Performers at a Concert by the Springs look out to the audience on the Heritage Amphitheatre Lawn.
Performers at a Concert by the Springs look out to the audience on the Heritage Amphitheatre Lawn. (Provided by City Springs)

City Green Live and Concerts by the Springs will return this year, offering 10 free and family-friendly events in the City Springs District.

City Green Live will kick off the concert season on April 11 with Tonic. Concerts by the Springs will close out the season on Sept. 7 with The Bourbon Brothers.

Acts at City Green Live at 1 Galambos Way are geared toward a younger audience, Anna Nikolas, director of Signature Events with the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, told Rough Draft Atlanta. Family activities are available, with a splash pad and food trucks.

Concertgoers at City Green Live at 6110 Blue Stone Road may bring chairs and blankets to the event lawn. Food and beverage options from food trucks, pop-up bars, and nearby restaurants will be available. City Green will open at 4 p.m., with food trucks opening at 6 p.m.

After an 7:30 p.m. opening act on April 11, Tonic will take to the stage an hour later, including the Grammy Award-nominated trio of Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, and Dan Laver in Tonic All of the concerts in the series wind down by 10 p.m.

Two levels of parking are available in the city’s parking garage, accessible off Galambos Way for the east entrance, and the west parking entrance off Galambos Way just east of Sandy Springs Circle at The Aston apartment building.

The Smithereens perform at City Green Live in July 2022 as concertgoers fille the City Green lawn. (Provided by Erik Voss/City of Sandy Springs)
The Smithereens perform at City Green Live in July 2022 as concertgoers fill the City Green lawn. (Provided by Erik Voss/City of Sandy Springs)

The city encourages walking or ride-sharing to get to concerts.

Nikolas said the city is trying to make Concerts by the Springs more of a Chastain-type experience with people invited to decorate their tables and enjoy a Sunday evening with great music and dancing, she said.

“We always try to book acts over there that focus on dancing, because that seems to be what that crowd really enjoys,” Nikolas said.

The Heritage Amphitheatre opens by 5 p.m., with food trucks available for purchase a half hour later. Lawn seating is free and open to everyone. Reserved table seating may be available. Call the box office at 770-206-2022 or email boxoffice@sandyspringsga.gov.

Parking is available for Concerts by the Springs at the southern parking lot, at the corner of Blue Stone Road and Mount Vernon Highway. No outside tables, tents or pets are allowed. Service animals are permitted. Blankets and lawn chairs – preferably the low-backed version – are allowed.

Concert-goers can find updates on the concerts and weather issues on the city’s Facebook and Instagram pages and on its website events page if necessary.

No smoking or vaping is allowed at any of the concerts.

Learn more at SandySpringsGA.gov/SummerConcerts.

Bob Pepalis is a freelance journalist based in metro Atlanta.