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Thanksgiving Events & Dining in Atlanta

Thanksgiving dinner and events in Atlanta

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GATHER & CELEBRATE: THANKSGIVING EVENTS, DINING, AND THINGS TO DO IN ATLANTA.


2026 Thanksgiving Events



Looking for Thanksgiving events in Atlanta? Browse dining specials, family-friendly activities, Turkey Trots, and things to do during the holiday weekend.

Thanksgiving in Atlanta is centered around gathering with family and friends, but the holiday also brings a variety of events across the city. From restaurant dining and prepared meals to runs, community events, and early holiday activities, there are plenty of ways to celebrate beyond the dinner table.

This page highlights upcoming Thanksgiving events in Atlanta, with listings that update as the holiday approaches. Events are listed by date below and expand as restaurants and organizers finalize plans in November.

Looking for a full guide? View our Thanksgiving in Atlanta guide.

Popular Thanksgiving Activities in Atlanta


Many Thanksgiving traditions return each year, offering a mix of food, fitness, and family-friendly experiences. While details vary annually, these types of events commonly appear in the listings below:

  • Thanksgiving dining specials at restaurants and hotels
  • Turkey Trots and holiday runs across the metro area
  • Community gatherings and seasonal events
  • Family-friendly activities and early holiday celebrations
  • Volunteer opportunities and community service events

Thanksgiving Events in Atlanta

Event listings begin appearing in early November as plans are finalized.

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Death Becomes Her by Broadway in Atlanta

Friday November 20, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/20/2026 7:30 PM
Fox Theatre Cost: Available to subscribers currently
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
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline... [click here for more]
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It's a Wonderful Life at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

Friday November 20, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/20/2026 7:30 PM
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Cost: $41.20-$54.64
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
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapts the beloved holiday story for the stage as a 1940s-style radio broadcast with live actors and sound effects. [click here for more]
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CRCA presents The Last Gift (Opening Night)

Friday November 20, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/20/2026 7:30 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $26.75 / $16.05
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
No description provided [click here for more]
The Last Gift Poster Final

The Last Gift

Friday November 20, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/20/2026 7:30 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $15-$25
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, Arts::Theater
Tickets: https://tickets.conyersarts.org/LastGift CRCA is pleased to be the World Premiere location for the new play, The Last Gift.  This is a wonderful story that takes place in a nursing home, and about the magic that a young child brings to a crotchety old man. It is written by Earnest Lewis, ... [click here for more]
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Red Leather at Vinyl

Friday November 20, 2026 08:00 PM EST 11/20/2026 8:00 PM
Vinyl Cost: $15–$25
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: Red Leather
Red Leather Red Leather is an anonymous alternative-rock artist from Reno, Nevada, whose music fuses the grit of classic Americana with the raw emotion of early 2000s rock. He emerged in 2022 with a bold vision: to tell the truth about addiction, sobriety, and the long, hard road to self-redemption.... [click here for more]
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Jack White at Coca-Cola Roxy

Friday November 20, 2026 08:00 PM EST 11/20/2026 8:00 PM
Coca-Cola Roxy Cost: $117+
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
No description provided [click here for more]
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KinAhau at Wish Lounge

Friday November 20, 2026 10:00 PM EST 11/20/2026 10:00 PM
Believe Music Hall Atlanta Cost: $15.54+
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
Iris Presents: KinAhau at Wish Lounge.

Support: MARODIN, GRAYSTEP, KADD

Wish Lounge, located inside the BASSment of Believe Music Hall, is Atlanta’s underground venue for dance music. Doors 10:00pm. 18+ to enter. NO Moshing Allowed.

[click here for more]
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Sandy Springs Farmers Market at City Springs

Saturday November 21, 2026 08:30 AM EST 11/21/2026 8:30 AM
City Springs 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::Community Markets
The Sandy Springs Farmers Market is a vibrant outdoor market at City Springs. It brings together local farmers, artisans, and small businesses offering fresh produce, baked goods, specialty foods, handcrafted items, and live music. [click here for more]
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Scrabble Club

Saturday November 21, 2026 02:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 2:00 PM
ArtsXchange - Southeast Community Cultural Center 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.
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Scrabble ClubByArtsXchange FollowPart of the 2026 Literary Program Events @ The ArtsXchange collectionArtsXchangeEast Point, GASaturday, Nov 21, 2026 at 2 pm to Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 at 4 pmOverviewFREE Event | RSVP to let us know you'll be joining us! - Scrabble Club!!! All ages and skill levels w... [click here for more]
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Death Becomes Her by Broadway in Atlanta

Saturday November 21, 2026 02:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 2:00 PM
Fox Theatre Cost: Available to subscribers currently
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
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline... [click here for more]
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It's a Wonderful Life at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

Saturday November 21, 2026 03:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 3:00 PM
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Cost: $41.20-$54.64
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
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapts the beloved holiday story for the stage as a 1940s-style radio broadcast with live actors and sound effects. [click here for more]
The Last Gift Poster Final

CRCA presents The Last Gift

Saturday November 21, 2026 03:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 3:00 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $26.75 / $16.05
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
No description provided [click here for more]
The Last Gift Poster Final

The Last Gift

Saturday November 21, 2026 03:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 3:00 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $15-$25
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, Arts::Theater
Tickets: https://tickets.conyersarts.org/LastGift CRCA is pleased to be the World Premiere location for the new play, The Last Gift.  This is a wonderful story that takes place in a nursing home, and about the magic that a young child brings to a crotchety old man. It is written by Earnest Lewis, ... [click here for more]
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The Dinner Detective — ATL

Saturday November 21, 2026 06:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 6:00 PM
Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown Cost: From $95.66
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 Dinner Detective — ATLTByThe Dinner Detective FollowMarriott Suites MidtownAtlanta, GASaturday, Nov 21, 2026 at 6 pm to Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 at 9 pmOverviewAmerica's LARGEST Interactive True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show. Ages 12+.America's LARGEST Interactive True Crime Murder Mystery Din... [click here for more]
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Jonathan Van Ness at Center Stage Theater

Saturday November 21, 2026 07:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 7:00 PM
Center Stage Theater Cost: $48–$107
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::Comedy
Jonathan Van Ness

Award-winning television personality, New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, and comedian Jonathan Van Ness is bringing their highly anticipated new live show, Hot & Healed, to audiences across North America this fall.

Fresh off two globally successful comedy tours that sol... [click here for more]
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Iconic Women Of Music Tribute - Platinum Stars Of Rock, Country, & Pop! at MadLife

Saturday November 21, 2026 07:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 7:00 PM
MadLife Stage & Studios Cost: From $39.75
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
Iconic Women of Music Tribute - Platinum Stars of Rock, Country, & Pop!Top OrganizerByMadLife Stage & Studios25.8k followers5233 events10y hosting469.1k total attendees FollowFeatured in 9+ collectionsMadLife Stage & StudiosWoodstock, GASaturday, November 21 • Starts at 7 PMMadLife Stage & StudiosOv... [click here for more]
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Blind Boys of Alabama at Spivey Hall

Saturday November 21, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/21/2026 7:30 PM
Spivey Hall Cost: Single tickets on sale Aug. 4
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
The Blind Boys of Alabama bring their transcendent harmonies and spiritual power to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s iconic album Songs in the Key of Life. With six Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement honor, the group reimagines Wonder’s songs with heartfelt depth and el... [click here for more]
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Death Becomes Her by Broadway in Atlanta

Saturday November 21, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/21/2026 7:30 PM
Fox Theatre Cost: Available to subscribers currently
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
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline... [click here for more]
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It's a Wonderful Life at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

Saturday November 21, 2026 07:30 PM EST 11/21/2026 7:30 PM
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Cost: $41.20-$54.64
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
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapts the beloved holiday story for the stage as a 1940s-style radio broadcast with live actors and sound effects. [click here for more]
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Jack White at Coca-Cola Roxy

Saturday November 21, 2026 08:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 8:00 PM
Coca-Cola Roxy Cost: $117+
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
No description provided [click here for more]
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An Evening With Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Variety Playhouse

Saturday November 21, 2026 08:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 8:00 PM
Variety Playhouse Cost: $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::Concerts
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Big Head Todd and The Monsters have persisted as a rare force of nature in rock ‘n’ roll. The platinum-selling Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica, Brian Nevin drums, percussion, Rob Squires bass, vocals, and Jeremy Lawton guitar, keys, vocals, steel guitar—have cons... [click here for more]
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The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight

Saturday November 21, 2026 08:00 PM EST 11/21/2026 8:00 PM
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Cost: On Sale Soon
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
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns with an epic new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal. The Rock Orchestra was created in 2020 by events empresario and producer Nathan Reed, with a vision of reimagining legendary Rock and Metal with all the grac... [click here for more]
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Death Becomes Her by Broadway in Atlanta

Sunday November 22, 2026 01:00 PM EST 11/22/2026 1:00 PM
Fox Theatre Cost: Available to subscribers currently
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
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline... [click here for more]
2026 Strand Leadership Cobb Ad 10.75 X 17 In 2

It's a Wonderful Life at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre

Sunday November 22, 2026 03:00 PM EST 11/22/2026 3:00 PM
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre Cost: $41.20-$54.64
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
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapts the beloved holiday story for the stage as a 1940s-style radio broadcast with live actors and sound effects. [click here for more]
The Last Gift Poster Final

CRCA presents The Last Gift

Sunday November 22, 2026 03:00 PM EST 11/22/2026 3:00 PM
The CRCA Theater Cost: $26.75 / $16.05
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
No description provided [click here for more]

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