Events

Interested in learning about everything soul food? Gail O’Neil sits down with Carla Hall, former cohost of ABC’s “The Chew,” on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7PM to do just that.

Don’t tell bubbe, but her brisket doesn’t come close to the smoked goodness at the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival. Now in its sixth year, the event will be held Sunday, Oct. 21, 11AM-3:30PM, at City Springs in Sandy Springs.

Dating back thousands of years, Día de los Muertos is a day to honor those who have passed – celebrating that they lived and knowing they remain in our hearts and memories.

Put on your lederhosen and make room for a full weekend of beer, brawts and Bavarian pretzels at Oktoberfest Atlanta.

In a time when the world could use a little positivity, it’s great to see your city unite for one purpose: to celebrate equality. Now in its 48^th year, the Atlanta Pride Festival returns Oct. 12–14 as the Southeast’s largest Pride festival.

Nearly 65,000 people will come together under the night sky Oct. 5–7 to celebrate diversity and culture when International Night Market Atlanta brings sights, sounds and flavors from all over the world to Atlanta.

In his book, “Design for Good A New Era of Architecture for Everyone,” John Cary told stories of elementary schools, hospitals, affordable housing units and other buildings around the world that were constructed with an emphasis on good design and created for the people who use them. That book is the premise of the new exhibition he curated at MODA, Design for Good: Architecture for Everyone, which runs through Jan. 20.

Germany-based artists collective URBANSCREEN, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, will give downtown’s Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library a stunning (though temporary) new look. The building, designed by Bauhaus-movement architect Marcel Breuer, will be the scene for Spotlight Bauhaus on Oct. 5 from 7:30 to 10PM.

It may sound crazy but every year it seems I can sense when the weather is about to change to welcome fall. Maybe because it’s my favorite season – filled with colorful trees, chilly winds and Halloween (insert creepy laugh).

Gather your lanterns and friends, the Atlanta BeltLine’s Lantern Parade will illuminate the Eastside Trail this Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 7PM. Tens of thousands of patrons will gather along the BeltLine and walk the two-mile river of light in celebration of the South’s largest temporary art exhibition.

Get your freak (and fright) on at 2 Chainz’ Haunted Pink Trap House. The Atlanta rapper, whose famous Pink Trap House was a popular tourist destination last year, has partnered with the infamous 13 Stories to bring it back from the dead.

For over four decades, the Greek Orthodox community in Atlanta has opened its doors for the Atlanta Greek Festival.

Returning Sept. 25-27, DISCOVER ADAC brings the Atlanta design community an unparalleled celebration of design through book signings, product launches, cocktail parties, salon-style talks and pop-up shops.

Imagine this: a day spent drinking beer, chowing down on pizza and listening to some of the best local bands Georgia has to offer. Sound like your kind of fun? You’re in luck – the inaugural Atlanta edition of Local Brews Local Grooves will be held at the Tabernacle on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 4PM.

Twenty years ago, Athens band Widespread Panic released its first ever live album titled “Light Fuse Get Away.” To promote it, the band announced a free outdoor concert in downtown Athens.

Calling all design addicts. The freshest ideas in home design and innovation are making their way to Pinewood Forest and you don’t want to miss it.

Atlanta is lucky enough to have a number of beer and wine festivals to choose from throughout the year, but for the first time ever, say hello to the Viva Tequila Festival. On Sept. 15 from 11AM–6PM, it’s taking over the Pinnacle Pad at Atlantic Station to bring attendees the food, art, music and small batch, hand-crafted tequilas of Mexico.

The annual Party for Piedmont Park returns to Midtown on Sept. 6, and is guaranteed to be a good time for a great cause. Guests will enjoy live music, bites from dozens of local restaurants and an open bar, all from inside the walls of the gorgeous Greystone.

Start saving your breath – there are lots of candles to blow out at The Varsity’s 90^th birthday bash. The restaurant, known for its chili cheese dogs, burgers and the try-it-at-least-once frosted orange, will celebrate nine decades of serving up smiles August 18. As if celebrating a true icon wasn’t legendary enough, the world’s largest drive-in restaurant will serve up menu items for 90 cents all day long.

Calling all millennials – there’s a new kind of wine tasting coming to town. With two parts education and one part revolution, Wine Riot is shaking up traditional wine tastings when it arrives in Atlanta in two weeks.

If there are two things Atlantans love, it’s a good festival and cold beer. Thankfully, we’ve got a new festival to add to our lineup. The Dames + Dregs Beer Festival is kicking off its first year this Saturday, August 11, from 1-6PM at Underground Atlanta.

Atlanta is well-known as an ethnically diverse city with a dynamic food scene. Combine that with an innovative design community and you have the theme for the 2018 To Live & Dine celebration on Thursday, August 16, from 6-9PM at ADAC.

The 12^th Annual Ice Cream Social returns August 11 from 1-2:30PM to help Atlantans beat the scorching summer heat. In collaboration with Peachtree Road Farmers Market, Slow Food Atlanta will gather local chefs and ambitious amateurs – all partnering with local farmers – to create unique ice cream flavors.

One of the South’s biggest bridal events of the year returns next month, where brides can meet more than 100 of Atlanta’s most creative wedding professionals for the ultimate wedding inspiration experience.

What game requires strategy and players to always be one step ahead of their opponent? Some might say chess, some might say boxing, but Matt Thomas says both. The 28-year-old Atlantan heads to India this month as the first American to compete in the Chess-Boxing Amateur World Championship.

There’s still time to catch the popular Butterfly Encounter at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. Back for a fifth summer, the living exhibit features hundreds of native butterflies surrounded by colorful nectar plants.

Can’t get enough of those perfectly ripe summer tomatoes? This one’s for you. The 10^th Annual Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival, a benefit for Georgia Organics, is just around the corner.

Atlanta sees its fair share of fan conventions throughout the year, from Dragon Con to MomoCon, but for the first time ever, Comic Con is coming to town.

Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on and go hear Smash Mouth live when they perform at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre on July 17 for the Dream Big Atlanta fundraiser hosted by the Arby’s Foundation.

The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil returns to A-Town to showcase Daniele Finzi Pasca’s production of “Corteo.”