alliance Theatre presents Fires, Ohio

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Alliance Theatre Cost: $31.23+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Fires, Ohio (World Premiere, Winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition)

February 25 – March 27, 2026

By Beth Hyland

Best enjoyed by audiences 16+

As a climate crisis threatens a small Ohio college town, the mopey grown children and second wife of a sort-of-me... [click here for more]
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Actor's Express presents: Girl from the North Country

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Actor's Express Theatre Company Cost: $59.74
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
The Girl from North Country

written by Conor McPherson

Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

directed by freddie ashley

january 29 – march 8, 2026

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OGLETHORPE UNIVERISTY THEATRE

ATLANTA PREMIERE! BUY TICKETS SUBSCRIBE TO SEASON 38

ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SONGWRITERS LIKE ... [click here for more]
Romeo And Juliet

Atlanta Shakespeare Company presents Romeo and Juliet

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse Cost: $35-$49
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Featuring: Atlanta Shakespeare Company
No description provided [click here for more]
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Theatre Performance: Big Love by Charles Mee

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Cole Auditorium (Fine Arts Building) Cost: $15 GSU Employees, $15 Students, $15 Seniors 65 and older, $20 Individual
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Directed by Filipe Valle Costa

Fifty brides flee forced marriage to their fifty cousins and cross borders to claim freedom—only to be hunted down by helicopter. This bold reimagining of Aeschylus's The Suppliants confronts the brutal politics of asylum,

gender, and the fight for control over one’s... [click here for more]
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STS9 with Lotus

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
The Eastern Cost: $57-$184
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts

CRITIC'S PICK:
Sat., Feb. 28
STS9, The Eastern - The days of describing STS9 as an Atlanta band...

[click here for more]
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $47.50–$99.85
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts

CRITIC'S PICK:
Fri., Feb. 27
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Symphony Hall - Blues rocking mainstay...

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Petite Violette presents Gimme Hamilton or Gimme Death

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Petite Violette Cost: $75 (+ tax; gratuity not included)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater, Food and Drink::Dining/Tasting Events
Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem at Petite Violette features unique, original, hilarious murder mysteries with live professional actors and audience participation, paired with a four-course dinner of fine French food. The production changes quarterly and is recommended for ages 10+. Shows take place in t... [click here for more]
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CRCA presents The Game's Afoot

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $12–$22
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Featuring: The New Depot Players
Ken Ludwig’s mystery comedy set in December 1936. Broadway star William Gillette invites fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle, but when one guest is stabbed, the weekend of revelry turns deadly. Directed by Dave Di Pietro. [click here for more]
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Lute and Strings by Candlelight

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
The Cathedral of St. Philip Cost: $15-$50
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts, Music
Join the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra on February 27 and March 1 for Lute and Strings by Candlelight!

February 27, 7:30pm | The Cathedral of St. Philip March 1, 3:00pm | Lassiter Concert Hall Purchase Tickets: https://atlantabaroque.org/lute-and-strings

Experience scintillating, intimate chamber mu... [click here for more]
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Fig Season's Album Release : Chaos & Clay

Friday February 27, 2026 07:30 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:30 PM
Drunken Unicorn Cost: $15
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts, Music, Nightlife
Rope Bridge Records celebrates the debut of Fig Season’s Chaos and Clay, recorded live to tape at Mirror Mirror Recordings. Nodding to Octavia Butler’s Earthseed philosophy, the album wrestles with societal change through wiry guitars and sharp, 90s-tinged indie energy. Envilittle, Original Boyfrien... [click here for more]
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You Are Not Your Face: An Orwellian Folk Musical

Friday February 27, 2026 07:45 PM EST 02/27/2026 7:45 PM
Onward Theatre Cost: $20
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Arts::Theater
Who are you when you're not looking? You Are Not Your Face follows the exorbitant world of the Onlookers, the elite of society and only people allowed to own mirrors and see their faces. Onlooker Reign and villager Mira navigate their relationship from opposite sides of society and explore fear, the... [click here for more]
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An Evening With Big Head Todd And The Monsters

Friday February 27, 2026 08:00 PM EST 02/27/2026 8:00 PM
Variety Playhouse Cost: $58-$333
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Music::Concerts

CRITIC'S PICK:
Fri., Feb. 27
Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Variety Playhouse - Forty years on...

[click here for more]
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