AAA has predicted the Memorial Day Weekend in Georgia will be the busiest traffic days in over a decade because of favorable gas prices, along with a multiplicity of events, carnivals, light shows, plays, public barbeques and baseball games.
As you prepare to partake in the long weekend and pay homage to the men and women who laid down their lives in defense of America, you may want to choose from the following events to attend.
Baseball
May 19 – 24, 2015
1.7 miles south
Watch the Atlanta Braves play a game at Turner Field.
- May 19 – Tampa Bay Raysdiscount tickets $11
- May 20 – Tampa Bay Raysdiscount tickets $14
- May 21 – Mil. Brewersdiscount tickets $11
- May 22 – Mil. Brewersdiscount tickets $17
- May 23/24 – Mil. Brewersdiscount tickets $20
- Family puppet show
- May 19 – 24, 2015
- 5 miles north
- Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale Medicine Showis a musical
- extravaganza of twangy tunes and tall tales at Center for Puppetry Arts. Discount tickets $10.
Relationship comedy
May 21 – 24, 2015
2.6 miles SW
Crazyanity is a play about a couple and an eccentric neighbor who comes between them at Fulton County West End Performing Arts Center. Discount tickets $11.
Game-o-Rama
May 21 – 25, 2015
14 miles north
Game-o-Rama features board-game tournaments, panels on game design and player strategy, and a flea market of games at Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center.
Diana Ross
May 22, 2015 (8 p.m.)
11 miles north
Hear superstar Diana Ross when her In the Name of Love Tour arrives at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.
Jazz Festival
May 22 – 24, 2015
2 miles NE
Atlanta Jazz Festival features local and national jazz greats on two stages, a youth jazz-band competition, arts and crafts, food vendors, and a kids’ zone in Piedmont Park. Free.
Science-fiction festival
May 22 – 24, 2015
9 miles NE
Fans of the Doctor Who TV show and the Stargate movie can meet celebrities, hear talks, watch shows, play games, and go to a Saturday cabaret atTimeGate at the Marriott Century Center.
Zombie escape
May 22 – June 14, 2015
14 miles NE
You and 11 others are Trapped in a Room with a Zombie on a growing chain, with only 1 hour to solve clues and escape, in Tucker.
AtlantCaribbean carnival
May 23, 2015
Village is 2 miles NE
Atlanta Caribbean Carnival [sound] celebrates Caribbean culture, cuisine, and costumes with a parade at noon to the festival village at Fourth Ward Park.
Brew at the zoo
May 23, 2015
4 miles NW
Brew at the Zoo is a fundraiser that features beer and wine tasting, food, live music, rides, and animal encounters at Zoo Atlanta. Requires age 21 ID.
Community barbecue
May 23, 2015 (4 to 8 p.m.)
5 miles SE
Rock on the Grass is a free BBQ with local bands and games in east Atlanta, hosted by Edgewood Church.
Decatur Arts Festival
May 23 – 24, 2015
6 miles east
Decatur Arts Festival has an art walk Friday evening and an artists’ market with live music Saturday and Sunday at Agnes Scott College in Decatur. Free.
Memorial Day at the mountain
May 23 – 25, 2015
19 miles east
Salute The Troops includes live music, a patriotic laser show, and fireworks at Stone Mountain Park. Discount for active and retired military.
Memorial Day ceremonies
May 25, 2015
multiple locations
- Roswell Remembers includes displays, music, ceremonies, and food tents. Free.
- The 9:30 a.m. Smyrna Memorial Day Ceremonyis at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial. Free.