Looking for something fun to do during this long Labor Day weekend in Atlanta? Dragon Con, a multimedia pop-culture event, returns to Atlanta, and you’ll also be able to enjoy an all-you-can-eat holiday feast — complete with a whole hog, ribs and all the fixings — at Avalon.
Check out the following 15 things to do this weekend in metro Atlanta:
Intown Atlanta
Noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3. Free for some concerts with a charge for headliners and some other activities. Across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 10 Northside Dr. and N. MLK Jr. Drive, Atlanta.
The two-day Taste of Soul Atlanta food, music and cultural festival hosts more than 100 music performances over two days.
Continuing Friday, Sept. 1-Monday, Sept. 4. $35 and up, which includes activities such as panels, demonstrations and performances. Other activities including some autograph sessions and most workshops have an additional fee. Multiple downtown Atlanta locations. 404-669-0773.
Dragon Con celebrates science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film with special guests, cosplay, activities, vendors and more.
7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. $30 and up. Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 1 AMB Dr. NW, Atlanta.
College football is back as Georgia Tech faces Louisville in the Aflac Kickoff Game.
Cobb
Friday, Sept. 1-Sunday, Sept. 3. $79 and up. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Marietta.
The Georgia Country Music Fest brings three days of country music with over 30 artists, free activities and food, beverage and retail vendors to Jim R. Miller Park.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2-Monday, Sept. 4. Free admission. Marietta Square, 50 N. Park Square, Marietta. 404-966-8497.
Marietta Art in the Park gives visitors the chance to buy art and talk to the artists who made it. Some artists will offer demonstrations, and a Children’s Art Alley with free make-and-take crafts and Chalk Spot for kids and adults will also be available.
Welcome to South Cobb: Family, Food and Music Festival
11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. General admission $20 adults, $5 kids, $30 onsite, two-ticket package $35, all plus taxes and fees. Riverlands Gateway Park, Discovery Boulevard and Mableton Parkway, Mableton. 678-744-3862.
Local and national artists, food vendors and trucks, custom-crafted beverages, water games for kids, dance-offs and more highlight this South Cobb festival.
DeKalb
Stone Mountain Labor Day Weekend Celebration
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. attractions open, 9:30 p.m. drone and light show. Saturday, Sept. 2-Monday, Sept. 4. $5 general admission light show fee, plus $20 daily parking. Light show is included with a $19.95 attractions ticket plus $20 daily parking. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. 800-401-2407.
Stone Mountain Park celebrates Labor Day Weekend with a Music Across America Drone & Light Show followed by a nightly special extended fireworks finale.
4 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. General admission $75, VIP $100. Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody.
PR Experience, Xavier Lewis and Groove Centric will perform at Jazz on the Lawn, with all proceeds going to support the Forever Pink Foundation.
7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4. 5K $60, 10K $70. 5K starts by the Brookhaven MARTA Station, 4047 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, 10K starts at the corner of Peachtree Road and Pierce Drive near the Chamblee MARTA Station, 5200 New Peachtree Road, Chamblee. 770-765-6508.
The 5K or 10K Big Peach Sizzler is an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race qualifier that benefits Miles for Cystic Fibrosis. After the race, join a biscuits and beer party with breakfast from Flying Biscuit Cafe, beer from StillFire Brewing, vendors and more.
North Fulton
5 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3. $45 per person, $20 for kids age 6-12, $6 drinks, $50 day of event. Palmer Plaza at Avalon, 950 3rd St., Alpharetta. 770-765-2000.
An all-you-can eat holiday feast, including whole hog, ribs and all the fixings will be available, along with featured beers, live music, corn hole, a photo booth and more.
9 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell.
Roswell Health & Wellness and the city of Roswell host a free group zumba class.
Rotary Club of Alpharetta Concert Series
6 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Free. Town Green by Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta. 678-297-6000.
Cover band Fluxcapacitor will recreate iconic hits of the ‘80s.
Gwinnett
The Premiere Tina Turner Tribute
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3. $48 reserved ticket, $55 VIP. Lawrenceville Arts Center, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. 678-226-6222.
This tribute show, complete with a live band, pays homage to Tina Turner’s solo work as well as her songs with Ike Turner.
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, plus additional dates. $25.50 and up. The Eagle Theatre, 5029 West Broad St., Sugar Hill. 30518. 770-945-6929.
The comedy/drama about Southern women who bond at a Louisiana beauty salon is based on a play later made into a popular movie.
6 p.m. activities, 7 p.m. movie. Saturday, Sept. 2. Free. Town Green, 5140 Town Center Blvd., Peachtree Corners.
The Pixar film “Coco” will be aired, and the YMCA will host a soccer clinic before the movie starts.
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