The Top 5 Online Resources for Date Night in Atlanta  

Atlanta is a city that thrives on culture. While there’s nothing wrong with dinner and a movie, Atlanta provides many opportunities to get out and take part in supporting the arts, the local community, and world-class festivals and events. Planning these great nights (or days) on the town is easy with the top 5 online resources for Atlanta culture and events.

Events12 Atlanta

The first online resource is Events 12 Atlanta, or www.events12.com/atlanta. This website is that the top of the list because it’s supremely easy to navigate. You can either pick from a month menu or type in /September, /December, etc. to find the month that you want to look at. Each event is its own entry, complete with a title that gives you some basic information about the event (like “Broadway Musical”, “Women’s Comedy”, or “Wine Walk”) and then details, complete with prices and links, below.

This comprehensive list of events is a great overview of possibilities. You can check out the days that you have free, or skim the titles looking for something that catches your eye. With a good mix of paid and free events, Events 12 Atlanta is a great place for someone new to the area to start exploring.

Atlanta.Net Events

www.Atlanta.net/events will lead you to a page where you can choose the kind of event you’re interested in. The options range from “Arts/Theater/Culture” to “Festivals” to “Seasonal Events”, and you can even select the “Best of Atlanta” tab if you want to see what the city is famous for.

The site is slightly more difficult to navigate than Events 12 because you have to use the search feature in order to find events that are relevant to your interests. The good news is that there are many, many search terms available and the site includes things like baseball games as well as street fairs, so you get a good view of what’s going on in the city.

Atlanta Planit

This is a great place to find outdoor events and festivals year-round. Their pages are easy to navigate, and a lot of their offerings are donation based, low cost, or free. In the event that you have to buy a ticket, Atlanta Planit makes it easy to find the right place and purchase the tickets you want with just a few clicks of a button.

They also have separate sections for “Family” events and “Free” events. If you’re planning an outing for the whole family or you want to take your sweetheart somewhere where companionship is the focus, Atlanta Planit should be your first stop. You can also search events by the date; this makes it easy to find out what you can do on your day off, for example.

Downtown Atlanta

Downtown Atlanta is dedicated to events that are happening in the city’s center. It’s a great way to familiarize yourself with downtown or find events you can easily get to through public transportation or a nice walk.

Focusing mainly on conventions, sports events, and public events like “An Evening of Spoken Word and Poetry” at the Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, the options that Downtown Atlanta puts out are often more tame than the results from others. If you’re new to the area these events could be perfect for you.

You can search week by week, but some events do require you to purchase tickets in advance. 

Atlanta Arts and Culture Blog

If you appreciate arts above all else, artsculture.blog.ajc.com is a curated Atlanta cultural experience. Part advertisement for upcoming events, part review of events that have passed, and partly simple news, this site brings a curated mix of insight into Atlanta’s culture center. Articles include interviews with Atlanta artists, authors, and information about upcoming museum exhibits.

If you’re a busy professional who already knows what they like, subscribing to this blog (or reading it regularly) is a great way to get just the events that matter to you. Unlike the previous options, this is not purely an events site, so people still exploring their interests might find the opinions or range of events offered through this site limited.