Atlanta in May offers great weather and some of the city’s most popular events. There is plenty on throughout the month, culminating in several big festivals and events held over the Memorial Day weekend.
May weather in Atlanta is usually sunny and very warm, ideal for enjoying the best of the city’s outdoor festivals and attractions. The average daily high temperatures in May is 79°F (26°C), with hotter days likely toward the end of the month.
Highlights of Atlanta’s May festivals include music festivals such as hugely popular Sweet Auburn Springfest and the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Decatur Arts Festival, the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival, and two festivals of Caribbean culture, the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival and the Atlanta DeKalb Carnival.
Other Atlanta events in May include the Atlanta Air Show, the Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes, Atlanta Field Day, and the Shaky Knees Music Festival, plus a variety of late spring festivals and arts and crafts festivals, garden tours, fan and hobby conventions, food and music events, and concerts and shows at Atlanta’s many performance venues.
There are many other things to do in Atlanta in May too. Outdoor attractions are ideal this month: a visit to one of Atlanta’s many parks, the BeltLine, or a scenic cemetery, or a trip out of the city to a nearby nature site or historic town such as Madison or Athens. Alternatively, Atlanta also has dozens of museums and historic houses, fantastic shopping, an excellent food scene, and one of the biggest aquariums in the world.
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’s annual festival calendar
– Things to do in Atlanta
– Best time of year to visit 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 April events
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Atlanta in May
– 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
– 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
– Little Women, May 1-10 2025
Musical at Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square. 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
– ASC and Belle Esprit present Pride and Prejudice, May 3 - June 1 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Atlanta in May
– 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
– Little Women, May 1-10 2025
Musical at Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square. More details
– Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, May 2-18 2025
Musical at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. More details
– ASC and Belle Esprit present Pride and Prejudice, May 3 - June 1 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Taste of Alpharetta, May 8 2025
Annual food festival in downtown Alpharetta featuring dishes from 60+ local restaurants, cooking demonstrations, tasting events, and more. More details
– Scott Antique Market, May 8-11 2025
Monthly antiques market at the Atlanta Expo Center. More details
– Catch Tuplet: Atlanta Ballet, May 9-11 2025
Ballet performance at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. More details
– Garden Tour, May 10 2025
Annual event of the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, visiting several local gardens. More details
– Dunwoody Art Festival, May 10-11 2025
Annual Mothers Day weekend arts and crafts festival in Dunwoody, with 130+ arts and crafts vendors, food, street performers, children’s activities and more. More details
– Millions, May 10 - June 15 2025
Musical at Alliance Theatre. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Atlanta in May
– Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, May 2-18 2025
Musical at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. More details
– ASC and Belle Esprit present Pride and Prejudice, May 3 - June 1 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Millions, May 10 - June 15 2025
Musical at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival & Tour of Homes, May 17 2025
Popular annual neighborhood festival in Bessie Branham Park, Kirkwood, with tour of local historic homes, 5K race, wing-cooking contest, food trucks, artist market, children’s activities and more. More details
– Emperor & the Nightingale, May 18 2025
Ballet performance at the Gas South Theater. More details
– Shakespeare Out of a Hat: As You Like It, May 18 2025
Part-improvised play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Atlanta in May
– ASC and Belle Esprit present Pride and Prejudice, May 3 - June 1 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Millions, May 10 - June 15 2025
Musical at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Shucked, May 20-25 2025
Musical at the Fox Theatre. More details
– MomoCon, May 22-25 2025
Big annual anime, animation, comic book and gaming convention at the Georgia World Congress Center. More details
– Alpharetta Arts Streetfest, May 24-25 2025
Memorial Day weekend arts and crafts fair at the Grove at Wills Park, Alpharetta, with 100+ artisans, street performers, food, children’s activities and more. More details
→ For concerts this month, see concerts in Atlanta in May
– ASC and Belle Esprit present Pride and Prejudice, May 3 - June 1 2025
Play at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. More details
– Millions, May 10 - June 15 2025
Musical at Alliance Theatre. More details
– Brad Williams: The Growth Spurt Tour, May 30 2025
Comedy show at Atlanta Symphony Hall. More details
– Atlanta Microshort Film Festival, May 31 2025
Annual festival of films of under 7 minutes duration, at Limelight Theater. More details
→ See more June events