12 Can’t-Miss Events In GA In May, Including UniverSoul Circus

If you can’t find something fun to do around Georgia this May, you’re not trying hard enough. But we get busy schedules, so we’ve taken some of the work out of it with this list of can’t-miss events.

There’s plenty going on during Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25 this year; but, spring festivals are starting, and a local jazz festival could keep you on your feet.

Here are 12 events you could attend in May:

• Mother’s Day Weekend at Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival, 11 a.m., May 9-10, Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta (Buckhead)
• UniverSoul Circus, various times and dates, Old Turner Field - Grey Lot, 150 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta
• NYC Stand-Up Comedians at Helium Comedy Club, 8 p.m., May 13, Helium Comedy Club, 3070 Windward Plaza, Alpharetta
• Duluth Springs Arts Festival, 10 a.m., May 16-17, 3167 Main St., Duluth
• Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Spring Concert, 3 p.m., May 16, Spivey Hall, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow
• 2026 Pond and Garden Tour, 9 a.m., May 16, 4 Howard Heights, Cartersville
• Sushi Making with Chef Jennifer, 1 p.m., May 17, Taste Wine Bar and Market, 202 Chattahoochee Row NW, Atlanta
• Tara Winds Community Band Scholarship Concert,3 p.m., May 17, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta
• Stone Mountain Village Pop-Up Summer Flea Market, 11 a.m., May 23, Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church, 5312 W. Mountain St., Stone Mountain
• Stone Mountain Park's Memorial Day Weekend,various event times, May 22-25, Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain
• 49th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival, various event times, May 23-25, Piedmont Park, 1320 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta
• Sweet Dreams Pawprints and Butterflies Festival, 11 a.m., May 30, Sweet Dreams In-Home Pet Euthanasia, 7946 GA-92, Woodstock

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