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Events and Festivals at Piedmont Park
Five Things to Do Today
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Creative Loafing is an intensely local guide. We've been publishing a newspaper in the area since 1972 and just about all of the culture has been reported in the newspaper or on this website. Looking for things to do in the area? We can direct you.

Here's our suggestion. Work off this page - start with the 5 Things to Do list below which are our recommendations for today's events - one of these might catch your fancy. We've got a full City Guide of suggestions for locals if you want to go native. We have also included a list of tourist-oriented suggestions below as well as our favorite local attractions. If you are looking for events at the neighborhood level, take a look at our What's Going On to get the best local information available.

Five Things to Do Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2026

The "It's Not Fair" Fair

The "It's Not Fair" Fair is a free community event for youth who have experienced the death of someone important to them, and the adults who support t...

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Atlanta Mushroom Festival

11/15/2026 12:00 PM

The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End

Get ready for the Atlanta Mushroom Festival & Conference on Sunday, November 15th from 12-7PM, at Lee + White in the West End!

1010 White St. SW

Atl...

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Fall Colors Canoe Trips

11/15/2026 3:00 PM

Chattahoochee Nature Center

Join us for one of the last paddling opportunities of the season at Chattahoochee Nature Center. On select Saturdays and Sundays in November from 3 to...

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Mike Farris w/ Barry Waldrep at Eddie's Attic

11/15/2026 6:00 PM

Eddie's Attic

CRITIC’S PICK
Sun., Nov. 15

Mike Farris, Barry Waldrep, Eddie’s Attic — The Screamin’ Cheetah...

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Improvability Theory: Comedy Give Thanks!

11/15/2026 6:30 PM

Academy Theatre

Improvability Theory is back with another hilarious show! Brian Philips, Demmarie Boreland, Robert Drake, Sydney Webb and more.

We'll sing, we'll gi...

—Event Info

Tourist/Visitor Lists

Best Tourist Spots

03/26/2021 10:31 AM

Our list of the best tourist spots in Atlanta. For locals and out of towners.

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10 history lessons you'll find in Atlanta

12/26/2020 4:00 AM

Educational landmarks from the museum to the grave

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Atlanta's surviving hip-hop haunts

10/21/2019 3:08 PM

Explore these rap-related cultural landmarks in Atlanta

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Georgia Aquarium

The nation's largest aquarium has more aquatic life than any other aquarium, with specimens from more than 500 species, including whale sharks, the la...

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