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Spring festival season in Atlanta generally kicks off around March first, and continues through Memorial Day weekend — and then it’s summer festival season!

This is the most complete list you’ll find for spring festivals around the extended metro area. It covers the months of March, April, and May, and it includes food festivals, music festivals, arts festivals, fairs, and carnivals.

At the bottom of the page is a longer, day-by-day list of seasonal events that includes festivals, spring markets, food truck rallies, nature walks, outdoor concerts and movies, yoga in the park, Easter egg hunts, plus more.

Most spring festivals are FREE to attend, unless otherwise noted. But you’ll want to bring your wallet for food and drink, and other purchases.

Did you know? We also have a big list of Atlanta summer festivals and a humongous list of Atlanta fall festivals.

You may also be interested in:

• Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival announces full lineup for free concerts
• Enjoy 20 million daffodils at Gibbs Gardens
• The Atlanta Fair runs for 5 weeks in March & April
• Strawberry festivals and you-pick berry farms
• Spring markets and pop-up shops

Daffodil Day

Not happening in 2024 — maybe next year!
Oakland Cemetery

This charming event generally kicks off the spring festival season. It’s an annual tradition at Oakland Cemetery, where thousands of spring bulbs brighten the landscape each spring. It is FREE to attend.
Daffodil Days details

Photo courtesy of Oakland Cemetery

♦ Sip & Swine Festival

March 1st & 2nd, 2024
Coolray Field
Lawrenceville

Barbecue, beer, and live music.
The concerts are all FREE; just bring your wallet for food and drink, and to shop at the Vendor Village.
Free admission and parking!
Details for Sip & Swine

♦ Atlanta Fair

March 1 – April 7, 2024
Georgia State Stadium (formerly Turner Field)

This is Georgia’s only urban fair, taking place in downtown Atlanta.
The Atlanta Fair typically opens the first Friday in March and runs for 5 weeks.
It features plenty of exciting rides and your favorite carnival cuisine — from cotton candy and funnel cakes to Polish Sausage with peppers and onions. There’s also nightly entertainment, like concerts and dance troupes.

The fair has an admission fee, but there are daily discounts and free admission days.
Details and discounts for Atlanta Fair

♦ Tulip Festival

March 9-10, 2024
March 16-17, 2024
March 23-24, 2024
Yule Forest Farm
Stockbridge, GA

You don’t have to travel to Holland to see fields of tulips — because Yule Forest is hosting its annual Tulip Festival this March, right here in metro Atlanta. Plus, in 2024, the festival is happening over three weekends!

Pick your own bouquets or take advantage of the spring photo opps.
You’ll also find food trucks, a petting zoo, artisan market, kids activities, and more.
More info on the Yule Forest Tulip Festival — including a promo code for a $2 discount for opening weekend.

Looking out across the tulip field; Photo courtesy of Yule Forest

♦ West Main Arts Festival

March 2, 2024
Downtown Canton

Save the date for the inaugural event for this brand new festival!
Featuring art vendors, food, street performers, family fun, and live music all day on two stages.
FREE to attend.
Details on the West Main Arts Festival

♦ Georgia Beer Day

March 9, 2024
Multiple locations

We’re including this annual celebration even though it’s not a true festival. Each year, 50-70 craft breweries statewide mark Georgia Beer Day with food and drink specials, live entertainment, a limited-edition beer glass, and more.
Details on Georgia Beer Day

♦ Phoenix Flies Celebration

March 2 – 26, 2024
Multiple sites, city-wide

Sponsored by the Atlanta Preservation Center, Phoenix Flies is an amazing celebration of local history and culture. It features over 100 free tours and open houses of landmarks, historic homes, neighborhoods, cemeteries, and more.

While the tours are free, many have limited capacity and you must register for a ticket. Don’t delay — the most popular tours fill up quickly.
Details for Phoenix Flies

♦ Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade

March 16, 2024
Midtown Atlanta

This annual event has been an Atlanta tradition for well over 100 years! Get there early to find your spot along Peachtree Street in midtown.
Details for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade

♦ Atlanta Science Festival & Exploration Expo

March 9 – 23, 2024
Multiple locations

The Atlanta Science Festival typically hosts over 100 dynamic events, spread across Atlanta and the suburbs. Many are FREE, although some have a small charge. The 2-week festival concludes with a one-day Exploration Expo, which is a festival in its own right, typically held in Piedmont Park.

The separate events range from puppet shows and interactive activities for kids, to events designed to engage grownups — like a demonstration on the science of Breaking Bad and full moon viewing from a rooftop bar.

NOTE: While the festival events are FREE, many require pre-registration and have limited space — so browse the listing and RSVP NOW!
Details on Atlanta Science Festival
Details on the Exploration Expo

♦ Atlanta Fermentation Fest

March 10, 2024
Cultured South (in southwest Atlanta)

Festival goers can sample and purchase fermented products from local and regional producers, attend educational talks and demonstrations, and enjoy seasonal kombucha. General admission is FREE, but in the past there has been a “libation lounge” that requires a $20 ticket.
Details for the Fermentation Fest

♦ Dino Fest

March 16 – April 29, 2024
Stone Mountain Park

This is a brand new event in 2024, and it promises to celebrate all things dinosaur! Highlights include the lighted dino parade and a special dinosaur drone and light show.
Details for Dino Fest

Current discounts for Stone Mountain Park:
♦ Save $5 on an annual parking pass
♦ Get a 1-year Mountain Membership for just $49.99

♦ Atlanta Purim Parade & Festival

March 17, 2024
Beth Jacob Synagogue

The parade typically takes place along LaVista Rd, which is closed to traffic. The festival, complete with carnival rides, games, traditional Purim food, and more takes place at the Synagogue. Admission is FREE, but you’ll need tickets for the food vendors and rides.
More info on the Purim Festival

◊ Frühlingsfest

2024 date TBA
Downtown Avondale Estates

Frühlingsfest is German for “spring festival” — and if you love the winter Christkindl Market, you’ll love this German-style street festival, featuring Germanic culture,, food, and the work of local artisans. If you’ve never had a German chimney cake, this is your big chance!
Details on Frühlingsfest

♦ Tucker Spring Fling

March 23, 2024
Church Street Greenspace

This is a small, half-day festival featuring activities, food, vendors, crafts, and more.
Details for Tucker Spring Fling

♦ Grant Park Porchfest

March 23, 2024
Grant Park Neighborhood

Musicians and music lovers come together for a series of afternoon jam sessions at private homes in the Grant Park neighborhood. The houses are clustered near the corner of Grant Street and Cherokee Place.
Details for Porchfest

♦ Butterfly Lantern Parade & Festival

March 23, 2024
Jess Lucas Park
Hapeville

Music, food trucks, vendors, and an illuminated parade! To march in the procession, you just need an illuminated, butterfly-themed object.
Details for the Lantern Parade

♦ Wing & Rock Fest

March 23 – 24, 2024
Etowah River Park
Canton, GA

Great-tasting wings from 25+ restaurants and food trucks, plus a rockin’ musical festival in a beautiful venue — what’s not to love? FREE and family-friendly, with activities for the little ones in the Kids Zone. There’s also a nice selection of craft beer and cocktails for the adults.
Details for Wing & Rock Fest

♦ Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival

March 23 – 24, 2024
Georgia International Horse Park

This festival is older and more well established than its inside-the-Perimeter counterpart in Brookhaven. The festival is FREE to attend, but there is  a parking fee. You’ll find art and crafts vendors, live music, food, and more.
Details for Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival

♦ Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival

March 23 – 24, 2024
Blackburn Park

This new-ish festival is fast becoming a local favorite! The event includes an incredible music line-up, an art market, food vendors galore, family-friendly activities in the Kidz Zone, a classic car show, and more. Festival admission is FREE.
News flash: the 2024 musical acts include:
* Barenaked Ladies
* +LIVE+
* Crash Test Dummies
* Moon Taxi
Details for Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival

♦ Sandy Springs Artsapalooza

March 30 – 31, 2024
Sandy Springs City Center

It’s an art show, a street party, and a music festival! Admission is FREE.
Get the details on Artsapalooza

Worth a mention in March

• St. Paddy’s on Perry
  Downtown Lawrenceville
• More St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
• Easter egg hunts & free pics with the Easter Bunny
  View our complete list!

♦ Atlanta Fair

March 1 – April 7, 2024
Georgia State Stadium (formerly Turner Field)

Okay, maybe this isn’t technically a festival. But it’s Georgia’s only urban fair, taking place downtown.

The Atlanta Fair typically opens the first Friday in March and runs for 5 weeks.
It features plenty of exciting rides and your favorite carnival cuisine — from cotton candy and funnel cakes to Polish Sausage with peppers and onions. There’s also nightly entertainment, like concerts and dance troupes.

The fair has an admission fee, but there are daily discounts and free admission days.
Details and discounts for Atlanta Fair

Fried Oreos, anyone? (photo courtesy of Atlanta Fair)

♦ 404 Day

April 4, 2024
Piedmont Park

On 4/04, celebrate all things Atlanta with live music, food, local vendors, live art, and more.
Details for 404 Day

♦ Cobb Parks Spring Arts Festival

 April 6, 2024
Jim Miller Park
Marietta

This is the inaugural event of this brand new arts festival. Come check it out and help make the event a success.
Details for Spring Arts Festival

♦ Spring Festival on Ponce

April 6 – 7, 2024
Olmstead Linear Park

This is an annual event taking place on the first weekend in April, most years. Admission is FREE. You’ll find artists booths, gourmet food trucks, a kids area, and acoustic music.
Details for Spring Festival on Ponce

♦ Atlanta Dogwood Festival

April 12 – 14, 2024
Piedmont Park, midtown Atlanta

The Dogwood Festival is the queen of all Atlanta festivals, now in its 87th year!  This iconic spring event is the third oldest fine arts festival in the country and the longest running festival in Atlanta. There is so much to do — music, live performances, food, a fine art market, midway rides, and more. 

Admission and entertainment is FREE but there are ways to upgrade your experience with VIP tickets.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival details

Piedmont Park plays host to hundreds of dogwood blossoms each April.

♦ Amplify Decatur

April 13, 2024
Decatur Square
Downtown Decatur

This outdoor music festival is reasonably affordable, with an early-bird ticket sale each year.
2024 acts include Melissa Etheridge, Dawes, Run Katie Run, Blind Boys of Alabama, and more.
Details for Amplify Decatur

♦ Acworth Art Fest

April 13 – 14, 2024
Downtown Acworth

This charming street festival features 100+ artists booths, food, a kid’s zone, and more. It takes place along Main Street in the historic downtown area of Acworth.
Details for the Acworth Art Fest

♦ Georgia Renaissance Festival

Weekends from April 13 to June 2, 2024
Plus Memorial Day Monday
Fairburn, GA

Well worth the drive! Travel back in time to days of yesteryear and yore, with this popular themed festival. There are multiple discounts and ways to save on the price of admission, including a BOGO deal for opening weekend.
Get the details and view the discounts

Joust do it! (Photo courtesy of GA Ren Fest)

◊ Kennesaw Mountain Fest

April 13, 2024
(Raindate: April 14th, if necessary)
Kennesaw Mountain High School

Come for food, fun, live music, kids activities, and craft vendors at this hyper-local one-day festival.
Visit the Kennesaw Mountain Fest website

♦ Spring to Life Family Festival

April 13, 2024
Oakland Cemetery

Celebrate spring at this NEW family festival at Oakland! This is possibly a replacement for the 2024 Daffodil Day festival that did not happen, due to construction at Oakland in February and March.
Details for Spring to Life

◊ Suwanee Arts Festival

April 13 & 14, 2024
Town Center Park

This two-day event features arts and crafts vendors and an evening concert — all happening in the center of Suwanee.
Visit the website

Food-O-Rama

No info yet on 2024 dates — probably not happening.
Grant Park

You’ll find food trucks from all over the Southeast, plus local bands.
Admission is FREE, but you’ll need your wallet for food and drink!
More info on Food-O-Rama

♦ Lemonade Days

April 17 – 21, 2024
Brook Run Park
Dunwoody

This charming local festival features carnival rides, live music, petting zoo, antique car show, arts and crafts vendors, food, and the annual Dunwoody Idol talent contest.
Details on Lemonade Days

♦ Alive in Roswell

April 18, 2024
Downtown Roswell

This is a monthly street festival featuring food, music, vendor booths, and more. It takes place on the third Thursdays of each month — from April thru October.
Details for Alive in Roswell

♦ Art on the Chattahoochee

April 20, 2024
Jones Bridge Park
Peachtree Corners

This intimate arts fest lasts just 5 hours, and is rarely crowded. Combine it with a walk through the park and a stop at the scenic river overlook, and you’ll have a full day of fun. You can expect 60 to 100 vendor booths, food trucks, and live music. The event is sponsored by Gwinnett County Department of Park and Recreation.
Details for Art on the Chattahoochee

♦ Canton Garden in the Park

April 20, 2024
Cannon Park
Downtown Canton, GA

This one-day festival features handmade art, plants for sale, flower arrangements, and more.
More info on Garden in the Park

♦ Conyers Book Festival

April 20, 2024
Olde Town Conyers

Books for sale, author talks, live music, food trucks, and more!
Details for the Conyers Book Festival

♦ Chamblee Art Fest

April 20 – 21, 2024
Downtown Chamblee

This is the inaugural edition of the brand new Chamblee Art Fest, taking place along Peachtree Road in downtown Chamblee, between the MARTA Station and American Way.

You’ll find 100 artisan booths, food trucks, a Kidz Zone, and more!
Details for Chamblee Art Fest

♦ Big Shanty Festival

April 20 – 21, 2024
Downtown Kennesaw

This is a festival that has grown through the years. The location of the festival plays up the rich heritage of Kennesaw and its important role in the Civil War. The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History sits at the center of the festival.

You’ll find arts and crafts, and plenty of family-friendly activities. Admission is FREE.
Get the details on the Big Shanty Festival

♦ Sweetwater 420 Fest

April 20 – 21, 2024
Pullman Yards

In 2024, Sweetwater 420 organizers decided to return to the festival’s roots as a FREE music festival for Earth Day. You can reserve your free tickets with a $10 donation to the Waterkeeper’s Alliance.
More info on Sweetwater 420 Fest

♦ Alpharetta Art in the Park

April 20 – 21, 2024
Brooke Street Park

An outdoor artist market takes place every month from April through October.
Details and all dates for Art in the Park

♦ Old Fourth Ward Spring Arts Festival

April 20 & 21, 2024
Historic Fourth Ward Park

Browse art from 150+ vendors, enjoy great food and drink, and listen to acoustic music in this gorgeous urban oasis. There’s also a children’s play area.
More info about Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival

◊ Atlanta Film Festival

April 25 to May 5, 2024
Plaza Theater

The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival showcases diverse films, both feature length and shorts.
Go to the Film Festival website

♦ Georgia State Fair

April 26 – May 5, 2024
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA

Welcome back to the fair! Enjoy the usual midway rides, classic carnival food favorites, live entertainment, and more. Check out detailed post about this fair, which includes info on all the available discounts and FREE admission days!
Details for the Georgia State Fair

Photo courtesy of the GA State Fair

♦ Lawrenceville Boogie

April 27, 2024
Downtown Lawrenceville

This is a block-party style street festival that is FREE to attend. Head to the historic Lawrenceville Square for delicious food, live music, and an inspiring art market.

You’ll find live music on three stages, covering all genres.
There’s also a silent disco, a car show, and Jazz in the Alley.
More info on Lawrenceville Boogie

♦ ARTucker

April 27, 2024
Church Street Greenspace

A charming one-day festival! ARTucker includes food trucks, local vendors and artists, live performances, free crafting station, interactive chalk wall, and raffles.
Visit the ARTucker Facebook page

♦ Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes

April 27 – 28, 2023
Along Edgewood Ave, in Inman Park

It’s been called Atlanta’s “most spirited and eclectic” street festival, and it’s our personal favorite here at Atlanta On The Cheap.

The Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes takes place each year during the last weekend of April. It includes a street parade, artist market, food, three stages of live music, a tour of the historic neighborhood homes, and some of the best people-watching in town!

Festival admission, the parade, and the live entertainment is FREE but there is a charge for home tour tickets.
Details for the Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes

♦ Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival

April 27 – 28, 2024
Smyrna Village Green

The Jonquil Festival takes place on the beautiful Village Green in downtown Smyrna. Each year, there is arts & crafts booths, food vendors, a local entertainment stage, and lots of activities for kids. FREE and family-friendly!
Details for the Spring Jonquil Festival

♦ Duluth Spring Arts Festival

April 27 – 28, 2024
Downtown Duluth

The emphasis is on both the arts and family fun. The festival features 125 artist booths, plus artist demonstrations, live acoustic music, a children’s play area, and festival foods.
Details for the Duluth Spring Arts Festival

♦ Taste of Marietta

April 28, 2024
Marietta Square

Taste of Marietta is an annual food festival that typically takes place on the last Sunday in April. It is a tasting event — so you get free admission, and then you pay $1 – $5 for tastes from various restaurants, food trucks, and caterers.  Live entertainment and the Kids Alley is FREE to enjoy.
Details for Taste of Marietta

♦ Roswell Moves

April 28, 2024
Downtown Roswell

This is an “open streets” event that lets you get out and walk, bike, skate, scoot, or dance your way through the streets of historic downtown Roswell — with no traffic!  It typically takes place on the fourth Sunday in April.
Details for Roswell Moves

Worth a mention in April

• Illumine light show
  Oakland Cemetery
  Select evenings after dark
  April 27 – May 7, 2023

• Easter egg hunts & free pics with the Easter Bunny
  View our complete list!

♦ Georgia Renaissance Festival

Weekends from April 13 – June 2, 2024
Plus Memorial Day Monday
Fairburn, GA

Well worth the drive! Travel back in time to days of yesteryear and yore, with this popular themed festival. There are multiple discounts and ways to save on the price of admission.
Details on the GARenFest

Prepare thyself for merriment! (Photo courtesy of GA Ren Fest)

♦ Georgia State Fair

April 26 – May 5, 2024
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA

Welcome back to the fair! Enjoy the usual midway rides, classic carnival food favorites, live entertainment, and more. Check out detailed post about this fair, which includes info on all the available discounts and FREE admission days!
Details for the Georgia State Fair

Photo courtesy of the GA State Fair

♦ Shaky Knees Music Festival

May 3 to 5, 2024
Central Park
Atlanta

This annual rock fest features over 50 bands over three days and is considered an iconic Atlanta experience. It’s also quite pricey for a one-day or weekend pass.
Go to the Shaky Knees website

♦ Decatur Arts Festival

May 3 – 5, 2024
Multiple locations in Decatur

The event includes an ArtWalk, a Kids’ Fest, food and drink, live performances, and an art market. It’s spread around downtown Decatur, including the Courthouse Square.
Details for Decatur Arts Festival

♦ Johns Creek International Festival

May 4, 2024
Heisman Field

This one day event celebrates multi-culturalism with traditional food, music, and art. A selection of restaurants and food trucks will serve traditional foods from around the world. The Global Wine and Beer Garden gives you a chance to sip spirits from around the globe (if you’re 21 or over!)
Details for the International Festival

♦ Tucker Day

May 4, 2024
Downtown Tucker

This one-day street festival includes food, vendors, live music by local artists, and a parade — all along Main Street in downtown Tucker. It’s a family-friendly event and a great cheap date.
Details on Tucker Day

♦ Taste of Spring

May 4, 2024
Olde Town Conyers

A one-day festival featuring food, arts & crafts booths, a car show, and a children’s business fair for young entrepreneurs. Events are spread out around Olde Town.
Details on Taste of Spring

♦ Taste of East Cobb

May 4, 2024
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Marietta

This one-day food festival highlights local restaurants every year on the first Saturday in May. Admission is FREE and tasting tickets are $1 each. Food items require anywhere from 1 to 5 tickets. You’ll also find local vendors, live entertainment, and a Kids’ Zone (pay for activities there with taste tickets).
More info about Taste of East Cobb

♦ Acworth Dragon Boat Festival

May 4, 2024
Dallas Landing Park

This annual festival features teams of people racing in 46-foot long ornamental dragon boats. The races are a spectator sport, and there will be various cultural activities and plenty of food on site as well.
Details on the Dragon Boat Festival

♦ May-retta Daze

May 4 – 5, 2024
Glover Park (Marietta Square)

This classic spring festival includes arts & crafts vendors, festival food, live music, and an interactive kids zone.
Details for May-retta Daze

♦ Roswell Spring Arts & Crafts Festival

May 4 – 5, 2024
Downtown Roswell

This is a s a two-day outdoor festival in historic downtown Roswell. You’ll find art vendors, live acoustic music, food trucks with healthy fare, dance performances, and more.
Details on Roswell Spring Arts Festival

♦ Taste of Alpharetta

May 9, 2024
Downtown Alpharetta

This annual food festival celebrates the restaurant community of Alpharetta through dining events, cooking demos, culinary collaborations, and tasting tents.
Details for Taste of Alpharetta

◊ Loganville Carnival

May 9 to 12, 2024
Next to City Hall in Loganville

Enjoy the midway rides and the classic carnival food while this 4-day fair is in town! Unlimited ride wristbands are usually in the $25-30 range, and you can save $5 if you buy online in advance.
Go to the Loganville Carnival website

♦ Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade

May 11, 2024
Adair Park & BeltLine Westside Trail

After more than a decade, the BeltLine Lantern Parade has become an iconic event that draws thousands. Anyone can march in the parade — as long as you have a lantern! Pre-parade activities usually begin around noon and include lantern-making workshops and a children’s lantern parade. The main event steps off at dusk.
Details for the Lantern Parade + find a lantern-making workshop

♦ Dunwoody Art Festival

May 11 – 12, 2024
Dunwoody Village Pkwy

A Mother’s Day Weekend tradition in Dunwoody!
Shop for arts and crafts, splurge on good food, and enjoy live entertainment.
Dunwoody Arts Festival details

♦ Sweet Auburn Springfest

May 11 – 12, 2024
Sweet Auburn historic district

This is one of the largest FREE street festivals in the Southeast — featuring music on two stages, kids activities, a large food court, and more. It usually takes place on Mother’s Day weekend.
Details for Sweet Auburn Springfest

♦ Chastain Park Spring Arts & Crafts Festival

May 11 – 12, 2024
Chastain Park

The festival puts a focus on local artists (from Atlanta and other parts of Georgia), healthy food choices, and acoustic music (out of courtesy for the neighbors).
Chastain Spring Arts Festival details

♦ Alive in Roswell

May 16, 2024
Downtown Roswell

This is a monthly street festival featuring food, music, vendor booths, and more. It typically takes place on the third Thursdays of each month — from April thru October.
Alive in Roswell details

♦ Marietta Greek Festival

May 17 – 19, 2024
Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta

Be Greek for a day! In typical years, this annual event takes place on the weekend following Mother’s Day each May. It features cultural experiences including authentic food, crafts, music, and dance.

There are special activities for children as well.
The Byzantine style sanctuary of the church is often open for guided tours.
Click through the link for info on admission and food deals.
More details for the Greek Festival

♦ Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of Homes

May 18, 2024
Bessie Branham Park

This popular street festival takes place in Atlanta’s historic Kirkwood neighborhood each spring, along with the tour of homes.
Details on Kirkwood Spring Fling

♦ Gwinnett Multi-Cultural Festival

May 18, 2024
Gwinnett Place Mall parking lot

This family-friendly event is just a few hours long, but it features cultural performances from around the globe, bounce houses for the kids, carnival rides, touch-a-truck activities with public safety vehicles, and more.
More info on Gwinnett Multi-Cultural Festival

◊ Yaarab Shrine Circus & Fair

May 18 – 27, 2024
Jim Miller Park
Marietta

This is a fun-packed event, including 35+ carnival rides for all ages, classic fair food, and daily circus performances (included in admission price). The discounts and special offers also make it a relatively affordable event.
Discounts and deals for Yaarab Shrine Circus

♦ McDonough Geranium Festival

May 18, 2024
McDonough Square

This one-day festival has been going strong for over 40 years in Henry County! It is primarily an arts and crafts festival with food trucks, taking place along the historic town square in downtown McDonough.
Details for Geranium Festival

♦ Virginia Highland Porchfest

May 18, 2024
Virginia Highland neighborhood

During this one-day community music festival, porches become stages in Virginia Highland neighborhood. Enjoy over 85 local bands and musicians across more than 55 porches. All live entertainment is FREE. There are also local vendors, food trucks, and drink tents. A Kids Corner features paid activities like bounce houses. The evening concert finale takes place in a neighborhood park.
View the Porchfest map and schedule

♦ Alpharetta Art in the Park

May 18 – 18, 2024
Brooke Street Park

An outdoor artist market takes place every month from April through October.
Details and all dates for Art in the Park

♦ Atlanta Caribbean Carnival

May 25, 2024
Central Park

Celebrating Caribbean culture with a street parade, live entertainment, and a festival village.
This is a ticketed event.
Visit the carnival website

♦ Atlanta Jazz Festival

May 25 – 27, 2024
Piedmont Park

This is one of the country’s largest FREE jazz festivals, typically taking place in Piedmont Park over Memorial Day weekend. Over the years the Atlanta Jazz Festival has been backdrop to musical legends such as Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie and Nina Simone.
Details on Atlanta Jazz Festival

♦ Alpharetta Arts Street Fest

May 25 – 26, 2024
Wills Park

Shop 100 artist booths, eat and drink your way thru the festival, and enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend at the Alpharetta Arts Street Fest.
Details on the Alpharetta Arts Street Fest

Worth a mention in May

• Fridays-N-Duluth
  Weekly block parties feature food trucks, live music, outdoor movies, more
• Midtown Garden Stroll
  View gorgeous private gardens in Midtown — for FREE!

Day-by-day list of spring events:

This is a rolling list, so events fall off the beginning of the list once they’ve passed. You’ll only see the events listed from today and onward, for the next 21 days.

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