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The National Association of Black Journalists lists its 2026 Convention and Career Fair in Atlanta from Aug. 12–16, packing training, networking, and hiring floors into a midweek city calendar already loud with baseball and late-summer heat.
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AJC’s August book calendar flags free oral storytelling at Manuel’s Tavern on Aug. 11 and a stack of mid-to-late month author nights; the Braves host the Mets at Truist while heat indexes climb.
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A Monday-to-Sunday planner for metro Atlanta: Braves host the Mets at Truist Park, long-running theater and family exhibits stay on the calendar, and NWS heat makes shade and hydration part of every outdoor pick.
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AJC and FOX 5: Buford’s Mall of Georgia IMAX is running around-the-clock 70mm Odyssey shows; Manuel’s Tavern wraps a 70th-anniversary weekend while free concerts and festivals still fill the calendar.
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AJC maps peak nights under a helpful new moon, free and low-cost state park programs, and Chattahoochee-Oconee overlooks for metro viewers willing to drive out of the glow.
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AJC Access Atlanta stacks Thursday's free outdoor screening of The Incredibles with Avondale Estates author night and a longer free-August list as school settles in.
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AJC Access Atlanta's Aug. 8-9 roundup stacks free Georgia Tech fan day, aquarium after-hours, Sonic Expo at Cobb Galleria, and outdoor movies — with storm odds still in the afternoon pattern.
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Flowery Branch opens at 1:55 p.m., Douglasville hosts National Night Out from 5–8 p.m., and AJC’s free-August guide plus NWS grids still argue for flexible outdoor plans.
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Monday’s metro calendar stacks a free Falcons practice in Flowery Branch, a primetime WNBA date at State Farm Arena, and a National Weather Service pattern that still favors afternoon pop-up storms.
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FOX 5’s weekend guide stacks motorsports, free school-supply events, Nigerian culture at Piedmont Park, and night baseball — with storms in the forecast.
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Present a Bank of America, Merrill, or Private Bank card plus photo ID for free general admission Saturday–Sunday at seven metro cultural stops, from the High to Tellus.
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Organizers say the 91st festival is set for April 9–11 after post-pandemic cost spikes and a near-cancellation scare, with stronger sponsorships putting the books back in the black.
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Atlanta’s first official Global Diaspora Day includes a July 24 summit and a July 25 festival at Morris Brown College, connecting local communities with international partnerships.
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Atlanta's late-July calendar features the Atlanta Ice Cream & Wellness Festival in Piedmont Park, Back-to-School Cobb at The Battery Atlanta with free supplies, a Daniel Caesar concert at State Farm Arena, a true-crime exhibit at the Atlanta History Center, and a Daniel Tiger Kids Club Day at Truist Park before the Braves-Padres series finale.
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The nine-day tournament closes its main draw Wednesday afternoon, then pivots to a one-night exhibition featuring John Isner and Andy Roddick against Bob and Mike Bryan. The Atlantic Station venue has drawn record crowds in year one.
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Atlanta's midweek calendar features the opening of the BronzeLens Film Festival, a Braves Kids Club Day with Daniel Tiger at Truist Park, Zoo Atlanta's Kids Night Out, the start of the Historic Roswell Photography Competition exhibit, and the next installment of the Summer Movie Series at The Mill on Etowah.
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Piedmont Park hosts a free, daylong celebration Sunday for the Spain-Argentina World Cup final, with the match on a giant screen at 3 p.m. and Atlanta rapper Ludacris scheduled to perform around 6 p.m.
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The Atlanta Summer Halal Food Festival returns to the Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park after being rescheduled by rain, Cinema in the Cemetery wraps its summer run at Oakland, and the High Museum closes out its Amy Sherald Access-for-All week. Here's a quick guide to making the most of the weekend across metro Atlanta.
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From the final weekend of the Amy Sherald exhibition at the High Museum to a trio of free outdoor movies and the return of Cinema in the Cemetery at Oakland, here's what to do across metro Atlanta this weekend.
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From the High Museum's free Access-for-All Wednesday to the All-Star Game watch party at The Battery and free outdoor movies, here's what's happening across the metro this week.
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The iconic torch from the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics will be on display in the Truist Park concourse during All-Star week, marking 30 years since Atlanta hosted the Games.
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From hotel prices to road closures to the best pregame bars, here's everything visitors and locals need to know about All-Star Week in Atlanta.
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From the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park to outdoor movies and live music, here's what to do across the metro area this week.
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WACN 21 got an exclusive tour of one of Buckhead's most photographed private estates, a 14,000-square-foot home on Peachtree Road that's been in the same family for three generations.
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The Atlanta History Center's Swan House, closed since April for renovations, reopens with a new exhibition exploring the building's connections to Atlanta's civil rights history.
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The free outdoor movie series continues Thursday night at High Street Atlanta with the 2004 animated hit. Free parking is available on-site.
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The Atlanta History Center on Wednesday opened a new photography exhibition featuring 75 rarely seen images from the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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The nonprofit will lead a guided tour of four historic Buckhead estates along Peachtree Road on Saturday, including two properties not usually open to the public.
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From outdoor movies to live music and a new exhibition at the High, here's what to do across the metro area this week.
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One of metro Atlanta's largest Independence Day fireworks shows packed the Buckhead skyline, with thousands lining Peachtree Road to watch the 25-minute display.
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Runners from all 50 states and 32 countries took to the streets of Buckhead and Midtown for the world's largest 10K, the latest edition of Atlanta's signature Independence Day tradition.
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Opening October 4, 'Atlanta Sound: 50 Years of Hip-Hop' will feature memorabilia, photography and immersive installations tracing the city's outsized influence on the genre.
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From the Peachtree Road Race to outdoor movies and live music, here's what's happening across the metro area this Independence Day weekend.
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Live music, drink specials and shopping return to Buckhead Village every Friday evening through July 31, with extra programming on World Cup match days.
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Runners picked up their race numbers at the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo at Lenox Square on Thursday, the first of two days of pre-race festivities before Saturday's 57th running of the world's largest 10K.
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MARTA is increasing rail service and offering extra bus shuttles for the 57th running of the Peachtree Road Race and the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo at Lenox Square.
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From World Cup watch parties to free outdoor concerts, here's what's happening across the metro area as Atlanta's first summer under the tournament kicks off.
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The Colombian superstar's World Cup Edition tour stop lands in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night, adding another marquee event to the city's packed tournament calendar.
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The free, family-friendly event features premium whiskey tastings, top-tier local barbecue, and live music, with proceeds benefiting the Tommy Nobis Center.
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The blockbuster 'Niki in the Garden' encore features over 40 colorful, giant sculptures by French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, marking one of North America's largest outdoor art displays of the season.
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From the official FIFA Fan Festival at Centennial Olympic Park to Decatur’s WatchFest, Atlanta’s public spaces are transforming into global soccer stadiums.
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From a 1940s walk-up in Decatur to a new vegan concept in West End, here's our critic-tested ranking of the Atlanta area's essential ice cream shops.
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Atlanta's summer 2026 restaurant scene is the strongest in years. Here are six openings worth booking — and one worth skipping.
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The 12-month, $48M project adds a swimming pool, a redesigned playground, new restrooms, and a complete overhaul of the park's aging mechanical systems.
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The blockbuster 'T. Rex: The Ultimate Predator' opens Saturday at Fernbank Museum. We walked through the entire exhibit so you don't have to fight the crowds unprepared.
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Three days of parades, live music, health fairs and community programming make this one of the city's largest Juneteenth celebrations.
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The official watch party hub runs through July 19, with Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosting eight matches including a semifinal.
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The Austell theme park debuts a seasonal water attraction featuring parade floats, splash zones and interactive water stations.
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The world's largest gaming festival brought tens of thousands of fans, two marquee esports tournaments, and a weekend of electric energy to the Georgia World Congress Center.
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One of the world's largest gaming festivals lands at the Georgia World Congress Center May 15-17, headlined by two marquee esports events.
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The aquarium's most ambitious renovation since 2020 opens to the public Saturday, in time for the World Cup tourism surge. The new exhibit adds a second otter species and triples the visitor capacity.
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The landmark street festival returns May 9-10 to celebrate over four decades of arts, food, and community in historic Sweet Auburn