This story was updated on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1:39 p.m.
There’s no shortage of ways to celebrate the holidays in Atlanta this year. There are holiday light displays, culinary traditions (just be sure to set conversation boundaries!), music and even The Pink Pig.
The festivities extend to the city’s large and vibrant LGBTQ community and their allies. Atlanta has LGBTQ choirs, orchestras, theater troupes and more.
Here are 7 LGBTQ ways to celebrate the season in Atlanta.
OurSong’s ‘A World of Believing’
Dec. 6-7 – First Baptist Church of Decatur
OurSong Atlanta is an LGBTQ choral group founded in 2002. Their repertoire covers classical, contemporary and folk music. The group holds a number of concerts and performs at community events every year.
OurSong celebrates “believing” in all its forms at their holiday concerts this year with a Lakota Sioux chant, a traditional Iraqi song and writings from the Holocaust. They’ll be joined by the Gate City Brass ensemble.
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