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May Events Around Atlanta

Single Day Events

May 1: Bash of the Empire Starwars Party at the Masquerade.

May 1: Steve Winwood at the Fox Theatre

May 2: Celtic Women at the Fox Theatre

May 2: Join the Crytophonic Tour arts event in Oakland Cemetery. Live performance artists and graveside chats.

May 2: West Indian Heritage Celebration at St. Paul’s Episcopal church.

May 2: Choose the 1 mile or 5K route for Dunwoody’s Brook Run Park Atlanta Dog Jog event.

May 2: Kennesaw Craft Beer Festival. Eat, drink, be merry.

May 3: Fiesta Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park celebrates Latino culture with music, food, dancing, craft, 5K run and more.

May 3: The Midtown Men sing songs from the 60’s at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

May 7: Taste of Alpharetta, in downtown Alpharetta, offers food from 60 restaurants, music and much more.

May 8: Listen to ethereal choir music while admiring a sky full of stars at Fernbank Planetarium.

May 9: Tucker Day 2015

May 9: Experience a new sound with New Orleans Gypsy Brass Circus Rock courtesy of Dirty Bourbon River Show band in Roswell.

May 10: La Raza Festival, a cinco de Mayo celebration featuring multiple Latin heritage entertainers and food on the beach at Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

May 16: East Atlanta Beer Festival

May 16: Kirkwood spring fling and tour of homes.

May 16: Decatur Lantern Festival lights up the night to celebrates the arrival of summer.

May 16: Atlanta Silverbacks play at home.

May 17: Shaan with Li’l Champs at the Fox Theatre

May 23: Atlanta Caribbean Carnival at Fourth Ward Park

May 23: Brew at the Zoo is a fundraiser with beer and wine, music and of course all the animals.

May 23: Community BBQ, Rock on the Grass, with local bands and food in East Atlanta.

May 25: Salute the Troops event with music, fireworks and laser show at Stone Mountain Park.

May 27- June 28: Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Musical based on a children’s book. On the Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre.

May 29-31: Toddler Take Over– An Arts Festival for the Very Young at Woodruff Arts Center

May 30: Georgia Craft Beer Festival at Red Brick Brewing in Atlanta.

Multi-Day Events

May 1-3: North Druid Hills Tour of Homes includes home and garden tours, an artist market and a 5K race.

May 1-3: Beth Stelling comedian at Laughing Skull Lounge.

May 1-22: Atlanta Braves Baseball at Turner Field

May 1-24: Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Show at Center for Puppetry Arts

May 1-24: The Merchant of Venice at the New American Shakespeare Tavern.

May 1-29: Martinis and Imax every Friday 7-11pm at Fernbank Museum of Natural History

May 1-30: King of Pops: The Post Apocalyptic Musical at Dad’s Garage/7 Stages

May 1-30: Friday and Saturday night Improv events at Dad’s Garage/7 Stages

May 1- Sept. 7: Gwinnett Braves baseball at Coolray field in Lawrenceville.

May 2-3: Alive! A green-lifestyle expo at the Georgia World Congress Center.

May 2-3: The Ultimate Women’s Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center.

May 2-3: Tough Mudder 10-12 mile obstacle course race in Fairburn.

May 2-3: Snellville Days Festival

May 2-31: Georgia Renaissance Festival– dine on turkey legs while enjoying medieval entertainment in Fairburn.

May 2- October 3: Bruce Munro: Light in the Garden Exhibit at Atlanta Botanical Garden

May 5-10: Pippin at the Fox Theatre. A story of a man in search of an extraordinary life.

May 7-24: Crazyanity– a comedy play at the West End Performing Arts Center.

May 7-28:Food Truck Thursdays 5pm till dark at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. Live music, playground and lots of food trucks to choose from for dinner.

May 8-9: Pickin’ In Grant Park- a BBQ and music festival. Fun for adults and kids.

May 8-10: Sweet Auburn Springfest- family fun, food and entertainment on Auburn Ave.

May 8-10: Shaky Knees Music Festival at various downtown locations. Dozens of bands play.

May 9-10: Tour Gardens of Connoisseurs on Mothers Day at several Atlanta locations.

May 9-10: Chastain Park Arts Festival

May 9-10: Dunwoody Art Festival

May 9-10: Duluth’s Barefoot in the Park artist market weekend

May 13-17: Disney on Ice performs “Worlds of Fantasy” at Gwinnett Center in Duluth.

May 14 & 16: All Italian Night with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall.

May 15-17: Intimate Illusions magic show with magician Ivan Amodei at the Omni Hotel.

May 15-17: Atlanta Ballet performs“Mayhem”, an avant-garde and cutting edge ballet at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

May 15-17: Marietta Greek Festival.

May 16-17: Historic Grant Park Tour of Homes

May 16-17: Shaky Boots Music Festival of country music in Kennesaw.

May 21-25: Game-O-Rama features board game tournaments and panel discussions on games.

May 22-24: Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

May 23-24: Decatur Arts Festival

May 28 & 30: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performs works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Sibelius, plus a piano concerto by Beethoven.

May 28-31: Momocon: Animation, gaming and more convention at Georgia World Congress Center.

May 28-31: Atlanta Food and Wine Event celebrates Southern cuisine at Loews midtown Hotel

May 28-July 30: Thursday Movies on the Town in Brookhaven.

May 29-30: Candler Park Music and Food Festival.

May 29-31: Three Decembers, an emotional chamber opera, at the Alliance Theatre.

May 30-31: Awakened Spirit Expo includes psychics and holistic healers at Cobb Galleria.