Social Season Preview 2025-2026
Providing a first look at Atlanta's most significant fundraising events planned for the upcoming season.
September
Sep 5
Atlanta Angels, Raise Your Wings Gala
Sep 20
Fulton County Arts and Culture, Faces of Fashion
Sep 25
Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlanta, Annual Bones Men’s Night Out Dinner
Sep 27
Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Garden of Eden Ball
Sep 27
American Cancer Society, Hope Ball
October
Oct 4
Fernbank Museum, A Timeless Affair
Oct 4
Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlanta, Handbag Hullabaloo
Oct 4
Wellspring Living, Courage Gala
Oct 11
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, St. Jude Magic Carpet Ride
Oct 20
Atlanta Ballet, Corps de Ballet Fashion Show
Oct 25
Grady Health Foundation, White Coat Grady Gala
Oct 25
Prevent Blindness Georgia, Night for Sight
Oct 25
CURE Childhood Cancer, Believe Ball
Oct 29
Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Numbers Too Big to Ignore Fundraising Luncheon
November
Nov 1
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Tower of Talent
Nov 1
Georgia Aquarium, Aqua Vino
Nov 7
Meals on Wheels, A Meal to Remember
Nov 8
Atlanta History Center, Swan House Ball
Nov 8
National Black Arts Festival, Fine Art + Fashion
Nov 15
Atlanta Contemporary, ART PARTY
Nov 22
Shepherd Center, Legendary Party
Nov 25
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Building Hope Gala
December
Dec 4
Marcus Autism Center, Season of Hope Ball
Dec 20
UNCF, Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball
January
Jan 23
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Hope & Will Ball
Jan 24
The nsoro Educational Foundation, Starfish Ball
February
Feb 7
Countdown for a Cure, Evening of Energy
Feb 7
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Torch Gala
Feb 25
Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlanta, Handbag Hullabaloo
Feb 28
American Heart Association, Heart of Atlanta Heart Ball
March
Mar 7
Enduring Hearts, 11th Annual Bourbon Gala and Auction
Mar 13
Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Imagination Ball
Mar 14
Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA Night of Hope Gala
Mar 14
Circle for Children, Lighting the Way Gala
Mar 26
High Museum of Art, High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction
April
Apr 11
Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Ball
Apr 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Gala
Apr 23
Piedmont Park, Landmark Luncheon
Apr 25
Lifeline Animal Project, Good Humans Award Gala
Apr 25
Wellstar Health System, Wellstar Grand Gala
May
May 2
Zoo Atlanta, Beastly Feast
June · July · August
Jun 2
Steve Harvey Foundation, Steve Harvey Charity Golf Classic
Jun 21
Ryan Cameron Foundation, Sneaker Ball
September
Sep 19
High Museum of Art, David C. Driskell Prize Gala
Brett Graff is SocialMiami.com’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist is first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, where it’s available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids,” a parenting guide for people who might be tempted to buy their children the very obstacles they’re trying to avoid.
