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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.

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Friday April 8, 2022 12:00 PM EDT 04/08/2022 12:00 PM

The Dogwood Festival will take place Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10th, 2022. | more...

NEWS BRIEF: Dogwood Festival faces uncertain future Community, Economic Development

Thursday April 14, 2022 02:00 AM EDT 04/14/2022 2:00 AM

Dogwood Festival sponsorship revenues down 45 percent | more...

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.

Atlanta Dogwood Festival Postcard From 1936 (400)

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:

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."

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.

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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News About the Dogwood Festival

09/26/2022

Our executive director, Brian Hill enjoyed catching up with old friends, making new friends and networking last week at the International Festivals & Events Association conference!
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09/22/2022

🎨 Attention Artists! Have you submitted your application for the 2023 festival? The Oct 25 deadline will be here before you know it! ➡️ Link in bio to apply online. #dogwoodfestival #dogwoodfestivalatl...
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09/19/2022

🍔 We are now accepting Food Vendor applications for the 2023 festival. ➡️ Link in bio to apply online.
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09/16/2022

🌸 As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we rely heavily on volunteers to work not only during the festival but throughout the year. We're especially thankful for our Board of Directors!
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09/05/2022

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08/01/2022

Artist Applications are now open for the April 14 - 16, 2023 Atlanta Dogwood Festival https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=10443
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07/04/2022

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05/30/2022

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04/28/2022

🎉 Congratulations to Teresa Merriman (mindseyejournals) this year's winner in the Fiber/Leather category! 🌟 Link in bio for the full list of this year's Artist Winners. #dogwoodfestival #artists #fineart #atlanta...
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04/27/2022

🎉 Congratulations to Nicario Jimenez (nicariojimenez), winner of this year's 3D Mixed Media category! 🌟 Link in bio for the full list of this year's Artist Winners. #dogwoodfestival #artists #fineart #atlanta...
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04/26/2022

🎉 Congratulations to this year's Carlos Montanaro (rewindjewelry), this year's Jewelry category winner! 🌟 Link in bio for the full list of this year's Artist Winners. #dogwoodfestival #artists #fineart #atlanta...
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04/25/2022

🎉 Congratulations to this year's 2D Mixed Media category winner, Michelle McDowell Smith (michellemcdowellsmith)! 🌟 Link in bio for the full list of this year's Artist Winners. #dogwoodfestival #artists #fineart...
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NEWS BRIEF: Dogwood Festival faces uncertain future

04/14/2022 2:00 AM

Dogwood Festival sponsorship revenues down 45 percent