Live music and nightlife in Brookhaven: venues and regular nights

Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Venues, addresses and regular nights come from each venue’s own website, linked. We list venues and their standing nights, not individual gigs; check each venue before you go.

Brookhaven’s nights out are mostly restaurant bars and patios, clustered on Dresden Drive in Brookhaven Village, with dinner theater on Clairmont Road and a dine-in movie theater at Town Brookhaven.

Who to call

• Kaleidoscope 404-474-9600; The Ashford 404-907-4447; Arnette’s 404-969-0701; Brookhaven Wines 404-869-5650; Petite Violette 404-634-6268
• Getting home: MARTA, 404-848-5000; Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station is on the Gold Line

Live music

• Kaleidoscope Bistro and Pub, 1410 Dresden Drive, Suite 100: live music every Friday, 9 to 11 p.m.; open 5 to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, per its website.
• HAVEN Restaurant and Bar, 1441 Dresden Drive: HAVEN Harmonies, its live music series on the garden patio every first and third Thursday from May through October, per its events page. On Saturdays, “Saxy Saturdays” brings live saxophone to brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Arnette’s Chop Shop, 2700 Apple Valley Road, Suite 55: an upstairs, rock-and-roll themed bar with an open-air lanai that hosts the Live on the Lanai music series, per its website. Valet at the Apple Valley Building’s main entrance.

Cocktails and wine

• The Ashford, 1418 Dresden Drive: dinner Tuesday to Sunday from 4 p.m. to close, happy hour 3 to 6 p.m., closed Mondays, per its website.
• Brookhaven Wines, 1418 Dresden Drive, Suite 140: a wine shop with more than 450 wines and complimentary tastings on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., plus ticketed events on its event calendar. Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

Dinner theater and movies

• Petite Violette, 2948 Clairmont Road: Murder, Mystery and Mayhem, an interactive murder mystery with live actors and a four-course French dinner in the Bordeaux Room, Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday nights at 7 p.m.; check in half an hour before. Reservations on its website.
• LOOK Dine-In Cinemas at Town Brookhaven, listed in the center’s directory.

Games and leagues

Town Brookhaven runs a Cornhole ATL fall league on Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m., per its events calendar.

Getting home

MARTA’s Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station is on the Gold Line, and parking there under 24 hours is free, per MARTA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is there live music in Brookhaven? Kaleidoscope Bistro and Pub has live music every Friday from 9 to 11 p.m., HAVEN runs its HAVEN Harmonies patio series on the first and third Thursdays from May through October, and Arnette’s Chop Shop hosts Live on the Lanai.

What is open late in Brookhaven? Kaleidoscope is open until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Ashford serves dinner from 4 p.m. until close, Tuesday through Sunday.

Is there a free wine tasting in Brookhaven? Yes. Brookhaven Wines holds complimentary tastings on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.

Is there dinner theater in Brookhaven? Petite Violette stages an interactive murder mystery dinner on Friday and Saturday nights.

What this means for you

• Friday night: live music at Kaleidoscope from 9 p.m.
• Start with a free tasting at Brookhaven Wines, then walk to dinner on Dresden Drive.
• Book Petite Violette’s mystery dinner ahead through its website.

Related: date night, brunch and New Year’s Eve.