Single Day Events
April 1 Atlanta Restaurant Week.
April 1 Professional magician Peter Morrison performs classical magic and comedy at the Atlanta Magic Theater.
April 1 The Dragon King is an underwater folk story with traditional Chinese music at the Center for Puppetry Arts
April 1 International Pillow Fight Day.
April 1 Food-o-Rama is a food truck extravaganza with 35 trucks selling full portions and small plates, arts and crafts, and live music at Grant Park.
April 1 April Fool’s Comedy Night
April 1 Easter Egg Hunt at the governor’s mansion.
April 1 Color Run 5K at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
April 2 Salvage features 50 curated vendors selling vintage clothing, jewelry, furniture, decor, and home goods at Yaarab Shrine.
April 6 Grammy-winning trumpeter Randy Brecker performs with the Georgia State University Jazz Band at Rialto Center for the Arts
April 8 Run Before You Crawl is a 5K run that begins and ends in Grant Park, followed by a six-pub bar crawl.
April 8 Spring Egg-stravaganza at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
April 8 t Rhythm & Brews outdoors in Sandy Springs. Get free tickets for your children age 12 and younger, discounts under age 21.
April 8 International Street Festival
April 9 Rub-A-Dub is reggae music (ska, rocksteady, lovers rock, Roots, dub, and dancehall) with live DJ sets and live music at WildPitch Music Hall.
April 10 Magic Monday: Egg Hunt on the Farm at the Atlanta History Center.
April 14 Easter Egg Hunt at Archibald Smith Plantation in Roswell.
April 15 Atlanta Spring Wine Festival at Historic Fourth Ward Park for age 21+. Repeats in Jan. & Aug.
April 15 Eggstravaganza
April 15 Art on the Chattahoochee
April 15 Taste of Forsyth
April 16 The Easter Sunrise Service is held simultaneously at the top of the mountain and the base of the mountain at Stone Mountain Park.
April 20 Taste of the Nation Atlanta
April 20 Zora! Let The People Sing! is the story of writer Zora Neale Hurston, filled with poetry, songs, and folktales from the Harlem Renaissance at Southwest Arts Center.
April 23 Atlanta Streets Alive comes to the Southside, with free entertainment and activities. It happens on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
April 29 Uncorked Atlanta Wine Festival includes wine tasting, craft beer, appetizers, and live music at City Winery.
April 29 Tour of Kitchensin Decatur.
April 29 Spring Chicken Festival has a cook-off, live entertainment, recycled art market, quilt show, parade, 5K, and kids zone in downtown Gainesville.
April 29 Symphony on the Sand is a performance by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra under the stars on Robin Lake Beach in Pine Mountain.
April 30 Taste of Marietta offers food from 70 restaurants, live music, and a kids’ alley in historic Marietta Square.
April 30 Atlanta British Motorcar Day.
Multiple Day Events
April 1-2 The Atlanta Film Festival shows a wide variety of films, mostly at the Plaza Theatre and 7 Stages Theatre
April 1-2 Inman Park Restaurant Week in Inman Park. Repeats in Oct.
April 1-2 Spring Festival on Ponce
April 1-2 State Fair is about a farm family finding romance and adventure at the Iowa State Fair, at Infinite Energy Center in Duluth
April 1-2 18th Century Colonial Market Faire
April 1-2 International Cherry Blossom Festival
April 1-9 Cinderella and Fella is a fresh take on a familiar fairy tale about a young prince in search of a friend at Alliance Theatre.
April 1-23 Strait of Gibraltar
April 4-5 Winner of four Tony Awards, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
April 5-16 The Bridges of Madison County
April 6-7 Simply Simone features the music and story of the legendary singer and civil-rights activist Nina Simone at Theatrical Outfit.
April 6-7 Writers’ Festival at Agnes Scott College in Decatur.
April 6-9 TribalCon offers Friday and Saturday evening shows, after parties, vendors, and workshops at Atlanta Marriott Century Center.
April 6-23 A Jewish woman and a Muslim man fall in love in Strait of Gibraltar at Synchronicity Theatre.
April 7-9 Atlanta Dogwood Festival and 5K at Piedmont Park.
April 7-9
221B Con is for fans of Sherlock Holmes literature at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center.
April 7-16 Glass Easter Egg Class
April 7-23 Jesus Christ Superstar is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s epic rock musical with unforgettable songs at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre in Marietta.
April 8-9 Thunder in the Valley Air Show in Columbus.
April 8-9 The Perry Dogwood Festival features arts & crafts vendors, dog costume & retrieving contests, and entertainment in downtown Perry
April 13-16 Arcadia is a series of love stories set on an English country estate, exploring the nature of truth and time as it switches between 1809 and today, at Conant Performing Arts Center.
April 15-16 Sandy Springs Artsapalooza
April 15-16 Easter Weekend events at Callaway Gardens include a brunch, a 5K race, a kids’ race, an Easter Bunny, egg hunts, hot-air balloon rides (tethered), entertainment, and a sunrise service.
April 15-16 Entry is free at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area during Free Entrance Days in the National Parks.
April 15-June 4 Georgia Renaissance Festival
April 18-23 Matilda the Musical is about a girl who dreams of a better life and dares to take a stand at Fox Theatre.
April 19-23 Lemonade Days features carnival rides, live music, arts & crafts starting Fri., a beer & wine garden Sat., and a petting zoo on the weekend at Brook Run Park.
April 21-23 SweetWater 420 Festival and 5K at Centennial Olympic Park.
April 21-23 Cinema Italy Atlanta screens the best in new Italian films at the Plaza Theatre.
April 21-23 Druid Hills Tour of Homes & Gardens
April 21-23 JordanCon features guest authors, artists, vendors, and a costume contest at the Atlanta Marriott at Perimeter Center.
April 22-23 Alive! Expo offers natural products and organic foods, green-lifestyle lectures, workshops, and health & wellness vendors at Cobb Galleria Centre.
April 22-23 Atlanta Arab Festival at the Alif Institute.
April 22-23 Big Shanty Festival features 200 arts and crafts booths, food vendors, two stages of entertainment, and a 9:30 a.m. Saturday parade in Kennesaw.
April 22-23 Atlanta Motorama includes classic vehicles, hot rods, monster trucks, burnouts, car crushing, lawn-mower racing, stage entertainment, and vendor exhibits at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
April 23-29 ATL Burger Week.
April 27-29 Wesleyan Artist Market has 95 artists, entertainment, and a children’s market at Peachtree Corners.
April 28-29 Athens Twilight Criterium includ
April 28-30 Inman Park Spring Festival features a tour of homes (Fri. to Sun.), street parade (2 p.m. Sat.), artists’ market, live music, food vendors, and kids’ activities (Sat. to Sun.) in Inman Park.
April 28-30 MotoAmerica Superbike Showdown features world-class racing, freestyle stunt shows, new bike demos, autograph sessions, and a kids’ zone at Road Atlanta
April 29-30 Crawfish Boil is 2 days of food, fun, beer, and bands plus kids’ inflatables at Atkins Park in Smyrna.
April 29-30 Spring Jonquil Festival features 175 hand-made arts & crafts booths, live music, a 5K run/walk, festival food, racing pigs, and puppet shows at the Village Green in Smyrna.
April 29-30 Tough Mudder at Bouckaert Farm in Fairburn.
