Rise Up to a Falcons Tailgate and Game Viewing at Atkins Park Va-Hi Oct. 22

Swoop into Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar in Virginia-Highland for backyard tailgating during the Atlanta Falcons game on Oct. 22. Watch the Dirty Birds take on the New England Patriots on Atkins Park’s outdoor projector while devouring a fan-friendly low country boil. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m., early birds welcome. Sit back in lawn chairs or keep throwing arms warm playing cornhole and Ping-Pong and hoisting the beers and cocktails that will be available for purchase. Plus, one lucky raffle winner gets two tickets to see the Falcons take on the Dallas Cowboys in November. $22 per person for low country boil.

Fill Up on Low Country Boil and Abita at Taco Mac The Prado July 22

It’s hot as a low country boil outside, so go ahead and enjoy one on the breezy patio at Taco Mac in The Prado, Sandy Springs. The party rolls on Saturday, July 22 from 12-6 p.m. Tickets, available through July 22, are $30 each and include all-you-can-eat crab, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, onions and corn plus two frosty Abita beers.

E-I-E-I-O, Off to Milton’s Farmyard Chowdown We Go on August 7

Old MacDonald had a farm, but nowhere does the song mention Farmyard Chowdowns like the outdoor dining fests at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails in historic Crabapple. Chowhounds of all ages will sing praises for Milton’s low country seafood boil, fried chicken, oysters, live music and lawn games at the 7 p.m. family friendly party on Sunday, August 7. Buy tickets online for $40 per person (plus tax and small service fee), including meal, music and lawn games. Alcohol not included. The two remaining 2016 Farmyard Chowdowns squeal in at 6 p.m. on September 11 (“Patriotic Edition”) and October 2.

Dinner or Drinks at MAX’s Wine Dive Generates Seed Money for Kula Project #FORTHEFARMER September 24

“Kula” means “A Community at Heart” in Sanskrit and translates “to eat” in Swahili. Share community comfort food at MAX’s Wine Dive in Midtown on Thursday, September 24, and your dining and drinking dollars become investments in the lives of coffee farmers in East Africa. That night, MAX’s will donate 20 percent of sales to Kula Project and its third annual #FORTHEFARMER campaign. The nonprofit Kula Project provides quality seeds for planting and links famers with fair-trade buyers to help change the opportunity landscapes for their families. Invest in a farmer and you’re investing in basics we take for granted: food, education for their children and healthcare. MAX’s Thursday night special, available after 4 p.m., is a satisfying Low Country boil, and there’s a huge selection of brews, wines by the bottle or glass and cocktails to slake thirsts. Ingest and invest. Sounds like a fair trade to us.

Milton’s Farmyard Chowdown Rings the Dinner Bell for September 13

Sunday, September 13 holds the last chance this year to dine at Milton’s Farmyard Chowdown before the historic Crabapple restaurant herds the summer chowdowns back into the barn, so to speak. From 6-9 p.m., join Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails chef Derek Dollar for a casual evening of Low Country seafood boil, fried chicken, oysters, Southern side dishes, live music and lawn games. Guests sit down to family style dining at long, communal tables sprawling across Milton’s Acre, the restaurant’s ever-essential garden. Buy tickets here, $35 each (excluding tax, gratuity, alcoholic beverages).

Buckhead Beach Party Celebrates End of Summer at The Big Ketch August 20

One last summer shindig unfolds at The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill on Thursday, August 20. Summer lingers on at the Buckhead Beach Party from 5-9 p.m. with live music, a special Low Country Boil dish ($9.50) and thirst-quenching drink specials including $15 beer buckets, $5 Deep Eddy cocktails, $3 Fireballs and $5 Absolut Moscow Mules. Don’t let summer slip away without one last bash at Atlanta’s favorite beach house.

Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails Throws a Farmyard Chowdown on June 7

Oysters, fried chicken, Low Country boil, garden-fresh veggies and all the accoutrements befitting a Farmyard Chowdown are in store for dinner guests at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails on Sunday, June 7 from 5-8 p.m. The “farm” is a lot closer to town than you’d think. Executive chef Derek Dollar gleans his goodies right off Milton’s Acre in the backyard of the historic Crabapple restaurant. Live music and lawn games entertain farm hands of all ages. There’ll be no “cussin’,” but finger licking is allowed! $35 per person (excluding tax, gratuity and alcoholic beverages); buy tickets online. Those beach bound and out of town on June 7 can look ahead to upcoming Farmyard Chowdowns on August 16 and September 13. More info: 770-817-0161.