Red Light Cafe

Red Light Cafe
Call: (404) 874-7828 or visit redlightcafe.com
The bohemian living room serves as the city's center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available.
Monster Show For Monsters Variety Show Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga 2024 GENERIC V3

Monday April 20, 2026 10:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters. The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters, it's an immersive themed experience that is uniquely curated... [click here for more]
Jazz Jam Gordon Vernick Quartet Wednesdays 9pm Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga 2026 SQ V1

Wednesday April 22, 2026 11:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 Door
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.
Featuring: Gordon Vernick Quartet
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play. Livestre... [click here for more]
Four+O'+Clocks+Posters 13+(1)

Thursday April 23, 2026 10:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
A rollickin’ evening of Old Time fiddle tunes and folk songs with The Four O’ Clocks and special guest Mitch Butler! The Four O' Clocks Creatures of the golden hour, summoning weary, solitary travelers together to dance and howl harmoniously at the rising moon. We are Max Godfrey, Maggie Hall, Jenna... [click here for more]
Kid Atl Radiohead Tribute Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga Apr 24 2026 SQ

Friday April 24, 2026 11:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
Kid ATL might have found their sea legs. Come find out how good Radiohead can sound in one of Atlanta's finest venues. We'll pick you up at the lost-and-found.$15 Adv – $20 Doors Doors @ 7:30 PM [click here for more]
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Saturday April 25, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe 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.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 25, 2026 09:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $20 Adv – $30 Door
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.
Join Atlanta artists Jonny Kleinman and The Dianas Jug band for a night of clever music! Jonny Kleinman is a banjo plunking, mando choppin, guitar pickin songwriter from Atlanta, GA. His first ever EP, Another Day Older, drops this March and features Charles Mitchell on mandolin, Chelsea Szegidewicz... [click here for more]
Dylan Foley Matt Mancuso Traditional Irish Music Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga Apr 26 2026 2pm SQ

Sunday April 26, 2026 04:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $35 Adv – $45 Door
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.
Dylan Foley & Matt Mancuso: An exceptional pairing of multi-instrumental talent. Irish music soars in the hands of these masters. Dylan Foley is one of the most accomplished fiddlers in Irish traditional music today and a four-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion. Hailed by master fiddler Brian Conway a... [click here for more]
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Sunday April 26, 2026 11:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
Join BadAsh Allstar Team for a night of music pitting (pairing?) two classic genres against each other: DISCO and FUNK! Be sure to bring your dancing shoes as we'll have the front of the room opened up! There will be a costume contest of sorts, so deck yourself out in your best funky disco glam!$15 ... [click here for more]
Joy+Deficit+General

Monday April 27, 2026 10:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: No Cover
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.
Joy Deficit is a monthly live performance event dedicated to Chaotic Good and bringing some much-needed joy into our community (which includes YOU!). All sorts of performances are welcome, and the roster changes every month. Live literature, slam poetry, puppetry, music, comedy, and on and on...The ... [click here for more]
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Tuesday April 28, 2026 11:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
~ Bibbidi Bobbidi Body Count ~ This is not your typical Disney cabaret. This is a funeral. A candlelight vigil for the fallen. The heroes. The villains. The sidekicks. Some went too soon. Some had it coming. Some were princesses. Selections will be performed in their honor. Black attire encouraged. ... [click here for more]

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Sunday School For Sinners Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga Apr 19 2026 FL

Sunday April 19, 2026 10:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $25 Adv – $35 Door
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Our fourth annual 420 celebration hosted by Ivana Coquetú! Welcome to Sunday School for Sinners: Fire It Up in the Garden of Good & Evil 🌿🔥 Adam. Eve. Lilith. The Serpent. The original sin—reimagined. An extra hot, extra steamy 4/20… we just came a little early. Fig leaves. Fire. Bodies in motion. T... [click here for more]
EdgewoodApril+(1)

Saturday April 18, 2026 10:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
Edgewood Avenue is an improvised variety show featuring a mix of digital, musical, scripted, and improvised elements performed by a cast of puppets. Join Albert, Beezle, Darwin, Fonzo, Frooper, & Sauria as they navigate relationships, emotions, and puppet-specific scenarios that need to be seen to b... [click here for more]
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Saturday April 18, 2026 12:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe 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.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co... [click here for more]
Drunklahoma+Encore+EVENTBRITE

Friday April 17, 2026 11:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Door
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.
We got the town back together for another special hoedown. Grab your boots, bring your thirst, and prepare for a night of tipsy twang and chaotic charm. Yeehaw… responsibly(ish). 10% of profits from this show will be donated to The Haven for Children. Have a great time and support a great cause! Act... [click here for more]
Electro Lounge At Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga Square BANNER PRINT

Thursday April 16, 2026 11:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 advance, $20 door
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.
3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky #Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!). Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hide ... [click here for more]
Jazz Jam Gordon Vernick Quartet Wednesdays 9pm Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga 2026 SQ V1

Wednesday April 15, 2026 11:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 Door
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.
Featuring: Gordon Vernick Quartet
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play. Livestre... [click here for more]
Joni+Show+Poster

Saturday April 11, 2026 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $25 Adv – $35 Doors
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.
Join us Saturday, April 11th at Red Light Cafe for a tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. The evening will span three decades of her music — from the intimate songwriting of Clouds, through her jazz period, to the modern sophistication of Taming the Tiger. Joni’s collaboration with Mingus, Pastori... [click here for more]
Karaoke Lounge At Red Light Cafe Atlanta Ga PROMO SQUARE 2026 V1

Thursday April 9, 2026 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: No Cover
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.
Join us for Karaoke every 2nd Thursday every month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway! [click here for more]
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Friday April 3, 2026 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe 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.
Step into The Tipsy Zone, Atlanta’s improvised comedy show with a Twilight Zone twist and a splash of alcohol. Every month, our cast creates a brand-new episodes live on stage with unexpected turns, and just the right amount of chaos. Come for the cocktails, stay for the weird, hilarious, one-night-... [click here for more]
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Saturday March 28, 2026 07:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $25 Adv / $35 Doors
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.
A belly dance show? In Atlanta? Yes! And it's going to be the most fun you've had all spring. We're bringing together everything from Egyptian raqs sharqi to world fusion for a night of stunning movement, infectious energy, and performances that'll have you on your feet. Trust us, this one's worth c... [click here for more]

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553-1 Amsterdam Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 874-7828

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Jazz, Blues
Hours Monday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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