Best festival
YOUR PICKS
1) You say, “Before Sandy Springs became a city, ‘The Festival’ was the one thing that unified our community. Whether one is young or old, it is the best place to see neighbors and friends, grab something to eat, and enjoy the fall weather. I always enjoy the heritage demonstrations, such as sheep shearing and blacksmithing, as well as the variety of crafters and food vendors. ”
OUR PICKS
1) You say, “Nothing says spring to Atlantans quite like blooming dogwood trees and this annual celebration of those blooms really does have something for everyone. Visitors to the festival get great music, a wide variety of arts and crafts, tasty food and, best of all, a stroll through Piedmont Park in spring.”
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RealSquawk
March 8th, 2010
11:03 am
Nominating the National Black Arts Festival
Lori
March 8th, 2010
11:05 am
I’ve always been a fan of the Yellow Daisy Festival. In part because the festival itself is usually better than other craft fairs of the same type. Also, the venue is better because there are plenty of other family activities at Stone Mountain than just the festival, so you can make a whole day out of it.
Kenbud
March 8th, 2010
3:28 pm
Inman Park Festival
KeithKNOWS
March 8th, 2010
7:44 pm
National Black Arts Festival, connect, inspire, transform(Arts, Culture) Be amazed! Be Dazzled! Be there..July 14-18 http://www.nbaf.org
snb
March 8th, 2010
7:53 pm
Decatur Book Festival
Rick
March 8th, 2010
10:00 pm
The Inman Park festival is my favorite!
JC
March 9th, 2010
6:07 am
Inman Park Festival
Nazan Yar
March 9th, 2010
7:31 am
Fire Ant Festival
Da Troof
March 9th, 2010
7:55 am
Da Inman Park Festival, shawty!!!
Frida
March 9th, 2010
8:01 am
Inman Park Festival
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March 9th, 2010
8:02 am
[...] just one more sign that spring has arrived: the AJC’s Best of the Big A blog is asking you to pick the best festival around Atlanta. After all the festivals and fairs we’ve discussed on this blog, I know you’ve got [...]
Podes
March 9th, 2010
8:05 am
The Greek Festival is by far the best…..great food made with LOVE!!!
CC
March 9th, 2010
8:07 am
Chomp & Stomp!
HometownGrirl
March 9th, 2010
8:11 am
Duluth Fall Festival
ATLlive
March 9th, 2010
8:14 am
Inman Park Festival!
EG
March 9th, 2010
8:17 am
The best festival in and around Atlanta has to be the Apple Festival in October.
Unimpressed
March 9th, 2010
8:26 am
Pride
Trae
March 9th, 2010
8:33 am
Inman Park Festival
Big E
March 9th, 2010
8:34 am
INMAN PARK FESTIVAL. Nothing compares!
Bob Herndon
March 9th, 2010
8:39 am
ATLANTA BBQ Festival Sept 11th at Atlantic Station. Our city can beat any other city when it comes To Q!!!
Sharon Foster Jones
March 9th, 2010
8:40 am
Inman Park!!
Liz Smith
March 9th, 2010
8:50 am
The Atlanta BBQ Festival! mmm
Amanda (A man duh)
March 9th, 2010
8:52 am
Why honey, it’s Pride!
Mary Barnett
March 9th, 2010
8:57 am
The Greek Festival!! Always so much fun
Jim
March 9th, 2010
9:01 am
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival After being banished to Lenox it has come back to Piedmont stronger and more dynamic.
Deanna
March 9th, 2010
9:14 am
Dogwood Festival!
Coastal Cavalier
March 9th, 2010
9:17 am
ATLANTA BBQ Festival …uhmmm barbeque
Ben
March 9th, 2010
9:18 am
Best: Inman Park Festival
Next best: Dogwood Festival
Andrew
March 9th, 2010
9:19 am
The Atlanta BBQ Festival
Virginia
March 9th, 2010
9:20 am
Hands all the way down —-Inman Park
Leesa
March 9th, 2010
9:21 am
Dogwood, Dogwood, Dogwood.
Keith
March 9th, 2010
9:22 am
Nominating the Pig Jig in Vienna…
Mark
March 9th, 2010
9:23 am
McDonough’s Geranium Festival is terrific!
Erin
March 9th, 2010
9:24 am
Yes, there are many great festivals around town, but the Dogwood is the Grand Daddy of them all… draws such an ecclectic mix of people from all around Atlanta to one (incredibly beautiful) central location.
Brian
March 9th, 2010
9:26 am
Reynoldstown Wheelbarrow Festival (wheelbarrowfestival.com). 15th Annual this year.
Lori
March 9th, 2010
9:28 am
McDonough’s Geranium Festival, really? You don’t get out much do you Mark? I live in McDonough, and I can tell you, it pretty much sucks.
Bumper
March 9th, 2010
9:28 am
Great answers – but let’s stick with LOCAL festivals, not NATIONAL festivals – this is about ATLANTA, people!
TH
March 9th, 2010
9:29 am
The Atlanta BBQ Festival!! Great BBQ in a great city
Eric
March 9th, 2010
9:44 am
It’s all about the Dogwood Festival – the one true sign that Spring has arrived in Atlanta!
Mike
March 9th, 2010
9:44 am
I vote Dogwood Festival, too!
Christopher
March 9th, 2010
9:46 am
Inman Park Festival
Jax
March 9th, 2010
9:50 am
It’s not in Georgia but the Shrimp Festival is hard to beat. Amelia Island, FL is the most beautiful place to visit in the northeast part of Florida.
Festival goer
March 9th, 2010
9:55 am
National Black Arts Festival – Hands down. Last for days AND there’s parties/performances/music all night!! The WORLD comes to this wonderful Atlanta gem
yodamonkey
March 9th, 2010
9:55 am
The Dogwood Festival is definitely Atlanta’s finest! While others have their niche, the Dogwood Festival is the granddaddy (literally) of ‘em all. I look forward to my first jaunt to Piedmont Park every spring to enjoy the Dogwood Festival and this year is no exception!
Randi
March 9th, 2010
9:56 am
Taste of Atlanta by far – so many great restaurants to try all in one place!
Charon
March 9th, 2010
9:57 am
Hands down Inman Park Festival
Emjay
March 9th, 2010
10:02 am
The Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival in Kennesaw
apple
March 9th, 2010
10:02 am
Geranium Festival in McDonough in May
Many vendors, food and music
only downside it is only 1 day.
SnewoDawg
March 9th, 2010
10:02 am
For Trill, it’s the Inman Park Festival. The Friday before festival was always like a holiday for those of us that grew up in Inman Park. All of the other neighborhood festivals are just trying to play catch-up to the original!
ME
March 9th, 2010
10:03 am
Pride for sure.