May 2025: Things to do in Atlanta & Beyond

Are you looking for things to do this weekend in Atlanta? Or things to do for Mother’s Day or Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta? Then you’ve come to the right place. Check out the list of things to do in May in Atlanta & Beyond below:

• Cinco de Mayo Festivals in Atlanta
• Mother’s Day Celebrations in Atlanta
• Memorial Day Weekend Celebrations in Atlanta
• Strawberry Season in Atlanta: U-Pick Farms to visit

May Events in Atlanta

• All Month: Enjoy a beautiful spring day during this 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!
• May 1-18: Stone Mountain is offering a Free Pre-K Pass and a discount for the child’s family – registration closes on May 18
• May 16-25: Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair – Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta
• Every Weekend this Month: The Georgia Renaissance Festival
• All Summer: Catch an Atlanta Braves Game!

• May 1-4: Jane’s Walk presented by MODA – free citizen led walking tours of Atlanta’s neighborhoods – register online in advance
• Friday & Saturday, May 2-3: Celebrate Freedom Rodeo at Wills Park Equestrian Center in Alpharetta
• May 2-4: Historic Druid Hills Home & Garden Tour – purchase tickets in advance online
• May 2-4: Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur
• Saturday, May 3: Pushing Up Daisies Sylvester Cemetery & Garden Tour including bands and free drinks in East Atlanta – purchase your tickets in advance online
• Saturday, May 3: Tucker Day on Main Street
• Saturday, May 3: Duluth Derby Day – Kentucky Derby viewing party in downtown Duluth
• Saturday, May 3: Smyrna Garden Tour – Taylor-Brawner House and Smyrna area gardens
• Saturday, May 3: Taste of Spring Festival in Olde Town Conyers
• Saturday, May 3: Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade – Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail beginning at Adair Park I and ending at Lee+White
• Saturday, May 4: Acworth-Cobb Dragon Boat Festival – Dallas Landing Park, Acworth
• Saturday & Sunday, May 3-4: Latino Family Festival & Light Show at Stone Mountain Park
• Saturday & Sunday, May 3-4: Roswell Spring Arts and Crafts Festival
  • Atlanta History Center
  • High Museum of Art
  • Tellus Science Museum
• Sunday May 4: Concerts by the Springs: Ansley Stewart Band – free lawn seating & food trucks in Sandy Springs
• Sunday, May 4: First Free Sunday at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

• Thursday, May 8: First Free Thursday at the Booth Western Art Museum
• Friday, May 9: Alpharetta Moonlight Market downtown on the green
• Saturday, May 10: Avondale Estates Wine & Art Walk – this is a ticketed event
• Saturday, May 10: Artz’N Park Festival – Lake Marimac Park, Senoia
• Saturday, May 10: Cobb Master Gardeners Garden Tour – Marietta and Smyrna
• Saturday, May 10: Malts & Vaults: Where Beer Meets History at Oakland Cemetery
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Dunwoody Art Festival at Dunwoody Village Parkway
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Sweet Auburn Springfest
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival – along Park Drive, Atlanta
• Sunday, May 11: High Museum of Art UPS Second Sunday – free admission and family friendly programming – advanced registration is recommended
• May 16-18: Marietta Greek Festival
• Saturday, May 17: Kirkwood Springfling Festival & Tour of Homes
• Saturday, May 17: Porchfest in the Virginia-Highlands, Atlanta
• Saturday, May 17: La Fiesta: Night of Salsa at Jess Lucas Park in Hapeville
• Saturday, May 17: Geranium Festival – McDonough Square
• Saturday, May 17: Touch-A-Truck in John’s Creek at City Hall
• Saturday, May 17: History Seek Saturdays: Kids’ Tree Tour at Bulloch Hall in Roswell
• Saturday, May 17: Armed Forces Day – Beginning of 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
  • Marietta History Center
  • Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
• Saturday & Sunday, May 17-18: Duluth Spring Arts Festival at Duluth Town Center
• Saturday & Sunday, May 17-18: Dahlonega Arts & Wine Festival – downtown Dahlonega
• Sunday, May 18: Midtown Garden Stroll – free event!
• Sunday, May 18: Sundays in the Park: Come Dancing with the Band at Riverside Park in Roswell
• May 24-26: Atlanta Jazz Festival – in Piedmont Park

• Friday, May 23: City Green Live: Face 2 Face – concert in Sandy Springs with free lawn seating
• Friday, May 23: Alpharetta Moonlight Market downtown on the green
• Saturday, May 24: Bavarian Fest – Helen Festhalle, Helen, GA
• Saturday, May 24: Brew at the Zoo – recommended to purchase tickets in advance
• Saturday, May 24: Roswell Riverside Sounds at Roswell Riverside Park – free concert featuring Bee Taylor
• Saturday & Sunday, May 24-25: Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair – Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta
• Saturday & Sunday, May 24-25: Alpharetta Arts Streetfest – the Grove at Wills Park
• May 24-26: Atlanta Jazz Festival – in Piedmont Park
• May 25 – June 3: Military Appreciation Week at the College Football Hall of Fame – free admission for the families of active military and veterans
• Saturday, May 31: Kids’ Saturdays: Gold and Treasure Panning at Bulloch Hall in Roswell
• Saturday & Sunday, May 31-June 1: the Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival at Historic Fourth Ward Park

Cinco de Mayo Festivals in Atlanta

• Saturday & Sunday, May 3-4: Latino Family Festival & Light Show at Stone Mountain Park
• Sunday, May 3-4: “Cinco de Mayo” Celebration at Plaza Fiesta
• Saturday, May 17: La Fiesta: Night of Salsa at Jess Lucas Park in Hapeville

Mother’s Day in Atlanta

• Thursday, May 8: Mother & Me Tea at the Swan Coach House – make reservations in advance
• Saturday, May 10: Mother-Son Dance at City Springs, Sandy Springs – register in advance
• Saturday, May 10: Oakland Spring Market at Oakland Cemetery – take mom to the market and stroll the beautiful cemetery gardens
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day Brunch at City Winery, Atlanta – purchase tickets in advance
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Cherokee County Mother’s Day Powwow & Indian Festival at Boling Park, Canton
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Celebrate Mother’s Day at the Dunwoody Art Festival at Dunwoody Village Parkway
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival – along Park Drive, Atlanta
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11: DAA & Dahlonega Butterfly Farm Mother’s Day Weekend Butterfly Bash Art Festival – free
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day – Día de la Madre at Plaza Fiesta
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day at Zoo Atlanta – take mom for free!
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day at the College Football Hall of Fame – complimentary admission for mom!
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day at the Chattahoochee Nature Center – free admission for mom – advanced tickets recommended
• Sunday, May 11: Mother’s Day Tea at the Millennium Gate Museum at Atlantic Station – book in advance
• Sunday, May 11: Trees Atlanta is hosting Mother’s Day Tour: Atlanta Beltline Arboretum Eastside Trail Collection starting at the Carter Center
• Sunday, May 11: High Museum of Art UPS Second Sunday – free admission and family friendly programming – advanced registration is recommended
• Take Mom on this Free Self-Guided Walking Tour of the Inman Park neighborhood – bring a picnic and a blanket to enjoy in Springvale or Freedom Park!
• Pick Strawberries with Mom!

Memorial Day Weekend in Atlanta

• Memorial Day Weekend: 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
• Memorial Day Weekend: Enjoy a beautiful spring day during this 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!
• Memorial Day Weekend: Enjoy all the special events at Stone Mountain Park plus free admission for military with an ID and 35% off for additional tickets
• Memorial Day Weekend: The Georgia Renaissance Festival
• Memorial Day Weekend: Go Strawberry Picking!
• May 25 – June 3: Military Appreciation Week at the College Football Hall of Fame – free admission for the families of active military and veterans (free admission for active military and veterans year round)
• May 24-June 1: Military Appreciation Week – Free General Admission to the World of Coca-Cola for active duty military, veterans, and reservists year round

• Friday, May 23: City Green Live: Face 2 Face – concert in Sandy Springs with free lawn seating
• Saturday, May 24: Brew at the Zoo – recommended to purchase tickets in advance
• Saturday, May 24: Roswell Riverside Sounds at Roswell Riverside Park – free concert featuring Bee Taylor
• Saturday, May 24: Bavarian Fest – Helen Festhalle, Helen, GA
• Saturday & Sunday, May 24-25: Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair – Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta
• Saturday & Sunday, May 24-25: Alpharetta Arts Streetfest – the Grove at Wills Park
• May 24-26: Atlanta Jazz Festival – in Piedmont Park

Strawberry Season in Atlanta: U-Pick Farms to visit

• Mitcham Farms in Oxford
• Southern Bell Farms in McDonough
• Dickey Farms in Musella

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 June

• June 5-7: 52nd Annual Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race & Festival – Helen, Georgia
• Thursday, June 12: Puppets and Pints at the Center for Puppetry Arts’ Worlds of Puppetry Museum
• Sunday, June 15: Juneteenth at the Atlanta History Center – free program – advanced registration is recommended
• Wednesday, June 25: The Atlanta History Center’s Party with a Past: Virginia-Highland Bar Crawl – a free program to connect young professionals with the history around them

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Are you planning to attend one of these events? Have you participated in the past? Do you have an event to recommend for the list? Let me know in the comments!