ice cream coneThe 6th Annual Atlanta Ice Cream Festival will feature an assortment of local and national ice cream vendors on  Saturday, July 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Piedmont Park. Visitors can sample ice cream, take part in an ice cream eating contest, wellness games  and more activities.

This year, the festival has partnered with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority to offer free health screenings for everyone and will also be rolling out a huge campaign at the festival in conjunction with Grady Hospital – the “Grady Baby Celebration”

For more information, visit atlantaicecreamfestival.com.

 

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.