Atlanta

MoMA's retrospective of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the first in the United States in three decades, surveys the photographer's entire career. Around 300 photos chronicle the work of one of the finest artists ever to pick up a camera.

Over 130 beers are available for sampling at the East Atlanta Beer Festival in Atlanta's Brownwood Park. In aid of local community-based charities, the event is striclty for over 21s, so get down and enjoy the live music and ale.

Atlanta's restaurants unite to showcase their depth and breadth of quality duting the Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week. Despite the name, the event is held over nine days during which visitors can enjoy three course dinners for US$25-US$35 all over town.

Join in the hoopla for one of Atlanta's biggest 4th of July celebrations at the Centennial Olympic Park. Thousands gather annually for live concerts and family-friendly activities. The day culminates in spectacular fireworks that explode in tandem with patriotic songs.

Stiletto heels are in abundance at the annual Atlanta International Fashion Week. With events at venues throughout the city, models, aspiring designers, buyers, celebrities and press enjoy five days of runway shows, trade shows and lavish dinners.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

In conjunction with Atlanta's Independent Film Month, a whole weekend of these shorts and features are shown at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival. Films come from all over the world and are screened in various venues across the city.

The Peach International Tennis Championships is an international gay and lesbian tennis tournament. The event is hosted by the Atlanta Team Tennis Association (ATTA) and sanctioned by the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA).

Each year Atlanta's US 10K Classic Race brings runners, walkers, inline skaters, wheelchair athletes and professional cyclists together. The races raise funds for children's charities in Georgia and for the future development of the World Children's Center.

Considered one of the best annual arts and crafts shows in America, the four-day Yellow Daisy Festival is held at Atlanta's Stone Mountain Park It welcomes national and international artists and crafters and includes entertainment and delicious foods.

Brookhaven's best restaurants come together to showcase their talents at the Taste of Brookhaven event in the grounds of the Conant Performing Arts Center. Once you have eaten your fill, enjoy cooking demonstrations and wine tasting.

Turner Field is home to the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team and stages regular games from April to September. The Braves compete in the tough National League East, which includes the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets.

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Atlanta presents the annual Greek Festival celebrating Hellenic heritage. Greek food plays a central role (the festival even boasts its own drive-thru) but there is also music, dancing and general merrymaking.

Taking place on Apple Valley Road, the Brookhaven Arts Festival is a community celebration of the arts. Enjoy the work of over 70 artists from across the artistic spectrum, a children's market, art instruction, live music and food.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

Each October, Atlanta is transformed by over 150 photo-related exhibitions and events. The core of these lectures, gallery events and public art series are programmes hosted by a diverse network of venues across the city.

First held in 1963, a year before the present organiser - Atlanta Track Club - was founded, Atlanta Marathon & Half Marathon is the oldest marathon in the South. Each year about 1000 competitors take part in the event.

New Year's Eve with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), conducted by Michael Krajewski, ushers in the New Year at the Woodruff Arts Center. Expect a host of spectacular musical pieces, from Strauss waltzes to Broadway classics.

A King Celebration is an annual celebration honouring America's greatest civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Held during the week of his birthday, it sees Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform a concert at the Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel.

The Southeastern Flower Show is the number one horticultural event in Atlanta and benefits the Atlanta Botanical Garden. A veritable Eden for green-fingered enthusiasts, the Cobb Galleria Centre's impressive facility is crammed with stunning landscape installations.

Gathering together local and national stand-up talent, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival brings cutting-edge comedy to venues around Atlanta. A panel of expert judges determine the best performer who then plays the final night at the Laughing Skull Lounge.

Atlanta's Alliance Theatre Company performs its annual season between the end of August and April on the three stages at the Alliance Theatre. The nationally acclaimed theatre presents music, dance and comedy in a wonderfully fresh manner.

Atlanta's annual A-Town Day draws attention to pertinent health issues while providing a financial boost to local charities. Dance performances, live entertainment and vendors touting educational information abound at Turner Field.

The Atlanta Thrashers play their NHL ice hockey games at the Philips Arena. The regular season runs from October to April. For full details of the schedule, please visit the Atlanta Thrashers' website.

The Atlanta Hawks play their NBA basketball games at the Philips Arena. The regular season runs from October until April. Please visit the NBA website for full details of all fixtures.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival bills itself as "the nation's largest free jazz festival". Held in Piedmont Park each May, the event has hosted some of the greatest names in jazz.

At home at the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays its annual season between September and June. A wealth of guest artists and conductors join Robert Spano, music director since 2001, and principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles.

The annual Heritage Arts Festival at Underground Atlanta is a multi-disciplinary fair. It features on-site demonstrations and an impressive outdoor market selling jewellery, clothing and African artefacts, all against the backdrop of gospel, jazz, nu soul, blues and R&B music.

Atlanta Fest at Stone Mountain Park discourages the view of gospel songs being archaic. The Christian music festival provides concerts celebrating all musical genres, seminars, worship sessions, games and exhibitions for Christians in Georgia and outside.

Every year the Georgia Shakespeare Festival hosts a five-month season of the Bard's plays at the state-of-the-art Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Georgia Shakespeare Festival begins with a week of free performances in Piedmont Park.

Hips sway and heads bop at the annual Festival Peachtree Latino. Held in central Atlanta, there are music stages featuring live acts, dance demonstrations and entertainment for 70,000 visitors. Delicious Latin food is served up as part of the celebrations.

Dragon Con is the largest culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film in the US. It is hosted by the Hilton Atlanta, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis Atlanta and Sheraton Atlanta Hotels.

Dragon boat racing originated in Hong Kong and this event brings it to the former Atlanta Olympic rowing venue at Lake Lanier. The ornate and unmistakable daragon boat requires 30 days, three craftsmen and years of practice to produce.

Two hundred artists working in a variety of media, from sculpture to photography, journey to Atlanta's Piedmont Park each Autumn for the Atlanta Arts Festival. Browse the stalls to find that perfect piece and enjoy food and live music onsite.

JapanFest features a variety of musical performances including taiko drumming, classical piano and violin, jazz, folk and electronica. You can also watch martial arts demonstrations, learn about the intricacies of the kimono or arrange flowers Japanese-style.

Besides sunshine and lemonade, summer in Atlanta also brings about world class performances at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, past performers at the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series have included Erykah Badu and Diana Ross.

Piedmont Park hosts the annual Atlanta Pride Festival, an event which sees over 300,000 people march in a colourful parade to celebrate LGBT communities in Georgia. The festival includes food vendors, Pride Stages, a marketplace and a varied programme.

Hang up your apron for a weekend and visit Taste of Atlanta, an annual event along the streets of Atlantic Station. The festival sees over 70 of Atlanta best restaurants dishing out specialties, with cooking demonstrations as another highlight.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden's Scarecrows in the Garden is a month-long series of events and activities for kids and families. It includes around 50 weird, wonderful and downright scary scarecrows created by local businesses and organisations.

Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp honours the area's past as an old millworker's region. The neighbourhood is now one of Atlanta's more bohemian and this festival combines old-time music and a chili cook-off to make a thoroughly modern picnic.

Held every New Year's Eve at Underground Atlanta, Peach Drop is an all-day family-friendly affair with a range of live entertainment, food stalls and activities. The popular event culminates with fireworks and the spectacular 58-second descent of an 800-pound peach.

The Atlanta Falcons play their NFL games at the Georgia Dome. The regular season runs from September until January. Please visit the Falcons' website for full details of all fixtures.

FIM World Championship Supercross comes to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The series combines outrageous jumps with flat-out speed, making each and every race a spectacular event that delights enthusiastic crowds.

Held in Sandy Springs, Midtown and North Metro in Atlanta, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is a cinematic exploration of Jewish life, culture and history. Join the audience and have your say on the Best Narrative and Best Documentary film featured.

For over 150 years, Underground Atlanta has hosted this annual festival in honour of Ireland's patron, Saint Patrick. The parade takes over downtown Atlanta before moving to Underground Atlanta for live entertainment, dancing and food.

The annual ING Georgia Marathon in historic Atlanta includes a half marathon and a two-day Health & Fitness Expo. Each contestant that crosses the finish line receives a commemorative inaugural ING Georgia Marathon medal and ING Georgia Marathon Heatsheets blanket.

The annual Atlanta Wine Auction at the High Museum of Art is a fund-raising benefit first held in 1993. It is accompanied on Saturday by the Red, White and New wine and beer-tasting event.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

Presented annually by the Gospel Music Association, the GMA Dove Awards is Christian/Gospel music's biggest night of the year. Each year the Fox Theatre is the venue for this gospel extravaganza.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival bills itself as "the nation's largest free jazz festival". Held in Piedmont Park each May, the event has hosted some of the greatest names in jazz.

At home at the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays its annual season between September and June. A wealth of guest artists and conductors join Robert Spano, music director since 2001, and principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles.

The annual Heritage Arts Festival at Underground Atlanta is a multi-disciplinary fair. It features on-site demonstrations and an impressive outdoor market selling jewellery, clothing and African artefacts, all against the backdrop of gospel, jazz, nu soul, blues and R&B music.

Atlanta Fest at Stone Mountain Park discourages the view of gospel songs being archaic. The Christian music festival provides concerts celebrating all musical genres, seminars, worship sessions, games and exhibitions for Christians in Georgia and outside.

Every year the Georgia Shakespeare Festival hosts a five-month season of the Bard's plays at the state-of-the-art Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Georgia Shakespeare Festival begins with a week of free performances in Piedmont Park.

Hips sway and heads bop at the annual Festival Peachtree Latino. Held in central Atlanta, there are music stages featuring live acts, dance demonstrations and entertainment for 70,000 visitors. Delicious Latin food is served up as part of the celebrations.

Dragon Con is the largest culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film in the US. It is hosted by the Hilton Atlanta, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis Atlanta and Sheraton Atlanta Hotels.

Dragon boat racing originated in Hong Kong and this event brings it to the former Atlanta Olympic rowing venue at Lake Lanier. The ornate and unmistakable daragon boat requires 30 days, three craftsmen and years of practice to produce.

Two hundred artists working in a variety of media, from sculpture to photography, journey to Atlanta's Piedmont Park each Autumn for the Atlanta Arts Festival. Browse the stalls to find that perfect piece and enjoy food and live music onsite.

JapanFest features a variety of musical performances including taiko drumming, classical piano and violin, jazz, folk and electronica. You can also watch martial arts demonstrations, learn about the intricacies of the kimono or arrange flowers Japanese-style.

Besides sunshine and lemonade, summer in Atlanta also brings about world class performances at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, past performers at the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series have included Erykah Badu and Diana Ross.

Piedmont Park hosts the annual Atlanta Pride Festival, an event which sees over 300,000 people march in a colourful parade to celebrate LGBT communities in Georgia. The festival includes food vendors, Pride Stages, a marketplace and a varied programme.

Hang up your apron for a weekend and visit Taste of Atlanta, an annual event along the streets of Atlantic Station. The festival sees over 70 of Atlanta best restaurants dishing out specialties, with cooking demonstrations as another highlight.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden's Scarecrows in the Garden is a month-long series of events and activities for kids and families. It includes around 50 weird, wonderful and downright scary scarecrows created by local businesses and organisations.

Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp honours the area's past as an old millworker's region. The neighbourhood is now one of Atlanta's more bohemian and this festival combines old-time music and a chili cook-off to make a thoroughly modern picnic.

Held every New Year's Eve at Underground Atlanta, Peach Drop is an all-day family-friendly affair with a range of live entertainment, food stalls and activities. The popular event culminates with fireworks and the spectacular 58-second descent of an 800-pound peach.

The Atlanta Falcons play their NFL games at the Georgia Dome. The regular season runs from September until January. Please visit the Falcons' website for full details of all fixtures.

FIM World Championship Supercross comes to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The series combines outrageous jumps with flat-out speed, making each and every race a spectacular event that delights enthusiastic crowds.

Held in Sandy Springs, Midtown and North Metro in Atlanta, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is a cinematic exploration of Jewish life, culture and history. Join the audience and have your say on the Best Narrative and Best Documentary film featured.

For over 150 years, Underground Atlanta has hosted this annual festival in honour of Ireland's patron, Saint Patrick. The parade takes over downtown Atlanta before moving to Underground Atlanta for live entertainment, dancing and food.

The annual ING Georgia Marathon in historic Atlanta includes a half marathon and a two-day Health & Fitness Expo. Each contestant that crosses the finish line receives a commemorative inaugural ING Georgia Marathon medal and ING Georgia Marathon Heatsheets blanket.

The annual Atlanta Wine Auction at the High Museum of Art is a fund-raising benefit first held in 1993. It is accompanied on Saturday by the Red, White and New wine and beer-tasting event.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

Presented annually by the Gospel Music Association, the GMA Dove Awards is Christian/Gospel music's biggest night of the year. Each year the Fox Theatre is the venue for this gospel extravaganza.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival bills itself as "the nation's largest free jazz festival". Held in Piedmont Park each May, the event has hosted some of the greatest names in jazz.

At home at the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays its annual season between September and June. A wealth of guest artists and conductors join Robert Spano, music director since 2001, and principal guest conductor Donald Runnicles.

The annual Heritage Arts Festival at Underground Atlanta is a multi-disciplinary fair. It features on-site demonstrations and an impressive outdoor market selling jewellery, clothing and African artefacts, all against the backdrop of gospel, jazz, nu soul, blues and R&B music.

Atlanta Fest at Stone Mountain Park discourages the view of gospel songs being archaic. The Christian music festival provides concerts celebrating all musical genres, seminars, worship sessions, games and exhibitions for Christians in Georgia and outside.

Every year the Georgia Shakespeare Festival hosts a five-month season of the Bard's plays at the state-of-the-art Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Georgia Shakespeare Festival begins with a week of free performances in Piedmont Park.

Hips sway and heads bop at the annual Festival Peachtree Latino. Held in central Atlanta, there are music stages featuring live acts, dance demonstrations and entertainment for 70,000 visitors. Delicious Latin food is served up as part of the celebrations.

Dragon Con is the largest culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film in the US. It is hosted by the Hilton Atlanta, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis Atlanta and Sheraton Atlanta Hotels.

Dragon boat racing originated in Hong Kong and this event brings it to the former Atlanta Olympic rowing venue at Lake Lanier. The ornate and unmistakable daragon boat requires 30 days, three craftsmen and years of practice to produce.

Two hundred artists working in a variety of media, from sculpture to photography, journey to Atlanta's Piedmont Park each Autumn for the Atlanta Arts Festival. Browse the stalls to find that perfect piece and enjoy food and live music onsite.

JapanFest features a variety of musical performances including taiko drumming, classical piano and violin, jazz, folk and electronica. You can also watch martial arts demonstrations, learn about the intricacies of the kimono or arrange flowers Japanese-style.

Besides sunshine and lemonade, summer in Atlanta also brings about world class performances at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Presented by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, past performers at the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series have included Erykah Badu and Diana Ross.

Piedmont Park hosts the annual Atlanta Pride Festival, an event which sees over 300,000 people march in a colourful parade to celebrate LGBT communities in Georgia. The festival includes food vendors, Pride Stages, a marketplace and a varied programme.

Hang up your apron for a weekend and visit Taste of Atlanta, an annual event along the streets of Atlantic Station. The festival sees over 70 of Atlanta best restaurants dishing out specialties, with cooking demonstrations as another highlight.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden's Scarecrows in the Garden is a month-long series of events and activities for kids and families. It includes around 50 weird, wonderful and downright scary scarecrows created by local businesses and organisations.

Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp honours the area's past as an old millworker's region. The neighbourhood is now one of Atlanta's more bohemian and this festival combines old-time music and a chili cook-off to make a thoroughly modern picnic.

Held every New Year's Eve at Underground Atlanta, Peach Drop is an all-day family-friendly affair with a range of live entertainment, food stalls and activities. The popular event culminates with fireworks and the spectacular 58-second descent of an 800-pound peach.

The Atlanta Falcons play their NFL games at the Georgia Dome. The regular season runs from September until January. Please visit the Falcons' website for full details of all fixtures.

FIM World Championship Supercross comes to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The series combines outrageous jumps with flat-out speed, making each and every race a spectacular event that delights enthusiastic crowds.

Held in Sandy Springs, Midtown and North Metro in Atlanta, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is a cinematic exploration of Jewish life, culture and history. Join the audience and have your say on the Best Narrative and Best Documentary film featured.

For over 150 years, Underground Atlanta has hosted this annual festival in honour of Ireland's patron, Saint Patrick. The parade takes over downtown Atlanta before moving to Underground Atlanta for live entertainment, dancing and food.

The annual ING Georgia Marathon in historic Atlanta includes a half marathon and a two-day Health & Fitness Expo. Each contestant that crosses the finish line receives a commemorative inaugural ING Georgia Marathon medal and ING Georgia Marathon Heatsheets blanket.

The annual Atlanta Wine Auction at the High Museum of Art is a fund-raising benefit first held in 1993. It is accompanied on Saturday by the Red, White and New wine and beer-tasting event.

Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta is lit up throughout the summer in a dazzling display of light and fire. Relax on the lawn, and take in the spectacle in all its glory, as Stone Mountain is transformed into a natural amphitheatre.

Presented annually by the Gospel Music Association, the GMA Dove Awards is Christian/Gospel music's biggest night of the year. Each year the Fox Theatre is the venue for this gospel extravaganza.

Get out and about in one of Atlanta's loveliest neighbourhoods. Walk, run or stroll the Brookhaven Bolt's 5km course with hundreds of others in aid of the local Ashford Park Elementary School.

SweetWater 420 Fest is a two-day music and arts festival featuring live music, food and SweetWater's famous brews. There is a 5K Road Race on Saturday morning and then the festival continues until Sunday evening with environmental forums and exhibitions.