Can’t-miss events happening in Atlanta in June 2022

Summer is almost in bloom in Atlanta! It’s time to usher in the changing of the seasons with all new fun events planned throughout the month of June. Get out and enjoy the warm summer weather with these can’t-miss events happening in Atlanta this June.

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Candler Park Music Festival

Event Dates: June 3, 2022 through June 4, 2022

The highly-anticipated Candler Park Music Festival will be celebrating 14 years in Candler Park. The festival will feature a line-up of funk, blues, bluegrass, and soulful swamp rock music as well as additional activities like a food village with local restaurant vendors and food trucks and an artist market.

Flying Colors Butterfly Festival

Event Dates: June 4, 2022 through June 5, 2022

The 23rd annual Flying Colors Butterfly festival at Chattahoochee Nature Center celebrates all things pollinators. This fundraiser event for CNC features a Butterfly Encounter, pollinator experts and educators, tasty food, and live entertainment. Tickets cost $12 per person, $10 for CNC members.

UniverSoul Circus

Event Dates: now through June 6, 2022

Get ready for the coolest show you've ever seen! UniverSoul Circus is a jaw-dropping display of acrobatics and international acts from around the world for a night of world-class, family-friendly entertainment.

Atlanta Summer Beer Fest

Event Date: June 11, 2022

The 12th annual Atlanta Summer Beer Fest will be held at Historic 4th Ward Park. You can enjoy 150+ beers from local Atlanta breweries and breweries from all over the country, a selection of 25+ wines, hard seltzers, and ciders. There will be live music and a DJ.

2022 Braves Country 5K & Dash

Event Date: June 11, 2022 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Start your morning with a 5K run and dash at Truist Park. You'll run through the streets surrounding the park before heading to the ballpark to cross the finish line on the field. This family friendly event offers kids an opportunity to participate in the Dash (ages 7 and under), where participants will receive a short-sleeved shirt. The 5K (ages 8 and over) registration includes an Atlanta Braves game ticket and a short sleeve shirt.

Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival

Event Dates: June 17, 2022 through June 19, 2022

The 10th annual Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival at Centennial Olympic Park is three big days packed with headliners and national artists; national speakers; a United Nations Human Rights Forum; a Black History Parade/March and Rally; community vendors and an artist’s market; a 5k Freedom Run/Walk/Roll; family activities; food trucks; and much more.

Atlanta Pride Run and Walk 5k

Event Date: June 5, 2022

Front Runners Atlanta, a running, walking, and social club for the LGBTQ+ community, is holding its 32nd annual Atlanta Pride Run & Walk. This 5 kilometer race and fundraiser for Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community will be held both in-person in Piedmont Park and virtually.

Cocktails in the Garden

Event Dates: multiple days now through September 30, 2022

Enjoy nightly live music, beautiful blooms, and craft cocktails at Atlanta's most beautiful cocktail party at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The event takes place Tuesday through Sunday from May through September from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.