An unspecified threat of violence at this weekend’s Lemonade Days festival has been investigated and deemed not to be credible, according to Dunwoody Police.
According to Dunwoody Public Information Spokesperson Sgt. Michael Cheek, the threat was received and investigated in conjunction with the DeKalb County School police. Several posts on social media indicated that the person making the threat was somehow affiliated with Peachtree Middle School, but Cheek could neither confirm nor deny that allegation.
“Yesterday, we received reports about the alleged threat, identified the source and investigated it, and I can tell you that there is no danger to Lemonade Days,” Cheek said.
Cheek said the increased security that some attendees may have noticed, a jump in the number of personnel and the existence of surveillance towers, are all part of a months-long plan to institute a higher level of protection at the event, and in no way is a response to Thursday’s threat.
Lemonade Days, a five-day festival held at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody each year, is in its 24th year of existence. Hosted by the Dunwoody Preservation Trust, the event includes full-scale carnival rides, food and beverage vendors, and its signature event, the Dunwoody Idol contest on Saturday night.
Festival organizers have said they have seen no slowdown in the number of people attending the event so far and expect the total number of visitors to the park to top 20,000 by Sunday.