ATLANTA FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SPACES 2016 FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Posted Liz and John Attaway, 4/3/16

ATLANTA FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SPACES 2016 EVENT FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Fifth Annual Sandy Springs Artsapalooza – 4/16 – 4/17 

Sixth Annual Chastain Park Spring Arts & Crafts Festival – 5/7 – 5/8 

Fourth Annual Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival – 6/25 – 6/26

Seventh Annual Piedmont Park Arts Festival – 8/13-8/14

33rd Annual Sandy Springs Festival – 9/17 – 9/18

Sixth Annual Fall Festival on Ponce – 10/15 – 10/16

Sixth Annual Chastain Park Fall Arts & Crafts Festival – 11/5 – 11/6

 

2016 AFFPS Festival Lineup: 

Fifth Annual Sandy Springs Artsapalooza

When:   

Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where:  

6100 Lake Forrest Dr. NE

Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Cost: 

Free

Website:

sandyspringsartsapalooza.com

Sandy Springs Artsapalooza is a two-day outdoor event with an emphasis on visual arts and handcraft taking place throughout the beautiful, tree-lined streets of Sandy Springs.   The fifth annual festival will feature up to 150 local and regional artists representing disciplines in painting, ceramics, glass, woodwork, handcraft, mixed media and more.  In addition to a beautiful selection of artwork, the festival will also include an amazing lineup of gourmet food trucks, live acoustic music, children’s activities and more.  An ideal spring destination featuring activities for the entire family, the event is open to all ages, free to attend and includes free parking. For more information visit sandyspringsartsapalooza.com.
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Sixth Annual Chastain Park Spring Arts and Crafts Festival

When:  

Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 8, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where:  

4469 Stella Dr.

Atlanta, GA 30327

Inside Upper Chastain Park on Park Drive

Cost: 

Free

Website:  

www.chastainparkartsfestival.com

The sixth annual Chastain Park Spring Arts Festival returns to Chastain Park in Buckhead on Mother’s Day Weekend, Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, 2016.  Featuring more than 185 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more, the festival will also offer visitors the opportunity to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment, and participate in hands-on art activities.  The award-winning, two-day festival will also have a children’s area in the adjacent green space, food trucks, beverages and a small stage for acoustic musical performances. The festival is free to attend, open to all ages, and dogs are welcome.  For more information about the festival, please visit www.chastainparkartsfestival.com.

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Fourth Annual Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival

When: 

Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where:  

Historic Fourth Ward Park
592 N. Angier Ave., NE

Atlanta, GA 30308
Cost:  

Free
Website:  

www.oldfourthwardparkartsfestival.com

Join the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces as they celebrate the fourth annual Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 2016. The two-day festival will once again be held in Atlanta’s picturesque Historic Fourth Ward Park that is conveniently located along the bustling Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail. Festival goers are invited to explore painting, photography, ceramics, glass, jewelry, woodwork and handcrafted items. The festival also features live music in the amphitheater, local food vendors, drinks, a children’s area, hands-on art demonstrations, games, and much more! The event is free to attend, open to all ages and dogs are welcome.  The festival will also provide additional bike racks for bicycle storage. For more information, visit www.oldfourthwardparkartsfestival.com or www.affps.com.

 

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Seventh Annual Piedmont Park Arts Festival 

When:    

Saturday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 14 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where:  

Piedmont Park
1071 Piedmont Ave.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Cost:     

Free

Website:

www.piedmontparkartsfestival.com

The 2016 Piedmont Park Arts Festival is a two-day outdoor event held on August 13 and 14, 2016 with an emphasis on the visual arts and family fun presented by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces. Located in Piedmont Park, one of the most respected and beautiful public parks in the City of Atlanta, the seventh annual event will feature up to 250 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metalwork, glass blowers, jewelers and crafters. Attendees are also invited to enjoy artist demonstrations, live acoustic music, a street market, children’s play area, festival foods and beverages, games and much more. Free to the public, the event is open to all ages and pets are welcome. For more information, visit www.piedmontparkartsfestival.com.

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Annual Sandy Springs Festival  


When:  

Saturday, September 17, 2016, 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.

Where:   

Heritage Green
6075 Sandy Springs Circle

Sandy Springs, Georgia

Cost:    

$5 for adults and $2 for children ages 6 and up.
Free for children 5 and under and HSS members.
Two-day passes: $7 adults; $3 children.

Website: 

www.sandyspringsfestival.com

A community tradition since 1984, the annual Sandy Springs Festival returns to the heart of Sandy Springs this September 2016 offering two exciting days of fine art, live music, cultural performances, a pet parade, 10K and 5K race, children’s programming, classic rides, gourmet and festival food options, and much more. As the primary fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, the nonprofit organization that saved the original “sandy springs” and is dedicated to building community through preserving and promoting the historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs, this celebrated community tradition has something for everyone. This year’s festival will be held Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Tickets are $5 for Adults (age 18+) and $2 for Youth (ages 6 – 17).  Children ages 5 and under and Heritage Sandy Springs Members are free.  Two-day passes are also available for adults ($7) and youth ($3).  All proceeds benefit Heritage Sandy Springs, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicate to building community through preserving and promoting the historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs. For more information, visit www.sandyspringsfestival.com or www.affps.com.
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Sixth Annual Fall Festival on Ponce

When:  

Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where: 

Olmsted Linear Park
1451 Ponce de Leon Avenue, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30307

Cost:  

Free

Website: 

www.festivalonponce.com

The sixth annual Fall Festival on Ponce will be held Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Atlanta’s historic Olmsted Linear Park. The sister festival to the Spring Festival on Ponce (April 2 and 3, 2016), the Fall Festival on Ponce will transform the park, which was carefully restored by the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance, into an outdoor art gallery to the backdrop of beautiful fall foliage.  The two-day fine arts event will feature over 125 displays of local and regional fine art and crafts, utilizing the gorgeous landscape designed by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Fredrick Olmsted, Sr. In addition to the abundance of unique art, there will be a children’s area, local gourmet food trucks, beverages and a small stage for acoustic musical performances.  The event is free, open to all ages, and dogs are welcome.  For more information about the festival, please visit www.festivalonponce.com or www.affps.com.

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Sixth Annual Chastain Park Fall Arts and Crafts Festival

When:

Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 6, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Where: 

4469 Stella Dr.

Atlanta, GA 30327

Inside upper Chastain Park on Park Drive

Cost:   

Free

Website: 

www.chastainparkartsfestival.com

The sixth annual Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival returns to picturesque Chastain Park in Buckhead on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6, 2016.  Featuring more than 185 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more, the festival will also offer visitors the opportunity to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment, and participate in hands-on art activities.  The award-winning, two-day festival will also have a children’s area in the adjacent green space, food trucks, beverages and a small stage for acoustic musical performances. The festival is free to attend, open to all ages, and dogs are welcome.  For more information about the festival, please visit www.chastainparkartsfestival.com.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC SPACES:
The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces, LLC was established in 2005 to support the arts community by operating arts and craft events and festivals in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. AFFPS was formed to create a way of integrating and encouraging both social interactions and the opportunity for individuals and businesses to obtain cross exposures in marketplaces that they may normally not have. Our festivals, events and markets enjoy diverse social and economic participants. All events are professionally managed and maintained to create a “destination” in which both public and private opportunities for economic growth can be explored. AFFPS works in partnership with the communities and cities in the metro Atlanta area to expand public access to art.  For more information, visit www.affps.com.