Atlanta Mid-Year 2018 Festival Guide

Atlanta’s spring and summertime have blessed us with seasonably warm weather and festivals galore. With the year, half way over, we thought we’d give you the 411 on what festivals are remaining.

There are some good ones that have already passed, such as the Dogwood Festival and Atlanta Jazz Fest, but there are plenty still in the can.

Here are some of the remaining festivals coming to Atlanta in 2018.

7/15 – Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival (Westside)

7/28 – Atlanta Ice Cream Festival (Piedmont Park)

May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)

June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)

June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)

June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)

June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)

July – August – Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival (The Fox Theatre)

AUGUST

8/10-12 Oye Fest Atlanta

8/11 – Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival

8/18-19 – Piedmont Park Arts Festival

8/25-26 – Grant Park Summer Shade Festival

8/31-9/1 – Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival (Callway Gardens)

8/31-9/2 – Decatur Book Festival

May – September – Concerts by the Springs (Sandy Springs)

June – August – Concerts in the Garden (Atlanta Botanical Garden)

June – August – Jazz on the Lawn (Callenwold)

June-September – Sunset Sips (Chattahoochee Nature Center)

June – September – Sunset Sessions (Park Tavern)

July 29 – ATL Peach Fest

August 11 – 1st annual Dames + Dregs Beer Festival

August 18-19: Piedmont Park Arts Festival

August 26: Festival Peachtree Latino

August 26 & 27: Summer Shade Festival

August 31 – Sept. 2: Taste of Soul Atlanta 

August 31 – Sept. 2: AJC Decatur Book Festival

September 8 and 9:One MusicFest:

September 15 and 16: Music Midtown

September 21-23: Imagine Music Festival: 

September 22: Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade

September 22: Localmotion Festival of the Arts

September 25Atlanta Audubon Chalk Festival

September 27-30: Atlanta Flux Projects

 September 29 & 30: Fall Festival-Candler Park

 September 30: Atlanta Streets Alive-Midtown

October 6: ATL Cluckfest Fried Chicken Festival

October 12-14: Atlanta Pride Festival

October 13 & 14: AfroPunk’s Carnival of Consciousness

October 27: Atlanta World Kite Festival

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