April in Atlanta offers much to enjoy, with beautiful weather, blooming spring flowers, major events, and a wide range of activities. For many visitors, it’s one of the best times of the year to experience the city.
Key April festivals include the huge Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park, celebrating arts, food, and music; the Atlanta Film Festival; and the well-attended Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes.
Besides events, there is plenty more to do in Atlanta during April. While many attractions are available year-round, the best activities in April take advantage of the pleasant spring weather and the season’s abundant flowers.
You could explore the Atlanta Botanical Garden, historic Oakland Cemetery, or one of the city’s many parks and nature spots. Outdoor dining and sightseeing in Atlanta’s most popular neighborhoods are also perfect springtime activities.
Interested in a specific type of event? See Atlanta’s calendars of upcoming:
– Comedy shows
– Beer and wine festivals
– Music festivals
– Musicals
– Food festivals
See also:
– Atlanta festivals
– Atlanta weather in April
– Things to do in Atlanta
!Event dates, venue and other details can change at short notice. Please check all information at the official website before making plans to attend an event.
→ See March events
→ For concerts this week, see concerts in Atlanta in April
– Atlanta Blooms!, March 1 - April 30 2025
Annual event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden featuring hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. More details
– Dinosaur!, March 19 - May 4 2025
Children’s performance at Alliance Theatre. More details
– The Reservoir, March 29 - May 4 2025
Play at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Parade, April 1-6 2025
Musical at the Fox Theatre. More details
– Eddie’s Attic Comedy Night, April 3 2025
Comedy show at Eddie’s Attic, Decatur. More details
– The Legends of Laughter, April 4 2025
Comedy show at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Beethoven Project: Pre-Concert Talk With Dr Marie Sumner Lott, April 4 2025
At Woodruff Arts Center. More details
– Atlanta Greek Festival Spring Drive-Thru, April 4-6 2025
Mini-event in association with the Atlanta Greek Festival featuring traditional Greek foods and pastries, at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. More details
– USA Gymnastics Men’s Region 4 Championship, April 4-6 2025
Gymnastics competition at the Gas South Convention Center. More details
– Duluth Home Expo, April 4-6 2025
Home improvements trade show at the Gas South Convention Center. More details
– WussyFest, April 4-6 2025
Drag arts festival with performances, dance parties, panels, workshops, artist market and more. More details
– Lakewood 400 Antiques Market, April 4-6 2025
Monthly antiques and collectibles markets in Cumming. More details
– Spring to Life Family Festival, April 5 2025
Free family festival at Oakland Cemetery, with wildlife demonstrations, food trucks, plant sale, garden tours, children’s activities and more. More details
– Run Like Hell 5K, April 5 2025
Annual 5K race at Oakland Cemetery to benefit its restoration and preservation. More details
– 100 Black Men of Atlanta – Run Atlanta 5K, April 5 2025
5K race and wellness event on the Westside Beltline. More details
– Acworth Art Fest, April 5-6 2025
Annual arts festival in downtown Acworth, with arts vendors, food, children’s activities and more. More details
– House of Disorder, April 5-6 2025
Hardcore music festival at Terminal West. More details
– Festival on Ponce, April 5-6 2025
Twice-annual arts and crafts festival in Olmsted Linear Park featuring fine arts and crafts plus folk and outsider art, local food and drink and children’s activities. More details
– Twelfth Night, April 5-27 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– ATL Blues Festival, April 6 2025
Annual blues festival at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents: Swan Lake, April 6 2025
Ballet performance at Atlanta Symphony Hall. More details
→ For concerts this week, see concerts in Atlanta in April
– Atlanta Blooms!, March 1 - April 30 2025
Annual event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden featuring hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. More details
– Dinosaur!, March 19 - May 4 2025
Children’s performance at Alliance Theatre. More details
– The Reservoir, March 29 - May 4 2025
Play at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Twelfth Night, April 5-27 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, April 8 - May 25 2025
Puppetry performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts. More details
– Dragons & Mythical Beasts, April 9 2025
Children’s performance at the Gas South Theater. More details
– Franco Escamilla, April 9 2025
Spanish-language comedy show at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Karlous Miller Residency, April 10 2025
Comedy show at Center Stage. More details
– Scott Antique Market, April 10-13 2025
Monthly antiques market at the Atlanta Expo Center. More details
– Phil Hanley: Spellbound Tour, April 11 2025
Comedy show at Variety Playhouse. More details
– It Is What It Is Live Featuring Mase, Cam and Stat, April 11 2025
Podcast live show at the Fox Theatre. More details
– Jason’s Lyric Live!, April 11-12 2025
Play at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Atlanta Dogwood Festival, April 11-13 2025
Very popular annual arts festival in Piedmont Park, with juried fine artists market, live music, international cultural performances, food trucks, children’s activities and more. More details
– Black Film Festival Atlanta, April 11-13 2025
Festival of Black filmmaking at Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory. More details
– The Play That Goes Wrong, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at The Legacy Theatre, Tyrone. More details
– Laughs in Spanish, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at Horizon Theatre. More details
– Sip Brookhaven, April 12 2025
Food and drink event at Oglethorpe University, with wine and beer tastings and food pairings from local restaurants and chefs. More details
– Atlanta Spring Wine Fest, April 12 2025
Wine festival at Historic 4th Ward Skate Park, with 50+ wines plus other drinks. More details
– Big Shanty Festival, April 12-13 2025
Annual festival in downtown Kennesaw, with 250+ arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, live music, children’s activities, parade and more. More details
– The Addams Family, April 12-13 2025
Musical at the Gas South Theater. More details
– Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real! Comedy Tour, April 13 2025
Comedy show at Atlanta Symphony Hall. More details
– Chamblee Restaurant Week, April 13-19 2025
Annual event in Chamblee featuring special prix fixe menus at local restaurants. More details
→ For concerts this week, see concerts in Atlanta in April
– Atlanta Blooms!, March 1 - April 30 2025
Annual event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden featuring hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. More details
– Dinosaur!, March 19 - May 4 2025
Children’s performance at Alliance Theatre. More details
– The Reservoir, March 29 - May 4 2025
Play at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Twelfth Night, April 5-27 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, April 8 - May 25 2025
Puppetry performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts. More details
– The Play That Goes Wrong, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at The Legacy Theatre, Tyrone. More details
– Laughs in Spanish, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at Horizon Theatre. More details
– Chamblee Restaurant Week, April 13-19 2025
Annual event in Chamblee featuring special prix fixe menus at local restaurants. More details
– Illumine, April 17-20, 24-27 2025
Popular annual after hours event at Oakland Cemetery, featuring lighting and art installations by local artists, live music, bars, pop-up shop and other interactive experiences. More details
– Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour, April 18 2025
Comedy show at The Tabernacle. More details
– SweetWater 420 Fest, April 18-20 2025
Annual multi-genre music and beer festival at Pullman Yards. More details
– Atlanta Haiku Festival, April 19 2025
Poetry festival at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. More details
– ARTucker, April 19 2025
Annual free arts festival in downtown Tucker featuring local artists, artisans and performers, children’s activities, food and more. More details
– Earth Day: Run Green 5K/10K/13.1, April 19 2025
Race series along the South Peachtree Creek Trail. More details
– ThriftCon, April 19 2025
Vintage market at the Georgia International Convention Center. More details
– Crime Junkie Podcast Live: Life Rule #10 Tour, April 19 2025
Podcast live show at the Fox Theatre. More details
– Solid Pink Disco with DJ Trixie, April 19 2025
Performance at The Eastern. More details
– Coppelia (Atlanta Professional Dance Academy), April 20 2025
Dance performance at the Gas South Theater. More details
→ For concerts this week, see concerts in Atlanta in April
– Atlanta Blooms!, March 1 - April 30 2025
Annual event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden featuring hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. More details
– Dinosaur!, March 19 - May 4 2025
Children’s performance at Alliance Theatre. More details
– The Reservoir, March 29 - May 4 2025
Play at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Twelfth Night, April 5-27 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, April 8 - May 25 2025
Puppetry performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts. More details
– The Play That Goes Wrong, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at The Legacy Theatre, Tyrone. More details
– Laughs in Spanish, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at Horizon Theatre. More details
– Earth Day, April 22 2025
Special event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden to celebrate Earth Day, with performances and family activities. More details
– Pinot in the City, April 23 2025
Wine event at The Trolley Barn featuring wines from 40+ wineries in Oregon’s Willamette Valley plus small bites. More details
– Lemonade Days Festival, April 23-27 2025
Big annual festival in Dunwoody, with carnival rides, food, beer garden, petting zoo, chalk art and more. More details
– Grand Tasting Buckhead, April 24 2025
Taste of Atlanta event in Buckhead featuring food and drink from 20+ local restaurants. More details
– Illumine, April 17-20, 24-27 2025
Popular annual after hours event at Oakland Cemetery, featuring lighting and art installations by local artists, live music, bars, pop-up shop and other interactive experiences. More details
– Kiss My Grits Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival, April 24-27 2025
Inaugural international fringe and variety arts festival with performances and classes at 7 Stages Theatre. More details
– Atlanta Film Festival, April 24 - May 4 2025
Popular annual festival of new independent, international, animated, documentary, and short films. More details
– Dave Ramsey & Dr John Delony, April 25 2025
Talk event at the Fox Theatre. More details
– Pinners Conference, April 25-26 2025
Women’s shopping and DIY convention at the Cobb Galleria Centre. More details
– Amplify Decatur, April 25-27 2025
Annual music festival with free and ticketed performances at various Decatur venues, to benefit Decatur Cooperative Ministry and the Decatur Education Foundation. More details
– Mitsubishi Electric Classic (TPC Sugarloaf), April 25-27 2025
Charity golf tournament at the Gas South District. More details
– KAR Dance Competition, April 25-27 2025
Children’s dance competition at the Gas South Convention Center. More details
– Move for Grady, April 26 2025
5K/10K run/walk and 20-mile, 45-mile and 62-mile cycles events at Georgia State Center Parc Stadium to benefit Grady Health System. More details
– Chalk the Block, April 26 2025
Annual event at Southwest Arts Center, South Fulton, with chalk art competition, pet adoptions, children’s activities, food trucks and more. More details
– UpTempo, April 26 2025 2025
Youth pre-concert event at Woodruff Arts Center. More details
– Wizard of OZ Pink Princess Recital – Buford School of Ballet, April 26 2025
Ballet performance at the Gas South Theater. More details
– Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes, April 26-27 2025
Popular annual neighborhood festival in Inman Park, with parade, live music on three stages, dance performances, arts and crafts market, tours of historic homes, children’s activities and more. More details
– Tough Mudder, April 26-27 2025
5K and 15K obstacle races at Bouckaert Farms, Fairburn. More details
– Smyrna Jonquil Festival, April 26-27 2025
Annual spring festival at The Village Green, Smyrna, with 150+ arts and crafts vendors from across the southeast, festival food, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. More details
– Siegfried, April 26 - May 4 2025
Opera at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Taste of Marietta, April 27 2025
Big annual food festival at Marietta Square, featuring food from Cobb County restaurants, live music, children’s activities and more. More details
– CoComelon: Sing-A-Long Live, April 27 2025
Children’s performance at the Fox Theatre. More details
– TommyInnit: The Survival Tour, April 27 2025
Comedy show at Variety Playhouse. More details
– Open Book: I Laugh At Myself – An Evening with Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, April 27 2025
Talk event at the Gas South Theater. More details
→ For concerts this week, see concerts in Atlanta in April
– Atlanta Blooms!, March 1 - April 30 2025
Annual event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden featuring hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and hyacinths. More details
– Dinosaur!, March 19 - May 4 2025
Children’s performance at Alliance Theatre. More details
– The Reservoir, March 29 - May 4 2025
Play at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, April 8 - May 25 2025
Puppetry performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts. More details
– The Play That Goes Wrong, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at The Legacy Theatre, Tyrone. More details
– Laughs in Spanish, April 11 - May 11 2025
Play at Horizon Theatre. More details
– Atlanta Film Festival, April 24 - May 4 2025
Popular annual festival of new independent, international, animated, documentary, and short films. More details
– Siegfried, April 26 - May 4 2025
Opera at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Peter Pan, April 29 - May 4 2025
Musical at the Fox Theatre. More details
– XPT: Xperimental Puppetry Theater, April 30 - May 4 2025
Puppetry performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts. More details
– UpTempo, May 1 2025
Youth pre-concert event at Woodruff Arts Center. More details
– Little Women, May 1-10 2025
Musical at Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square. More details
– Funny First Friday – Stand Up Comedy!, May 2 2025
Comedy show at Red Clay Music Foundry, Duluth. More details
– Wizard of OZ, The Ballet - Buford School of Ballet, May 2-4 2025
Ballet performance at the Gas South Theater. More details
– Lakewood 400 Antiques Market, May 2-4 2025
Monthly antiques and collectibles markets in Cumming. More details
– Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, May 2-18 2025
Musical at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. More details
– C10s in the City, May 3 2025
Annual classic GM truck show in the Summerhill neighborhood. More details
– Tucker Day, May 3 2025
Annual festival in Tucker, with parade, vendors, live music on three stages, children’s activities, festival food and more. More details
– Whine Walk Run 5K & International Food Festival, May 3 2025
5K fun run and celebration of Caribbean culture and healthy living in Piedmont Park, with music and live performances, Caribbean and international foods, costumes and national attire, and more. More details
– International Festival, May 3 2025
Annual food and culture festival at Atlanta Athletic Club celebrating the diversity of Johns Creek, with traditional foods, music and art from across the world. More details
– Masked Mania: The Lucha Libre Experience, May 3 2025
Wrestling event at the Gas South District. More details
– Mo Amer: El Oso Palestino Tour, May 3 2025
Comedy show at the Buckhead Theatre. More details
– Run with the Wolves 5K and 1 Mile, May 3 2025
Annual 5K race and 1-mile walk/run to benefit Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School. More details
– Eugene Mirman, May 3 2025
Comedy show at Terminal West. More details
– Roswell Derby de Mayo Block Party, May 3 2025
Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo themed bar crawl in downtown Roswell. More details
– Kentucky Derby Watch Party, May 3 2025
Special event at Red Phone Booth Downtown, with cocktails and light bites, attire competition and live entertainment. More details
– Kentucky Derby Watch Party, May 3 2025
Special event at Red Phone Booth Buckhead, with cocktails and light bites, attire competition and live entertainment. More details
– May-Retta Daze, May 3-4 2025
Annual arts, crafts and music festival at Marietta Square, with artists from across Georgia and the Southeast, local musicians, Derby Day hat parade, and more. More details
→ See May events in Atlanta