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Concerts, Festivals, Games, Shows, Races, Parties, and Fireworks!

Date Event Description Time / Location
1/297/7

Gogo: Nature Transformed

Works by jewelry designer and Cumberland Island resident Gogo Ferguson—who designed JFK Jr.’s wedding ring and a necklace for Jackie O.—are displayed at the High Museum. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at High Museum
2/91/25

The Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery

Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery, a nearly year-long exhibition at Emory’s Carlos Museum, showcases colorful North American art, including seed pots, red-and-black ware, and objects from the Quezada family of potters from Mata Ortiz in northern Mexico. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Carlos Museum at Emory
4/136/2

Georgia Renaissance Festival

Time once again to party like it’s 1599 at this annual itinerant medieval carnival. Open weekends and Memorial Day only. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Near Fairburn, Georgia
4/255/19

Lady Lay

U.S. premiere of Lydia Stryk’s play inspired by the music of Bob Dylan. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at 7 Stages Theatre
5/15/29

Concerts on the Square and Blue Sky Concerts

The Decatur Business Association sponsors two concert series. The noon Blue Sky shows (May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) provide a lunchtime break for office workers—and appeal to the juice-and-cookies crowd, too. The evening Concerts on the Square (May 4, 11, 18, 25) are the time to linger on the lawn, chilled Chablis close by. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Decatur Square
5/15/27

Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture, and American Cuisine Identity

A special exhibit at the Breman Museum explores the intersection of food and Jewish cultural identity. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at The Breman Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Museum
5/35/21

Kimo Minton and Deedra Ludwig Exhibition

Kimo Minton says his abstract woodcuts are a visual form of jazz, while Deedra Ludwig calls her multimedia pieces—materials include oil paint, wax, and soil—“environmental.” Stop by Tew Galleries to interpret their works for yourself. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at TEW Galleries
5/255/27

Atlanta Jazz Festival

Meshell Ndegeocello and Tia Fuller will be among the main stage performers as the thirty-sixth annual Memorial Day weekend festival takes over Piedmont Park. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Piedmont Park
5/306/2

Atlanta Food and Wine Festival

Tastings, classes, events, and the JCT “Pig Out” party are part of this massive four-day event. Event Site

INFO see event site for times, at Midtown