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Spring flowers are popping up
everywhere and so are Atlanta art
festivals. Filled with color, vibrance
and undeniable creativity, these
festivals aggregate talented arts from
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eight spring and summer art festivals worth noting on your calendar.
Chastain Park Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
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Chastain Park Arts Festival
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Sat. 5/9 All day
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Featuring more than 185 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft
persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more, the festival also offers visitors the
opportunity to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment and participate
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in hands-on art activities. The awardwinning, two-day festival will have a
children's area in the adjacent green
space, food trucks, beverages and a
small stage for acoustic musical
performances. Dogs are welcome.
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10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, May 9; 11
Artist tents at the Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival
a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday, May 10. Free.
Inside Upper Chastain Park on Park Drive: 4469 Stella Dr., Atlanta, Ga 30327.
Event details here: accessatlanta.com/chastainparkartsfest
Colors Festival of Arts
Artists and craftsmen arrive from areas around the Southeast, joining with Roswell
and North Fulton artists to present a magnificent show. Entertainment is scheduled
throughout the day and ranges from storytelling to vocalists and instrumentalists to
dance performances. An array of food vendors are on hand to satisfy your appetite.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., May 9 -10. Free. Roswell Town Square: 610 Atlanta St, Roswell,
Ga 30075. Free parking and shuttle at Roswell City Hall. Event details here:
accessatlanta.com/colorsartfestival
Dunwoody Art Festival
The Dunwoody Village area transforms into a whimsical artist market with fun for
the entire family, and Dunwoody Village Parkway will become a shopper's
paradise. Bestowed the trophy for the "Best New Event of 2010" by the Southeast
Festivals and Events Association, Dunwoody Art Festival continues to attract the
top artisans from across the country.
A fun-filled Kidz Zone will await youngsters with great rides, sand art, imaginative
crafts and games. A relaxing stage with continuous live music will be located in the
new food court, with Village Burger and other great eats from neighborhood
restaurants.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, May 9; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday, May 10. Free.
Dunwoody Village Parkway: 1400 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Atlanta, Ga 30338.
Event details here: accessatlanta.com/dunwoodyartsfestival
CantonFestival of the Arts
The annual Canton Festival of the Arts features an artists' market with over 75
exhibitors from nine states, tempting food concessions, with a wine and beer
garden, and live entertainment on the main stage. Enjoy Serenity Gardens,
celebrating the art of living well. If you are interested in gardening, sustainability,
incorporating nature into your life and all things green, this is the place for you. The
Interactive Children's Experience offers hands on art activities for children,
including mural painting, photography, drawing, dance, drama and more.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., May 16 -17. Free. Downtown Canton, Canton, Ga. Event details
here: accessatlanta.com/cantonartsfestival
ARTucker 2015
ARTucker is an indoor art market that celebrates local Georgia art and artists. The
show is open to all Georgia artists over 18 years old. Featured works and
demonstrations include glass blowing, pottery, painting, hand weaving,
photography and more.
5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Friday, May 29; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, May 30. Free. Tucker
Recreation Center: 4898 Lavista Road, Tucker, Ga 30084. Event details here:
accessatlanta.com/artucker2015
Decatur Arts Festival
Visit downtown Decatur on Memorial Day weekend for grand festivities, displays
from 160 artists and continuous musical entertainment. Pre-festival activities
abound as well. Enjoy an artwalk, author readings and book signings, a kids art
festival, performing art stage, lantern parade and dozens of other activities. The
primary festival begins May 23, but pre-festival activities begin as early as May 7.
Hours not yet announced. May 23 – 24. Free. Downtown Decatur, Decatur, Ga.
Event details here: accessatlanta.com/decaturartsfestival
Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival
This two-day festival will once again be held in Atlanta's Historic Fourth Ward Park,
conveniently located along the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail. Named "Best New
Event" by the Southeast Festivals and Events Association, festivalgoers are invited
to explore painting, photography, ceramics, glass, jewelry, woodwork, handcrafted
items and an Emerging Artists Pavilion along the park's winding paved path. The
festival also features live music in the amphitheater, local food vendors, drinks, a
children's area, hands-on art demonstrations, games and more. Dogs are
welcome. The festival will also provide additional bike racks for bicycle storage.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday, June 27,; 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, June 29,. Free.
Historic Fourth Ward Park: 592 N. Angier Avenue, NE, Atlanta, Ga 30308. Event
details here: accessatlanta.com/O4Wartsfestival
Piedmont Park Arts Festival
Piedmont Park Arts Festival showcases visual arts and family fun, presented by the
Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces. The event will feature up to 250 painters,
photographers, sculptors, leather and metalwork, glass blowers, jewelers and
crafters. Attendees are also invited to enjoy artist demonstrations, live acoustic
music, a street market, children's play area, festival food and beverages, games
and more. Attendees are also invited to enjoy and participate the Atlanta
Foundation of Public Spaces' third attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record
for the Longest Chain of People to Pass through a Hula Hoop. Pets are welcome.
The festival will also feature a ticketed Preview Sales Party on Friday, August 14
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. hosted by Sean O'Keefe Events. Visitors may purchase any
artwork on display for a $100 donation to the Piedmont Park Conservancy. Guests
will be treated to cocktails, live music and hors d'oeuvres in the historic Greystone
building. The event is a new annual fundraising tradition for the conservancy to
show appreciation for their successful efforts to preserve and enhance Atlanta's
"jewel" of a park.
Ticketed Preview Sales Party is 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Friday August 14; General
Admission entrance is 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday August 15 and 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.,
Sunday August 16. Free. Piedmont Park: 1071 Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, Ga 30309.
Event details here: accessatlanta.com/piedmontparkarts
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