The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association (ADNA) will present the 9TH annual Atlanta Downtown Festival, a showcase of downtown life on May 22, 2010,  in Downtown Atlanta.

This year’s festival represents a change of pace — it’s planned to be a celebration of the downtown rooftops with a street-level festival held on West Peachtree Place co-sponsored by Social Resto and the 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt.

The food, music, and artists will definitely have a Mediterranean influence.

The rooftop tour will include a lounge area with DJ/artist/or chef on each roof, historical information about the buildings and surrounding area, as well as provide architectural and skyscraper buffs the opportunity to access some the of best views in the city.

The Scavenger Hunt will also highlight historical sites and public art works in the downtown area.  Hunters will discover the wide range of amenities in our neighborhood like historical sites, parks, and restaurants and eateries.

The Downtown Festival is a resident-led event is designed to showcase the vibrancy of downtown living. The Festival is produced and managed by Downtown residents who volunteer their time to the event. Through the years ADNA has been lucky enough to receive sponsorship from both large national companies as well as smaller local businesses.

The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association (ADNA) is a non-profit civic association representing several thousand households in Downtown Atlanta. ADNA is committed to helping develop a better quality of life for Downtown residents and businesses.

Scavenger Hunt!

The Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association will host its 9th Annual Neighborhood Festival on May 22, 2010 — and the 2nd annual Downtown Scavenger Hunt! Wanna scavenge? Want details? Go to the Scavenger Hunt page for details.

More Information

Email rsauerjr@comcast.net or call 404 272-1967 with any questions or if you want your business to sponsor the event.

Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers for the 2010 Festival on May 22, 2010!

Volunteers are needed ASAP to help with ideas, planning, permit applications, advertising/twittering/facebooking, contacts with potential sponsors/donors, contacts with downtown residential and commercial buildings with roof access, contacts with artists/DJs/chefs to work each rooftop, and general ‘let’s do it!” enthusiasm.

To Volunteer

Contact Robyn Jackson at atlrobyn@hotmail.com to help make the 2010 Festival a great success.

Photo Galleries

Want a look at how the festival has grown over the years and all the fun that’s been had? Visit out photo galleries!

• Photos – 2002
• Photos – 2003
• Photos – 2004
• Photos – 2005
• Photos – 2006

Sponsors

View the list of our sponsors.

Festival History

Following the demise of the Arts Festival of Atlanta in 1998, Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. (CAP) created a new arts festival for Downtown, called ArtScape. The first festival took place in October 1999 and included over 100 artists, live entertainment, children’s activities and food and beverage. ArtScape ran for three years; the last event occurred in October 2001. Following the 2001 event, CAP realized that they could no longer sponsor ArtScape and they began looking for a new owner of the festival. In March 2002, ADNA elected to produce the Atlanta Downtown Festival to celebrate their community in the spirit of past Downtown festivals. The Festival has been going strong ever since.

Contact Information for Festival

Most of our communication is done by email, so using this form is a great way to get in touch. You can also write downtownatl@hotmail.com.

To send us mail, our address is:

Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association
P.O. Box 57021
Atlanta GA 30343