Atlanta Social Season Preview | 2026
Providing a first look at Atlanta's most significant fundraising events planned for the upcoming season.
March
Mar 7
Enduring Hearts, 11th Annual Bourbon Gala and Auction
Mar 7
Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Shaken, Not Stirred Gala
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 20
Skyland Trail, Associates of Spring Luncheon
Mar 21
PEARLs in the Park, 2nd Annual Party with a Purpose
Mar 21
21st Century Leaders, Be the Inspiration Gala
Mar 21
Susan G. Komen Georgia, Party in Pink Atlanta
Mar 24
Second Helpings Atlanta, Full Plates Full Hearts
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 20
Woodruff Arts Center, Luminaries Luncheon
Apr 23
Piedmont Park, Landmark Luncheon
Apr 25
Lifeline Animal Project, Good Humans Award Gala
Apr 25
Wellstar Health System, Wellstar Grand Gala
Apr 25
Atlanta History Center, Swan House Ball
Apr 26
Atlanta Humane Society, Bow Wow Brunch
Apr 29
NBAF, Fine Art + Fashion
May
May 2
Zoo Atlanta, Beastly Feast
May 7
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Fashion Play
May 8
Alliance Theater, Alliance in Bloom
May 9
Alzheimer’s Association, 2026 Dancing Stars of Atlanta
May 9
Kate’s Club, Mourning Glory Gala
May 10
Dancing Stars for Humanity, Mother’s Day Brunch benefitting MOWA and Tunnel to Towers Foundation
May 14
Trees Atlanta, Root Ball
June · July · August
Jun 2
Steve Harvey Foundation, Steve Harvey Charity Golf Classic
Jun 13
CURE Childhood Cancer, Cocktails & CURE
Jun 21
Ryan Cameron Foundation, Father Daughter Dance
September
Sept 24
Sheltering Arms, The Embrace Early Tribute Event
Sep 26
High Museum of Art, David C. Driskell Prize Gala
Sep 26
American Cancer Society, Hope Ball
October
Oct 3
Make-A-Wish Georgia, Wish Ball
Oct 11
NBAF, Fall For Brunch
Oct 17
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Magic Carpet Ride Gala
Oct 22
Skyland Trail, Benefits of Laughter
Oct 24
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Wine & Roses Gala
November
Nov 10
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Numbers Too Big to Ignore
Nov 26
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Legacy Luncheon
December
Dec 5
Brock Believes Foundation, Holiday Fundraiser
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.
