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Christmas in Atlanta 2026

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Christmas lights

Atlanta: BYOB Holiday Lights Tour | Daily – Nov 21 – Jan 38 PM John Portman Boulevard Northwest
Funny Bus ATL – Holiday Lights & Laughs Tour5 PM Crescent Avenue Northeast

Ice skating

Skate the StationThrough Jan 18 Atlantic Station
Miracle on 10th Street at Park TavernThrough Feb 7 Park Tavern
Skate the SkyThe Roof at Ponce City Market

Parades and tree lightings

Light Up the Season Lantern Parade & Lighting Ceremony3:30 PM Piedmont Park
Tree Lighting on the Decatur SquareTime TBA Decatur Square, Decatur
Winterfest Jingle Jog 5K8 AM Winterfest Jingle Jog 5K

Holiday festivals and town celebrations

A Candyland Christmas9 PM Felix's
Leather Thanksgiving Dinner and Holiday Food Drive2 PM Atlanta Eagle
The 2026 "Northern Exposure" Holiday Dayparty with Frank Ski3 PM Opium
Notes & Blends: Holiday Edition7 PM Aroma's Tea Bar
The Reset: Holiday Gifting Edition6:30 PM Cultured South Fermentation Co.
Quiet Cove Holiday Games3:30 PM Thinking Man Tavern, Decatur

Holiday markets

The Holiday EditAlso Nov 20 Elevated Table
Holiday MarketAlso Nov 21 High Museum of Art (Peachtree St block)
Argosy Holiday MarketTime TBA ArgosyPiedmont Park Holiday Gift MarketAlso Nov 29 Piedmont Park Community Center
Atlanta International School German Christmas Market11 AM Atlanta International SchoolBuckhead Handmade Holiday MarketAlso Dec 6 Buckhead Village District
Dairies Holiday Market12 PM Atlanta DairiesThe Oddities Museum: Holiday Oddities Market1 PM The Masquerade - Heaven
2026 Atlanta Christmas Arts, Crafts & Holiday Vendor Market10 AM Cherokee Avenue Southeast
Gag the Grinch Holiday Market & DJ PartyTime TBA Atlanta EagleKrog Holiday Market11 AM Krog Holiday Market
Holiday Gift Market1 PM The Battery

The Nutcracker, carols and holiday shows

A Christmas CarolMany dates Alliance Theatre - Coca-Cola Stage
Blackberry Smoke: Holiday Homecoming8 PM TabernacleInvasion: Christmas Carol OpeningMany dates Dad's Garage Theatre Company
Twas the Night Before by Cirque du SoleilMany dates Fox Theatre
Acoustic & Infused: Holiday Edition Live Music Showcase (30+)7 PM Aroma's Tea Bar
PickAtlanta Ballet Presents The NutcrackerMany dates Cobb Energy Performing Arts CentreA Brian Bryant Christmas Concert7:30 PM JB's Record LoungeAGMC 46th Annual Holiday Concert2 PM The Cathedral of St. Philip
Elon Gold's Hanukkah Tour 20267:30 PM Buckhead Theatre by SCANA Energy
Plazamania: Mystery Holiday Horror on VHS7:30 PM Plaza Theatre
Christmas with the ASOMany dates Atlanta Symphony HallPentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour7 PM State Farm Arena
Holiday Blind Book Swap11:30 AM The Select Restaurant

Christmas bars

The Blind Elf at Tin Lizzy's MidtownTin Lizzy's Midtown
Home Alone Holiday BarAlso Nov 20 Holiday Bar
Tinsel Tavern OpeningTime TBA LIVE! at the BatteryMSR Holiday Pop-Up BarTime TBA My Sister’s Room
Holiday Bar in the DenMany dates BeetleCat
Virtue Rooftop Holiday Bar6 PM Virtue RooftopMiracle on MonroeThrough Dec 7 Après DiemBasecamp Lounge Holiday BarTime TBA The Roof at Ponce City MarketJingle BarThrough Dec 27 Chattahoochee Food WorksMiracle on MonroeThrough Dec 30 Apres Diem
So Icy | Bosk Holiday Pop-Up Bar.5 PM BOSK Coffee Wine & TapasHoliday Bar Party Bus Tour6 PM Westside Motor LoungeHoliday CantinaThrough Jan 1 Chicheria Mexican KitchenMiracle on 10th Street Christmas BarThrough Feb 7 Park Tavern
Tinsel and Twine1 PM Westside Provisions District
Ugly Christmas Sweater4:30 PM Christmas Bar Popup

Holiday parties

The Holiday Social – Spoken Word, Live Music, DJ, Specialty Cocktails6 PM The Betty
Atlanta Holiday Party!6 PM 3344 Peachtree
Atlanta Film Society Holiday PartyTime TBA Tara TheatreUgly Sweater Social | Holiday Clothes & Toy Drive: Hosted by The Emerg7 PM High Society Buckhead
4EverYoung 13th Annual Holiday Charity Party | Save the Date6 PM 4Ever Young Med Spa & Wellness Center - Atlanta Midtown
NBMBAA Atlanta Wildly Elegant Holiday Soiree8 PM Zoo Atlanta
Hills4ATL Holiday Party3 PM Jagger SuiteThickerplots 2026 Holiday Party: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Ric5 PM Edgewood Ave SE
Emerging 100 of Atlanta: 15th Annual Holiday Soiree7 PM Coca-Cola RoxyInterlock × RTTR Holiday Hot Cocoa Crawl2 PM The Interlock
Christmas Jazz & Soul BrunchTime TBA City Winery

New Year's Eve

PickCome Together & House in the Park NYE Celebration8 PM Westside Motor LoungePickY2K27: A New Years Eve Celebration9 PM New Realm BrewingPickAtlanta's Biggest New Years Eve Party | Peach Fest9 PM Underground AtlantaPickAll This Love 2: A NYE CelebrationTime TBA City WineryNye 2027 – Glitz Glam & Groove at T&G with DJ Eu and DJ Lemxn9 PM Tongue & GrooveNYE 2027 Atlanta New Year's Eve Party | Posh in the Sky NYE9 PM Rosé & Rye10pm Show NYE Celebration with Keyboardist Nathan Mitchell10 PM Perfect NoteNew Year's Eve with Ben Sterling10 PM DistrictNew Year's Eve Emo Night9 PM 529 EAVFrank Ski's Grown Af Nye: $5k Balloon Drop+ Get Early Bird Tix Now7 PM SOHO LoungeThe World Famous IRIS NYE Extravaganza – 20 Year Anniversary <75 Tics9 PM Believe Music HallNYE 2022027: Sol Fusion8 PM Signia by HiltonChampagne Dreams NYE Party At Vision9 PM Vision Restaurant and RooftopClimax Nye 202710 PM High Society BuckheadNew Year's Eve Bash at The Battery Atlanta Presented by Xfinity6 PM The BatteryOne Night Only: New Years Eve Atlanta9 PM 4 Elements Restaurant & BarChampagne Dreams: New Years Eve in Atlanta9 PM Vision Restaurant & LoungeCrawl 'Til The Ball Falls: Atlanta NYE Bar Crawl 20276 PM Sebastian Pintxos BarAtlanta NYE Bar Crawl6 PM Wicked WolfEmo Nite NYE9 PM The Masquerade Music ParkNYE and One Year Anniversary Celebration9 PM Londzell Performing Arts TheatreBlack Hollywood: New Year's Eve9 PM The DomeAtlanta New Year's Eve Party 20277 PM Atlanta · Exact spot not listedToast to 20273 PM La Vie restaurant and loungeNYE 2027 At Opium9 PM Opium AtlantaDate Night NYE 278 PM The Historic Post Office

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Pulse's picks: Come Together & House in the Park NYE Celebration (Dec 31, Westside Motor Lounge); Y2K27: A New Years Eve Celebration (Dec 31, New Realm Brewing); Atlanta's Biggest New Years Eve Party | Peach Fest (Dec 31, Underground Atlanta); All This Love 2: A NYE Celebration (Dec 31, City Winery); Atlanta Ballet Presents The Nutcracker (From Dec 5, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre).

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