ONE CITY. ONE WEEKEND. ENDLESS WAYS TO EXPERIENCE IT.
Atlanta Cocktail Weekend brings together the city’s best bars, bartenders, restaurants, brands, and cocktail lovers for a citywide celebration of cocktails, culture and community.From signature tasting events and bartender competitions to intimate dinners, rooftop parties, masterclasses, brunches and neighborhood takeovers, the weekend is designed to experience Atlanta one cocktail at a time.
SIGNATURE EVENTS
The centerpiece experiences of Atlanta Cocktail Weekend.
THE GRAND POUR ATL
he Ultimate Atlanta Cocktail ExperienceOne room. The best of the bar.The Grand Pour brings together leading spirits brands, Atlanta bartenders, cocktail bars and tastemakers for an immersive tasting experience unlike anything else in the city.Discover new spirits. Meet the people behind the brands. Experience creative cocktails, live activations, music, food and the energy of Atlanta’s cocktail community — all under one roof.
BAR BRAWL
Atlanta’s best bars step out from behind their own counters and into the ring.Each participating bar brings the cocktail that represents them best, serving it to hundreds of guests while competing for bragging rights and the title of Bar Brawl Champion.You taste. You experience. You help decide who takes the crown.
BARTENDER SHOWDOWN
Skill. Creativity. Pressure.Atlanta’s bartenders take center stage.Watch some of the city’s most talented cocktail professionals compete through a series of challenges designed to test creativity, technique, speed and personality.Only one walks away as champion.
ACROSS THE CITY
Atlanta Cocktail Weekend doesn’t happen in one building.
Atlanta is the venue.
Throughout the weekend, participating bars, restaurants, hotels, rooftops and unexpected spaces across the city will host their own Atlanta Cocktail Weekend experiences.
COCKTAIL DINNERS
Multi-course dining experiences where chefs and bartenders collaborate to create menus built around the perfect pairing of food and cocktails.
MASTERCLASSES & TASTINGS
Go beyond the glass with guided tastings, cocktail demonstrations and intimate sessions led by bartenders, distillers, brand experts and spirits educators.
BAR COLLABORATIONSY
our favorite Atlanta bars welcome visiting bartenders, guest teams and special collaborators for limited-time menus and one-night-only experiences.
HAPPY HOURS
Special cocktails, featured menus and ACW experiences at participating bars and restaurants throughout Atlanta.
BRUNCHES
Because cocktail culture doesn’t start after dark. Expect spirited brunches, daytime parties and Sunday experiences throughout the city.P
PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE
When the classes end, Atlanta comes alive. Rooftops, lounges, cocktail bars and unexpected venues become the backdrop for late-night parties, DJ sets and unforgettable experiences.
INDUSTRY & TRADE
Programming created specifically for the people behind the bar — education, training, networking, brand experiences and opportunities to connect with Atlanta’s hospitality community.
EXPLORE ATLANTA THROUGH THE GLASS
From Downtown to Decatur. Buckhead to East Atlanta. Midtown to the West End.Atlanta Cocktail Weekend is designed to move through the city.
Discover a bar you’ve never visited. Meet a bartender you’ve never met.
Try something you’ve never tasted. Explore a neighborhood you’ve been meaning to experience.
Every participating venue adds something different to the weekend, because there isn’t one version of Atlanta cocktail culture.There are hundreds.
BUILD YOUR WEEKEND
Come for one event.Spend an afternoon exploring.Or make an entire weekend of it.Signature events will require individual tickets, while select participating venues will offer special menus, complimentary programming and experiences available throughout the weekend.
The full 2027 event schedule, participating venues and ticket information will be announced soon.
ATLANTA, WE’LL SEE YOU AT THE BAR.
Atlanta Cocktail Weekend 2027
Cocktails. Culture. Community.
