Atlanta’s spring and summertime have blessed us with seasonably warm weather and festivals galore. With the year, half way over, we thought we’d give you the 411 on what festivals are remaining.
There are some good ones that have already passed, such as the Dogwood Festival and Atlanta Jazz Fest, but there are plenty still in the can.
Here are some of the remaining festivals coming to Atlanta in 2018.
7/15 – Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival (Westside)
7/28 – Atlanta Ice Cream Festival (Piedmont Park)
May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)
June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)
June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)
June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)
June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)
July – August – Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival (The Fox Theatre)
AUGUST
8/10-12 Oye Fest Atlanta
8/11 – Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival
8/18-19 – Piedmont Park Arts Festival
8/25-26 – Grant Park Summer Shade Festival
8/31-9/1 – Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival (Callway Gardens)
8/31-9/2 – Decatur Book Festival
May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)
June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)
June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)
June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)
June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)
July 29 – ATL Peach Fest
August 11 – 1st annual Dames + Dregs Beer Festival
August 18-19: Piedmont Park Arts Festival
August 26: Festival Peachtree Latino
August 26 & 27: Summer Shade Festival
August 31 – Sept. 2: Taste of Soul Atlanta
August 31 – Sept. 2: AJC Decatur Book Festival
September 8 and 9:One MusicFest:
September 15 and 16: Music Midtown
September 21-23: Imagine Music Festival:
September 22: Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade
September 22: Localmotion Festival of the Arts
September 25: Atlanta Audubon Chalk Festival
September 27-30: Atlanta Flux Projects
September 29 & 30: Fall Festival-Candler Park
September 30: Atlanta Streets Alive-Midtown
October 6: ATL Cluckfest Fried Chicken Festival
October 12-14: Atlanta Pride Festival
October 13 & 14: AfroPunk’s Carnival of Consciousness
October 27: Atlanta World Kite Festival
Got an event or know of something opening in and around Atlanta? Holla: CJ@AtlantaFi.com. See what’s poppin’ in the ATL! Subscribe to our news alerts here, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Melissa McCarthy has been cast in a new movie filmed in Atlanta. This time the star plays a former executive whose life goes awry when she’s chosen for observation by the world’s first super-intelligence, according to Variety.
Producers are looking to fill several “techie” roles that will shoot on August 9 and 11 in Atlanta, according to a casting call.
For August 9:
For August 11:
Seeking some Tech Types
Need a wide range of ethnicities
Age 20-35
Rate: 75/8
Date: August 11th
Location: Midtown
If you fit the description please email Extras@RoseLockeCasting.com. Include 3 pics (head, body and profile) age, ht, wt and all contact info.
Subject: TECHIE
Please send a selfie holding a piece of paper with todays date written on it.
Read more: Grant Park Summer Shade Festival: Everything you need to know
Kicking Off the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival Presented by The Beacon Atlanta
WHEN: Saturday, August 25, 2018
7:00 a.m. – Packet Pick Up -and- Race Day Registration
8:00 a.m. – 5K Start -and- Stroller Stroll Start
8:45 a.m. – Tot Trot Start
WHERE: Start and Finish at main entrance to Zoo Atlanta (Cherokee Ave. & Augusta Ave.)
COST: Tot Trot (5 and under) – FREE
5K and Stroller Stroll – $25 until August 19, $30 after August 20, 2018.
Atlanta United begins its sophomore season the first weekend in March as the team takes on DC United. Last year was a smashing success as Atlantans fell in love with professional soccer.
Last year the team played most of its games at Georgia Teach. This year the team pays at Merc-Benz, which will be their primary home, which they will share with the Atlanta Falcons.
If you can’t make it downtown, you can catch the team on TV: FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast will televise 18 games. Also, Atlanta United LIVE will air 30 minutes before and after every match on the respective networks.
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If you miss the days when you walked into a place and the blips and bloops of Galaga, Pac-Man and Space Invaders used to fill the air, you’re about to love this: An arcade-centric pub is coming to Buford Highway.
Now you can drink beer with one hand and hold a joystick in the other as you play those 1980s games you grew up with.
Player One Arcade Services was founded in 2015 when My Parents Basement in Avondale Estates commissioned them to build a Nintendo cabinet for the establishment. They never looked back.
The restaurant is planning to open its doors on Buford just outside I-285 although where is still up in the air. Wherever the vintage arcade bar lands, there will be extensive focus on the kitchen, its owner said.
“We are breaking away from the game bar template by offering our own food,” Pratt Mizgala told Eater Atlanta. “When we would talk to people about their experiences at game bars, we’d consistently hear that they liked it, but then they’d get a little drunk and hungry and have to leave to get a meal.”
Read more: Casi Cielo opens in Sandy Springs
Southwest Atlanta fitness buffs are getting a new place to work on there muscles. Planet Fitness is set to open at Mall West End at 854 Oak St SW Suite 546, Atlanta, GA 30310.
This marks the second location for the Hampton, New Hampshire-based company. In 2016, it opened a Planet Fitness at Greenbriar Mall.
Update: A month after West End Planet Fitness opened, we went online to see how the reviews were. Here’s one that summed up many of the general sentiments:
“GREAT GYM!!! This is the first gym that I’ve ever worked out in. I’m trying to get my body in shape. I was always uncomfortable with working out in front/with other people. But, coming here, I kinda feel more comfortable working out. I guess the other part of that is just me – ‘I have to get comfortable with myself.’ The gym is doing its part with the comfortable and pleasant atmosphere. Gym is ALWAYS clean when I come. I haven’t had any issues with the staff.”
Planet Fitness began in 1992 when a struggling gym in Dover, New Hampshire was transformed into a no-frills ” Judgment Free” zone. Plans start at $10 a month.
Visit PlanetFitness.com to get announcements on pre-sale offers, including online only deals.
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Read more: Mangos Caribbean opening in West End
A popular Latin-inspired restaurant featuring sharing-style dining is opening its second location in metro Atlanta, AtlantaFi has learned. Babalu Tapas & Tacos’ opened its first restaurant in the city at the 33 Peachtree Place retail/residential development on the corner of West Peachtree Street and Peachtree Place.
Next year, Babalu is slated to open in the old Roswell Theater building in Roswell.
The term Babalu comes from the song made famous from actor Desi Arnaz’s character Ricky Ricardo in the television series “I Love Lucy.” Monday’s opening marks the seventh location of the Jackson, Mississippi-founded restaurant.
When the Midtown location opened last year, corporate execs were bullish on Atlanta.
“With our corporate offices nearby, our new Midtown Atlanta restaurant is an extra special opening for our team of experienced leaders who know the city like the back of their hands,” Stan Stout, chief operating officer of Roswell-based Eat Here Brands, said in a news release. “We’re excited to be in a city that’s known for its Southern hospitality because offering a dining experience that brings people together is what we’re all about.”
Here are some of our favorite menu items from Babalu:
If you want to really throw down eatin’ in West Midtown, there’s only one place to be. The first Sunday of each month, JCT. Bar (upstairs) will also open for fried chicken & oyster Sunday from 11:30 a.m.”til they run out.”
The establishment is located at 1198 Howell Mill Rd #18, Atlanta, GA 30318.
Think buckets of our fried chicken ($32 per bucket) and a selection of oysters from our raw bar menu (prices vary), paired with a curated selection of bubbles, wine and rose (prices vary) including Lambrusco – Cleto Chiarli ‘Vecchia Modena’ ($8/$40), Prosecco – Villa Sandi ($9/$45), Cava Rosado – Castellar ($10/$50) , Champagne – Dumangin ‘Cuvee 17’ Brut ($16/$80), Piquepoul Rose, Foncalieu 2017 ($8/$32) and more!
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Finally, one of the most state-of-the-art sports facilities in the world is adding another straw to its hat. Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium was well regarded as the newest NFL stadium with a retractable roof — but last season venue officials couldn’t quite get it to work.
This week, Merc-Benz opened up like a beautiful metallic flower in downtown Atlanta.
Last fall when the stadium opened, construction delays portended to be the reason for the delay, the AMB Group, the consortium that runs the stadium, us ready this time for the 2018 Atlanta Falcons season in the $1.6 billion stadium.
Atlanta’s is the fifth NFL stadium with a retractable roof. The other four are AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis Colts), NRG Stadium (Houston Texans), and University of Phoenix Stadium (Arizona Cardinals).
See Atlanta's Mercedes Benz Stadium retract (video) https://t.co/tQP1q5rFzT pic.twitter.com/EaTy2sphVu
— ATLHAPS (@atlhaps) July 26, 2018
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Atlanta may not be on the coast, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy fresh seafood shipped in on the daily. On Sunday, August 5, 2018, Hugo’s Oyster Bar and C&S Chowder House are celebrating one of the biggest days of the year: National Oyster Day!
If you’ve got an oyster Jones, come to either of the eateries and get in on the festivities and enjoy $1 “Chef’s Pick” oysters all day long. Paired with From the Earth Brewing beer specials, this will be one celebration you don’t want to miss.
Don’t wait too long to jump in on the fun, though. With oysters this good, they’ll sell out pretty quickly! Get here early to enjoy good beer, great oysters and even better company.
Hugo’s is located at 12040 Etris Rd #150, Roswell, GA 30075.
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