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15 family-friendly events in Atlanta this weekend

The fun includes a Butterfly Festival at the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the return of the Georgia Aquarium’s Glow Nights.

July 13, 2013 Roswell - A butterfly perches on Lillian Rowley's paint brush inside the live butterfly exhibit tent at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell during the 14th annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Visitors were invited into the tent to hand feed over 250 butterflies. Other activities during the festival included live music, childrens arts and crafts and butterfly releases into the wild. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Your weekend in metro Atlanta starts here: Festivals, family-friendly fun and more

These 10 picks will help you make the most of your days off.

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Pride Month events you can’t miss this June in metro Atlanta

Check out film screenings, festivals and a weeklong celebration from Southern Fried Queer Pride.

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TV chef talks food at new Roswell creator complex and more from Atlanta’s dining scene

A popular pink-themed brunch restaurant will relocate to Buckhead this summer, a new Thai restaurant from the team behind 26 Thai debuts Monday at Ponce City Market and more.

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8 interesting metro Atlanta pizzas to try, from lemon pepper to oxtail

Justin Brown (aka @therealfoodstalker) recommends a variety of creative pizzas to taste around metro Atlanta.

The Atlanta Beltline restaurant list: From the Southwest, Northeast, Eastside and Southeast Trails

The Atlanta Beltline restaurant list: From the Southwest, Northeast, Eastside and Southeast Trails

Here’s a detailed guide to the restaurants, bars, food halls, and stalls along the Beltline, organized by section.

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KKK granite from Georgia built U.S. Treasury. Trump wants you to forget that.

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PHOTOS: Georgia Tech loses pivotal game to Oklahoma in baseball regionals

The Yellow Jackets, a No. 2 overall seed fielding their most acclaimed team in program history, didn’t make it past the Atlanta Regional.

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Alpharetta, Ga: "Weird Al" Yankovic playing "Canadian Idiot" at Ameris Bank Ampitheatre. Yankovic played a stunningly wide array of his humorous songs Sunday night along with matching costume changes and video montages. Photo taken Sunday May 31, 2026 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. 060126 weird al (RYAN FLEISHER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

PHOTOS: "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic graced his largest Atlanta stage ever in his lengthy career, drawing more than 10,000 fans to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta May 31, 2026.