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Weekend events: Shaboozey, Shaky Knees, Lantern Parade, Falcons

There's plenty to do this weekend in Atlanta. Check out our list of events happening around town.

Things to Do

Welcome to the weekend, Atlanta! Looking for something to get into? We&#x27;ve got you covered.🎟️ Piedmont Park will host Shaky Knees Festival this weekend. The event is sold out, but you may be able to snag tickets on the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="resale market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ticketexchangebyticketmaster.com/seg165/shaky-knees-music-festival-tickets/event/28494" data-vars-content-id="ebd18fa5-c0ef-43eb-b12c-c79828d16879" data-vars-headline="Weekend events: Shaboozey, Shaky Knees, Lantern Parade, Falcons" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ticketexchangebyticketmaster.com/seg165/shaky-knees-music-festival-tickets/event/28494" target="_blank">resale market</a>. (<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fri.-Sun." data-vars-click-url="https://www.shakykneesfestival.com/" data-vars-content-id="ebd18fa5-c0ef-43eb-b12c-c79828d16879" data-vars-headline="Weekend events: Shaboozey, Shaky Knees, Lantern Parade, Falcons" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.shakykneesfestival.com/" target="_blank">Fri.-Sun.</a>)

Metro Atlanta's future is older

By 2050, 22% of the region could be 65 or older, putting new pressure on housing and transit.

News

Metro Atlanta&#x27;s 65 and up population is projected to boom in the coming decades amid a demographic inversion that&#x27;s expected to deepen well into the future.Why it matters: Aging in place isn&#x27;t easy in the sprawling, car-dependent metro, and regional planners <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="say" data-vars-click-url="https://atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/aging-services-and-resources/aging-health-planning/age-friendly-atlanta-region/" data-vars-content-id="058fe6eb-1fe5-4e37-8dbe-ced57a20a171" data-vars-headline="Metro Atlanta&#x27;s future is older" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/aging-services-and-resources/aging-health-planning/age-friendly-atlanta-region/" target="_blank">say</a> action is needed to accommodate a 65 and older population expected to more than double by 2050.

A chicken wing review — and a mea culpa

Great wings and a unique ambiance will make The Bando hard to forget.

Food and Drink

👋🏽 Crystal here.I recently stopped by wing spot <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Bando" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thebandoatl.com/" data-vars-content-id="4adfc706-43bf-4f4b-87f1-9db23c9faa77" data-vars-headline="A chicken wing review — and a mea culpa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thebandoatl.com/" target="_blank">The Bando</a> — and I owe our readers an apology.Why it matters: Earlier this year Axios Atlanta ran <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a chicken wing bracket" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/02/02/atlantas-chicken-wing-bracket-voters-have-crowned-a-winner" data-vars-content-id="4adfc706-43bf-4f4b-87f1-9db23c9faa77" data-vars-headline="A chicken wing review — and a mea culpa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/02/02/atlantas-chicken-wing-bracket-voters-have-crowned-a-winner" target="_self">a chicken wing bracket</a>, asking readers to pick the best wings in the city.<ul><li>Voters crowned <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Local" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/thelocalonponce/?hl=en" data-vars-content-id="4adfc706-43bf-4f4b-87f1-9db23c9faa77" data-vars-headline="A chicken wing review — and a mea culpa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/thelocalonponce/?hl=en" target="_blank">The Local</a>, but not before informing us of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="an oversight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/01/28/vote-in-round-2-of-our-best-chicken-wings-in-atlanta-bracket" data-vars-content-id="4adfc706-43bf-4f4b-87f1-9db23c9faa77" data-vars-headline="A chicken wing review — and a mea culpa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/01/28/vote-in-round-2-of-our-best-chicken-wings-in-atlanta-bracket" target="_self">an oversight</a>: The Bando, which bills itself as a chicken wing restaurant and trap museum. Over Labor Day weekend, I finally checked it out.</li></ul>

Atlanta uses AI to find potholes before they form

Cyvl's technology is attached to government vehicles and scans street conditions.

Transit

The Atlanta Department of Transportation is turning to artificial intelligence to help keep track of which streets, sidewalks and signs are in need of repair.Why it matters: With the guidance and oversight of humans, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cyvl&#x27;" data-vars-click-url="https://cyvl.com/case-studies/atlanta-ga" data-vars-content-id="a90860ba-c01e-4d36-9696-d35fd79c1561" data-vars-headline="Atlanta uses AI to find potholes before they form" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cyvl.com/case-studies/atlanta-ga" target="_blank">Cyvl&#x27;</a>s technology aims to help ATL DOT identify and repair those dreadful potholes we dodge during our daily commutes.

New apartments open on former Herndon Homes public housing site

Phase two of the redevelopment project brings 201 multi-family units to the English Avenue neighborhood.

Atlanta officials cut the ribbon Thursday on 201 mixed-income apartments in the English Avenue neighborhood, marking the completion of phase two of the former Herndon Homes site&#x27;s large-scale redevelopment.Why it matters: City leaders say reviving the site into a place where people of all incomes can afford to live pays homage to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alonzo Herndon" data-vars-click-url="https://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/alonzo_herndon_family" data-vars-content-id="b4a47ac3-f76a-45ae-983b-1d953bebc9f0" data-vars-headline="New apartments open on former Herndon Homes public housing site" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/alonzo_herndon_family" target="_blank">Alonzo Herndon</a>, the city&#x27;s first Black millionaire who founded the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Atlanta Life Insurance Company" data-vars-click-url="https://atlantalife.com/company/about-us" data-vars-content-id="b4a47ac3-f76a-45ae-983b-1d953bebc9f0" data-vars-headline="New apartments open on former Herndon Homes public housing site" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://atlantalife.com/company/about-us" target="_blank">Atlanta Life Insurance Company</a>.

Peachtree Circle historic district hits roadblock

Atlanta City Council member Alex Wan wants two-thirds of residents to support the proposed historic district before he backs the request.

Development

A campaign to create the Peachtree Circle historic district in the Ansley Park neighborhood hit a wall this week when the proposal stalled in committee.Why it matters: Many Atlanta neighborhoods are experiencing tear-down-and-rebuild projects that replace older and (sometimes) smaller homes with postmodern and (often) much larger living quarters that clash with the community aesthetic.

These pedestrian signals are inches from a Castleberry Hill resident's window

The signals were installed mere inches from the Swift & Company Lofts building on Peters Street in Castleberry Hill.

What would you do if you woke up one morning to find a pedestrian crossing signal installed right outside your window?<ul><li>It&#x27;s a situation Castleberry Hill residents and historic preservation advocates have been trying to remedy for several months, ever since the Georgia Department of Transportation installed two signals in awkward locations.</li></ul>Why it matters: Both signals, which were installed as part of larger improvement projects, are just inches away from the Swift &amp; Co. Lofts building at 244 Peters St. SW.

Atlanta could expand where medical cannabis dispensaries can open

A proposed permit process could let dispensaries seek exemptions from Georgia's distance buffers.

Neighborhoods

Atlanta could allow <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state-licensed medical cannabis dispensaries" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/07/01/georgia-medical-cannabis-pharmacies-vape-products-new-qualifying-conditions" data-vars-content-id="a2b6f7ca-90a3-46d4-9278-7cf38eba08c0" data-vars-headline="Atlanta could expand where medical cannabis dispensaries can open" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2026/07/01/georgia-medical-cannabis-pharmacies-vape-products-new-qualifying-conditions" target="_self">state-licensed medical cannabis dispensaries</a> to seek the OK to operate closer to schools, early care programs and houses of worship.Why it matters: The city currently has three licensed medical cannabis dispensaries within its boundaries, and the proposal could open the door for more to open in Atlanta.

Rare photos show Cabbagetown before its transformation

New exhibition of Barbara McKenzie images document daily life before the mill closed and community transformed.

A new exhibition of never-before-seen photographs shines a light on the history of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cabbagetown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2025/05/07/cabbagetown-amphitheater-revival-brookshire-legacy" data-vars-content-id="197647c0-3695-4d04-9043-54ec2fc0d96a" data-vars-headline="Rare photos show Cabbagetown before its transformation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2025/05/07/cabbagetown-amphitheater-revival-brookshire-legacy" target="_self">Cabbagetown</a>.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cabbagetown &#x27;76" data-vars-click-url="https://thepatchworks.org/2026/04/15/cabbagetown-76-the-photographs-of-barbara-mckenzie/" data-vars-content-id="197647c0-3695-4d04-9043-54ec2fc0d96a" data-vars-headline="Rare photos show Cabbagetown before its transformation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thepatchworks.org/2026/04/15/cabbagetown-76-the-photographs-of-barbara-mckenzie/" target="_blank">Cabbagetown &#x27;76</a>, an exhibition of Barbara McKenzie photographs at the Cabbagetown Community Center, captures the everyday life of the close-knit, hardscrabble community during a time of economic uncertainty.

Atlanta radio station invites residents to share L5P memories

WRFG is hosting a listening booth to capture L5P stories and preserve its community legacy.

Every Atlantan, if you&#x27;ve lived here long enough, has a Little Five Points memory. What&#x27;s yours?Why it matters: The colorful storefronts, head shops and murals make great photos, but residents, activists, artists and others who molded the community are what keeps L5P interesting.

Cabbagetown neighbors rally to rebuild amphitheater

Residents aim to create a stage that weaves together folk music, local identity and stormwater management.

Cabbagetown residents are raising cash to turn the historic neighborhood&#x27;s amphitheater into a performance space echoing the popular area&#x27;s working-class and musical past.Driving the news: The nonprofit — Cabbagetown Initiative — is raising $200,000 to build the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Joyce Brookshire Memorial Amphitheatre" data-vars-click-url="https://cabbagetown.com/joyce" data-vars-content-id="190a80f8-6f92-4d13-82ba-6ac0b6e2d332" data-vars-headline="Cabbagetown neighbors rally to rebuild amphitheater" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cabbagetown.com/joyce" target="_blank">Joyce Brookshire Memorial Amphitheatre</a> in the community&#x27;s central park.

Community pool proposal floated for APS land in Virginia-Highland

A plan to bring a year-round community pool wades into public discussion this week

A proposal to open a community pool on Atlanta Public Schools-owned property in Virginia-Highland is wading into public discussion.Driving the news: The Virginia-Highland Civic Association is holding a residents-only meeting Tuesday evening to educate the public and solicit feedback on the project.

The "homebuyers love letter" is a bad idea

The handwritten, heartstring-tugging notes could pose legal liability for sellers and agents

Real Estate

Homebuyers are still offering over the asking price, agreeing to be responsible for needed repair projects and making other concessions to strike a deal on their dream home.Yes, but: What shouldn&#x27;t be on the list is the &quot;love letter&quot; to the current owner detailing your vision for their house.

Lake Claire home for sale includes two fireplaces and zero corners

A Lake Claire neighborhood home is on the market.

It may not be <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="guitar-shaped" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/02/guitar-shaped-house-fayetteville-georgia" data-vars-content-id="b3bdeddc-78b2-40e0-b2d8-b6edf1a3a981" data-vars-headline="Lake Claire home for sale includes two fireplaces and zero corners" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/02/guitar-shaped-house-fayetteville-georgia" target="_self">guitar-shaped</a>, but the design of this Atlanta home will certainly create some noise among your friends.What&#x27;s happening: A three-bedroom, three-bath <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="house" data-vars-click-url="https://www.redfin.com/GA/Atlanta/581-Harold-Ave-NE-30307/home/23728187" data-vars-content-id="b3bdeddc-78b2-40e0-b2d8-b6edf1a3a981" data-vars-headline="Lake Claire home for sale includes two fireplaces and zero corners" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redfin.com/GA/Atlanta/581-Harold-Ave-NE-30307/home/23728187" target="_blank">house</a> in Lake Claire is on the market for $695,000.