ATL Weekend List: Networking, Big Events and Festivals, Nov. 6-8

Atlanta Events
Written by John Wolfe

Here's what's happening in Atlanta this weekend, Nov. 6-8: networking, big events and festivals, checked against official listings and local guides. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.

Networking

  • Startup Chowdown Buckhead | Fri 12-1p | Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE | $12

  • Pitch Practice | Fri 1p | Atlanta Tech Village, Buckhead

  • Thanksgiving Networking & Food Donation Drive (supports MOWA and Hosea Helps) | Sat 9:30-11:30a | Westside Park, Parking Lot I, 1621 Johnson Rd NW | Free

  • NAILCON University: Prosper & Polish Beauty Business & Wellness Summit | Sat 7p | The Creamery Studios | $50

Big Events

  • Usher and Chris Brown: The R&B Tour | Fri and Sun 7:30p | Mercedes-Benz Stadium

  • Hawks vs. Wizards (NBA Cup) | Fri 7p | State Farm Arena

  • Waiting to Exhale in Concert | Fri | Fox Theatre

  • Starbar Homecoming | Fri 7p-12a, Sat 6p-12a | Star Community Bar, 437 Moreland Ave NE | $25 a night, $40 both

  • Georgia Tech vs. Louisville | Sat 7:30p | Bobby Dodd Stadium

  • Hawks vs. Nets (Divine 9 Night) | Sat 7:30p | State Farm Arena

  • Concert for the Planet: The Wallflowers (Captain Planet Foundation 35th) | Sat 8:30-11:30p | Coca-Cola Roxy | $38.75+

  • NieR: Orchestra Concert | Sat | Fox Theatre

  • Infinite Realities Comicopia | Sat 11a-6p, Sun 12-6p | Tucker Recreation Center | $30.16 a day, $52.76 both

  • Atlanta Punk Flea Market | Sat-Sun 11a-7p | Yaarab Shrine Temple, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave | $10

Festivals

  • High Frequency Friday | Fri | High Museum of Art

  • Chomp & Stomp | Sat 11a-7p (Romp 5K 8a) | Wylie St SE, Cabbagetown | Free entry; tasting spoons $12 advance

  • Taste of Kennesaw | Sat 11a-6p | Downtown Kennesaw | Free entry; samples $1-$10

  • Decatur Wine Festival (21+) | Sat 12:30-4:30p | Decatur Square | $65 advance, $75 day-of

  • Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival | Sat 10a-5p, Sun 11a-5p | Chastain Park | Free

  • Johns Creek Diwali Celebration | Sat 4-8p (drone show 7p) | The Boardwalk at Town Center, 11362 Lakefield Dr | Free

  • Stone Mountain Christmas opens | Sat (weekends and holidays through Jan. 3) | Stone Mountain Park

  • Westside Stride Block Party | Sun | Upper Westside, Howell Mill Rd | Free

Sources: Atlanta Tech Village, Eventbrite, AllEvents, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena, Fox Theatre, Georgia Tech Athletics, AJC, Q99.7, Chastain Park Arts Festival, City of Johns Creek, Stone Mountain Park, Upper Westside Improvement District, FOX 5 Atlanta.

Follow @buckheadnetworkinggroup for the Weekend List every Thursday and the Week Ahead every Sunday.

Cover photo: Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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