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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 27th
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Premier Events
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The 1st 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 13th
Underground Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Underground Atlanta |
Celebrate Georgia's rich Irish heritage at the St. Patrick's Day Parade! The parade begins at 12 noon on March 13th starting at Peachtree Street and Ralph McGill and proceeds past Woodruff Park. The parade then moves through Underground Atlanta where the celebration continues with live entertainment, a vendor market, children's activities and more. |
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March 25th - 27th
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 27th
Downtown Macon
Macon, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Cherry Blossom Festival |
Presented by Budweiser and Hooters - 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 Keith Anderson, the Atlanta Rhythm Section and Edens Edge on the South Stage and Midnight Star and Cupid on the North stage!
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April 16th - 18th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Dogwood Festival
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An Atlanta staple for more than 70 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 24th - 25th
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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April 25th
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 14th - 16th
Gulf Shores Beach
Gulf Shores, AL
Event Web Site
Produced by: Hangout Music Festival and Huka Entertainment
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The inaugural Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Festival will be held May 14-16 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The first ever large-scale festival on the beach will be open each day from noon to 11pm and will feature an eclectic lineup of 60-plus artists over three days of sun-soaking festival fun unlike any other event. The festival will include four stages with the two main stages rising from the sand itself. |
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May 22nd - 23rd
Chastain Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by:
Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC |
Please join us for the inaugural Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival, as 100 artists and artisans will exhibit their work during this two day event, transforming the park into an outdoor gallery of spectacular arts and crafts.
Admission is free - we look forward to seeing you at the festival! |
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May 23rd
Downtown & Old Fourth Ward
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition |
Atlanta Streets Alive was inspired by the ciclovia in Bogotá, Colombia, where city streets are closed to car traffic to allow people to participate in all kinds of free health and community-oriented events.
Atlanta Streets Alive is absolutely free to all participants . Some will enjoy the route by bicycling, strolling, skating, or just people-watching. Others will participate in free group events such as tango, yoga, hula hooping, break dancing and other physical activities. |
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May 28th - 31st
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 29th - 30th
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 29th - 30th
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 5th & 6th
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 9, 16, 23 &
July 7, 14, 21
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 18th
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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June 26th
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Allied Marketing
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Calling all Atlanta Twi-hards and Twi-moms. Atlantic Station in Atlanta is holding a special Twilight event and actor Daniel Cudmore will be the special guest. Twilight Night festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 26th at Atlantic Station. Attendance will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis, and the first 200 attendees to arrive will receive a Twilight gift bag.
The Twilight event at Atlantic Station coincides with the lunar eclipse and will include fun activities for older kids who are fans of the Twilight series. |
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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 31st
Midtown
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Q100 |
Q100 and the Bert Show bring the Jersey Shore to the heart of Midtown! Rides! Carnival games! DJ's spinning music! Contests on the boardwalk! |
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August 21st
Downtown Chamblee
Chamblee, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Chamblee Business Association, and Premier Events
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Taste of Chamblee is a Festival for the Senses! The 3rd Annual Taste of Chamblee will bring together food, live entertainment and some of the Southeast's most talented visual artisits for a one day sommunity celebration in the heart of Chamblee. Thie FREE admission one day outdoor festival has something for the whole family to enjoy! |
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August 28th - 29th
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 29th
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 5th - 6th
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 5th - 6th
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 25th - 26th
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Ecolife and Premier Events
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The Ecolife event at Atlantic Station offers attendees two full days of eco-friendly family edutainment and fun. The event provides live entertainment, variety of games, demonstrations and learning experiences for all ages. This includes partners like Captain Planet Foundation, Radio Disney, GPB, and Recycle Michael. |
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September 25th - 26th
Milam Park
Clarkston, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Clarkston City Blues Concert & Festival
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The festival celebrates diversity in music and features dozens of local, regional and national performers in genres including everything from alternative, country, R&B and reggae to blues, zydeco, rock n' roll, pop, Latin and more. This year's Clarkston Fest performers include 4 National Blues performing acts, and many local and regional performers in Jazz, Gospel and International music genres.
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October 2nd
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Bar-B-Q Club and Premier Events |
The 2nd Annual Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is Atlanta largest competitive BBQ Festival. This one 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 Saturday, October 2, 2010 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 9th - 10th
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
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Piedmont Park Conservancy and Live Nation
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The Green Concert has been called Atlanta's biggest event and it is back in Piedmont Park! This year's act has often been hailed as one of the greatest bands of the century through hits such as “Hotel California” and “Lyin Eyes.” They also hold the record for the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. for “Their Greatest Hits 71-75” which has been certified 29 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Join us on Friday, October 15, 2010 in the restored 10th Street Meadow. This environmental themed concert will continue to raise funds to maintain historic Piedmont Park and the new 53-acre expansion, while promoting environmental sustainability. |
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October 16th - 17th
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 17th
Downtown & Old Fourth Ward
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition |
Atlanta Streets Alive was inspired by the ciclovia in Bogotá, Colombia, where city streets are closed to car traffic to allow people to participate in all kinds of free health and community-oriented events.
Atlanta Streets Alive is absolutely free to all participants . Some will enjoy the route by bicycling, strolling, skating, or just people-watching. Others will participate in free group events such as tango, yoga, hula hooping, break dancing and other physical activities |
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October 23rd
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 23rd - 24th
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 70 of the city's best restaurants, live cooking demonstrations from national and local celebrity chefs, live entertainment, and more. |
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October 23rd - 24th
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 4th - December 5th
Atlantic Station
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Cirque du Soliel
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OVO is a headlong rush into a colourful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects' home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion.
OVO is overflowing with contrasts. The hidden, secret world at our feet is revealed as tender and torrid, noisy and quiet, peaceful and chaotic. And as the sun rises on a bright new day the vibrant cycle of insect life begins anew. |
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November 6th - 7th
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 6th - 7th
Chastain Park
Atlanta, GA
Event Web Site
Produced by: Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC |
Please join us for the 2nd annual Chastain Park Arts Festival, as more than 100 fine artists and artisans will exhibit their work during this two day event, transforming the park into an outdoor gallery of spectacular fine arts and crafts.
Admission is free - we look forward to seeing you at the festival! |
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November 20th
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 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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