Single Day Events:
January 1: Kick off the new year by running or walking 5K on Commitment Day beginning at Life Time Fitness in one of three locations.
January 1: Resolution Run is 1 and 4 miles (plus a kids’ dash) on New Year’s Day in Brookhaven.
January 1: Caffeine and Octane Car Show at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody.
January 6: Broadway’s Best Duets is an evening of duets that range from classical to contemporary at OnStage Atlanta.
January 10: Enjoy free admission from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Second Tuesday of the month at The Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
January 12: Enjoy cocktails, a silent auction, entertainment, drinks, and restaurant tastes at the Culinary Futures Event at the Ritz-Carlton to support students.
January 14: Big trucks with big wheels make big noise and excitement at Monster Jam at the Georgia Dome.
January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr., March and Rally begins at Peachtree and Baker Streets. Free.
January 16: The Children’s Museum of Atlanta has special events (music, stories, and performances). Admission fee.
January 16: Admission is free at the Atlanta History Center and the Margaret Mitchell House (where Gone with the Wind was written) in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
January 16: Drummers line the course of the MLK Day 5K Drum Run, which is preceded by music and dancing and followed by a party at Piedmont Park.
January 16: Enjoy Free Entrance Days in the National Parks, including Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
January 21: Atlanta Winter Wine Fest offers 50 wines to taste with live music, a DJ, and food for sale at City Winery for age 21+. Repeats in July.
January 21: Sample 50 cask-conditioned ales from U.S. and U.K. craft brewers at the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting at 5 Seasons Sandy Springs & Taco Mac Prado.
January 21: The Atlanta Model Train Show features large working model train layouts and 300 vendors at Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.
January 22: In the Mood is a big-band stage show with singers and dancers at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
January 26: Attend an emotional wedding ceremony, eat a light dinner, and dance at a reception to see wedding vendors in action at The Big Fake Wedding Atlanta in Three Taverns Craft Brewery.
January 28: Magic & Mystery is an evening of astonishing magic and mind reading by professional magician Mat LaVore at beautiful Omni Atlanta Hotel.
January 28: Watch the eight best marching bands from colleges that are historically black competing in the Battle of the Bands at the Georgia Dome.
Multiple Day Events:
January 1-8: Visit the Ice Rink & Holiday in Lights Display with thousands of lights in the north section of Centennial Park. The new Chinese Lantern Festival in the south section of the park is open Dec. 9 to Jan. 15, 2017.
January 1-8: Winter Wonderland celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and other cultures with bright lights, decorated trees, ornaments, and emblems at Fernbank Museum of Natural History.
January 10- Feb. 19: Play the Play with Cat the Cat– Based on Mo Willems’ beloved CAT the CAT series, this play explores the often terrifying experience of making a new friend. Theatre for the Very Young at the Alliance.
January 12-15: See hundreds of new boats, marine gear, and accessories at the Atlanta Boat Show at Georgia World Congress Center.
January 12- Feb. 12: Winner of “best new play” in London, The Mountaintop is a gripping and poetic drama that imagines the events that might have happened the evening before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.
January 18- Feb. 12: The upbeat romantic comedy Troubadour is about a young singer and his band finding their way in 1950s Nashville at Alliance Theatre.
January 20-22: Callanwolde Arts Festival features 86 fine artists, demonstrations, live acoustic music, and gourmet food trucks at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
January 24- Feb. 15: The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival shows films from around the world that explore themes of Jewish life, culture, and history. Vote for your favorites and see guest filmmakers, actors, authors, and academics. Films that sell out may be repeated on the last day.
January 27-29: Meet RV dealers and manufacturers, and see the latest models of motor homes, fifth wheels, campers, and travel trailers at the Atlanta Camping & RV Show at Atlanta Exposition Center South.
January 27-29: Meet vendors of home products and services, and see their exhibits at the Atlanta Build, Remodel & Landscape Expo at Atlanta Exposition Center North.
January 27- Feb. 1: A neat freak and a slob become roommates in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, a classic comedy about mismatched personalities at Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.
January 27- Feb. 19: Death by Design– Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design answers the question of what would happen if Noel Coward were to pen an Agatha Christie murder mystery. At Stage Door Players in Dunwoody.
January 28-29: The Great American Motorcycle Show features motorcycles, accessories, and southern rock at Cobb Galleria Centre.
