It may not feel like fall outside yet, but autumn really is just around the corner, and that means apple picking season in north Georgia. If you’re prepared for a short drive north of the city, you’ll find orchards galore where you can treat yourself to your pick of apples fresh from the trees, along with plenty of apple baked …
Get Ready for Spring Festivals
It’s almost spring in Atlanta and that means it’s time for the spring festival season to bring music, food and good times back to the city! Check out the line up of just a few of our city’s fantastic festivals below, some beginning as soon as this month. Visit each event’s website for more information, to purchase tickets where needed …
Apple Season is Here!
It may not feel like fall outside yet, but autumn really is just around the corner, and that means apple picking season in north Georgia. If you’re prepared for a short drive north of the city, you’ll find orchards galore where you can treat yourself to your pick of apples fresh from the trees, along with plenty of apple baked …
Atlanta’s Fall Festivals
What will the fall festival season look like in Atlanta this year as we enter our second COVID autumn? The answers are as varied as the festivals themselves. Some events will return to their normal format, while other favorites have decided not to return at all until 2022. Still others will take place in an altered form, such as a …
Fourth of July Festivities Around Atlanta
One year after many of the metro Atlanta area’s Fourth of July events went on hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic, towns and cities throughout the region are reopening and planning fun-filled celebrations. Whether you are looking for a parade featuring local first responder heroes, delicious food from neighborhood restaurants and food trucks, or just a fantastic and magical fireworks …
A Different Kind of Festival Season in Atlanta
There’s always something to do in Atlanta it seems, and that becomes even more true every spring when the dogwoods, jonquils and cherry blossoms bloom and give us even more to celebrate. The year 2020 saw all of these locally and regionally famous festivals go on what was expected to be a one year hiatus while we followed quarantine and …
Rescue Dog Games 2020 Goes Virtual
Originally scheduled for March 15th, the annual Rescue Dog Games festival was set to mark it’s 5th year at Piedmont Park with interactive games, dog play areas, music and more. When it became clear that delaying this year’s event until the fall wouldn’t be feasible, organizers still wanted to hold an event to raise awareness of and funds pet rescues …
Atlanta’s Black Restaurant Week
2020 brings about the 5th year of Atlanta’s Black Restaurant Week, and this year’s event will focus on takeout and delivery. From September 4th – 13th, prix-fixe menus will be offered at participating restaurants such as Fin and Feathers and Lake & Oak BBQ, among many others. In order to help those in the restaurant industry who have been affected by slower …
Road Trip to Greece
For over 40 years, the Greek Orthodox community of Atlanta has been welcoming visitors to one of Atlanta’s favorite events, The Atlanta Greek Festival. This year, instead of their usual festivities, the Atlanta Greek Festival will be presented as a “Road Trip to Greece” drive thru event. You will be able to order from an authentic menu prepared by passionate …