As sure as the dogwoods bloom, the Braves hit the field and allergy remedy sales go up, metro Atlanta will be bursting with festivals. Music festivals, neighborhood bashes, artsy gatherings, foodie tastings and festivals to celebrate . . . well, just life!
“What I like about festivals like ours is that you can listen to a band that you may or may not heard of and may or may not like and then you can move on to one of the activations” such as the artist market, said Adam Rosenfelt, co-producer of SweetWater 420 Fest and co-owner of Pullman Yards where the event is taking place. “Then you can try out the food options. It’s a rolling adventure.”
There is certainly something for everyone. For those who are music fans, there is SweetWater 420, featuring acts such as Beck, Slightly Stoopid and Grace Potter; while the Shaky Knees Festival has an all-star lineup that includes the Foo Fighters, Billy Idol, Weezer and Noah Kahan. Atlanta Jazz Festival, one of the country’s largest free jazz fests, returns for its 47th year with an eclectic mix of national, international and local musicians including New Jazz Underground, OKAN and André 3000 on his New Blue Sun Live tour.
Spring is also the time for neighborhoods to dust off the winter blahs and celebrate with local bands, food trucks, artists, parades, home tours and kids zones. Popular ones intown include the eclectic Inman Park Festival with its wacky parade, and Little 5 Fest that is true to the neighborhood counterculture vibe.
The privately run Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, sponsors intown and suburban fests, including the Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival, Sandy Springs Artsapalooza, Spring Festival on Ponce, Duluth Spring Arts Festival, Roswell Spring Arts Festival and Chastain Spring Arts & Crafts Festival.
“Festivals bring people into the neighborhood. It’s always been about that,” said Kelly Stocks, president of the Little 5 Points Business Association, a Little 5 Fest co-presenter with Market…
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