Things To Do This Weekend In Atlanta: April 12-14

This is one of those weekends in Atlanta that they warn you about: Good food, live music, sports and parties are everywhere. There are so many things to do in Atlanta this weekend, it’s hard to keep up, but let’s try, shall we?

Things to do in Atlanta this weekend include parties, conventions, Wine & Rhymes at Apache Cafe, a film festival, a winter anime fest and much, much more.

Things to do in Atlanta this week

 

5 FREE things to do at the Atlanta Film Festival

The 43rd annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) is going on all week in Midtown. The event will feature 11 days of movie happenings, film screenings, educational workshops and more. Some good movies are being screened, too!

If you’re a movie buff, you’ll love the talent and filmmaker appearances as well as the special music, food, and art-focused presentations. But there are also FREE things to do.

Easter egg hunt on the farm

On April 8, 2019, come out for some fun as kids search for colorful eggs, play games, and create springtime crafts during Magic Monday: Egg Hunt at the Atlanta History Center.

Things to do Tuesday, April 9 2019

  • Library on the Lawn
    10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / Woodruff Park
  • Provost’s Visiting Scholar: George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Columbia University
    11:00 a.m. / Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences
  • Rival Sons
    7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. / Masquerade

What to do Saturday: Atlanta Spring Wine Festival

Sample 50 wines with beer, cider, live music, and food for sale at Atlanta Spring Wine Festival at Historic Fourth Ward Park for age 21+. Repeats in Jan. & Aug.

Things to do Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  • Environmental Justice in Global Communities
    7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. / Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • Hawks vs. Pacers
    8:00 p.m. / State Farm Arena
  • Library on the Lawn
    10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / Woodruff Park
  • Opening: I Love to Eat
    The Balzer Theater at Herren’s
  • Provost’s Visiting Scholar: George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Columbia University
    11:00 a.m. / Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences

Things to do Thursday, April 11, 2019

  • How We Fight Supremacy
    7:00 p.m. / Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
  • Pop Up Row Kick Off Party
    12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
  • Sebastian Maniscalco
    7:30pm – 9:30pm / The Fox Theatre
  • Peachtree Center Green Market
    11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • Provost’s Visiting Scholar: George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music, Columbia University
    11:00 a.m. / Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences

Things to do Friday, April 12, 2019

  • CANDIDE
    8:00 p.m. / The Rialto Center for the Arts
  • Mike Epps
    8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. / State Farm Arena

Mike Epps @ State Farm Arena

Comedian Mike Epps comes to State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Find tix.

Things to do Saturday, April 13, 2019

  • CANDIDE
    8:00 p.m. / The Rialto Center for the Arts
  • Oakland Cemetery Spring Plant Sale
    9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Oakland Cemetery
  • Passport Day
    8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / 230 Peachtree
  • The Spring Extreme
    11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / The Home Depot Backyard
  • UFC 236
    6:15 p.m. / State Farm Arena
  • Yoga in the Park
    9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. / Woodruff Park
  • 2nd Annual Sharecare Heartbeat Festival
    11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Central Park
  • Opening: OtherWorld Encounter
    Varies by day
  • “A Better View” Spring Invitational Group Exhibit
    6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Things to do Sunday, April 14, 2019

  • CANDIDE
    3:00 p.m. / The Rialto Center for the Arts
  • Celebrate Passover: A Cultural Exploration
    11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
  • The AgLanta Conference 2019
    9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Georgia Railroad Freight Depot

Explore Atlanta at your own pace

First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. CNN Center often has something cool going on! Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:

Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the co-founder of AtlantaFi.com and as an unofficial ambassador of the city, she's a lover of all things Atlanta. She writes about Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care (Wigs!) and Money.