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Memorial Day Weekend Events in Atlanta 2023


CL's guide to the start of the summer

Military Cemetary

Photo credit: Courtesy of the US Government

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

We're expecting the 2022 Atlanta Jazz Festival to return to Piedmont Park over Memorial Day Weekend. We've got the latest Jazz Festival news and festival lineup

List of Memorial Day Events

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
City Winery Cost: Sold Out,
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
CL Critic Hal Horowitz Recommends: Multi-award winning, mellifluous jazz vocalist Elling partners... [click here for more]
CL RECOMMENDS

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Red Clay Music Foundry Cost: check site,
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"She's got the charisma of a mainstream pop singer plus all of the authenticity of an underground rebel, which isn't exactly a combination that you find every day in this business."

- SKOPE MAG

[click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Variety Playhouse Cost: $25.00 - $39.50,
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On July 21st, 2016, a user on 4chan's /mu/ board posted a photo of a demo CD they'd discovered in an Oxfam charity store in Nottingham, UK: titled D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L, purportedly released in 2000. The listener uploaded the ripped audio ... [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Terminal West Cost: $16.00 - $20.00,
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No description provided [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $49-69,
Music
CL Critic Hal Horowitz Recommends: Trumpeter Russell Gunn leads a 26 piece Royal Krunk Jazz... [click here for more]
CL RECOMMENDS

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Fat Matt's Rib Shack Cost: Free,
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Save THE WAY BACK BAND AT FAT MATT'S RIB SHACK to your collection. [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10-$15,
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Come out to see 3 of Atlanta's best young talent: Better Yet + Frigga Five + Perfect Animal spanning genres like pop punk, funk and heavy alternative.$10 Adv - $15 DoorDoors @ 7 PM [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 Adv - $15 Door,
Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
Come out to see 3 of Atlanta’s best young talent — Better Yet + Frigga Five + Perfect Animal — spanning genres like pop punk, funk and heavy alternative.$10 Adv - $15 DoorDoors @ 7 PM [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $25+,
Music
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Blues People: Negro Music in White America, Written by Amiri Baraka.



Performed by Russell Gunn and the Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra.


Composed and Music Directed by Russell Gunn.


Developed by Leatrice Ellzy.


Projection Design by Zavier Taylor.

Lighting Desig... [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Aurora Theatre Cost: $25+,
Arts Agenda
Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. You’ll see an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines); this Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilario... [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Aurora Theatre Cost: $10-$20,
Arts Agenda, Nightlife::Comedy
Aurora Theatre has been bringing high quality comedy to Lawrenceville since 2007! [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:30 PM EDT
Aisle 5 Cost: $13.00 ,
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No description provided [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 08:30 PM EDT
Coca-Cola Roxy Cost: $159- $693+,
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Hip-Hop/Rap [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 09:00 PM EDT
Eddie's Attic Cost: $25+,
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Erick Baker



Erick Baker is a heart-on-his-sleeve troubadour from Knoxville, TN, singing country soul. For more than a decade, he's made a life in music, sharing the stage with artists like John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Heart, Gavin Degraw, and the Goo Goo Dolls.

With a powerful voice that has b... [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 09:00 PM EDT
37 Main Buford Cost: check website,
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Moby Dick (The Kings of Party Rock) [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 09:00 PM EDT
529 Bar Cost: $15.00 ,
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Pyramid Club, Wet Cat, Flohr [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 09:00 PM EDT
The Earl Cost: $20 ADV,
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No description provided [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 09:55 PM EDT
MadLife Stage & Studios Cost: From $29.50,
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Interstellar Echoes - A Tribute to Pink Floyd [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 10:00 PM EDT
Northside Tavern Cost: $10/Door at 9:30pm,
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No description provided [click here for more]

Friday May 26, 2023 10:00 PM EDT
The Loft Cost: $15-$20 Advance / $30 Day of Show,
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No description provided [click here for more]

Saturday May 27, 2023 12:00 AM EDT
Riverside Park Cost: Free,
Arts Agenda, Food and Drink, Free Events, Music, Nightlife
Roswell Riverside Sounds Concert Series

Fourth Saturday of the Month
April-September, 7:00-9:00 PM
575 Riverside Road, Roswell, GA 30075
Join us at Riverside Park for Roswell's longest running, free, outdoor concert series focused on singer-songwriters and original artists.

All concert details at ww... [click here for more]

Saturday May 27, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
Festivals
Categories: #ArtsandCrafts #CraftShow #CraftFair #Artisans #Jewelry #SupportLocal #ShopSmall #ArtsandCraftsFair #ArtsandCraftsShow #Roswell

Saturday May 27th ( 10am-6pm)--Artisans Arts & Crafts Show
in front of Aurora Cineplex (Roswell)

Come explore and shop the Arts & Crafts Booths set up outside... [click here for more]

Saturday May 27, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
Categories: Zoo & Animals Welcome to Creekwater Alpacas! Our unique farm in Snellville, Georgia has been the home of over 50 alpacas since 1993. We offer a safe, close up, hands-on experience unlike any other. Bring the family and enjoy petting the alpacas in their pen, bunnies, goats, minature hor... [click here for more]

Saturday May 27, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
Arts Agenda, Festivals, Food and Drink, Free Events
Categories: Home and Garden

Join us for Plant & Art Party!

Swapping? Bring your plants, cuttings, seeds to trade with others in a box. Helpful to have them labeled whether in soil, wet paper napkin, in baggie, or wrapped in moss. We’ll have designated swap and free plant areas with no selling in t... [click here for more]

Saturday May 27, 2023 01:00 PM EDT
Arts Agenda::Visual Arts
Join us for outdoor guided painting sessions at Paradise Garden, led by Summerville artist and Paradise Garden staff member, Donnie Davis. Upon arrival at each session, registrants will choose the location and subject of their paintings. Donnie will then share his strategy for starting paintings, la... [click here for more]


CL Articles on Memorial Day

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Monday April 27, 2015 02:02 PM EDT

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Sunday May 27, 2012 10:00 AM EDT

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 10:00 AM EDT

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Wednesday May 23, 2007 12:04 AM EDT

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Wednesday May 23, 2001 12:04 AM EDT


Past Memorial Days

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Thursday May 25, 2023 04:45 PM EDT

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Thursday May 25, 2017 11:00 AM EDT

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Monday April 27, 2015 02:02 PM EDT

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Friday May 24, 2013 08:01 AM EDT

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Sunday May 27, 2012 10:00 AM EDT

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Monday May 21, 2012 03:15 PM EDT

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 10:00 AM EDT

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Wednesday May 23, 2007 12:04 AM EDT

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Wednesday May 23, 2001 12:04 AM EDT


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