Spring Has Spring in Atlanta – Spring Happenings
Atlanta Film Festival
April 4-14, 2019
Downtown Atlanta
The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running film festivals in the country and draws an audience of more than 25,000 independent film enthusiasts, movie fans and filmmakers to Atlanta. ‘Indies’ and supporters have the opportunity to view more than 150 films over a seven-day period during the film festival – one of only two dozen Academy Award qualifiers for narrative short films. The Atlanta Film Festival showcases a variety of genres, among them documentaries, narratives, foreign films, experimental film, animation and local production. Learn More.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
April 12-14, 2019
Piedmont Park
Admission is FREE
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is Atlanta’s annual celebration of the blooming of its native dogwood trees. For more than 75 years, the Dogwood arts festival has filled Midtown Atlanta’s Piedmont Park with live music, arts and crafts, food booths and family-friendly activities. In 2012, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival was ranked No. 35 in the Sunshine Artist Magazine Best 200 fine arts festivals in the United States. Learn More.
Georgia Renaissance Festival
April 13 – June 2, 2019
Fairburn, GA
For eight weekends every spring, The Georgia Renaissance Festival brings a 16th-century European country fair to the Atlanta area. With nearly 1,000 characters wearing period costumes, the renaissance festival offers visitors a variety of activities from jousting tournaments to glass-blowing demonstrations to sword-swallowing shows. Learn More.
Sweetwater 420 Festival
April 19-21, 2019
Centennial Olympic Park
Set in Atlanta’s downtown Centennial Olympic Park, the festival provides stunning views of the Atlanta skyline. Headlining the festival are: Widespread Panic (2 nights, 4 sets), The Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Rebelution, Moon Taxi, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, JJ Grey & Mofro and more. Once the show is over, explore some of the best restaurants and bars near Centennial Olympic Park. You’ll also be within walking distance of Atlanta’s top downtown hotels. Learn More.
Inman Park Festival
April 26-28, 2019
Inman Park
The Inman Park Festival in Atlanta, takes place in one of the city’s oldest and most striking neighborhoods and is considered one of the area’s most colorful celebrations. Inman Park Festival highlights include a well-known street market featuring local art, the Inman Park Tour of Homes showcasing the stunning Victorian homes of the late 1800s, a 5k run where participants are encouraged to come in costume and the famed Inman Park Festival parade of eclectic fun. The event includes children’s activities, live music and dance featuring some the finest ballet and modern dance companies Atlanta has to offer. Learn More.
