It’s always hard to pick five things for our weekend roundups, but this particular roundup was especially hard.
Seriously. There’s so much happening in Atlanta this weekend.
In addition to the Falcons kicking off their 2016 season, Atlanta Hip-Hop lovers will get to hear from the Dungeon Family collective at One MusicFest and Art on the Atlanta Beltline will kick off with the annual Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade.
Hip-Hop and R&B fans will get to hear some of the most popular artists from the genres today, as well as pioneers on Sept. 10. Atlanta collective Dungeon Family will bring artists such as Big Boi, CeeLo Green and Killer Mike to the Lakewood Amphitheatre stage, along with Erykah Badu and Ice Cube. Andra Day, Gary Clark Jr. and Jazmine Sullivan are also scheduled to perform.
Noon. Sept. 10. Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. Livenation.com.
Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade
The Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade will kick off Art on the Atlanta Beltline on Sept. 10. The South's largest temporary public art exhibition is free and features more than 150 works of visual and performing arts. According to the Beltline's website, more than 60,000 people attended the parade, which combines light, music and art, in 2015.
The exhibit will remain on the Beltline through mid-November.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Irwin Street, 660 Irwin St., Atlanta. Art.beltline.org/lantern-parade.
This Stone Mountain Park event is celebrating 48 years of providing attendees with a great excuse to take in the beauty of nature while indulging in fair food and live entertainment.
You can peruse items from more than 400 artists along the park’s events meadow and adjacent paved trails before taking your kids to play games in the Children’s Corner.
Festival admission is free. Parking is $15 per day.
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8-11. Stone Mountain Park Events Meadow, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. stonemountainpark.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will take fans on a journey through the popular film scores of John Williams. Revisit the unforgettable Star Wars score, as well as “Harry Potter” and more during this show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park.
8 p.m. Sept. 10. $19.50-$49.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta. Livenation.com.
Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons will kick off the NFL season with a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sept. 11 at the Georgia Dome. #RiseUp with fellow fans at the 1 p.m. game.
1 p.m. Sept. 11. $55-$180. Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive, Atlanta. ticketmaster.com.
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