Go outside and explore metro Atlanta this weekend.
Whether you’re experiencing Stone Mountain’s new Dinosaur exhibit or strolling through the artist market at Festival on Ponce, there are plenty of opportunities to socialize at noteworthy events throughout the city.
Atlanta Film Festival
There is still time to participate in the Atlanta Film Festival before it ends.
Several films are screening this weekend, including “Waiting for B.,” a documentary about a few obsessive Brazilian fans of superstar Beyonce, and the closing night screening of “Menashe.” A24 Films, the studio responsible for the Oscars’ 2017 best picture winner “Moonlight,” is also behind “Menashe.”
Times vary. Prices vary. Locations Vary. AtlantaFilmFestival.com.
Festival on Ponce
Spring is underway, which means almost every weekend there’s a festival that offers artist markets, live entertainment and traditional festival fare.
This weekend the Festival on Ponce will feature the work of more than 140 local and regional artists at Olmsted Linear Park.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. April 1-2. Free admission. Olmsted Linear Park, 1788 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. Free. festivalonponce.com.
“Spring Fling”
Skyline Park, the rooftop attraction at Ponce City market, is hosting a day-long event to celebrate the start of spring. From 11 a.m.-4 p.m., families are invited to play carnival-style games and indulge in snow cones until their tongues become stained. After 4 p.m., the kids will have to go home so the adults can have the park to themselves and slurp on boozy snow cones and other spiked drinks.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. (for families), 4 p.m.-11 p.m. (for adults only). April 1. $10-$20 (general admission, games and food not included). Skyline Park at Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. Skylineparkatlanta.com.
Orchestra Noir
Orchestra Noir will continue to shine a light on black orchestra musicians this weekend with a show at Center Stage Atlanta. A 44-piece orchestra will perform alongside Grammy Award-winning producer/songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox on March 31. A portion of the proceeds from “Night at the Symphony” will go towards fighting homelessness in Atlanta.
March 31 at 8 p.m., $39-$109, Center Stage Theater, 1374 West Peachtree St., Atlanta. ticketmaster.com
Dinosaur Explore
Stone Mountain is giving families an opportunity to learn more about dinosaurs with a new exhibit that opened this week.
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m Open daily during spring break (week of April 3). Opening March 30. 31.95 (adults), $26.95 (children). Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain. www.stonemountainpark.com.
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