Welcome to April!
It’s festival season, pollen season, baseball season, and spring flower season. Are you looking for things to do in April around metro Atlanta? This is your monthly guide to free and cheap fun in the month of April.
Below is an overview of annual April celebrations, plus events and activities that FREE, cheap, or discounted. Sometimes, we throw in a splurge alert item that we think is especially notable.
REMINDER:
Before making plans for a restaurant, special exhibit, concert, trampoline, or spa treatment, make sure to check Groupon for a deal! You can often save 50% or more.
You may also be interested in our weekly list of Free & Cheap Things To Do
April in Atlanta: top things to do this month
Below the spotlighted events, you’ll find a rolling day-to-day listing of April events.
♦ Free museum days in April
• The High Museum Art hosts its Second Sundays FREE day on April 13, 2025.
Details on Second Sundays at the High
• The High Museum also hosts its FREE Access For All program on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 — you need to register in advance for this one.
• The Museums On Us program offers FREE admission to Bank of America cardholders at four metro-area museums on April 5th & 6th. This includes the High Museum and Atlanta History Center.
Details on Museums On Us
• Sunday Funday is a FREE drop-in day for families at the Carlos Museum. It’s happening on April 6, 2025.
• The Marietta History Center hosts its FREE monthly Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
♦ Free craft and DIY workshops
Take advantage of one of these FREE crafting events — just click through for details and to register.
In most cases, supplies are provided.
• Home Depot Kids Workshop — make a globe planter on Saturday, April 5th
• Lowe’s Kid Workshop — make an herb greenhouse on Saturday, April 12th.
• Decatur Makers’ Family Build Night — happening on Wednesday, April 24th.
♦ Gwinnett Stripers baseball
All month long
Coolray Field
The season opener in 2025 is on April 1st — no foolin’ around!
A Stripers game is an affordable outing for families, and a perfect cheap date — with tickets starting at just $9 and special promotion days that bring added value. Everything about the experience is less expensive than a Braves game at Truist Field. Plus, you’re sitting much closer to the action.
♦ Egg hunts & photos with the Easter Bunny
Easter 2025 is a hopping affair! There are plenty of family-friendly events, including egg hunts, photo opps with the Easter Bunny, petting zoos, craft fairs, and spring carnivals.
We have a rolling list of Easter-themed events and egg hunts all over metro Atlanta.
You can view it here
♦ FREE outdoor spring concerts
The outdoor concert season starts in April!
No matter where you are in metro Atlanta, you can find FREE music around town, on every weekend.
For your convenience, we have a rolling, day-by-day list of upcoming FREE concerts that starts on today’s date and continues for the next 60 days.
Find a FREE concert near you
♦ Atlanta Dogwood Festival
April 11- 13, 2025
Piedmont Park, midtown Atlanta
The Dogwood Festival is the queen of all Atlanta festivals, now in its 89th year! This iconic spring event is the third oldest fine arts festival in the country and the longest running festival in Atlanta. There is so much to do — music, live performances, food, a fine art market, midway rides, and more.
Admission and entertainment is FREE but there are ways to upgrade your experience with VIP tickets.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival details
♦ Inman Park Festival
April 26 – 27, 2025
Along Edgewood Ave, in Inman Park
It’s been called Atlanta’s “most spirited and eclectic” street festival, and it’s our personal favorite here at Atlanta On The Cheap.
The Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes takes place each year during the last weekend of April. It includes a street parade, artist market, food, three stages of live music, a tour of the historic neighborhood homes, and some of the best people-watching in town!
Festival admission, the parade, and the live entertainment is FREE but there is a charge for home tour tickets.
Details for the Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes
♦ More Fairs & Festivals in April
You can also browse our complete 2025 Guide to Festivals & Fairs in Atlanta. It includes events through the end of May.
- 404 Day Festival — April 4
- Sandy Springs Lantern Parade — April 5
- Spring Festival on Ponce — April 5-6
- Acworth Art Fest — April 5-6
- Atlanta Dogwood Festival — April 11-13
- Suwanee Arts Festival — April 12-13
- Lawrenceville Boogie — April 12
- Big Shanty Festival — April 12-13
♦ Atlanta Streets Alive
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Peachtree Street
Downtown & midtown Atlanta
On these Sundays, streets are are temporarily closed to traffic for four hours — so you can come out to walk, run, stroll, bike, scoot, roll, and just have fun. It’s the ultimate “open streets” event in metro Atlanta, and it’s a heckuva good time.
The April event will use the Peachtree Street route — which stretches from Mitchell Street to 14th Street. It’s easy to get there on MARTA!
Details for Streets Alive
♦ Dino Fest at Stone Mountain Park
Through April 20, 2025
This is a brand new attraction at Stone Mountain Park! It features a lighted dinosaur parade and a special dino light and drone show, plus displays of life-size dinosaurs.
More info on Dino Fest and available discounts
Thanks to a limited-time offer from Groupon, you can buy a daily Attractions Pass at HALF OFF — that’s just $19.99, for both children and adults. (The regular price is $39.99 for adults, and $34.99 for kids.)
More discounts for Stone Mountain Park:
♦ Get a 1-year Mountain Membership for just $49.99 and save $5 on a parking pass
♦ Azaleas, dogwoods, tulips, and more spring flowers on display
You’ll see flowers everywhere in April!
If you just want to wander through a gorgeous garden on your own, check out our huge list of great places to see spring flowers around Atlanta –– including parks, public gardens, wildflower trails, and more. Some are even FREE!
♦ Georgia Renaissance Festival
Weekends from April 12 to June 1, 2025
Plus Memorial Day Monday
Fairburn, GA
Well worth the drive! Travel back in time to days of yesteryear and yore, with this popular themed festival. There are multiple discounts and ways to save on the price of admission, including a BOGO deal for opening weekend.
Get the details and view the discounts
♦ Illumine light show at Oakland Cemetery
April 17 – 20 AND 24 – 27
Oakland Cemetery
Illumine is a self-guided experience spread across the Oakland Cemetery grounds, using light, shadow, sound, and projections to create an experience and tell a story.
You’ll see dozens of artistic displays throughout the cemetery, including lanterns, light-boxes, illuminated headstones and mausoleums, and projections of archival images and film. The cemetery’s gardens and oldest trees become part of the light show as well.
Illumine will also feature live music, craft cocktails at pop-up bars, and an Oakland pop-up shop.
More info on Illumine
♦ Atlanta Fair
This is Georgia’s only urban fair, taking place downtown in the GRAY LOT of the stadium at Old Turner Field. It features plenty of exciting rides and your favorite carnival cuisine. There’s also nightly entertainment, like concerts and dance troupes.
Details for Atlanta Fair
♦ Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
This immersive exhibit lets you step into a Van Gogh painting as you explore his life and work through 360-degree digital projections and a virtual reality excursion through the French countryside. It’s running all month long.
Located at the new Exhibition Hub Art Center, 5660 Buford Highway in Doraville.
There are over 250 FREE parking spots here, and it’s right off I-285 near Spaghetti Junction.
More info and tickets
♦ Lemonade Days Festival
April 23 – 27,2025
Brook Run Park
Dunwoody
This charming local festival features carnival rides, live music, petting zoo, antique car show, arts and crafts vendors, food, and the annual Dunwoody Idol talent contest.
Details on Lemonade Days
♦ Strawberry festivals and you-pick fields
Fresh, local strawberries are a sign of spring in Georgia! It’s the perfect time to plan a pick-your-own outing or enjoy a strawberry festival at a Georgia farm.
We’ve put together a list of strawberry festivals and you-pick farms that are within an hour drive from downtown Atlanta.
Find a strawberry festival or farm
♦ Spring walks and easy hikes
The April weather is pleasant in Atlanta, and there are plenty of days suitable for walking or hiking — just dress appropriately.
• Wednesday morning group walks at Mason Mill Park are lead by a guide, starting at 10 a.m. on third Wednesdays each month — which is March 19, 2025.
• Just a Walk in the Park events are guided walks every Wednesday in April and May at various Tucker parks. The walks alternate weeks between morning and evening. Just click through for the complete schedule, including park locations and times.
• Here’s a short list of some of our favorite spring walks to do on your own:
♦ Experience the magic of a Candlelight Concert
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations around metro Atlanta.
These are live performances in intimate venues, lit by flickering candles. The concerts range from iconic classical music to tributes to pop artists like Adele and Queen.
More info and tickets
♦ Horizon of Khufu: Take a virtual reality trip thru ancient Egypt
Horizon of Khufu has landed in Atlanta, completely reshaping the immersive experience. Step back into the golden age of ancient Egypt, where you can relive the reign of King Khufu and explore the iconic pyramids from 4500 years ago.
The 45-minute virtual reality experience costs $27 for adults, and $24 for kids, seniors, military, and students.
It’s located in the same building as the Illuminarium, at 550 Somerset Terrace NE, Atlanta 30306.
More info and get tickets
Upcoming April events:
This is a rolling list. That means events fall off the list as their date is passed. You’ll only see April events from today forward.
