Experience Atlanta
Atlanta and surrounding areas
September 2025
- Music Midtown: Piedmont Park. A large multi-genre music festival. (Typically mid-September)
- Shaky Knees Music Festival: Piedmont Park. A major rock-focused music festival with over 60 bands. (September 19-21, 2025)
- Sweet Auburn Music Fest: Historic Sweet Auburn Historic District. Two days of free, non-stop urban music (R&B, gospel, new artists), food, and vendors. (September 27-28, 2025)
- Atlanta Arts Festival: Piedmont Park. Showcasing fine art. (Typically mid-September)
- Atlanta Greek Festival: Annunciation Cathedral. Celebrating Greek culture with food, music, and dance. (Typically, late September/early October)
October 2025
- Wire & Wood Alpharetta Music Festival: Downtown Alpharetta. Nationally recognized singer-songwriters perform. (October 10-11, 2025)
- ONE Musicfest: Piedmont Park. A large music festival with diverse genres, often including R&B, hip-hop, and alternative. (October 25-26, 2025)
- Oakhurst Porchfest: Decatur. Local musicians perform on neighborhood porches.(Typically mid-October)
- Atlanta Pride Festival: Piedmont Park. (Often in October)
- Candlelight Concerts: Various venues. Live music performances in unique candlelit settings. (Ongoing throughout the year)
November 2025
- Atlanta Santa Pub Crawl: Virginia-Highland neighborhood. (Typically, late November)
- Fantasy in Lights: Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, GA - about an hour south of Atlanta). A massive holiday light display. (Begins mid-November)
December 2025
- Garden Lights, Holiday Nights: Atlanta Botanical Garden. A popular holiday light display. (Throughout December)
- Atlanta Christkindl Market: Centennial Olympic Park. A traditional German Christmas market. (Throughout December)
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concerts: Atlanta Symphony Hall.
- The Nutcracker (Atlanta Ballet): Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. A holiday classic.
