Events

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.”

Now’s the perfect time to dive into summer by sprucing up your home with the latest in interior design trends. Adding pops of color or even printed rugs for eye-catching appeal are great ways to brighten things up and really capture the meaning of summer.

One of the most popular July 4^th festivities and Atlanta traditions is the 49^th AJC Peachtree Road Race. The world’s largest 10k begins near Buckhead’s Lenox Square Mall and ends in Piedmont Park.

Atlanta will be bursting with events celebrating America’s July 4^th birthday.

Take a moment to imagine yourself strolling through a 16^th century Aztec marketplace, cooking a delicious meal and peeking inside the dining rooms of illustrious individuals from around the world. Now what if you could do this right in your own backyard?

Unbeknownst to many, I’m a long-time videogame enthusiast and enjoy any chance to stay in and get competitive with my fiancé. I still remember my aunt gifting me a Super Nintendo console as a teen and I was immediately hooked. I guess old habits die hard, as I still enjoy both classics (“Super Mario,” “Mortal Kombat”) and modern finds (“Bro Force,” “Overcooked”).

One of the most popular events of the annual Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, the Tasting Tents once again gathered some of the best purveyors in the South to dole out samples of their food and drink to thousands of enthusiastic guests.

It won’t be hard to find the commander in chief when President Bill Clinton comes to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre to talk about his newly released novel, “The President is Missing.” The book, co-authored with James Patterson, marks the first time a president and best-selling novelist have collaborated on a fictional work.

Seven days, three ingredients and one easy way to give back – the highly anticipated Negroni Week is almost here, and we couldn’t be more excited! Launched in 2013 as a celebration of one of the world’s best cocktails and a goal to raise money for charitable causes around the globe, Negroni Week offers the best of both worlds.

Heading out for a fun camping trip your group becomes trapped in a remote cabin as the Sasquatch tries to force its way inside. Would you be able to solve the mystery and make it out alive? Put your wit to the test at Escape the NETHERWORLD.

More than 20 million people have viewed the video on the Anheuser-Busch Cartersville Brewery in the 2018 Budweiser Super Bowl spot. This summer the brewery is offering its first tours since 2015.

It’s time for ADAC’s 35th Annual Sample Sale, the best opportunity to take advantage of massive discounts throughout the 550,000-square-foot luxury design center. With designer brands, high-end indoor and outdoor home furnishings, rugs, lighting and accessories, how could you say no?

In 1973, the National Trust for Historic Preservation established May as Preservation Month. Whether it’s the first place you traveled to or a landmark that reminds you of home, Preservation Month encourages people to share stories of the places that are significant to them and their communities.

Put the “For Sale” sign in front of my house, I’m moving to the Southeastern Designer Showhouse & Gardens. The 9,804-square-foot English countryside-inspired house is nothing short of spectacular. Each room, including the stunning loggia, elaborately showcases the talents of 15 designers throughout the Southeast.

Hit the streets as the 47th Inman Park Spring Festival and Tour of Homes returns Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29.

Design enthusiasts rejoice! Featuring 25 educational presentations, lively discussions, and showroom openings and soirees, ADAC and VERANDA’s annual celebration, DESIGN ADAC, returns to Peachtree Hills April 24-26. This Southern-style fete welcomes world-renowned talent and today’s cultural icons including the inimitable Mr. Hamish Bowles, Editor at Large of Vogue, and the reigning queen of restrained elegance, Victoria Hagan, for a week of design wisdom.

I suffer from menu indecision. I always have trouble narrowing down a choice. So an event like Atlanta Magazine’s Best Restaurants Party is perfect for me. Unlimited samples with live music and signature cocktails? Count me in.

While the Keep America Beautiful organization works year-round to beautify communities, April serves as the official celebration as it recognizes national Keep America Beautiful Month.

The 2018 Atlanta Grilled Cheese Festival is back and cheesier than ever. Celebrate #NationalGrilledCheeseDay April 14-15 in Brookhaven Park with restaurants and food trucks from all over Atlanta serving up bites of cheesy goodness.