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April - October
Chastain Park
Atlanta, GA
ASO Series Web Site
Live Nation Series Web Site
Series produced by ASO & Live Nation |
A mile from Buckhead sits an intimate outdoor stage, nestled in the trees of Chastain Park. This summertime standby sells tickets for tables by the stage, orchestra seats and general admission to the lawn. Some musical attractions include: Moody Blues, Aretha Franklin, Kenny G., Santana, Elvis Costello and James Taylor. Table holders bring elaborate candelabras, tablecloths and four-course meals. Lawn dwellers spread out blankets and get comfortable with their picnic baskets and bottles of wine. Those who don't want the hassle of lugging in food can grab high-end courses from the venue's catering and even have it set up at your table for you. Sit back and enjoy the scenery! |
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February 19th
Midtown Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Premier Events
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The 2nd Annual Winter Beer Carnival will pour up plenty to taste and experience. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, which offers both indoor and outdoor areas, will be transformed into a carnival themed celebration featuring midway games, DJ's, live entertainment, great food and a showcase of the most exotic styles of winter beers from breweries near & far. |
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March 24th - 26th
High Museum of Art Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: High Museum of Art |
Founded in 1993, the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is the largest fundraising event for the High and ranks as the top charity wine auction in the country benefiting the arts, drawing prominent winemakers from the U.S. and around the world. The funds generated by the Wine Auction, which amount to more than $15 million over the last 17 years, are a significant contribution to the Museum's acquisitions, exhibitions and educational programming.
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March 26th
Downtown Macon
Macon, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Cherry Blossom Festival |
Presented by Budweiser and Georgia Lottery - 5 until 11 p.m. on Cherry Street downtown Macon - $12.00 in advance or $15.00 at the gate. Party on the Pavement with Big Boi, Jamey Johnon + more!
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March 27th
Magnolia Hall, Piedmont Park
Macon, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Mrs. Butterworth |
Springtime is here, and Mrs. Butterworth's syrup invites families from all over Atlanta to join her for a Family Breakfast Ball at Piedmont Park on Sunday, March 27, 2011. In celebration of her new limited-edition spring bottles, Mrs. Butterworth's will serve a complimentary pancake and waffle breakfast along with her rich and buttery syrup and a heaping helping of fun for the entire family.
Families get a sneak peek of Mrs. Butterworth's new, downloadable wardrobe collection with accessories designed to complement and customize her bright new look. Families can play designer by adding their own personal touches to new Mrs. Butterworth's spring edition bottles. After the event, accessories will be available for everyone to download from her Facebook page with a special purchase code found on Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup limited-edition spring bottles. |
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April 15th - 17th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Dogwood Festival
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An Atlanta staple for 75 years, there is something for everyone at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Virtually every kind of art imaginable is represented at the festival, with a nationally-renowned, juried Fine Artist Market that includes sculpture, paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography and much more. |
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April 30th - May 1st
Inman Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Inman Park Neighborhood Association
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Juried Arts and Crafts Show, Tour of Homes, Live Entertainment, Children's activities, food and beverage, as well as the City's quirkiest
and most colorful Parade. |
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May 1st
Marietta Square
Marietta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by:
Marietta Welcome Center & Visitors Bureau |
This year promises to be the biggest and best ever! The festival area has been expanded to include all sides of the Historic Marietta Square. With 60 restaurants selling their tastiest tastes and all day entertainment, everyone is sure to have a great time! |
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May 6th - 8th
Historic West End
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: West End Neighborhood Development, Inc. |
WF 2011 (as the kids call it) is a three-day neighborhood spring celebration consisting of a rockin' benefit concert at The Wren's Nest , our annual Historic Tour of Homes , and a full day-long Festival |
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May 7th - 8th
Chamblee-Duwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Splash Festivals |
Splash Festivals specializes in producing art festivals with work that is unique, colorful and whimsical . We look for fun art and fine craft. Our shows have very creative personalities. We require that all exhibitors hand-make their product. Absolutely no buy-sell items are allowed. The artists must be present in their booth during the show. We do not allow representatives to take their place. We are an invitation-only show and applications are not placed on-line. |
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May 19th - 22nd
Throughout Midtown Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Food & Wine Festival |
The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is a comprehensive weekend experience. Participation is sold through packages (Connoisseur, VIP and 3-Day) that can be customized by each purchaser. Each package includes up to 10 learning experiences (cooking and cocktail demonstrations, tasting seminars and panel discussions) and 4 Tasting Tent and Street Cart Pavilion sessions. All Festival programming will take place in Midtown Atlanta. Special events and dinners will take place throughout the city. |
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May 14-15, 2011
Chastain Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by:
Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC |
We are excited about our second year! the first year event included 200 fine art and fine craft artists and artisans, an "antiques alley," a professional children's play area, plus live music and delicious foods and beverages. Approximately 15,000 visitors enjoyed clear, warm weather as they viewed the works on display. More than 90% of the artist participants were from Georgia.
Admission is free and families with children are very welcome! |
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May 27th - 30th
Heritage Park
Simpsonville, SC
Event Web Site
Produced by: Freedom Weekend Aloft |
Freedom Weekend Aloft offers a relaxing, family oriented, affordable and fun-filled weekend in South Carolina's picturesque Upstate area. Events include hot-air balloon competitions and rides, amusement rides and games, an interactive kid zone, two music stages featuring nationally acclaimed concerts and popular regional groups, arts and crafts, Memorial Day fireworks and much more. Recognized as one of the top events in the country, Freedom Weekend Aloft attracts an average of over 150,000 festival goers each Memorial Day weekend. |
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May 28th - 29th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: City of Atlanta |
In an effort to infuse arts and culture through jazz, the City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs created its signature “31 Days of Jazz” series as a part of the Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival. Featuring partnerships with entertainment venues to celebrate Jazz in May, the goal is to bring jazz to diverse venues and raise the profile of the Atlanta Jazz Festival and its participating partners. |
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May 28th - 29th
Decatur Square
Decatur, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Decatur Arts Alliance |
Decatur's biggest arts event kicks off with the unveiling of the official arts festival poster and culminates with the main events on Memorial Day Weekend. Join us for the film festival, new dance, literary arts performances, musicians all day long on Decatur's downtown bandstand, a juried artists market, the fine arts exhibition, a separate Children's Arts Festival and more. |
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June 4th & 5th
Virginia-Highland
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Virginia-Highland Civic Assoction |
Summerfest takes place along tree-lined Virginia Avenue, in the heart of the historic and charming Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Regularly recognized by local media as one of Atlanta's best neighborhood festivals and consistently revered by art professionals as one of the best artists' markets in the southeast, Summerfest is a great event for the entire family. |
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June 15, 22, 29 & July 13, 20, 27
Technology Square
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Georgia Tech Student Center |
The 5th Annual Flicks on 5th returns to Tech Square for six (6) nights of popular movies under the picturesque Midtown skyline. This free summer film series held on Wednesday nights offers patrons a unique experience to enjoy movies in an open air atmosphere while enjoying food offered from restaurants in the Tech Square area |
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June 17th
Decatur Square
Decatur, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Decatur Business Association |
Decatur brings in 60 tons of sand and turns the square into a beach for this annual event. Live music, boardwalk games and more! |
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July 4th
Lenox Square
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Simon Malls |
As cities across the U.S. host July 4th fireworks extravaganzas, Atlanta's Lenox Square is home to the Southeast's largest celebration, attracting more than 200,000 people annually. Lenox Square will present activities for the entire family, including live musical entertainment on the mall's outdoor main stage; a military aircraft flyover; and a “Kid Zone” featuring giant slides, an obstacle course and more. Culminating the evening will be the signature fireworks display, featuring thousands of fireworks bursting in air for approximately 20 minutes, accompanied by a patriotic musical soundtrack. Lenox Square's legendary celebration is free and open to the public. |
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July 22nd - 24th
Olmsted Linear Parks
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Foundation For Public Spaces |
We're going to do something else that has not been done before: hold an art festival in the Olmsted chain of parks along Ponce de Leon Ave. These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great visibility from one of Atlanta's truly historic avenues.
Located in one of Atlanta's neighborhood gems and a stone's throw from Inman Park and Little Five Points, this chain of parks of North Druid Hills is one of the best kept secrets in Atlanta. The parks on Ponce are just down the street from the Fernbank Museum (at Boulevard and Ponce de Leon), and designed by Olmsted with total enjoyment in mind. What an ideal location to start one of the most fun shows of the year!
What will this festival be like? More like a fine arts festival, but with another very friendly jury of artists. Again we are focused on the community and local artists. If there is one thing that everyone needs, it's opportunity. So while the jury will consider the quality of product and display, they encourage new artists and crafters to apply. |
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August 19th - 22nd
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Foundation For Public Spaces |
For those of you that remember the time when the arts festival in Piedmont park was all about the community of local artists, we want to bring it back.
This is not your typical fine arts spring or fall show. This one's for all our local crafters and the people in our community including our neighbors and friends.
What will this festival be like? The best way to described it is Inman Park meets Yellow Daisy, meets Indie Craft, meets Buckhead Arts Festival, goes back to tradition! |
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August 27th - 28th
Grant Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by:
Grant Park Conservancy
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Kicking off the Festival Saturday morning is the Adams Realtors 5K RUN for the PARK. The Festival Artist Market opens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Live Entertainment revs up at 11:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. and a Childrens' Fun Center opens at 12:00 noon. Also, back by popular demand — Corks & Forks — A Fine Food and Wine Event is open both Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Atlanta's top chefs will offer specialty items and participants will be able to taste some of the coolest wines and ales on the Atlanta market. |
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August 27th
Woodruff Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by:
German American Chamber of Commerce |
The German Bierfest is the event for people interested in food, drink, and fun German-style. The Bierfest offers beer lovers a chance to explore the best of what the German beer world has to offer – from time-tested favorites to brands you may never have heard of. |
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September 2nd - 5th
Decatur Square
Decatur, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Decatur Book Festival |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical is an annual, free book festival that takes place over Labor Day weekend in Decatur, Georgia at several venues located in and around the downtown Decatur Square. Conceived in 2005 and launched in 2006, the festival brings more than 200 authors to Decatur for the holiday weekend. The authors give readings, talks, and panel discussions. The event is free and open to the public. Authors include Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling authors of fiction in many genres and nonfiction on diverse topics. The authors come to Decatur from across the country and international points as well. |
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September 3rd - 5th
Marietta Square
Marietta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Marietta Business Association |
This fine art extravaganza held each Labor Day weekend is presented by the Marietta Business Association and is proud a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for September. The juried fine art show will spotlight 130 artists whose works include paintings, photography, pottery, graphics, sculptures, jewelry and much more. Artists representing 16 states will display and sell their wares in Glover Park. Back by popular demand is the Interactive Art Alley full of many wonderful and free make and take art stations, which guest's young and old can discover the hidden artist within. |
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September 24th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Live Nation
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The Honorable Mayor Kasim Reed, City of Atlanta and Live Nation's Peter Conlon are thrilled to announce the return of Music Midtown to the Meadow at Piedmont Park on Saturday, September 24th. The festival will host the best ensemble of talent on two stages featuring Coldplay, The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, Manchester Orchestra, Young The Giant, Band of Skulls, Joy Formidable, The Constellations, Mona and The Postelles.
“I am pleased to partner with Peter Conlon and Live Nation to bring Music Midtown back to our city,” said Mayor Reed. “Piedmont Park is a world-class venue that is perfect for a world-class music festival. This is an event that will bring energy and excitement to midtown and attract music lovers from across the city and state.”
“It is exciting to finally announce the return of Music Midtown. Cities are defined by events like this and it is important to Atlanta to have a major music festival again,” explains Live Nation's Peter Conlon. “Major music events spotlight new talent and national favorites and most of all bring communities together. It is exactly what Music Midtown does.”
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September 30th - October 1st
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Bar-B-Q Club and Premier Events |
The 3rd Annual Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is Atlanta largest competitive BBQ Festival. This two day outdoor festival will showcase the south's best BBQ cooking, great food and beverages plus live music and an interactive children's area. This year's event will be held at Atlantic Station's special event area on 20th Street. The festival will bring together more than 50 professional and amateur competitive BAR-B-Q teams from across the region to compete for cash prizes, trophies and of course bragging rights. |
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October 8th - 9th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Pride Committee
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The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) is excited to report that our October return to Piedmont Park for the 2009 Atlanta Pride Festival was a resounding success. The great attendance demonstrated that the LGBT community in Atlanta and across the southeast were glad to have Pride back in our traditional home.
APC is planning the 2010 festival to take place October 9 and 10 in Piedmont Park, pending the permitting process. This decision was based on numerous factors including finances, feedback from attendees and vendors, the welfare of the park and the ability to have adequate time to plan and execute a successful event. “The 2010 festival marks the 40th anniversary for APC and we are grateful to the Parks Department and the City Officials that worked to make sure we will stay in Piedmont Park,” said APC Events Manager JP Sheffield. |
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October 15th - 16th
Brookhaven
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Brookhaven Arts Alliance |
Free to the public, this family oriented event offers a little something for everyone. Featured, will be over 100 juried artist displaying and marketing their fine art. Throughout the weekend guest can enjoy a variety of live music performances. For the kids, a special interactive children's market offers rock painting, a moonwalk and the chance to create a community mural. Art, Live Music, Food and Fun! |
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October 2011
Downtown Milledgeville
Milledgeville, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Milledgeville Mainstreet
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Deep Roots Festival is a cultural arts and music festival that is located in historic downtown Milledgeville and composed entirely of regional talents, artists, and vendors. It beckons travelers from all over with an antique car show, live entertainment ranging from bluegrass to rock-and-roll, artist market, and a KidZone. Sports fanatics will get their fix in the EndZone, an area outfitted with recliners and wide-screen televisions featuring everyone's favorite teams. The festival will also once again hold a sanctioned Memphis-in-May BBQ cook-off contest featuring the first People's Choice award that will draw BBQ connoisseurs from around the Southeast. |
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October 22-23, 2011
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Taste of Atlanta |
Taste of Atlanta a 2-day outdoor food festival and is a rain or shine event. The event features more than 80 of the city's best restaurants, live cooking demonstrations from national and local celebrity chefs, live entertainment, and more. |
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October 2011
Candler Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Candler Park Neighborhood Organization |
The Candler Park Fall Festival celebrates the Candler Park community with over a hundred vendors, great local musicians, food, a road race, children's entertainment and a tour of some of Atlanta's most beautiful homes. The Candler Park Fall Fest is a great way to celebrate life in one of Atlanta's favorite in-town neighborhoods. |
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November 5th - 6th
Downtown Woodstock
Woodstock, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Premier Events |
The Woodstock Arts & Wine Festival will offer high-quality art and entertainment from local, regional, national and international artists in a sophisticated and family-friendly environment. The festival will promote the City of Woodstock, its businesses and community as well as encourage tourism and generate a positive impact to the City of Woodstock. |
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November 5th - 6th
Chastain Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC |
Welcome Artists to the 3rd Annual Chastain Park Arts Festival! This event is sure to become a mainstay in the Atlanta Arts community. The Chastain Park Arts Festival will showcase a wide variety of artistic disciplines including painting, metalwork, fiber art, ceramics, jewelry, woodcraft and more. |
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November 6th
Inman Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Inman Park Neighborhood Association |
The Inman Park Beer Chase 5K will take you through the beautiful tree lined streets of Historic Inman Park and the rolling hills of the Freedom Park PATH. All runners will receive an Inman Park Beer Chase T-shirt and prizes will be awarded to the winners in all of the standard race categories. Buy a combo ticket and stay after the race to enjoy the Beer Fest!
Following the race, refresh yourself with more than 80 craft beers chosen by the beer loving residents of Inman Park. Admission is $30 per person in advance and $40 per person day of and includes a commemorative tasting glass. The festival is limited to the first 2,000 ticket holders. You must be 21 or older to attend. Enjoy music on the Beer Chase stage and food from local restaurants will be available for sale. Complimentary water will also be available. |
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November 12
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlantic Station and Premier Events |
Atlantic Station, Atlanta's live, work and play destination in Midtown Atlanta will host the 6th Annual Lighting of Atlantic Station on Saturday, November 20th . This one day celebration kicks off the holiday shopping season with plenty of entertainment and activities that the whole family will enjoy. The event finale features the lighting of Atlantic Station's 50' tall Christmas tree and snowfall in Central Park. |
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December 7 - TBD 2012
Spring & 8th
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Cavalia |
Cavalia-ODYSSEO is an equestrian ballet and a lavish orchestration of multimedia and performing arts. Charged with poetry and pure emotion in a dream-like virtual setting, the show Cavalia-ODYSSEO combines acrobatics, dance, aerial artistry and live music with the stunning addition of magnificent horses. More than just a horse show. |
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December 31st
Underground Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Underground Atlanta |
The Peach Drop is Atlanta's New Year's Eve celebration. It is so called because a giant replica of a peach is dropped in the style of a time ball, in a similar style to the ball drop in Times Square. The Peach Drop attracts over 100,000 people to Underground Atlanta every year. This would place the Peach Drop as the largest such celebration in the Southeastern United States and the second largest event of its kind in the United States. |
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