Atlanta Boat Show, Jan, Georgia World Congress Center (website: www.atlantaboatshow.com)    
King Week Celebration, Jan, throughout the city
Martin Luther King Jr Day, 16 Jan, throughout the city
Southeastern Flower Show, Jan-Feb, Georgia World Congress Center (website: www.flowershow.org)
St Patrick's Day Parade, 17 Mar, Buckhead
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Apr, celebrates the flowering of the dogwood trees with food, canine competition, community awareness and a crafts market, Piedmont Park (website: www.dogwood.org)
Georgia Renaissance Festival, mid Apr-early Jun, this jousting festival brings visitors back to the renaissance with games rides, food and fun, Virlyn B Smith Road, Fairburn/Peachtree City (website: www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com)
Atlanta Jazz Festival, May, various venues (website: www.atlantafestivals.com)
Pride, Jun, Piedmont Park (website: www.atlantapride.org)
Coca Cola Summer Film Festival, Jul-Aug (various dates), Fox Theatre (website: http://foxtheatre.org/coke_series.html)
July 4th Celebrations, 4 Jul, throughout the city
Taste of Atlanta, Oct, attend wine classes, cooking demonstrations and chow out to your heart's content on Atlanta delicacies from more than 70 of the city's best eateries at this two-day food fest, Atlantic Station (website: www.tasteofatlanta.org)
Stone Mountain Highland Festival, Oct, solo pipers, drummers, a highland dance competition and highland athletic contests will make you think of Scotland, Stone Mountain Park (website: www.smhg.org)
Halloween Festival and Parade, Oct, Little Five Points
Atlanta Marathon, Nov, Turner Field Stadium (website: www.atlantatrackclub.org/at03000.htm)
Festival of Trees, Nov/Dec, a giant display of trees, wreaths and other holiday decorations, Georgia World Congress Center (website: www.choa.org/festival)
Atlanta Turkey Trot (10km/6 miles), Nov, the annual Thanksgiving race is usually around the same time as the Atlanta marathon, but in a different location and a shorter run, Golf Club of Georgia
New Year's Eve Peach Drop, 31 Dec, Underground Atlanta
Chick-fil-A Bowl, 31 Dec, large parade with floats and marching bands precedes the football game that pits two highly-rated college football teams against each other, Georgia Dome (website: www.chick-fil-abowl.com/dnn)