Atlanta Festivals
Here you’ll find a complete list of music festivals and music-related festivals in Atlanta.
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Date |
Name |
Location |
Description |
Website |
| April 5 & 6 | Sounds of the South | Downtown Milledgeville | 2nd annual Two-day music festival in Milledgeville, Ga. Supporting Children’s Miracle Network and Downtown Milledgeville. | www.soundsofthesouthfestival.com |
| April 16-21 | Alanfest 2013 | Athens | Featuring Up Until Now, Saint Francis, The Isaac Bramblett Band, Funk You & many more!! | http://www.alanfest.org |
| April 19, 20, 21 | Sweetwater 420 Festival | Candler Park | George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic and many more plus a kids’ area, comedy tent and your fave Sweetwater Brews! | www.sweetwater420fest.com |
| April 19, 20, 21 | Atlanta Dogwood Festival | Piedmont Park | Sarah Evans, Kurt Thomas Band will perform on April 20. | www.dogwood.org |
| April 20 | Magnetic Music Festival | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kid Cudi, Flux Pavilion, Dash Berlin, Adventure Club and more! | www.magneticmusicfestival.com |
| April 24 | Taste of Atlanta Sommelier Competition | Del Frisco’s Grille | Join Taste of Atlanta and Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles for “A Taste of the Residences” Champagne toast and pre-party from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. “A Taste of the Residences” will be held at The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Atlanta, directly behind Del Frisco’s Grille. The final Best Sommelier competition begins at Del Frisco’s Grille at 6:30 and includes tableside service and a 4-course food and wine pairing presented by the city’s top sommeliers. | http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/22796.aspx |
| April 25, 26, 27, 28 | Twilight Americana Music Festival | Historic Downtown Athens | Twilight Americana Music Festival, a showcase of local folk, country, and bluegrass music featuring the region’s finest Americana acts. Lineup includes: Loen Russell, Deertick, Leftover Salmon and more! | www.athensamericana.com |
| April 26 & 27 | Atlanta Mess-Around Festival | The EARL and 529 | 5th Annual Mess-Around Fest featuring The Parting Gifts, Dwight Twilley, Wax Idols and more! | http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/22293.aspx |
| April 26, 27, 28 | Wide Spread Camping 2013 | Sweet Apple Art & Music (Milton, GA) | Distopia, Bloodkin, Georgia Power Trio, Michael Tolcher, Turtle Folk and more! | https://www.facebook.com/events/392502340840155/ |
| April 27 | Buckhead Crawfish Fest | Park Bench (Buckhead) | Crawfish boil going starting at 1pm til we run out of dem tasty mudbugs! Live music and DJ’s starting at 1pm all the way through, rain or shine. | http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/22856.aspx |
| April 27 | Heritage Sandy Springs Beerfest | Heritage Green, Sandy Springs | Admission is $30 in advance or $40 at the door and includes a commemorative pint glass and $5 food voucher. Enjoy a gorgeous afternoon of great beer, live music, speciality food on stunning Heritage Green! Lineup TBA | www.hssbeerfest.com |
| May 4 & 5 | Shaky Knees Festival | Historic 4th Ward Park | The Lumineers and Band of Horses as well as Jim James, Drive By Truckers | http://shakykneesfestival.com |
| May 19 | Party In The Park | Centennial Olympic Park | Ellie Goulding, Passion Pit, Grouplove and more TBA! Tickets are $35.00 each. | www.ticketalternative.com |
| TBA (May) | Amberland Arts & Music Festival | Cherokee Farms, LaFayette | Perpetual Groove’s annual Memorial Day Weekend Art and Music festival. Lineup TBA | http://www.pgroove.com/amberland/ |
| May 25, 26, 27 | Atlanta Jazz Festival | Piedmont Park | Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dominick Farinacci, Meshell Ndegeocello, José James, Tia Fuller and more! | www.atlantafestivals.com |
| June 1 & 2 | Virginia Highlands Summerfest | Virginia Highlands | Lineup TBA in May | http://vahi.org/summerfest/ |
| June 6, 7, 8, 9 | Impulse Music & Arts Festival | TBA | EDM festival featuring EOTO, ill.Gates, Heroes x Villians, Ployd & many more! Lineup Phase 2/3 TBA | www.impulsefestival.net |
| June 8 | Brookhaven Beer Fest | Apple Valley Road (Brookhaven) | Admission includes tasting of over 150 beers & limited wine. Rock band, DJ & a commemorative tasting cup to the first 5000 attendees. | http://brookhavenbeerfestival.com |
| June 13, 14, 15 | Atlanta Fest 2013 | Stone Mountain Park | Christian music festival featuring TobyMac, Tenth Avenue North, Newsboys and more! | www.atlantafest.com |
| June 14 & 15 | Midsummer Music and Food Festival | Candler Park | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Soul Rebels, The Whiskey Gentry and Connor Christian & Southern Gothic. | www.midsummermusicfestival.com |
| June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 | Athfest | Historic Downtown Athens | For the past 15 years, AthFest has used the festival to showcase the best in regionally and nationally recognized Athens-based talent. | www.athfest.com |
| July 25 | Vans Warped Tour | Lakewood Ampitheatre | Hawthorne Heights, Forever the Sickest Kids, Man Overboard, Chiodos, Broadway, The Used and many more! | www.vanswarpedtour.com |
| July 30 | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival | Lakewood Ampitheatre | Rockstar Energy Drink Presents Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Children of Bodom and more! | http://rockstarmayhemfest.com |
| August 10 | Kiss 104.1 Flashback Festival | TBA | Brought to you by KISS 104.1. Lineup TBA. | www.kiss1041fm.com |
| August 24 | 10th Annual German Bierfest | Woodruff Park | We are celebrating 10 years of German Bierfest in Atlanta from 2-7pm. Every summer, the Annual German Bierfest celebrates the greatness of German beer in a family-friendly environment. Complete with authentic German food, activities for the kids, music and fun, the German Bierfest is the only authentic German beer festival in Atlanta. | http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/22972.aspx |
| August 24 & 25 | Grant Park Summershade Festival | Grant Park Neighborhood | Lineup TBA | www.summershadefestival.org |
| September 14 | ONE Music Fest | Historic 4th Ward Park, Masquerade Music Park | Lineup TBA | http://onemusicfest.com/index.html |
| September 14 & 15 | Atlanta Arts Festival | Piedmont Park | Lineup TBA | www.atlantaartsfestival.com |
| TBD (September) | Music Midtown | Piedmont Park | After a six year hiatus, MM returned to Atlanta in 2011. Lineup TBA. | www.musicmidtown.com |
| September 27, 28, 29 | TomorrowWorld | Bouckaert Farm | Tomorrow Land has expanded to the U.S. with Tomorrow World! Lineup TBA | http://www.tomorrowworld.com/en/ |
| October 2-6 | A3C Festival | Historic 4th Ward Park, Masquerade Music Park | Now in its 9th year, A3C has grown from a local hip-hop showcase to an international festival. | www.a3cfestival.com |
| October 12 & 13 | Atlanta Pride Festival | Piedmont Park | Lineup TBA | www.atlantapride.org/ |
