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SCAD Atlanta graduate Raphael Bahindwa is showing new work at the Rialto Center and The Sun ATL as DR Congo advances at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Artist Karen Anderson Singer has installed four miniature sculptures across South Downtown for the FIFA World Cup — the first time Tiny Doors ATL has revealed four pieces simultaneously — at Founders Green, Mitchell Street, Underground Atlanta, and the Flatiron Building.
FIFA announced a second wave of performers for Atlanta's FIFA Fan Fest at Centennial Olympic Park, adding local hip-hop artists Ludacris and Killer Mike to a lineup that already includes Davido, CeeLo Green, and Nappy Roots. The free 18-day event runs June 11 to July 15 at the 15,000-capacity venue.
The annual Castleberry Hill Loft Tour & Wine Tasting returns October 24, 2026 — step inside private lofts, enjoy neighborhood wine tastings, and explore one of Atlanta's most distinctive historic districts. Early bird tickets on sale now.
The Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs is launching ATL Culture House, a 23,000-square-foot multidisciplinary cultural hub inside The Center (former CNN Center), with eight free activations timed to Atlanta's FIFA World Cup matches this summer.
The beloved Castleberry Hill Loft Tour & Wine Tasting is back — explore private lofts, working art studios, and galleries in one of Atlanta's most distinctive historic neighborhoods on October 24, 2026.
Ravine, the beloved Atlanta music venue that closed its Midtown location during the pandemic, is returning as Ravine at Underground — a massive two-stage venue spanning 181,000 square feet in a parking garage on Lower Wall Street.
Live Nation Entertainment has committed to leasing a 5,300-seat concert venue at Centennial Yards, the $5 billion megaproject under construction in downtown Atlanta. The venue is slated to open in 2027 as part of the project's 8-acre entertainment district.
MJQ Concourse, a storied Atlanta nightclub, is set to open Jan. 29 in a transformed space at Underground Atlanta, taking over the legendary former Dante's Down the Hatch location with a futuristic sci-fi makeover.
Darryl Harris, who has operated Moods Music in Little Five Points for 24 years, is expanding to South Downtown with Crates — a used vinyl shop targeting an August or September 2024 debut at 215 Mitchell Street, focused on Neo Soul, Afro-Cuban, Acid Jazz, R&B, and Funk records.
From the streets of Lagos in "Captain America: Civil War" to the sidewalks of New York in "Avengers: Infinity War," downtown Atlanta's blocks have doubled for cities around the world — earning Georgia the nickname Hollywood of the South.
Dragon Con drew 65,000 attendees to downtown Atlanta over Labor Day weekend 2022 — the convention's second year back after going digital-only during the pandemic — and raised a record $190,000 for Open Hand Atlanta.
The Georgia Music Accord, co-chaired by Ludacris and entertainment lawyer Joel Katz, launched a campaign to build a Grammy Museum in downtown Atlanta — backed by a $500,000 state-funded feasibility study and a vision to honor the state that produced James Brown, the Allman Brothers, and R.E.M.
In November 2019, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that Atlanta would not hold the Peach Drop for New Year's Eve — the first cancellation in the event's 30-year history, driven by the sale of Underground Atlanta and logistical complications.
The 27th annual Peach Drop brought an estimated 80,000 people to Underground Atlanta on New Year's Eve 2015, with T.I. and Sister Hazel headlining a celebration anchored by an 800-pound fiberglass peach dropping from a tower at midnight.
