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Atlanta native and diamond-selling rapper Big Boi.

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Mayor announces Atlanta's New Year's Peach Drop to return with performances from Big Boi and more

Today, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens shared that Atlanta's New Year's Eve Peach Drop Festival will return this year at Underground Atlanta.

December 11, 2024
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One million lights. synchronized Christmas music. Come see the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza in Macon, GA. Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza/Facebook

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Macon lights hailed as 'spectacular' display on ABC World News with David Muir. See video

Macon is certainly on the nice list this year, as it made national news for its beautiful downtown Christmas light display.

December 10, 2024
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  • Chelsea Madden
Courtesy Atlanta History Center

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Immersive children’s experience coming to Atlanta History Center

The Atlanta History Center will unveil a children’s experience in its Goizueta Gallery in January 2025. The Goizueta Children’s Experience, a 5,000-square-foot immersive and interactive exhibition, will allow families to explore, play, and learn about history, culture, and innovation.

September 24, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale (Courtesy Center for Puppetry Arts)

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Atlanta celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events and festivities

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated now through Oct. 15 with events happening around metro Atlanta. 

September 20, 2024
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  • Lola McGuire
Cosplayers at Dragon Con 2018 (Photo provided by Eric Lange).

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Dragon Con returns this weekend with celebrity guests, panels and more

Dragon Con, Atlanta’s massive pop culture convention, returns this Labor Day weekend with autograph signings, gaming events, shows and more. Numerous celebrity guests will be in attendance at the 2024 event, which runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

August 28, 2024
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  • Sammie Purcell
Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival Poster.

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Casablanca’ on the bill for Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox

Tickets are available now for the 2024 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre, Aug. 23-25. The opening film on Aug. 23 has not been announced, but there will be a sing-a-long showing of “The Little Mermaid” at 3 p.m. and “Bohemian Rhapsody” at 8 p.m. on Aug. 24,.

 

June 24, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Moving in the Spirit will perform at the High Museum. (Courtesy High Museum)

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Events, exhibitions, and food to mark Juneteenth celebrations around metro Atlanta

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with a plethora of events around the metro area starting this weekend. We’ve rounded up a guide to some of the events.

June 14, 2024
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Photo of Piedmont Park for the 2023 404 Day.

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It's 404 Day: A celebration of culture, arts, and all things Atlanta

In a nod to the city’s area code — 404 — the date April 4 has become a day to celebrate all things Atlanta.

April 04, 2024
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The MLK Day weekend features events across Georgia

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching on Jan. 16, several events celebrating the life and work of MLK will take place throughout Georgia, the home state of the late civil rights activist.

January 13, 2023
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Paul DeLorenzo is general manager at Danversport, an event venue featuring a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a 900-person capacity. He thought 2020 was going to be their best year ever until the pandemic forced him to close. DeLorenzo is hopeful capacity limits will increase soon.

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After A Year Of Mostly Cancellations, Bookings Are Back For Many Event Venues

Phones are once again ringing at event spaces that were largely closed during the pandemic. And venues are starting to navigate the new normal as people being to plan long-postponed celebrations.

March 22, 2021
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  • Craig LeMoult
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22, 1956.

ROUND-UP: Events Planned For Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and there are several events around Atlanta to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights trailblazer.

January 16, 2020
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  • Jade Abdul-Malik
Musicians and attendees interact at a previous Juneteenth Freedom Festival in Macon. This year is the festival's 27th year, and it takes place Saturday in Tattnall Square Park.

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Macon Juneteenth Celebrations Commemorate Black History With A Modern Mindset

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...

June 14, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
The Transgender Pride Flag was created by American trans woman Monica Helms in 1999.

Celebrating Transgender Awareness Week In Georgia

Transgender Awareness Week is observed in November to educate people about transgender and gender non-conforming people and the issues associated with...

November 19, 2018
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  • La'Raven Taylor

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