Looking for something to do this semester? View our list of socially-distanced upcoming events to participate in outside of class.
Sports:
1. Attend an event at The Battery at Truist Park
2. Watch the Atlanta United at Mercedes Benz Stadium
3. Watch a GSU Sporting event (live or live streamed!)
Festivals / Parades/ Fairs:
4. Atlanta Ice Cream Festival
5. Atlanta Science Festival
6. Atlanta Pizza Festival
7. Slingin’ Wings Festival
8. Atlanta Grilled Cheese Festival
9. Festivals of Speed
10. Atlanta Film Festival
11. Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Museums / Exhibits:
12. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
13. World of Coca-Cola
14. Georgia Aquarium
15. Zoo Atlanta
16. Atlanta History Center
17. The King Center
18. The High Museum
19. Center for Civil and Human Rights
20. The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
21. The Fernbank Museum of National History
22. Center for Puppetry Arts
23. Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center
24. Marietta Fire Museum
25. Castleberry Hill Art Stroll, second Friday of each month, free
26. Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center
27. Tellus Science Museum
28. College Football Hall of Fame
29. Apex Museum
Seasonal / Holiday Events:
30. St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March)
31. Watch the fireworks at Piedmont Park
Attractions:
32. Fox Theatre
33. Rent a tube or bring your own and shoot the hooch (float down the Chattahoochee River)
34. See a movie at the Starlight Drive-In
35. Go roller skating
36. Role Call Theater
37. Park Tavern Concerts
38. John Lewis Mural
39. Go ice skating
40. Livestream an event from the Rialto Center for the Arts
41. TopGolf
42. Attend an American Cooking Class
43. Attend a Paint & Sip
44. Escape Room
45. Ride a Bird scooter
46. Sing some karaoke
47. Sign up for a free yoga event
48. Find a Tiny Door
49. Watch a free movie at Atlantic Station
50. Andretti's Indoor Karting & Games
51. Medieval Times
52. Six Flags
53. Six Flags White Water
54. Ride the Skyview Atlanta Ferris Wheel - $12.50 with student Panther ID
55. Atlanta from the Ashes: Downtown History Tour
56. Attend a church service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
57. Try International cuisines on Buford Highway
Get outside!
58. Experience the Hooch at Nantahala Outdoor Center
59. Stroll through Sweetwater State Park
60. Visit the Chattahoochee Nature Center
61. Walk around Chastain Memorial Park
62. If you are on the Alpharetta campus, visit Wills Park
63. Attend the Cherry Blossom Festival
64. Walk or ride your bike down the Silver Comet Trail
65. Morningside Nature Preserve
66. Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark
67. Zonolite Trail
68. Tanyard Creek Park
69. Kennesaw Mountain National Park
70. Visit Children’s Museum of Atlanta
71. Visit Oakland Cemetery
72. Walk the Atlanta Beltline
73. Hike and explore at Stone Mountain
74. Atlanta Botanical Garden
75. Piedmont Park
76. Grant Park
77. Tailgate at the Home Depot Backyard
78. Walk around Atlanta's oldest public park, Oakland Cemetery
Shopping/Cool Neighborhoods:
79. Krog Street Tunnel / Krog Street Market
80. Municipal (Curb) Market (Sweet Auburn Market)
81. Ponce City Market / Skyline Park
82. Little Five Points
83. Atlantic Station
84. Decatur Square
85. Summerhill
86. Cabbagetown
87. Ponce City Market Rooftop
88. Avalon (near Alpharetta's campus)
89. Phipps Plaza
Volunteer through PawsForACause or:
90. Hands on Atlanta
91. Meals on Wheels Atlanta
92. Atlanta Community Food Bank
93. Open Hands Atlanta
94. Atlanta Children's Shelter
95. United Way
96. Hope, Inc.
Georgia State Related:
97. Learn the Georgia State Alma Mater
98. Take a picture with Pounce (or rub his nose for good luck before an exam) - Located at Unity Plaza
99. Go rock climbing at the Recreation Center
100. Watch a TV show or movie filmed in Atlanta
101. Attend the Daffodil Festival