🎉 MAY FESTIVALS IN ATLANTA
Atlanta’s Biggest Festivals: May 2026
May is one of the biggest festival months in Atlanta, and this year delivers 28 major events across the city and suburbs. From Atlanta Jazz Festival and Breakaway to cultural celebrations, art festivals, PorchFests, and food festivals, every weekend is stacked.
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May 1-31 2026
Georgia Renaissance Festival
- Fairburn -
May 1-31 2026
Georgia Renaissance Festival
Georgia Renaissance Festival is a medieval-themed outdoor festival set in a 32-acre village featuring ten stages of live entertainment, incl...
- Fairburn -
May 2 2026
Tequila Fest
- 4th Ward Skatepark -
May 2 2026
Tequila Fest
Tequila Fest is a 21+ day party held May 2 at Old Fourth Ward Skatepark during Cinco de Mayo weekend. The ticketed event features DJ-curated...
- 4th Ward Skatepark -
May 2 2026
Norcross PorchFest
- Norcross -
May 2 2026
Norcross PorchFest
Norcross PorchFest is a new, walkable music festival debuting in historic Norcross, featuring live performances on 12 front porches througho...
- Norcross -
May 2 2026
WigWag Art & Music Festival
- Avondale Estates -
May 2 2026
WigWag Art & Music Festival
WigWag Festival is a free street festival held in the Avondale Estates Arts District, centered around Little Tree Art Studios along Washingt...
- Avondale Estates -
ATL Festivals May 8-10
May 9 2026
Sweet Auburn Springfest
- Sweet Auburn District -
May 9 2026
Sweet Auburn Springfest
Sweet Auburn Springfest is a family-friendly street festival held along historic Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, celebrating 40 years of community...
- Sweet Auburn District -
May 9-10 2026
Dunwoody Art Festival
- Dunwoody -
May 9-10 2026
Dunwoody Art Festival
Dunwoody Art Festival is a Mother’s Day weekend arts celebration held along Dunwoody Village Parkway, featuring a large outdoor artist marke...
- Dunwoody -
May 9-10 2026
Chastain Park Arts Festival
- Chastain Park -
May 9-10 2026
Chastain Park Arts Festival
Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival is a two-day outdoor arts festival held at Chastain Park, featuring approximately 175 artists showcasing ...
- Chastain Park -
ATL Festivals May 14-17
May 14 2026
Taste of Alpharetta
- Downtown Alpharetta -
May 14 2026
Taste of Alpharetta
Taste of Alpharetta is a one-night food festival in downtown Alpharetta featuring 60+ local restaurants serving tasting-sized appetizers, en...
- Downtown Alpharetta -
May 15 2026
Senoia Alive After Five
- Senoia -
May 15 2026
Senoia Alive After Five
Senoia Alive After Five is a monthly street festival in downtown Senoia featuring live music, food trucks, local vendors, and extended shopp...
- Senoia -
May 15-16 2026
Breakaway Festival
- Center Parc Stadium -
May 15-16 2026
Breakaway Festival
Breakaway Festival is a two-day electronic and dance music festival at Center Parc Stadium on May 15–16, 2026, featuring sets from John Sum...
- Center Parc Stadium -
May 15-17 2026
Marietta Greek Festival
- Marietta -
May 15-17 2026
Marietta Greek Festival
The Marietta Greek Festival returns to Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church for a weekend of authentic Greek food, live music, traditi...
- Marietta -
May 15-17 2026
Powder Springs Seafood Festival
- Thurman Springs Park -
May 15-17 2026
Powder Springs Seafood Festival
Powder Springs Seafood Festival is a three-day food and music event held at Thurman Springs Park and throughout downtown Powder Springs. The...
- Thurman Springs Park -
May 16 2026
Atlanta Braves Block Party
- The Battery -
May 16 2026
Atlanta Braves Block Party
The Atlanta Braves Block Party turns game day into a pre-game celebration at The Battery Atlanta, just steps from the ballpark. Fans can arr...
- The Battery -
May 16 2026
Kirkwood Spring Fling
- Kirkwood -
May 16 2026
Kirkwood Spring Fling
Kirkwood Spring Fling is a neighborhood festival centered around Bessie Branham Park. The event features a morning 5K road race, a 150+ arti...
- Kirkwood -
May 16 2026
Virginia-Highland Porchfest
- Virginia Highland District -
May 16 2026
Virginia-Highland Porchfest
Virginia-Highland Porchfest is a neighborhood-wide music festival featuring 100 local bands performing on front porches throughout the Virgi...
- Virginia Highland District -
May 16-17 2026
35th Annual Malcolm X Festival
- West End Park -
May 16-17 2026
35th Annual Malcolm X Festival
The Annual Malcolm X Festival honors the life and legacy of Malcolm X with a weekend of cultural celebration, community gathering, and live ...
- West End Park -
May 15-16 2026
Suds on the Parkway
- Town at Trilith -
May 15-16 2026
Suds on the Parkway
Suds on the Parkway brings craft beer, wine, and live music to Town at Trilith for a two-day tasting experience in South Atlanta. Guests can...
- Town at Trilith -
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ATL FESTIVALS May 21-24
May 21 2026
Alive in Roswell
- Downtown Roswell -
May 21 2026
Alive in Roswell
Alive in Roswell is a monthly street festival in Historic Roswell featuring live music, food trucks, local vendors, and open-air gathering s...
- Downtown Roswell -
May 21-24 2026
MomoCon
- GA World Congress Ctr -
May 21-24 2026
MomoCon
MomoCon is a four-day, multi-genre fan convention held at the Georgia World Congress Center celebrating anime, American animation, comics, g...
- GA World Congress Ctr -
May 22-24 2026
FoodeesFest
- Kennesaw -
May 22-24 2026
FoodeesFest
FoodeesFest is a traveling food and culture festival making a stop at Town Center at Cobb. The weekend event features a rotating lineup of f...
- Kennesaw -
May 22-25 2026
Dream Asia Festival
- Gwinnett County Fairgrounds -
May 22-25 2026
Dream Asia Festival
Dream Asia Festival is a four-day Asian food and culture festival at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds featuring 80+ food vendors, live performanc...
- Gwinnett County Fairgrounds -
May 23-25 2026
Atlanta Jazz Festival
- Piedmont Park-
May 23-25 2026
Atlanta Jazz Festival
Atlanta Jazz Festival is a free, three-day music festival held Memorial Day Weekend in Piedmont Park, showcasing a diverse mix of jazz and c...
- Piedmont Park-
May 23-24 2026
Alpharetta Arts Fest
- Wills Park -
May 23-24 2026
Alpharetta Arts Fest
Alpharetta Arts Fest brings a colorful artist market to The Grove at Wills Park, where painters, jewelers, sculptors, and makers from across...
- Wills Park -
May 24 2026
R&B Seafood Block Party
- Underground Atlanta -
May 24 2026
R&B Seafood Block Party
The R&B Seafood Block Party brings a day-to-night R&B soundtrack to Underground Atlanta with DJs spinning classic and current hits, seafood ...
- Underground Atlanta -
May 23 2026
Atlanta Caribbean Carnival
- Rodney Cook Sr. Park -
May 23 2026
Atlanta Caribbean Carnival
ATL Caribbean Carnival 2026 brings a high-energy Caribbean-style parade and cultural celebration to Atlanta with vibrant costumes, live musi...
- Rodney Cook Sr. Park -
ATL FESTIVALS May 27-31
May 27 - June 7 2026
Atlanta Fringe Festival
- East Atlanta -
May 27 - June 7 2026
Atlanta Fringe Festival
Atlanta Fringe Festival is a two-week performing arts festival centered in East Atlanta, featuring dozens of production groups and hundreds ...
- East Atlanta -
May 30-31 2026
Atlanta Women's Expo
- Duluth -
May 30-31 2026
Atlanta Women's Expo
Atlanta Women’s Expo & Great Food Expo takes over Gas South Convention Center for a two-day shopping, tasting, and lifestyle experience. Exp...
- Duluth -
May 31 2026
Atlanta Streets Alive
- West End to Grant Park-
May 31 2026
Atlanta Streets Alive
Experience Atlanta without traffic as streets from West End to Grant Park (Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Georgia Ave.) transform into a car...
- West End to Grant Park-
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