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Things to Do in Atlanta This Weekend: Chinese New Year, Pirate Festival

Ring in the Year of the Rat at Doc Chey's. Photo courtesy of the restaurant
Ring in the Year of the Rat at Doc Chey's. Photo courtesy of the restaurant
1/22/20 - By James Smith

Atlanta families can celebrate the diversity of the city with great things to do all weekend. Chinese New Year celebrations shine a light on Asian culture and the contributions of Asian-Americans to Atlanta's development. The city's largest single-day celebration of Jewish culture takes center stage at the Georgia Aquarium, and kids can learn the fine art of block printing from an expert trained on the Indian subcontinent. 

Elsewhere, kids can enjoy a nature hike, storytelling, and pair of activities at the Fernbank Museum, including its annual Pirate Day celebration.  

Whatever you do this weekend, know that your friends at Mommy Poppins Atlanta will be with you throughout 2020 with updates on the best family happenings in the area. Check our events calendar for the most up-to-date events in Atlanta and beyond, and remember to sign up for our FREE newsletters to receive posts such as this right to your inbox.

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Chinese New Year Celebration

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Doc Chey's Noodle House is hosting its 15th annual Chinese New Year Celebration. Lion dances and fortune cookie giveaways are among the festivities. READ MORE

License to Chill at Snow Island

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Get your adrenaline fix at Snow Island, snow tubing along a 575-foot, eight-story-high Parrot Mountain slide, Take a spin around the ice rink, bounce in the inflatables at LandShark Landing, or just play in the snow. READ MORE

Enchanted Woodland Trail: Gnome and Fairy Houses

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As the air chills and the trees lose their leaves, fairies and gnomes make their journey south and begin preparations to build their whimsical winter homes along Kingfisher Pond Trail. Bundle up and head out to the trail at Chattahoochee Nature Center. READ MORE

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - POSTPONED

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Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets of the Sewer exhibit invites children and their families to explore their individual and group potential, training as a team as they take on the villains of New York City in an action-packed adventure. READ MORE
Experience the Apollo lunar missions at the Fernbank Science Center. Photo courtesy of the center
Experience the Apollo lunar missions at the Fernbank Science Center. Photo courtesy of the center

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Honda Battle of the Bands

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Eight of the best bands from noted Historically Black Colleges and Universities perform at the Honda Battle of the Bands. READ MORE

Apollo Interactive Exhibit at Fernbank Science Center - POSTPONED

Atlanta
Experience the interactive traveling exhibit that features one of the consoles from the Apollo Mission Control Room. Sit where the flight controllers did and imagine the feeling of anticipation as they guided the astronauts to their rendezvous with the moon and return to Earth. READ MORE

Pirate Day at Fernbank

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Walk the plank during an adventure on the high seas at Pirate Day at the Fernbank Museum. READ MORE

Chinese New Year Family Day

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The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning celebrates Chinese New Year with a FREE family day that includes crafts celebrating the Year of the Rat.  READ MORE

Chinese New Years 2020 School Performance

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Chien Hong School of Kung Fu shares demonstrations of Chinese culture to celebrate Chinese New Year 2020. READ MORE

Wren's Nest Summer Readers Club

Atlanta
As a Mayor's Summer Reading Club partner,  The Wren’s Nest Summer Readers Club meets on Fridays in June, July, and August from 10:00am to 12:00pm (except July 5). The event includes special guest storytimes and free book giveaways.  READ MORE

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Author Scott Reintgen in Conversation with Nic Stone

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Little Shop of Stories is hosting a conversation between "Ashlords" author Scott Reintgen and Nic Stone. READ MORE

Atlanta Jewish Life Festival

Atlanta
The Atlanta Jewish Life Festival is Atlanta's largest single-day celebration of Jewish and Israeli arts, food, music, and culture. Attendees enjoy Jewish performances, a hoops contenst and kosher food. This year the theme is March Mitzvah Madness.   READ MORE

Sunday Funday: Indian Block Printing

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Photographer Manjari Sharma worked with artisans in India to assemble massive dioramas as settings for her photographs of Hindu deities. Children can look closely at the block-printed fabrics and then make their own printed textiles from blocks carved in India. READ MORE

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