Memorial Day Weekend Events in Atlanta 2022

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May

Happy Memorial Day! The Memorial Day Weekend tends to kick off the Summer in Atlanta. Look to CL's calendar for the best events for Memorial Day and the Summer.

Big Memorial Day Events

Atlanta Jazz Festival

We're expecting the 2022 Atlanta Jazz Festival to return to Piedmont Park over Memorial Day Weekend. We've got the latest Jazz Festival news and festival lineup

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List of Memorial Day Events

Broods, Ella Vos

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

Terminal West Cost: $27-$35,

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The fourth full-length from BROODS, Space Island is an exploration of grief and all its many dimensions: its unpredictable nature and refusal to follow any linear path, its incredible capacity to bring great clarity and transformation. In keeping with the New Zealand-bred duo’s unfettered imaginatio... [click here for more]

Sound & Shape, New Bedlam

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

Smith's Olde Bar Cost: $10-$15,

Music, Music::Soundboard Digital

Atlanta Room. [click here for more]

Broods, Ella Vos

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

Terminal West Cost: $27-$35,

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El Da Sensei, Sixman

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

529 Bar Cost: $12.00,

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El Da Sensei is an American rapper from Newark, New Jersey. During the 1990s he was a member of the influential hip hop duo, Artifacts. [click here for more]

Thousand Below, Savage hands, Dead Lakes, The Living, Not Forgotten

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

The Masquerade Cost: $15-$20,

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Purgatory. Thousand Below walk a fine, almost illusory line. Deftly balancing atmospheric and airy instrumentation, thoughtful emotionality, and just the right amount of hard-hitting hypnosis, the Southern California quintet—James DeBerg vocals, Devin Chance guitar, Josh Thomas guitar, Josh Billimor... [click here for more]

Terror, Kublai Khan, Sanguisugabogg, Pain of Truth

Wednesday May 25, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 8:00 PM

The Earl Cost: $27,

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LA based powerhouse Terror have always been a name synonymous with hardcore. From their inception in 2002, the band have displayed a level of steadfast dedication unlike any other in the scene. Now with six studio albums, a series of live albums, splits, compilations and EP’s under their belts, the ... [click here for more]

Broods

Wednesday May 25, 2022 09:00 PM EDT 05/25/2022 9:00 PM

King Plow Arts Center Cost: $60+,

Music

New Zealand sibling duo Broods is coming to Atlanta for their brand new Space Island Tour! See them live at King Plow Arts Center on May 25, 8:00PM.

Tickets available @ https://zwd.short.gy/Broods

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MomoCon 2022

Thursday May 26, 2022 09:00 AM EDT 05/26/2022 9:00 AM

Georgia World Congress Center Cost: $35 - $85,

Festivals

Atlanta’s best geek culture convention, MomoCon, is back bigger and better than ever! More than 40,000 unique and 120,000 turnstile attendees are expected to fill the Georgia World Congress Center Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 through May 29, 2022 for four days of cosplay, gaming, and music.

MomoCo... [click here for more]

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Top Gun: Maverick

Thursday May 26, 2022 03:45 PM EDT 05/26/2022 3:45 PM

Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf Cost: $6.50-$10.00,

Arts Agenda::Film

Categories: #Movie #Cinema #MoviePremiere #MovieTheater #MovieTheatre #ActionFilm #MemorialWeekend #Roswell

TOP GUN: MAVERICK flies on the big screen here at Aurora Cineplex!
See it First at the Thur May 26th Premiere
Plus shows all day starting Fri May 27thMon May 30thMemorial Weekend!

Thur May 2... [click here for more]

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Blippi The Musical

Thursday May 26, 2022 05:55 PM EDT 05/26/2022 5:55 PM

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Cost: $66+,

Arts Agenda, Arts Agenda::Theater

Blippi The Musical brings the energetic and loveable character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music. Children across the world have quickly taken to Blippi’s charismatic personality and innovative teaching lessons. In the live sh... [click here for more]

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Emily Wells, Abby Dear

Thursday May 26, 2022 06:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 6:00 PM

The Eastern Cost: $15-$18,

Music, Music::Soundboard Digital

Rooftop. “Quietly transfixing” composer / producer Emily Wells is known for her varied use of classical and modern instrumentation, “a master of blending the worlds of classical and electronics” (NPR) and “dramatic, meticulous and gothic songs” (New York Times). On stage Wells’ builds a “new instrum... [click here for more]

Demons

Thursday May 26, 2022 07:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 7:00 PM

Halfway Crooks Beer Cost: $10+,

Music

CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: Videodrome’s “Filmovond” series collaboration with Summerhill’s... [click here for more]

Get Funky With Punk Bingo

Thursday May 26, 2022 07:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 7:00 PM

Red's Beer Garden Cost: Free,

Food and Drink

On May 26th, Red’s Beer Garden is bringing a highly anticipated twist on the conventional bingo night: Punk Bingo! No ordinary game night, this recurring event will be infused with punk music and a little cringe humor, all while raising money and support for a different nonprofit each month. This mo... [click here for more]

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Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Thursday May 26, 2022 07:15 PM EDT 05/26/2022 7:15 PM

Truist Park Cost: $18+,

Categories: Community, Sports and Health

Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies, May 26, 7:20PM.

Tickets available @ https://zwd.short.gy/Braves-Phillies5

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Heather McMahan

Thursday May 26, 2022 07:30 PM EDT 05/26/2022 7:30 PM

Fox Theatre Cost: $36.50+,

Music, Music::Soundboard Digital

Your favorite high-functioning hot mess, comedian Heather McMahan is bringing her tour closer to Atlanta! Doing the most and the least at the same damn time, Heather McMahan at the Fox Theatre, on May 25 and 26! [click here for more]

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Elizabeth Koch Tiscione - Marcello Concerto

Thursday May 26, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $23-$99,

Music

CL Critic Doug DeLoach Recommends: This program puts Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Principal Oboe... [click here for more]

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Leonid & Friends

Thursday May 26, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 8:00 PM

The Eastern Cost: $49.50-$99,

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In just three short years, Moscow-based LEONID & FRIENDS have blown the minds of legions of fans with their uncanny ability to capture the spirit, musicality and fire of American supergroup Chicago. Leonid Vorobyev’s goal was a studio project in dedication to Chicago under the motto “musicians for m... [click here for more]

Joss Stone

Thursday May 26, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 8:00 PM

Variety Playhouse Cost: $44-$88,

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Joss Stone is a Grammy and Brit award-winning artist who released her star-making critically acclaimed debut album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003. Since then, she has released seven studio albums which have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. [click here for more]

Crimeapple

Thursday May 26, 2022 08:00 PM EDT 05/26/2022 8:00 PM

529 Bar Cost: $15-$20,

Music, Music::Soundboard Digital

Crimeapple is a New Jersey rapper of Colombian descent who first garnered attention in 2017 with his 4th EP Sweet Dreams. He released a fantastic sophomore album Wet Dirt with DJ Skizz in 2019. Crimeapple, named for a juice blend he used to make. He is comparable to East Coast acts like El-P and Arm... [click here for more]

$ 2.00 Summer Family Flicks at Aurora Cineplex-10 Weeks of Summer

Friday May 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDT 05/27/2022 10:00 AM

Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf Cost: $2.00,

Arts Agenda::Film

Categories: #KidMovie #ChildrenMovie #Family #SummerMovie #Movie #Cinema #MovieTheater #CheapEvent #Roswell

Our SUMMER FAMILY FLICKS is back!
$ 2.00 Movies playing at 10:00am and 2:00pm
10 Classic Family Films over 10 Weeks!

Fri May 27thThur Aug 4th each week a movie opens on Friday, then plays a... [click here for more]

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The Bohemian Peach: Taste of Home Book Launch & Tasting

Friday May 27, 2022 06:00 PM EDT 05/27/2022 6:00 PM

Hudson Grace - Westside Provisions District Cost: Free,

Free Events

Categories: Book Monelle Totah and Gary McNatton, co-founders of Hudson Grace invite you to join them in celebrating Georgia-based home chef Paulina Brand and the launch of her book “The Bohemian Peach: Taste of Home”. Paulina will do a tasting from her book and wine will be provided by Perrine's Wi... [click here for more]

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Caroline Spence

Friday May 27, 2022 07:00 PM EDT 05/27/2022 7:00 PM

Eddie's Attic Cost: $12-$15,

Music

CL Critic Hal Horowitz Recommends: Nashville based singer/songwriter Spence’s 2019 Mint... [click here for more]

Atlanta DocuFest

Friday May 27, 2022 07:00 PM EDT 05/27/2022 7:00 PM

RoleCall Theatre - Ponce City Market Cost: Free,

Arts Agenda::Theater

CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: The 17th annual Atlanta International Documentary Film... [click here for more]

Nubia Soul Goddess

Friday May 27, 2022 07:00 PM EDT 05/27/2022 7:00 PM

JB's Record Lounge Cost: $20.00,

Arts Agenda, Music, Nightlife

Deep Funk, Rock & Roll coated with Soul. Which is why we call it the Sweet Ear, Candy Effect! Nubia Soul Goddess will pour her musical libation over the Historic West End on May 27th at non-other than the dopest lounge in the city JB's Record Lounge. Live, soul stirring music from Nubia Soul Goddess... [click here for more]

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