The charming town of Chamblee is pulling out all the stops this holiday season with the return of Holiday Hoopla! Here’s what you need to need to know about the 2024 event.
The Holiday Hoopla Celebration takes place on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Hoopla celebration combines Christmas and Hanukkah traditions. The festival takes place in the downtown Chamblee business district, near the new City Hall, and is FREE to attend.
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Schedule of Activities
- 5:00pm: Holiday Hoopla Begins
- 5:00 – 7:00pm: Cupcake decorating, hot chocolate and crafts
- 5:00 – 6:00pm: Photos with Santa (pre-register here)
- 6:00 – 6:45pm: Doggy Photos with the Grinch (pre-register here)
- 6:00pm: Hanukkah story time
- 6:30pm: Storytime with Santa
- 6:45pm: Tree Lighting
- 7:00pm: Holiday Hoopla Ends
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Santa’s photo set from the 2019 Hoopla. Pic by AOTC.
Holiday lights in downtown Chamblee
Beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving, grab some eggnog from your favorite restaurant and stroll through the entertainment district to enjoy the Holiday Hoopla of Lights in downtown Chamblee.
Also be sure to stop by the front of City Hall for some great photo ops! Lights will be up until early January.
Rules for the Open Container District are just below.
Getting there and parking
Downtown Chamblee is embracing transit-oriented development — and the business district is an easy walk from the Chamblee MARTA Station.
If you live anywhere on the Gold Line, MARTA is a no-brainer.
Get off at Chamblee Station, then follow the signs pointing to the buses (not to Chamblee Tucker Rd) to exit the platform.
In the middle of the station, one level below, you’ll find a short covered walkway that is marked Peachtree Rd. This is the shortest walk to the festival.
There is plenty of parking at the Interactive College of Technology (5303 New Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA 30341). It is a 15-minute walk to the concert venue from the college parking lot. We don’t have any info about a shuttle yet, but often Chamblee runs a free shuttle from the college parking lot to the downtown festival area.
Chamblee open container policy
Chamblee becomes the latest municipality in the Atlanta metro area to allow outdoor alcohol consumption in its entertainment district!
Starting June 1, 2023, you can purchase alcohol from a licensed establishment in downtown Chamblee and carry it with you, as long as you adhere to the ordinance guidelines.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Hours for outdoor alcohol consumption are 9 a.m to 10 p.m.
- Open containers are prohibited outside those hours.
- You still must be 21 or older to purchase alcohol.
- Alcohol-licensed restaurants will dispense your drink in a clearly marked plastic cup.
- Beer and wine cannot exceed 16 fluid ounces; for distilled spirits it’s 12 ounces.
- You cannot bring your own alcohol to the city for open container consumption.
