Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2022
Photo Credit: Explore Georgia. Photo by Kimie Yates, @kimieyates
Atlanta Dogwood Festival - Piedmont Park in the Spring
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2022
Every spring, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park honors the warmer weather with performances, art booths, kiddie rides, snacks from local restaurants, and thousands upon thousands upon thousands of cabin-fevered Atlantans.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2022 Festivals
Friday April 8, 2022 12:00 PM EDT
The Dogwood Festival will take place Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10th, 2022.
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NEWS BRIEF: Dogwood Festival faces uncertain future Community, Economic Development
Thursday April 14, 2022 02:00 AM EDT
Dogwood Festival sponsorship revenues down 45 percent
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About the Dogwood Festival
The first Dogwood Festival took place April 19, 1936. The founder of Rich's department store, Walter Rich, was the visionary behind the week-long event.
Largely due to the popularity of the festival, the Dogwood Tree is connected to the City of Atlanta in a similar way that the Cherry Blossom is identified with Washington DC. The Dogwood grows mainly in the Southeast US, the Atlantic Seaboard and the MidWest.
Is the Dogwood Worthy of Its Own Festival?
Creative Loafing's Jeff Slate asks residents:
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Street Talk 2009
Ric: "Definitely. When something can bring attention to nature, it’s a good thing. And they are beautiful, they’re beautiful trees. They’re kind of like the cherry blossoms in Japan. They only come a certain time of year, so you might as well enjoy them. The white blossom is different and really stands out in the midst of everyday green, pink and yellow. I’m not a botanist, but a beautiful flower is a beautiful flower. I’m new to Georgia and I’ve never seen a dogwood until I came here. It is a gorgeous tree and flower." |
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Street Talk 2009
Gina: If there was an impressive display of them at Piedmont Park, then yes. But I’m from D.C, and the cherry blossoms are always so breathtaking and beautiful. The park here is lacking dogwood trees. It’s kind of silly to name it the Dogwood Festival when you only have five dogwood trees. In D.C. people go to see the cherry blossoms. It’s impressive. There are cherry blossoms! But here, call it a spring festival or something, so you don’t have any expectations of seeing beautiful dogwoods. Or plant some more dogwood trees. |
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Street Talk 2009
Rosalyn: Yes. It’s a initial sign of spring. It’s symbolic of Christianity. It was the tree that was used for Jesus to be nailed to the cross, and the flower heavily resembles the cross. My parents and grandparents would always show them to us and explained to us what they meant. It’s the first tree I learned about. There’s a lot of sentimental value, especially for this area because it's the Bible Belt. The white is a symbol of purity. Most people, if they know their history, know what the dogwood symbolizes. And when you see them, they are just so beautiful. |
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Past Coverage
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APRIL 14, 2022
NEWS BRIEF: Dogwood Festival faces uncertain future
Dogwood Festival sponsorship revenues down 45 percent
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2022
04/08/2022 12:00 PM
The Dogwood Festival will take place Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10th, 2022.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2021
08/06/2021 12:00 PM
The Dogwood Festival will take place Friday, August 6 – Sunday, August 8.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2020
08/07/2020 12:06 PM
This year's Atlanta Dogwood festival has been postponed to August 7 – August 9, 2020 and then cancelled. We'll publish the festival schedule, recommendations and events next Spring when it returns.
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