It will be a busy weekend here. Along with Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year celebration, we also have a long list of family-friendly shows for you to pick from. It’s gonna be a fun weekend!
1. Big Apple Circus: Bello is Back @ Stone Mountain Park
It seems the circus is rolling into town this month. The first of the bunch is the Big Apple Circus – Bello is Back. Check out discount code specifically for Atlanta With Kid’s reader.
Place: Stone Mountain Park, 6867 James B. Rivers Drive, Stone Mountain , GA
Date: February 12th-28th
Time: Check website for showtimes
Cost: Varies
2. Ringling Brothers Circus: Zing Zang Zoom @ Philips Arena
Another fun circus in town for a fun family entertainment. Check out Atlanta On the Cheap for various deals that you can get for discount tickets.
Place: Philip Arena, One Philips Drive, Atlanta, GA
Date: February 12th-21st
Time: Check website for showtimes
Cost: Varies
3. Super Saturdays: Green Eggs & Hamadeus @ Murray Arts Center
Introduce your child to the exciting world of the arts with incredible artists featured in highly interactive, visually stimulating and refreshingly innovative live performances presented in partnership with Miss LaLa’s Community Arts Centre. The Cat in the Hat will still be here! Story time, plus wind; string instruments keep the kids from getting into predicaments! Dancing, singing, & artworks, too…we can’t wait to have fun with you!
Place: Cobb Symphony Orchestra – The Murray Arts Center, 2250 Stilesboro Rd. NW, Kennesaw, GA
Date: February 13th (Saturday)
Time: 10 AM
Cost: Adults – $12, Kids – $4
4. Free to be You & Me @ Synchronicity Performance Group
A groovy musical that lets children know, in the words of Marlo Thomas, “that each of their Happily Ever Afters can and will be different. And exciting. And their own.” Fast, fun and fabulous for kids 4+ and the moms and dads who learned early to run to where the children are free.
Place: Synchronicity Performance Group, 1105 Euclid Avenue, Atlanta, GA
Date: February 8th - March 7th (Tue-Sun)
Time: Check website for showtimes
Cost: $15-$18
5. Seussical Jr. @ Off Broadway Dance Theatre
The Off Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Troupe presents the children’s production of beloved world of Dr. Seuss featuring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and many of Seuss’ other beloved characters.
Place: Off Broadway Dance Theatre, 12315 Crabapple Rd, Suite 122-B
Alpharetta, GA
Date: February 12-14th (Friday-Sunday)
Time: 3 PM & 7:30 PM
Cost: Adults – $12, Kids – $7
6. Alice in Wonderland @ Blackwell Playhouse
Follow Alice down the rabbit hole for her amazing adventures in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and the Cheshire Cat help tell the tale. Free face painting takes place 30 minutes prior to each show.
Place: Blackwell Playhouse, 3378 Canton Road, Marietta, GA
Date: January 30th – February 16th (Every Sat)
Time: 11 AM & 3 PM
Cost: $8 per person . Check out website and print out $2 off coupon
7. Uncle Grampa’s Hoo-Dilly Storytime @ Dad’s Garage
Larry Lederhosen, Phineas J. Monkey, Lil’ Tamo, Foolio, and even Fritz the Butler can’t wait for the brand new adventures to start. Each week, the cast will choose a brand new, never–been–told story to tell. The kids help fuel the story by choosing characters, giving suggestions, and even telling jokes along the way. This show is recommended for children age 2-8 and adults alike.
Place: Daddy’s Garage, 280 Elizabeth Street Suite C-101, Atlanta, GA
Date: January 30th - March 13th (Every Sat)
Time: 11:30 AM
Cost: Adults – $6, Kids (2 and over) – $4
8. Rainforest Adventures @ Center for Puppetry
Experience a day in the life of more than 30 exotic plants and animals in the amazing Amazon rainforests. An anaconda slithers through the shrubs, bats beat their wings in a glorious evening ballet, and howler monkeys swing to the beat of Brazilian drums against the backdrop of a lush paradise. Escape to the tropics in this entertaining and educational peek at this vital ecosystem!
Place: Center for Puppetry, 1404 Spring St. NW at 18th, Atlanta, GA
Date: January 12th - March 10th
Time: Schedule varied. Check calendar for detail
Cost: $16 per person. Check out Atlanta On The Cheap for BOGO deal for Sunday performance.
