Coronavirus-related Cancellations and Closures in Atlanta

By Discover Atlanta Editorial Team

Published March 13, 2020
Last Updated November 17, 2020

Regularly updated list of Atlanta closings and cancellations due to the ongoing COVID-19 health advisory.

(Last updated 5/14/2020)

Here is a running list of cancellations, event & festival updates, and altered business hours in Atlanta resulting from coronavirus, including metro Atlanta and the surrounding area. This blog post will be updated regularly, so please bear with us as we discover and publish new information. View COVID-19 Travel Resources page here.

See also: Atlanta Restaurants with Altered Business Hours, Delivery, Curbside Delivery and more.

Update 3/23: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has issued a state of emergency and a temporary stay at home order to combat the spread of COVID-19, which will have a sweeping impact on Atlanta events and attraction operations. Learn more at our coronavirus Travel Resources page.

Events & Festivals

• 16th Annual Shamrock ‘N Roll Road Race (Junior League of Atlanta): Canceled
• 2020 SEC Gymnastics Championship: Canceled
• 420 Fest Talent Tap with Rock 100.5: Canceled
• Adult Zoo Yoga: Canceled
• Adventure Cubs: Canceled
• AEC Joint Owners’ Social: Rescheduled for June 4
• American Craft Show: Canceled
• Amsterdam Swing! March Dance/Concert: Canceled
• AntiquiTEA: Canceled
• Artful Stories: Amma, Tell Me About…Durga Puja: Canceled
• Atlanta Botanical Garden: Garden Party: Canceled
• Atlanta Botanical Garden Spring Break Camp: Canceled
• Atlanta Braves Games: TBD
• Atlanta Dogwood Festival: Rescheduled to August 7 – 9
• Atlanta Film Festival: Rescheduled to September 17 – 27
• Atlanta Food & Wine Festival: Postponed TBD
• Atlanta Hawks Fast Break 5K: Postponed
• Atlanta Hawks Games: Suspended until further notice
• Atlanta Home Show: Canceled
• Atlanta Jazz Festival: Rescheduled July 18 – 19
• Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: Suspended until further notice
• Atlanta Motor Speedway – NASCAR: Postponed
• Atlanta Parent Summer Camp Expo: Postponed
• Atlanta Pet Expo: Postponed TBD
• Atlanta Reign Homestand: Canceled
• Atlanta Science Festival: The Exploration Expo is canceled, but many of the events comprising the Festival itself will continue as planned.
• Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade: Canceled
• Atlanta United Games: Postponed
• AWC Presents: She Rises: Canceled
• Baby Expo Infants and Toddlers Derby Tea: Canceled
• Ballethnic’s The Leopard Tale – Saturday Evening: Postponed
• Ballethnic’s The Leopard Tale – Saturday Matinee: Postponed
• Ben de la Cour with Kevin Gordon: Rescheduled August 8
• Benjamin Grosvenor, piano: Canceled
• The Big Bad Little Red Pig Show (Center for Puppetry Arts): Canceled
• Big Basin/Mount Eden Wine Dinner at ESS: Postponed
• Bill Burr: Postponed TBD
• Bill Maher at Fox, March 28: Postponed
• Black Matter: The Play: Rescheduled June 5
• Black Violin: Postponed
• The Bloody Mary Festival: Postponed
• Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival: Canceled
• Brookhaven Cherry Blossom 5k: Canceled
• Brer Rabbit Blues & BBQ: Postponed TBD
• Caboose Days: Postponed TBD
• Callanwolde Eggstravaganza: Canceled
• Camp Kingfisher’s Spring Break Camp at Chattahoochee Nature Center: Canceled
• Capitol Steps: Canceled
• Challenge the Stats Rhythm of the Roots Concert: Rescheduled to June 27
• Children’s Workshop: Storytelling in Comics: Canceled
• Cinderella and Aladdin at City Springs: Postponed
• Cinema at the Red Clay presents Wizard of Oz: Postponed
• Cobb Tasting Festival: Postponed TBD
• Cocktail Class Presented by AIX: Canceled
• Cote d’Ivoire Shared Destiny Celebration Luncheon: Canceled
• Craft Cocktail Dinner at Nikolai’s Roof: Canceled
• Cub Scout NightCrawler: Canceled
• Cub Scout Workshop: Canceled
• Cyprus on Cypress: Canceled
• Dad’s Garage Big Stupid Parking Lot Carnival: Postponed
• Dashboard Confessional: Postponed
• Daymond John signs Powershift: Postponed
• Eddie Owen Presents: Alash: Postponed
• Eddie Owen Presents: James McMurtry: Postponed
• Elm Street 2020-2021 Season Reveal Party: Postponed
• enra DREAMS: Canceled
• EPROM – Aikon Tour | Wish Lounge @ IRIS: Canceled
• Families United in Nature (FUN) (Zoo Atlanta): Canceled
• Family Event: Sand Painting: Canceled
• Family NightCrawler (Zoo Atlanta): Canceled
• Fashion Funds the Cure: Postponed
• Fernbank’s Little Critters Day: Canceled
• Food-O-Rama Food Truck Festival:Postponed
• “For the Love of Paws” Gala: Postponed
• Fruhlingsfest – a German-Style Arts Festival: Postponed
• Future Foundation 5th Annual Keep it 100% Luncheon: Postponed
• Gabriel Iglesias – Beyond the Fluffy World Tour: Postponed TBD
• The Georgia Renaissance Festival: Rescheduled October 10 thru November 22
• GOCA Shaken, Not Stirred Gala 2020: Rescheduled
• Hamilton at the Fox Theatre: Rescheduled August 4 – September 6
• Harry Connick Jr True Love: A Intimate Performance: Canceled
• Helvetica: Canceled
• High Museum: Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Event has gone virtual on March 31
• HomeSchool Academy: Rescheduled April 22
• Homeschool Appreciation Day!: Canceled
• Homeschool Day: Mandalas and Rangoli: Canceled
• Hunger Walk Run 2020: Canceled
• Jamfest-Taylor Swift: Canceled
• JigJam: Postponed, date TBD
• Keeper for a Day: Show Birds & Animal Ambassadors (Zoo Atlanta): Canceled
• Luck of Avalon: Canceled
• Luck of the Square: Canceled
• Magic Monday: An Eggs-traordinary Day: Canceled
• Mandy Moore (April 3 show at Atlanta Symphony Hall): Postponed TBD
• Miss Saigon at Fox Theatre, March 17-22: Canceled, working to reschedule
• Mosaics with Mom: Postponed
• A Night in Russia: Canceled
• Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tours 2: Canceled
• Pat Tillman Honor Run: Canceled, but virtual run on April 18
• Pod Save America: Canceled
• Pub Crawl on the Beltline: Spring Edition: Postponed
• Putt Putt on the Square: Rescheduled May 8
• Rescue Dog Games: Postponed TBD (Sometime in Fall)
• Rooftop Easter Brunch Buffet at Kimpton Overland: Canceled
• Safari Camp: Spring Break: Postponed TBD
• School’s Out Session: Postponed TBD
• Scott Antique Markets: Canceled
• Shaky Knees Festival: Rescheduled for October 16-18, 2020 at Central Park, Atlanta.
• Sips Under the Sea Y2K: Canceled
• Snatched Tour: Dirtysnatcha w/ Rico Act: Postponed
• Spring Fest @ Arbor Place Mall: Postponed TBD
• Tour Championship: Rescheduled September 3 – 7
• Tour of Kitchens – Junior League of Atlanta: Canceled
• Transcendent Yoga: Tuesdays in March and April: Canceled
• Twilight Trek (Zoo Atlanta): Canceled
• Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain: Canceled
• UHCCF TOPGOLF: Postponed
• V-103 Live 2020: Postponed TBD
• Virtual Pajama Walk: Rescheduled May 2
• Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me: Canceled
• Weightloss Convention: Postponed
• Wild Encounter: Aldabra Tortoise: Canceled
• Wild Encounter: Elephant: Canceled
• Wild Encounter: Giant Panda: Canceled
• Wild Encounter: Lion: Canceled
• Yoga by the Water: Canceled

Attractions that are closed or have altered hours of operation

Note: At the behest of health officials, the president has extended the federal social distancing guidelines until April 30. This may affect the dates at which many attractions reopen.

• Alliance Theatre: 2019/2020 season performances suspended
• Atlanta Botanical Garden: Open to members May 18, open to public May 23.
• Atlanta Contemporary: Closed until further notice
• Atlanta History Center & Margaret Mitchell House: Closed until end of March
• Atlanta Magic Theater: Closed until April
• Atlanta Movie Tours: Closed until April 20
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Shows through May 11 postponed or canceled; Will make determination on further performances on May 1
• Atlantic Station: See site for details
• The Battery Atlanta: No concerts or festivals until further notice
• The Breman Museum: Closed through April 12
• Center for Puppetry Arts: Closed until further notice, online programming
• Chattahoochee Nature Center: Closed until April 12
• Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame: Closed TBD
• Children’s Museum of Atlanta: Closed through mid-April
• City Winery: Closed until further notice
• CNN Studio Tours: Closed until further notice
• Cobb Galleria Centre and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center: Closed until further notice
• Delta Flight Museum: Closed until further notice
• Explore Brookhaven: All restaurants & bars closed
• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Tours closed temporarily
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Closed TBD 
• Fox Theatre Atlanta: Closed
• Georgia Aquarium: Closed until further notice
• High Museum of Art: Closed until further notice
• Krog Street Market: Food stalls changing to takeout only
• Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: Closed until further notice
• LEGOLAND Discovery Center: Closed, tickets transferable
• Lenox Square Mall: Closed until further notice
• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park: Closed until further notice
• Medieval Times: Closed until further notice
• Michael C. Carlos Museum: Closed until further notice
• Museum of Design Atlanta: Closed until further notice
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Closed until further notice 
• Painted Duck and Painted Pin: Closed, tentatively reopen April 1
• Phipps Plaza: Closed until further notice
• Ponce City Market: Closed until further notice
• Porsche Experience Center Atlanta: Temporarily Closed
• Portico Global Cuisine: Closed until further notice
• Six Flags over Georgia: Closed until mid-May
• SkyView Atlanta: Closed until further notice
• Stone Mountain Park: Closed until further notice
• Village Theatre: Closed until further notice
• Woodruff Arts Center: Closed until further notice
• World of Coca-Cola: Closed until further notice
• Wren’s Nest: Closed until further notice
• Zoo Atlanta: Open to public May 16

Further Closures & Cancellations

• Restaurant closures at Eater Atlanta
• More event cancellations tracked at Ticketmaster’s list of canceled and postponed events