Know before you go: Yellow Daisy Festival, September 10-13
Pretty! Yellow Daisy Festival Shoppers checked out a tent at the 2007 festival. AJC file photo Pretty and simple though it sounds, the Yellow Daisy Festival is a huge event. Pretty, indeed, but not...
View ArticleKnow before you go: Atlanta Arts Festival, September 12-13
The Atlanta Arts Festival features more than 200 artists and runs Sept. 12-13 this year. AJC file photo I expect most of us will let out a sigh of relief this Saturday when we set foot in Piedmont Park...
View ArticleKnow before you go: ‘For Sisters Only’ 2009 at GWCC
“For Sisters Only” is like a shopping day with friends with way better background music.. Or, like a big concert with hundreds of vendors in the lobby. Whatever you’re there for, this weekend’s FSO at...
View ArticleKnow before you go: Atlanta Football Classic events
The Atlanta Football Classic parade will draw dozens of marching bands through downtown. This year's parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday near the Hyatt on Peachtree Street. AJC file photo It’s been a...
View ArticleKnow before you go: Atlanta Braves playoff race games
High five! Chipper Jones and Nate McLouth celebrate a 4-0 shut out of the Florida Marlins on Monday. Can they keep it up? AJC/Curtis Compton Despite the lackluster attendance at last night’s game, I...
View ArticleHaunt review: Stadium of Screams, Lawrenceville
Zombie dancers at Stadium of Screams float between the kids' area and the haunts. Their music? "Thriller," of course. AJC photos by Jamie Gumbrecht For the next few weeks, I’m going to try out some of...
View ArticleKnow before you go: Atlanta Pride Festival, Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Update 11/2: How did it go? See pictures and share your experiences at the festival here! Erica Rosalle and other volunteers carried rainbow flag up Peachtree Street during Pride in 2004. AJC file...
View ArticleKnow before you go: 2009 SEC Championship weekend
Concerts, autographs and games, like this one from the 2005, fill the SEC Fanfare events that run before the 4 p.m. game on Saturday. AJC file photo This will be a busy Saturday downtown, between the...
View ArticleKnow before you go: Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta
Atlanta's Peach Drop in 1999. Ten years later, that 800-pound peach is ready to drop again. AJC file photo If you’re planning to head downtown for the annual New Year’s Eve Peach Drop celebration,...
View ArticleWhat to know before you go: Dragon*Con
Dragon*Con Parade, 2008. AJC file photo Dragon*Con is just amazing — it’s a pop culture convention where Star Trek and Star Wars get along, where pirates, Spidermen, goth kids, comic book readers,...
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