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Special Events

Peach Bowl Parade, Jan, city centre
King Week Celebration, begins second weekend in Jan, throughout the city
Martin Luther King, Jr Day, third Monday in Jan, throughout the city
Southeastern Flower Show, Feb, Atlanta Exposition Center
St Patrick’s Day Parade, 16 Mar, Buckhead
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, music festival, mid-Apr, Piedmont Park
Atlanta Home Show, Apr, Georgia World Congress Center
Georgia Renaissance Festival, themed festival, Apr-Jun, Renaissance Festival Grounds
Music Midtown, May, Midtown
Atlanta Jazz Festival, May, Piedmont Park
Montreux Music Festival, Sep, various venues
Stone Mountain Highland Festival, mid-Oct, Stone Mountain
Halloween Caper, 31 Oct, throughout the city
Lighting of the Great Tree, Thanksgiving Night, 4th Thurs in Nov, Rich Department Store, Lenox Square
Atlanta Turkey Trot, ten-kilometre (six-mile) marathon, Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thurs in Nov, throughout the city
New Year’s Eve Peach Drop, 31 Dec, throughout the city




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