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Organizers told the AJC and FOX 5 the 16-year Black music festival will skip this fall’s Piedmont Park run to build new partnerships and a broader music-culture-tech experience for 2027.
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FOX 5’s weekend guide stacks motorsports, free school-supply events, Nigerian culture at Piedmont Park, and night baseball — with storms in the forecast.
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Organizers say the 91st festival is set for April 9–11 after post-pandemic cost spikes and a near-cancellation scare, with stronger sponsorships putting the books back in the black.
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Atlanta's late-July calendar features the Atlanta Ice Cream & Wellness Festival in Piedmont Park, Back-to-School Cobb at The Battery Atlanta with free supplies, a Daniel Caesar concert at State Farm Arena, a true-crime exhibit at the Atlanta History Center, and a Daniel Tiger Kids Club Day at Truist Park before the Braves-Padres series finale.
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Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium on Sunday to win the 2026 World Cup, capping a tournament that saw Atlanta host eight matches including a semifinal and end with a free Piedmont Park watch party and Ludacris concert.
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Piedmont Park hosts a free, daylong celebration Sunday for the Spain-Argentina World Cup final, with the match on a giant screen at 3 p.m. and Atlanta rapper Ludacris scheduled to perform around 6 p.m.
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From the final weekend of the Amy Sherald exhibition at the High Museum to a trio of free outdoor movies and the return of Cinema in the Cemetery at Oakland, here's what to do across metro Atlanta this weekend.
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The 12-month, $48M project adds a swimming pool, a redesigned playground, new restrooms, and a complete overhaul of the park's aging mechanical systems.
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Three days of parades, live music, health fairs and community programming make this one of the city's largest Juneteenth celebrations.
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Atlanta police say investigators have identified persons of interest in the April 4 shooting that left one dead and another injured during an unpermitted gathering.