The Atlanta Blues Challenge takes place this weekend

Join the Atlanta Blues Society on a select Sunday each month for a free or low-cost event! 

This monthly musical event rotates among various venues around the Atlanta area. Many of the venues are family-friendly — just check the details before heading out with the kiddos.

This month’s location is Route 66, a restaurant and music venue in Johns Creek (6000 Medlock Bridge Road).

About the Atlanta Blues Challenge

(photo courtesy of Atlanta Blues Society)

The Atlanta Blues Challenge is the Atlanta Blues Society’s competition to select the representatives for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN.

The acts competing for a spot in Memphis are:

• Menagerie — 1:10 p.m.
• Sam Chung — 1:45 p.m.
• Mandi Strachota — 2:15 p.m.
• Sawgrass Blues Band — 2:45 p.m.
• Let It Rip Band — 3:35 p.m.
• Sweet & Salty Blues Band — 4:15 p.m.
• Red Sugar Blues — 4:55 p.m.
• Trouble Tones — 5:55 p.m.
• Johnny Scales Band — 6:35 p.m.
• Eddie 9V — 7:10 p.m.
• The Garrett Collins Project — 8:10 p.m.

The event will include several raffle items, including a 3-night stay in New Orleans, a Big Egg package worth $1000, passes to several events, and miscellaneous merchandise from sponsors.

The cover charge is $10 for ABS members and $15 for non-members at the door. Cash is preferred!

Food & drink will be available from the venue. It is a large space with plenty of room for everybody and lots of free parking.

View the Facebook event page.

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More free and cheap fun around Atlanta:

Monday, October 21, 2019

Military Mondays free admission deal

All Day | FREE | Georgia Aquarium

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Endless Shrimp Mondays at Red Lobster

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00

Free Yoga at The Battery

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Battery

Dancing Dogs Beer Yoga

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00 | New Realm Brewing

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Little Acorns: Playtime for Tots

10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Avalon

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

King of Pops Run Club

6:30 pm | FREE | meet at KoP walk-up window on Elizabeth St.

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Free corn maze admission for kids in costume

12:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Yule Forest Pumpkin Patch Stockbridge

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Back Bends & Brews Yoga

5:30 pm to 6:45 pm | $20.00 | Glover Park Brewery

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

AvalOM Yoga

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Avalon – The Plaza

Trunk-or-Treat at the Johns Creek police department

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

Harry Potter Trivia

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Tucker Brewing Company

Finely Crafted: Cocktails and Comedy

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $10.00 | Old Fourth Ward Distillery

Singo

7:00 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

8:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Thursday, October 24, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Dunwoody Food Truck Thursday with live music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park

Free concert by Yacht Rock Schooner

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park

Dunwoody Food Truck Thursdays with costume contest

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Party with the Past

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Westview Cemetery

Team Trivia

6:30 pm | FREE | Atlanta Brewing Company

A Southern Tour of Ghosts

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

8:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Friday, October 25, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Flashlight Corn Maze Challenge

12:00 am to 12:00 am | $10.00-13.00 | Warbington Farms (Cumming)

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Avalon Nights Live: Free Concert Series

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Avalon – The Plaza

Lawrenceville Boo Fest (trunk-or-treat)

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Lawrenceville Lawn Park

Howl on the Green

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Duluth Town Green

Grant Park Halloween Lantern Parade

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Grant Park

A Southern Tour of Ghosts

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours (at 7 and 9 p.m.)

7:00 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Outdoor showing of "Hocus Pocus"

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Lawrenceville Lawn Park

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

8:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Free admission for kids in costume

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | College Football Hall of Fame

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Flashlight Corn Maze Challenge

12:00 am to 12:00 am | $10.00-13.00 | Warbington Farms (Cumming)

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Free guided bike tours of the Atlanta BeltLine - pre-registration required

FREE

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Yoga in the Park

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Woodruff Park

Brooke Street Park Yoga

9:00 am to 10:30 am | FREE | Brooke Street Park (Alpharetta)

Trick-or-Treat at Avalon

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Avalon Boulevard

Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat & Halloween Party

10:00 am to 1:00 pm | $18.00-20.00 | Fernbank Museum of Natural History

"Day of the Undead" Halloween celebration

10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Free admission day

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Center for Civil and Human Rights

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Trunk-or-Treat at Shallowford Presbyterian Church

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE

Dogtober Fest

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Loews Hotel (midtown)

Brewery tour

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

3:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Brewery tour

3:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Free Brewery Tour

4:30 pm | FREE | Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Boo Bask & mall-wide trick-or-treating at Town Center at Cobb

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

A Southern Tour of Ghosts

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours (at 7 and 9 p.m.)

7:00 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

B at the Movies (outdoor): Trick or Treat Edition

7:30 pm | FREE | Riverside Park

Saints & Sinners Ball

8:00 pm to 1:00 am | $20.00 | Park Tavern

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

8:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Free admission for kids in costume

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | College Football Hall of Fame

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Day of the Dead Festival

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta History Center

Jazz Jam Sundays

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"

5:00 pm | Discounted | Horizon Theatre

Decatur Haints and Saints Halloween Parade

5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Decatur

FREE Yoga at the Park by King of Pops

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Old Fourth Ward Skate Park

A Southern Tour of Ghosts

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Sunday Funday comedy open-mic night

8:00 pm | $5.00 | Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge

Monday, October 28, 2019

Military Mondays free admission deal

All Day | FREE | Georgia Aquarium

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Endless Shrimp Mondays at Red Lobster

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00

Movie Mondays: "A Dog's Journey"

1:30 pm | FREE | Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center

Free Yoga at The Battery

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Battery

Dancing Dogs Beer Yoga

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00 | New Realm Brewing

Movie Mondays: "A Dog's Journey"

6:30 pm | FREE | Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center

FREE yoga in on the promenade in Piedmont Park

7:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Little Acorns: Playtime for Tots

10:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Avalon

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

King of Pops Run Club

6:30 pm | FREE | meet at KoP walk-up window on Elizabeth St.

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Free corn maze admission for kids in costume

12:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Yule Forest Pumpkin Patch Stockbridge

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Scare on the Square

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Colony Square

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

AvalOM Yoga

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Avalon – The Plaza

Costumes on the Woof

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $25.00-30.00 | Loews Hotel (midtown)

Wild Hare Beer Yoga

6:00 pm | $15.00 | Red Hare Brewing Company

Screening of "Hocus Pocus" plus costume contest

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Plaza Theatre

Singo

7:00 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery

"Gremlins" screening under the stars

7:00 pm | FREE | Woodruff Park

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut for anyone in costume

All Day | FREE

FREE spaghetti & meatballs for first responders

All Day | FREE | Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Scarecrows on the McDonough Square

FREE | Downtown McDonough

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Bass Pro Shops

Kids games, crafts, and trick-or-treating

FREE | Cabela’s

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Munchkin Masquerade & trick-or-treating on the Newnan Square

10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE

Halloween Kids Fest

3:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Cherokee Amphitheatre (Woodstock)

Trick-or-Treat: kids in costume get in free w/ a paid adult admission

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Georgia Aquarium

Trick-or-Treat at Ponce City Market

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

Mall-wide trick-or-treating at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta (in Woodstock)

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE

Trick-or-Treating at Atlantic Station

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE

Trick-or-Treatment Tour at the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant in midtown

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE

Trunk-or-Treat at Honeysuckle Park in Doraville

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Trick-or-Treat at Northlake Mall

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE

Team Trivia

6:30 pm | FREE | Atlanta Brewing Company

Lawrenceville Ghost Tours

7:30 pm | Discounted | Downtown Lawrenceville

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Friday, November 1, 2019

Flashlight Corn Maze Challenge

12:00 am to 12:00 am | $10.00-13.00 | Warbington Farms (Cumming)

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Marietta Square First Friday Art Walk

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Marietta Square

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

First Fridays at the High

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | High Museum of Art

First Friday concert series

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Free museum admission for Bank of America & Merril Lynch cardholders

All Day | FREE

FREE Atlanta History Center admission for those who qualify through the Museums On Us program

All Day | FREE | Atlanta History Center

FREE High Museum admission for those who qualify through the Museums On Us program

All Day | FREE | High Museum of Art

Flashlight Corn Maze Challenge

12:00 am to 12:00 am | $10.00-13.00 | Warbington Farms (Cumming)

Free guided bike tours of the Atlanta BeltLine - pre-registration required

FREE

Yoga in the Park

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Woodruff Park

Free admission through Museums on Us program

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Center for Civil and Human Rights

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

FREE First Saturdays (pre-registration required)

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Dunwoody Nature Center

Brewery tour

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Brewery tour

3:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Free Brewery Tour

4:30 pm | FREE | Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Free museum admission for Bank of America & Merril Lynch cardholders

All Day | FREE

FREE Atlanta History Center admission for those who qualify through the Museums On Us program

All Day | FREE | Atlanta History Center

FREE High Museum admission for those who qualify through the Museums On Us program

All Day | FREE | High Museum of Art

Firehouse Subs BOGO deal for National Sandwich Day

All Day | Discounted

Pumpkin Festival "Glow by Night" attraction

10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Free admission through Museums on Us program

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Center for Civil and Human Rights

MARTA's free festival & concert (rsvp requested)

2:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Avondale Rail Yard

Jazz Jam Sundays

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery

Monday, November 4, 2019

Military Mondays free admission deal

All Day | FREE | Georgia Aquarium

Endless Shrimp Mondays at Red Lobster

11:00 am to 6:00 pm | $15.00

Free Yoga at The Battery

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | The Battery

Dancing Dogs Beer Yoga

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm | $15.00 | New Realm Brewing

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Singo

7:00 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Tour of the Georgia Governor's Mansion

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Atlanta from the Ashes: Downtown History Tour

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Woodruff Park

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Team Trivia

6:30 pm | FREE | Atlanta Brewing Company

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Friday, November 8, 2019

Brewery tour

5:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

2nd Friday Art Stroll in Castleberry Hill

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Castleberry Hill

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Free guided bike tours of the Atlanta BeltLine - pre-registration required

FREE

Yoga in the Park

9:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Woodruff Park

Brewery tour

2:30 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Brewery tour

3:30 pm | FREE | Red Hare Brewing Company

Free Brewery Tour

4:30 pm | FREE | Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Family Free Day (preregister in advance)

All Day | FREE | Museum of Design Atlanta

Second Sundays Free Admission Day

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | High Museum of Art

Jazz Jam Sundays

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | Glover Park Brewery