FRI • DEC 26 • 8:30 PM
GA: $15 Adv – $20 Door
VIP: $25 Adv – $35 Door
Doors @ 8 PM

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Step into a winter-wonderland with a twist — because holiday cheer never looked so deliciously tipsy. Mistletoe & Margaritas invites you to an uproarious evening of cabaret, cocktails, and Christmas chaos. Expect beloved holiday tunes and plenty of festive mischief — delivered with the boozy spirit, comedic charm, and unpredictability that AUI is known for.

Whether you’re cozying up under the mistletoe or raising a margarita in toast, this is the grown-ups-only holiday party you didn’t know you needed. Grab your friends, loosen your anti-holiday inhibitions, and join us for a night full of laughter, libations, and seasonal cheer.

Acting Under the Influence combines theatre and drinking (two of our most favorite activities) in a fun and safe environment for performers and audience members alike. The actors are encouraged to drink by tips from the audience. AUI productions have included cabarets, full-length plays, and many other boozy theatrical shenanigans.

SAT • DEC 27 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Road Trip is a completely improvised show based on real stories featuring a rotating cast of some of the best improvisers + storytellers in ATL. Previous storytellers have been seen on shows like America's Got Talent, "Parks and Rec," "Grace and Frankie," Just for Laughs, Conan, Wild 'N Out, Comedy Central, Late Night, FX's show "English Teacher," and more!

This Road Trip is an END OF YEAR BASH! Meaning, you are getting TWO casts for the price of ONE! One cast will be an old fashioned, classic Road Trip, and the other will me a musically improvised Road Trip! 

Not to mention, we have Michael Rowland from FOX's Animal Control and The Tonight Show as one of the storytellers. 

It's going to be a fantastic night to celebrate the end of the year!

SUN • DEC 28 • 8 PM
GA: $25 Adv – $35 Doors
VIP 1st Row: $40 Adv – $50 Door
VIP 2nd Row: $35 Adv – $45 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (ages 18+)

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Tired of family-friendly Christmas? Good. Because this is the adults-only holiday after party you’ve been waiting for.

Sunday School for Sinners is bold, high-energy Atlanta variety show featuring Burlesque, Drag, Shibari, Fire Dancing, Interactive mischief-filled Games, Comedy, Camp, Chaos, and a full birthday celebration for Our Reverend Mother Ivana Coquetú!

This is one of Atlanta’s most unforgettable nightlife experiences, perfect for anyone craving theatrics, queerness, glitter, and playful (and consensual!) debauchery.

MON • DEC 29 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Atlanta born tenor saxophonist Cameron Suber brings his quintet to Red Light Cafe with an exciting mixture of original compositions, jazz standards, and contemporary gospel fare. Currently attending the prestigious Manhattan school of Music with credits performing with artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nicholas Payton, and Damion Reid, the young artist's Red Light debut serves as a homecoming you wont want to miss!

TUE • DEC 30 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Every year, in the space between Christmas lights coming down and the ball about to drop, a dimly lit bar appears. Its visitors never remember how they arrived, only the night that followed.

The bar shows up in that weird week where time has no rules, the holidays are over, and the new year hasn’t started behaving yet. It’s the kind of week where if we make it to midnight feels less like a promise and more like the energy in the room. It lives in the headspace this time of year creates, where your thoughts wander without going anywhere.

Your three hosts for the evening (Brie Brie, Noelle, and Avani) move through the bar with an ease that suggests they’ve been here before (spoiler: they have, many times). They guide the evening through live music, big moments, small confessions, and whatever else decides to happen on the day before the very last day of the year. It’s a vibe, an in-between, and a very good way to end a year you barely survived. You won’t know how you got here, but you’ll know why you came.

If you’re seeing this invite, you were meant to be here.

Produced by nocolococreative, a scrappy performance collective co-captained by Erin North and Ben Cole.The company creates performance experiences that live somewhere between cabaret, concert, and “how did this get approved?” Recent Highlights include: The Craft: Live + Loud, F*CK ASS BOB, Summer Apocalypse, Motherlode: A Sims Musical, Unfunny Girl, and other projects fueled by bold performers and poor impulse control. Catch nocoloco creative every last Tuesday of the month in 2026 at Red Light Cafe!. Follow @nocolococreative.

WED • DEC 31 • 9 PM
$25 GA Adv • $35 GA Doors • $45 VIP Experience
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 21+)

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The Fandom Nerdlesque and Rainy Galore present: Seoul Stage! A K-POP New Years Countdown! Annyeong from Atlanta!!! This New Year’s countdown we are turning our stage into our very own comeback stage, The Seoul Stage!

Packed with your favorite 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen groups, this show has a lineup full of iconic burlesque performers ready to impress you with their takes on K-POP classics and bops.

If you’re a big K-POP fan, then this is the event for you!

FRI • JAN 2 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Come join The Tipsy Zone in an evening of improvised comedy in the style of the cult classic tv show The Twilight Zone but with a Tipsy twist. See if our performers can stay dry enough to safely navigate out of... The Tipsy Zone!

You can catch The Tipsy Zone FIRST FRIDAY EVERY MONTH at Atlanta's Red Light Café!

SAT • JAN 3 • 9 PM
$25 Adv – $30 Doors • $40 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Baby, we know it's cold outside. Come warm up with our HOT line-up of performers as they ring in the new year with a variety of acts that in some way are BRAND NEW for them - maybe an act they've always wanted to do but haven't had the chance or something they've been too scared to try...until NOW! This is their chance to shine in a way they never have shined before - and YOUR chance to be the first to see it!

Now, a lot of us like to go into hiding after the holidays. So to coax you out of your cozy home, we encourage you to join in on our audience PAJAMA PARTY and BYOB (bring your own blanket). Get comfy and cozy while we venture out of our own comfort zones for your entertainment! We will also be doing a coat and blanket drive for a local homeless shelter.

MON • JAN 5 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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January Show :: KNIVES UP - A Come Up Murder Party

Atlanta's artist party returns to The Red Light Cafe but with one twist - MURDER IS AFOOT! Thankfully, there is one gentleman detective on the case. While we get this homicidal hullabaloo all sorted, there will be games, music and tons of local Atlanta art and prizes!

WED • JAN 7 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • JAN 8 • 8 PM – 11:30 PM
NO COVER

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Registration for this free event is OPTIONAL, but it does help us know how many folks to expect and how to staff accordingly. :)

Join us for Karaoke every 2nd Thursday every month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!

FRI • JAN 9 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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Join us for Life So Far, an intimate live music experience inspired by Waldemar Alejandro’s newly released album. The night brings together Waldemar Alejandro and Marco Sway for an evening of original R&B and house music, blending soulful storytelling with smooth, rhythmic energy.

This show is about connection, reflection, and sound that moves you—inside and out. With special guest performers joining them on stage, expect thoughtful collaborations, live vocals, and moments that feel personal and unforgettable.

Come dressed, come present, and come ready to experience the music… life so far.

SAT • JAN 10 • 7:30 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Door
Doors @ 6:30 PM

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The Wilder Flower

Madeline Dierauf and Molly Johnson have been building a sound together since meeting in 2021 at the Hagood Mill Fiddlers Convention, where they have each taken home multiple blue ribbons. Their musical chemistry developed easily during their first practice, and they've been refining their sound and show ever since.

The Wilder Flower blends Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, and Old-time influence into something new and fluid. They thrive vocally on three-part harmonies, whether a two-chord old-time ballad, or a modern, minor-filled melody, and instrumentally feature bluegrass banjo tunes, fiddle and clawhammer string-band songs, and everything in between. Their unique sound is centered around original songs and tunes that are thoughtfully arranged and adapted to showcase their tasteful instrumental sensibilities. They flex between genres and writers in each song, but there is something to their collective taste that speaks the same language, though switching dialects.

If you've been to a show, you know how lively they are on stage. With years of experience dating back to their early teenage years, they are natural performers. As a band they enjoy engaging with audiences, telling stories, and opening up about their songwriting and musical process. They create a meaningful shared experience with the audience at every show, and often leave people laughing. Their loyal audience members joke about returning again and again to their shows because the dialogue on stage is always unpredictable, and unmissable.

Calvert, Newberry & Smith

Leah Calvert (fiddle), Ian Newberry (guitar) & Michael Smith (mandolin) are three veterans of the Atlanta bluegrass music scene and masters of their respective instruments. Leah and Michael are both members of The Dappled Grays and their own group called Smith & Calvert. Ian performs with several bands in different genres and is well known for his work with Smokey's Farmland Band. The three of them bring a high level of professionalism to their art, and you will expect nothing but the best from them as they weave their path from Tony Rice to Allison Krauss and everything in between, including some originals.

SUN • JAN 11 • 2 PM – 5 PM
Doors @ 1:30 PM
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Please join us for a free personal safety seminar that empowers you with the tips and techniques you need to be alert to dangerous situations, avoid criminal confrontations when you can, and escape them when you cannot.

This free three-hour session empowers individuals to develop a personal safety strategy before a crime occurs, focusing on awareness, avoidance, and risk reduction and teach practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-follow crime prevention techniques applicable in daily life.

SUN • JAN 11 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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AST (Alchemical String Theory) is a collective of avant-garde string artists from Atlanta’s Improvisational Underground. Featuring solo acts, ensembles, and guest string players, performances range from acoustic to electronic and incorporate loops, stomp boxes, reverbs, delays, drop pitches, and more.

TUE • JAN 13 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $35 VIP 1st Row • $30 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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The second Tuesday of every month, Syrens of the South's Tease Tuesday Burlesque features TEN AMAZING ACTS with some of the best performers in Atlanta! Burlesque, Poetry, Aerial, Acrobatics, Juggling, Singing... you never know what's gonna pop up in these Tuesday night shows! And don't worry, we'll be done before midnight since it's a school night!

WED • JAN 14 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • JAN 15 • 9 PM
GA Adv: 1-for-$15 / 2-for-$20
GA Door: $20
VIP: $30 1st Row (includes goodie bags & SO MUCH MORE)
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky#Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!).

Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hide out. All weirdos are welcomed and celebrated! You may end up on stage to spin The Wheel of Kink and getting #Spanked by the Mistress of the Mic: Ivana Coquetu. Or you may just have a drink and watch the show before joining in on the games and dance and flow.

Hosted by Ivana Coquetu with DJ Conflux spinning everything from #EDM to #Electronica, ELECTRO LOUNGE is an esoteric experience you won't find anywhere else.

NOW WHO WANTS TO SPIN THE WHEEL?!? 🎡

SAT • JAN 17 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $30 Doors • $40 VIP 1st Row • $35 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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"And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy." - "Romance" by Edgar Allan Poe

Welcome Romantics! Those of you who have fallen for our Arbiter of Woe, Poe, once again to our weird and wonderful birthday celebrations! A vital variety show brimming with love, obsession, and death!

WED • JAN 21 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

FRI • JAN 23 • 8:15 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Join Big Dog Improv on January 23rd as we celebrate our one-year anniversary with a little help from our friends at Edgewood Avenue at Red Light Cafe!

Edgewood Avenue will open with a 30-minute set of their award-winning improvised puppet variety show. Then, special guests Aaren Lasky, Davey Pierce, and Leslie North will join the Big Dogs, Austin Combs and Mitch Mack, on stage to help create one of their legendary "TV episodes." Each episode is built through a series of short and long-form games and features a guest director who facilitates the episode's games and provides narrative platforming. This episode features special guest director Christina Cusack-Curbelo.

To experience all the crazy characters and twists that come out of this one, book your tickets now!

MON • JAN 26 • 7:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7 PM

Joy Deficit is a monthly live performance event dedicated to Chaotic Good and bringing some much-needed joy into our community (which includes YOU!). All sorts of performances are welcome, and the roster changes every month. Live literature, slam poetry, puppetry, music, comedy, and on and on...The constant? JOY!

There's no cover, and the parking is free; we understand how expensive a night out can be, and want everyone to feel welcome, regardless of income. You'll have the opportunity to tip our performers if you choose!

WED • JAN 28 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe