Memorial Day Weekend Events in Atlanta 2020
CL's guide to the start of the summer
Photo credit: US Government
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Memorial Day
Happy Memorial Day! The Memorial Day Weekend tends to kick off the Summer in Atlanta. Look to CL's calendar for the best events for Memorial Day and the Summer.
Big Memorial Day Events
Atlanta Jazz Festival 2021 Postponed to Fall Article
Saturday May 23, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
The Jazz Festival is postponed. New dates to be announced. During May, the Festival is offering virtual performances on social media. See CL's listings for more information. Browse the Atlanta Jazz Festival schedule as well as recommendations. CL's critics & readers weigh in on the definitive guide ...
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List of Memorial Day Events
MomoConline 2020 - Day 1
Thursday May 21, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Festivals
While 2020 has been a year of significant change, one thing we did not want to change was bringing you awesome panels and events and much more fun on Memorial Day Weekend! MomoCon goes virtual with MomoConline, May 21st – 24th! During the 4 days we will be featuring livestreamed panels and events on...
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Commute Coffee Break - Walking
Thursday May 21, 2020 01:00 pm EDT
Downtown Atlanta
Cost: Free
Community,
Free Events
Throughout the month of May, Downtown Connects, the transportation program of Central Atlanta Progress, is hosting a weekly series of Commute Coffee Break sessions as part of our Clean Commute Month. These short 20-30 minute webinars and discussions will focus on four key transportation options in t...
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Life Illustrated
Thursday May 21, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Free Events
Join this hands-on workshop and discover creative tools to express your family and memory through graphic illustration. Illustrator and puppetry artist Jeffrey Zwartjes will take you step by step through fun and challenging drawing exercises to stretch your drawing abilities and experiment with reco...
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Livestream: the Indigo Girls
Thursday May 21, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Donations
Community,
Community::Benefits,
Music
We will be playing songs all from your requests! This livestream will benefit Feeding the Valley Food Bank.
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Skooly "Nobody Likes Me" Listening Party
Thursday May 21, 2020 08:00 pm EDT
Starlight Drive-In Theatre and Flea Market
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda::Film,
Music
This Thursday get out the house and come check out my documentary and new album "Nobody Likes Me" @ Starlight Drive In this Thursday @ 8pm‼️
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EnCore: Dance on Film
Friday May 22, 2020 12:00 am EDT
CORE Studios
Cost: Donation Suggested
Arts Agenda::Dance
EnCore Dance on Film features short movies by dance filmmakers from around the world.
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Speaking Out in the South: Why Georgia Needs a Hate Crimes Law
Friday May 22, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: FREE
Georgia is one of five states in the nation without a hate crimes law. The time for change is now. Please join ADL, the Hate Free Georgia coalition, and leading influencers in the fight for a hate crimes law to learn what you can do to join the cause.
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MomoConline 2020 - Day 2
Friday May 22, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Free Events
While 2020 has been a year of significant change, one thing we did not want to change was bringing you awesome panels and events and much more fun on Memorial Day Weekend! MomoCon goes virtual with MomoConline, May 21st – 24th! During the 4 days we will be featuring livestreamed panels and events on...
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Livestream: The Ocean Blue
Friday May 22, 2020 05:00 pm EDT
Masquerade
Cost: Registration Required
Music
Live : https://hd.livemusic2020.xyz/live.php?artist=The%20Ocean%20Blue&venue=The%20Masquerade%20-%20Hell,%20Atlanta,%20GA,%20US
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PORTFOLIO 2020 - Virtual Opening
Friday May 22, 2020 05:00 pm EDT
Atlanta Photography Group
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Free Events
Categories: photography
Atlanta Photography Group (APG) is pleased to announce the exhibition and virtual opening of PORTFOLIO 2020, juried by Sarah Kennel, Photography Curator of the High Museum of Art. Eight exceptional artists were chosen to represent the best of contemporary photography from a n...
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Livestream: King Of Pops The Musical
Friday May 22, 2020 08:00 pm EDT
Dad's Garage Theatre
Cost: Donations
Arts Agenda::Theater,
Music,
Nightlife::Comedy
https://www.twitch.tv/dadsgarageatl
Atlanta Jazz Festival 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020 12:00 am EDT
Piedmont Park
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Community,
Free Events,
Music
Join us for the 43rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival! The Atlanta Jazz Festival is known for being one of the largest free jazz festivals in the country and it showcases the jazz legends and up-and-coming jazz performers all through Memorial Day Weekend.
The festival will take place in Piedmont Park fr...
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Duluth Spring Arts Festival 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020 10:00 am EDT
Duluth Town Green
Cost: Free
Arts Agenda,
Food and Drink,
Community,
Free Events
Featuring up to 125 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metalwork, glass blowers, jewelers, and crafters! The Festival will also offer artist demonstrations, live acoustic music, a children’s play area, plus festival foods and beverages with healthy alternatives.
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MomoConline 2020 - Day 3
Saturday May 23, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Free Events
While 2020 has been a year of significant change, one thing we did not want to change was bringing you awesome panels and events and much more fun on Memorial Day Weekend! MomoCon goes virtual with MomoConline, May 21st – 24th! During the 4 days we will be featuring livestreamed panels and events on...
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Atlanta DeKalb Caribbean Carnival
Saturday May 23, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
On Saturday, May 23, 2020, the Atlanta Carnival Bandleaders Council (ACBC) will celebrate 32 years of Caribbean Carnival in the Atlanta/DeKalb area. We invite you to join us to witness one of the largest and fastest growing annual Caribbean cultural events in the United States. The Atlanta/DeKalb Ca...
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Hugo's Oyster Bar Memorial Day Weekend Crawfish Boil
Saturday May 23, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Hugo
Cost: Varies
Food and Drink
Celebrate the long weekend and the end of the school year with Hugo's Oyster Bar! In honor of the holiday, Hugo's Oyster Bar is hosting another crawfish boil this Saturday, May 23, featuring $10 pounds of crawfish, $3 Abita pints, $11 Abita pitchers and live music on the patio from 1 - 5 pm! **Pleas...
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Rocky Horror Picture Art Show: Take Two!
Saturday May 23, 2020 06:00 pm EDT
Metropolitan Studios, Inc.
Cost: FREE ENTRY
A science fiction double feature of local arts, handmade goods, and of course some Transylvanian madness! You better wise up!
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UVSA Southeast Virtual Gameday
Saturday May 23, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Free
Community,
Free Events
We invite you to kick back in the comfort of your own home and hang out in our Discord channel while we play a variety of online games and engage in some friendly competition.
If you’d like to get some practice in beforehand, here is a list of a few games that will feature challenges from our staff:...
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Livestream: Hazel English
Saturday May 23, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Masquerade
Cost: Registration Required
Music
Netflix Party: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Saturday May 23, 2020 08:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Donations
Arts Agenda::Film
Please join OutWorlders for Movie Night! We'll be watching the totally radical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), just in time for it's 30th Anniversary!
MomoConline 2020 - Day 4
Sunday May 24, 2020 12:00 pm EDT
Arts Agenda,
Festivals,
Free Events
While 2020 has been a year of significant change, one thing we did not want to change was bringing you awesome panels and events and much more fun on Memorial Day Weekend! MomoCon goes virtual with MomoConline, May 21st – 24th! During the 4 days we will be featuring livestreamed panels and events on...
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Year Six Week One
Sunday May 24, 2020 01:00 pm EDT
Orpheus Brewing
Cost: No Cover
Food and Drink::Beer Events
We're kicking off our Year Six celebration a little differently this year - but we still plan to release plenty of brand new beer we think you're going to love.
Livestream: Origami Angel, Mover Shaker, Taking Meds
Sunday May 24, 2020 07:00 pm EDT
Masquerade
Cost: Registration Required
Music
Livestream: The Buckhead Boyz Rooftop Concert
Sunday May 24, 2020 09:00 pm EDT
Online Event
Cost: Free
Free Events,
Music
It's the Live Stream Concert that Everyone is Talking About! Catch The Buckhead Boyz Memorial Day Weekend performing LIVE.
It's the Live Stream Concert that Everyone is Talking About!
Catch The Buckhead Boyz Memorial Day Weekend performing LIVE on all their Virtual Platforms
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Livestream: Kathleen Bertrand
Sunday May 24, 2020 09:00 pm EDT
Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park
Cost: Free
Free Events,
Music
A multi-faceted recording artist and songwriter, Kathleen Bertrand is a native Atlantan, whose soulful performances have graced two Olympic Games, two presidents, and countless appearances at jazz festivals worldwide.
CL Articles on Memorial Day
Streetalk: What does Memorial Day mean? Article
Tuesday May 20, 2008 10:00 am EDT
Is Memorial Day a meaningful holiday? Article
Wednesday May 23, 2001 12:04 am EDT
Past Memorial Days
Streetalk: What does Memorial Day mean? Article
Tuesday May 20, 2008 10:00 am EDT
Is Memorial Day a meaningful holiday? Article
Wednesday May 23, 2001 12:04 am EDT
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