August 2025: Things to do in Atlanta & Beyond

Are you looking for things to do this weekend in Atlanta? Or for ways to celebrate Labor Day Weekend? Then you’ve come to the right place. Check out the list of things to do in August in Atlanta & Beyond below:

• Labor Day Weekend

Month Long August Events in Atlanta

• All August: Catch an Atlanta Braves Game!
• All Summer: are you looking for fun things to do with your kids? Check out this list of the Best Things to do with Kids in Atlanta. Do you want to explore something new? Check out MORE Fun Things to do with Little Kids in Atlanta
• All Month: Enjoy a the outdoors with this FREE Self-Guided Walking Tour of the Inman Park neighborhood – make it a date and bring a picnic or grab a bite to eat in Inman Park!
• All Month: Blue Star Museum Summer Program that provides free admission for active duty Military Families through Labor Day. Participating museums may include the following, but please double check the Blue Star website for details:
  • Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory
  • Chattahoochee Nature Center
  • Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum
  • Bartow History Museum
  • Savoy Automobile Museum
  • Tellus Science Museum
  • Booth Western Art Museum
  • Marietta History Center
  • Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
• August 22 – September 7: Circus Vasquez at Plaza Fiesta – get tickets in advance

August Events in Atlanta

• Friday, August 1: First Friday Concert Series in Tucker: Nick & the Knacks
• Friday, August 9: Chamblee Summer Concert Series at Chamblee City Hall
• Saturday, August 2: Atlanta Water Lantern Festival at Jim R Miller Park in Marietta
• Saturday, August 2: First Free Saturday: Reptile and Amphibians at Dunwoody Nature Center
• Saturday, August 2: Trains, Trucks and Tractors at the Southeastern Railway Museum
• Saturday & Sunday, August 2-3: Bank of America’s Museums on Us
  • History Center
  • Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • High Museum of Art
• Sunday, August 3: First Free Sunday at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
• Sunday, August 4: Concerts by the Springs: Mike Veal Band – free lawn seating at City Springs in Sandy Springs
• Monday, August 4: Great American Outdoors Day – free admission to all National Park Service sites
• Tuesday, August 5: Back to School Bash at City Springs in Sandy Springs

• Friday, August 8: Savanna Nights at Zoo Atlanta – enjoy cocktails and snacks while exploring the zoo after hours – a great date night idea!
• Friday, August 8: Art Stroll in Castleberry Hill
• Friday, August 8: Rock the Block: Multicultural Night in Duluth
• Friday, August 8: Alpharetta Moonlight Market on the green
• Saturday, August 9: Woodstock Summer Concert Series: 10,000 Maniacs
• Saturday & Sunday, August 9-10: City of Atlanta & Fulton County Family Days at Zoo Atlanta – free admission for residents or employees of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, With an ID, you will receive free admission for up to 2 adults and 4 children. Parking at the Grant Park Gateway: 759 Boulevard SE will be free also

• Thursday, August 14: Free Family Thursday at the Booth Museum of Western Art
• Friday, August 15: City Green Live: Moon Taxi – free lawn seating at City Springs in Sandy Springs
• Friday, August 15: Alpharetta Moonlight Market on the green
• Friday & Saturday, August 15-16: Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival in Adams Park, Kennesaw
• Saturday, August 16: City of Stone Mountain Music Festival on the Lawn on Main
• Saturday, August 16: Pop-in for Family Fun at the Marietta History Center
• Saturday, August 16: History Seek Saturdays: Exploring the Kitchen at the Bulloch Hall
• Saturday, August 16: Wings and Strings – summer concert in Hapeville’s Jess Lucas Park
• Saturday, August 16: STEM City Expo at the Museum of Aviation‘s Century of Flight Hanger
• Saturday & Sunday, August 16-17: Piedmont Park Arts Festival
• Sunday, August 17: Sundays in the Park: Brass with Class at Roswell’s Town Square
• Friday, August 21: Downtown Woodstock’s Family Fun Nights: There’s No Place Like Home at the Woodstock Arts Event Green
• Saturday, August 23: Cobb County International Festival at Jim R. Miller Park
• Saturday, August 23: Cool Dads Rock Soapbox Derby Festival at Historic Fourth Ward Park – race begins at 12:30pm
• Saturday & Sunday, August 23-24: Grant Park Summer Shade Festival – in Atlanta’s historic Grant Park Neighborhood

Labor Day Weekend

• August 29-31: Labor Day Weekend Hot Air Balloon Show & Glow at Callaway Gardens
• August 29- September 1: Pioneer Days Festival in Sam Smith Park in Cartersville – great for families
• Saturday, August 30: Dragon Con Parade – Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta
• Saturday, August 30: Georgia Racing Hall of Fame’s Labor Day Car Show in Dawsonville
• Saturday, August 30: Viva Las Duluth in downtown Duluth
• Saturday & Sunday, August 30-31: TinyCON at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta – get your tickets in advance (Available on August 1st) and prepare your costumes!
• Saturday & Sunday, August 30-31: Atlanta Hip Hop Day Festival in Historic 4th Ward Park
• Sunday, August 31: Free Admission to the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell – secure your ticket online in advance!
• August 30 – September 1: Labor Day Weekend Celebration at Stone Mountain Park
• August 30 – September 1: Art in the Park in Marietta Square
• Sunday, August 31: House in the Park in Grant Park – purchase tickets in advance
• Last Weekend: Blue Star Museum Summer Program provides free admission for active duty Military Families all summer through Labor Day. Participating museums may include the following, but please double check the Blue Star website for details:
  • Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory
  • Chattahoochee Nature Center
  • Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum
  • Bartow History Museum
  • Savoy Automobile Museum
  • Tellus Science Museum
  • Booth Western Art Museum
  • Marietta History Center
  • Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
• Are you looking for fun things to do with your kids? Check out this list of the Best Things to do with Kids in Atlanta. Do you want to explore something new? Check out MORE Fun Things to do with Little Kids in Atlanta
• Enjoy a the outdoors with this FREE Self-Guided Walking Tour of the Inman Park neighborhood – make it a date and bring a picnic or grab a bite to eat in Inman Park!

Are you celebrating a birthday this month?

Georgia residents get free admission to the Georgia Aquarium on your birthday! Bring your Georgia ID or a copy of a child’s birth certificate

Coming up in September & October

• Sunday, September 28: Sunday in the Park at Oakland Cemetery
• October 16-19 & 23-26: Capturing the Spirit of Oakland – Halloween Tours at Oakland Cemetery

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