The 90th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns to Piedmont Park from Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, for a weekend of art, music, and food.
Presented by Associated Credit Union, this year’s festival will have an admission charge to help offset the cost of producing the event, following a budget shortfall in 2025.
Tickets for Friday are $5 per adult (13+) and $10 per adult (13+) on Saturday and Sunday. A weekend pass is available for all three days for $15.
Tickets can be purchased in advance on the festival website or at the gate. Advance tickets provide access to the Entrance Express Lane. Tickets to special festival events — the Mimosa 5K and the Party in the Park VIP Experience — include the festival entrance fee on the same day.
Hours for this year’s festival are noon to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Fine Art Artist Market
A jury of arts professionals selected 260 artists from roughly 1,000 submissions to exhibit their work in the Atlanta Dogwood Festival Artist Market. Festival visitors will find work in 12 categories like clay, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, wood and more, at a range of sizes and prices. Artists will be on-site to discuss their work and often demonstrate their craft. The full list of artists is available at dogwood.org/artists/.
Coca-Cola Main Stage & International Stage
This year, the Main Stage and International Stage come together in one location. On the Coca-Cola Main Stage, festival attendees will enjoy entertainment celebrating the many global communities that call Atlanta home and musical acts in a variety of genres. The full stage schedule is listed below and available at dogwood.org/music/.
Friday, April 10
5 p.m. Whole World Improv Theatre
6 p.m. Moonlark
7:30 p.m. Arkose
Saturday, April 11
Antonio Rodriguez will perform between acts 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10:45 a.m. Laotian American Society
11:05 a.m. ROSA
11:25 a.m. Taiwanese School of GA Drum Team
11:40 a.m. Atlanta Irish Dance
12:15 p.m. Sushma Mohan & Soorya Foundation Ensemble
12:40 p.m. Atlanta Fusion Belly Dance
1:05 p.m. Caló Gitano Flamenco
1:35 p.m. Magic Eastern Ensemble
2:15 p.m. SALSAtlanta
2:50 p.m. Mausiki Scales & Common Ground Collective
3:50 p.m. Guitar Shed Youth Ensemble
4:40 p.m. Guitar Shed Young Adult Ensemble
6 p.m. Frute
7:30 p.m. Members Only (80s tribute)
Sunday, April 12
Antonio Rodriguez will perform between acts 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
11 a.m. Munting Tinig Filipino-American Children’s Choir
11:15 a.m. Atlanta Lithuanian Folk Dance Group “Jievaras”
11:35 a.m. Ballet Mexicano de Lupita Sosa
Noon Nachlanta
12:25 p.m. Chinese American Cultural Performing Group/Spring Music School/Dragon Phoenix Beats
1 p.m. Danceando & Friends: Grupo Itzamatul, Los de Ida Vuelta, Latinas Danza y Cultura
1:40 p.m. Bridge to Anatolia – Turkish Folk Music
2:20 p.m. Del Roscoe
3:30 p.m. The Weekend Lovers
5 p.m. Brandon Boone & The Reunion
Party in the Park VIP Experience
Party in the Park is a ticketed experience offered Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Guests enjoy beer, wine, and cocktail samplings; a private and discounted cash bar; access to luxury mobile bathrooms; and lunch from the Loaded Burger + Loaded Taco Food Truck. Tickets are available in advance or at the door (if available): dogwood.org/vip-experience/.
Mimosa 5K Run
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival Mimosa 5K gives participants the chance to enjoy a morning run, walk, or jog through Midtown before celebrating with a mimosa toast in the park (participants 21+ only). Taking place on Saturday, April 11, this race is a Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. Registration is available in advance or on-site. Mimosa 5K registrants receive free festival entrance on Saturday.
Atlanta High School Art Exhibition
Part of the festival’s mission to support young visual artists, the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition is held each year in the Community Center near the 12th Street park entrance. Displaying works from about 100 Georgia students selected from nearly 700 entries, this professional-level experience provides awards and prizes in addition to giving students the chance to have their work exhibited to the public. Festival attendees can stop by and cast a vote for the People’s Choice Award. The 2026 Atlanta High School Art Exhibition winners chosen by this year’s judges are featured here: dogwood.org/atlanta-high-school-art-exhibition/.
The Great Chair Hack of 2026
The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) is bringing The Great Chair Hack back to the festival on Saturday, April 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. in front of the Community Center (12th Street park entrance). This design challenge tasks teams of creative thinkers to transform an IKEA chair into anything other than a chair. Festival attendees can stop, watch, and see what these pre-registered design teams dream up.
Art Throwdown
The Art Throwdown gives festival attendees the chance to do just that. This live art competition takes place outside the Community Center on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and pits teams of high school artists against each other in a variety of creative endeavors.
Kids Village
Presented by Dollywood Parks and Resorts and Pigeon Forge, families with youngsters in tow will find plenty to do at Kids Village. This area includes activities, crafts and games just right for entertaining toddlers and elementary-age visitors.
Organizers are encouraging visitors to take MARTA to the festival. A bike valet is available on 10th Street near Charles Allen Drive, and reserved vehicle parking is available through SpotHero. More parking information is available at dogwood.org/about/direction-parking/.
