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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.

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Exhibitions at Reeves House Visual Arts (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 4:00 AM

Reeves House Visual Arts Center

Explore current exhibitions on view at Reeves Hous...

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Exhibitions at Atlanta History Center (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 5:00 AM

Atlanta History Center

CRITIC’S PICK:
Tue., Oct. 14 - Mon., Aug. 31, 2026

Our War Too: Women in Service, Atlanta...

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Exhibitions at Hammonds House Museum (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 7:00 AM

Hammonds House Museum

Explore current exhibitions on view at Hammonds Ho...

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Oglethorpe

Exhibitions at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 8:00 AM

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Explore current exhibitions on view at Oglethorpe ...

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Exhibitions at Zuckerman Museum of Art (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 8:00 AM

Zuckerman Museum of Art

Explore current exhibitions on view at Zuckerman M...

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High Museum

Exhibitions at High Museum (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

High Museum of Art

CRITIC’S PICK:
Fri., Oct. 10 - Sun., Feb. 8
Fashion Statements: Viktor & Rolf, High Museum — This...

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Exhibitions at Carlos Museum (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Explore current exhibitions on view at Michael C. ...

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Theater and Dance Events

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Exhibitions at Center for Puppetry Arts: (Saturdays)

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Center For Puppetry Arts

Explore current exhibitions on view at Center for ...

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Alliancetheatre

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - Alliance Theatre Performance: All Smiles

10/03/2026 11:00 AM

Once Upon a Stage

How do you smile? With your mouth or with your eye...

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Screenplay

Out on Film 2026 - Screenplay Reading

10/03/2026 1:00 PM

Out Front Theatre Company

Since 2022, Out On Film’s Screenplay Competition h...

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Alliance Theatre presents Mexodus (Opening Night)

10/03/2026 2:00 PM

Alliance Theatre

Written by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson. Ch...

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Alliance Theatre presents Mexodus

10/03/2026 7:30 PM

Alliance Theatre

Written by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson. Ch...

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Theatrical Outfit presents August Wilson's Fences

10/03/2026 7:30 PM

Theatrical Outfit

CRITIC'S PICK:
Wed., Sep. 16 - Sun., Oct. 4
'Fences' by August Wilson, Theatrical Outfit - In...

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Pillowman

The Pillowman

10/03/2026 7:30 PM

Out of Box Theatre

Stories can kill.

A writer is questioned after a...

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Atlanta Book Events

Readswoon

Decatur Book Festival 2026 -Read, Swoon, Repeat: Romance (Day 2)

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

The DeKalb History Center

Read. Swoon. Repeat. These contemporary romance no...

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Astimegoesby

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - As Time Goes By (Day 2)

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Decatur Library

In debut collection do not destroy this, Taylor Cl...

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Emergingstudents

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - Emory University Emerging Student Writers

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Decatur Library

Join us in the Decatur Library to hear from Emergi...

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Secrets

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - Secrets, Lies, and Deadly Consequences: Thrillers

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

First Baptist Church of Decatur

Thrillers ask us to consider the darkness in other...

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Thesiren

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - The Siren with Tomi Adeyemi

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

First Baptist Church of Decatur

Join # 1 New York Times–bestselling and award-winn...

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Therightto

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - The Right to Literacy and Education with Celeste Headlee

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Marriott Hotel (Decatur)

As a journalist who spent her career in public med...

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Landscapes

Decatur Book Festival 2026 - Landscapes That Shaped the South

10/03/2026 10:00 AM

Marriott Hotel (Decatur)

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Film Screenings and Festivals

Horrorfest

20th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival (Day 3)

10/03/2026 12:00 PM

7 Stages Theatre

12:00 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Appetite for Destruc...

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Ivan

Out on Film 2026 - Iván & Hadoum

10/03/2026 2:00 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Amid the sprawling greenhouses of southern Spain, ...

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Out on Film 2026 - Uncle Roy

10/03/2026 2:00 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Built from nine decades of professional and person...

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Atlantaoutloud

Out on Film 2026 - Atlanta Out Loud: Local Shorts

10/03/2026 4:00 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Out On Film is delighted to present a second showc...

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Hunky

Out on Film 2026 - Hunky Jesus

10/03/2026 4:00 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Joy becomes resistance in Hunky Jesus, a spirited ...

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Sapphic

Out on Film 2026 - Herstory: Sapphic Shorts

10/03/2026 6:00 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Sapphic lives unfold in all their messy, tender, f...

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Mickey

Out on Film 2026 - Mickey & Richard

10/03/2026 6:15 PM

Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema

Mickey & Richard is an intimate portrait of gay mo...

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Opera Spoken Word and Classical Music

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Opening Weekend with Nathalie Stutzmann

10/03/2026 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann tees up a season...

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Opening Weekend with Nathalie Stutzmann

10/04/2026 3:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann tees up a season...

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I SPY!

10/05/2026 10:00 AM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

I spy with my little eye an adventure filled with ...

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Music for the Very Young Field Trips: I Spy

10/05/2026 10:00 AM

Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families @ The Alliance Theatre

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I SPY!

10/05/2026 11:15 AM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

I spy with my little eye an adventure filled with ...

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Music for the Very Young Field Trips: I Spy

10/05/2026 11:15 AM

Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families @ The Alliance Theatre

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Atlanta Storytellers The Songs That Shape Us

Atlanta Storytellers: “The Songs That Shape Us” at Eddie's Attic

10/06/2026 6:45 PM

Eddie's Attic

Atlanta Storytellers presents a night of true pers...

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