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Art and Music
A guide to Intowns upcoming festivals
CHASTAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL
There will be 185 artists representing all disciplines, a children’s play area,
local food trucks and live acoustic music at this year’s event, May 6-7. For
more, visit chastainparkartsfestival.com.
SWEET AUBURN SPRINGFEST
The 33rd annual festival will be held May 13-14 along Downtown’s historic
Auburn Avenue, featuring food, entertainment and information. Details
were still being worked out at press time, but expect a kids’ fun zone,
international food court, zip line and plenty of live music. FFours are 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Visit sweetauburn.com
for more information.
SHAKY KNEES AND SHAKY BEATS FESTIVALS
These two separate music festivals will be bringing some of the biggest names
in rock/alternative and dance music to Atlanta. Shaky Knees is May 12-14
at Centennial Olympic Park in Downtown and the lineup includes LCD
Soundsystem, Cage the Elephant, Pixies, The xx, Nick Murphy, Phoenix,
The Shins, Ryan Adams and many more. See the full roster and buy tickets at
shakykneesfestival.com. Shaky Beats is May 5-7 at Centennial Park featuring
Griz, RL Grime, Bonobo, Kaskade, Flosstradamus, Galantis, Zeds Dead, Girl
Talk and The Chainsmokers. Tickets and information at shakybeatsfestival.com.
MOVIES IN CENTRAL PARK
The 2017 season of Movies in Central Park at
Atlantic Station will feature films from the ‘90s
including “Tremors” on May 18 and the original
animated “Beauty and the Beast” on May 25. Also
on deck: “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “The Fugitive,”
“Twister,” “10 Things I Elate About You” and “Miss
Congeniality.” The films will begin promptly at dusk.
To view the complete lineup of films and dates, visit
atlanticstation. com.
ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL
The lineup for the 40th annual
Atlanta Jazz Festival on Memorial
Day Weekend in Piedmont
Park includes Macy Gray,
Charles Lloyd Sky, Marquis FFill
Blacktet, Freddy Cole and a
tribute to Miles Davis featuring
bandmember Mino Cinelu. The
free festival takes place May 26-
28. For more information, visit
atlantafestivals.com.
DECATUR ARTS FESTIVAL
The 29th annual festival will be held Memorial
Day weekend in and around downtown Decatur.
The event kicks off May 26 with an ArtWalk
around Decatur and the Oakhurst neighborhood
to participating galleries and businesses. The giant
artist market downtown will be open May 27-28
featuring vendors from all over the region. There
will also be live music, dance, performing arts,
literary events, a kid’s area, food and much more.
See the full schedule at decaturartsfestival.com.
KIRKWOOD SPRING FLING
The 15 th annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of
FFomes is set for May 20 at Bessie Branham Park. The
day begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 5K road race along FFosea
Williams Drive, while the artist market will be open
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be live music, a kids’
area, food from local vendors and a Barbecue Cookoff.
The Kirkwood Tour of FFomes (which is also open
on May 21) offers looks inside classic and funky-chic
homes. Tickets for the home tour are $20 and available
online. Admission to the festival is free, while proceeds
from the home tour benefit the Kirkwood Neighbors
Organization. For more, visit kirkwoodfling.com.
CANDLER PARK MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL
The June 2-3 festival will feature Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Railroad Earth, Lake Street Dive, Matisyahu and more on
June 2-3. This year, the event will feature more than 20 local food trucks and local restaurant vendors, a local artist
market, adult field games by Atlanta Sport & Social Club, the Terrapin Draft Lounge offering an expanded selection of
rare Terrapin brews, a craft cocktail bar and a Saturday morning 5K race benefiting Atlanta ContactPoint. For tickets
and information, visit candlerparkmusicfestival.com.
VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND SUMMERFEST
The annual music, art and food festival will be held June 3-4. The full music lineup had not been announced at press
time, so be sure to visit vahi.org for all the details. (El
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