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Screen on the Green is an annual summertime event held in Atlanta's Piedmont Park. Initially sponsored by Turner Classic Movies, the event has been hosted in recent years by the local Atlanta television station Peachtree TV. Screen on the Green consists of free movies shown on a large screen outdoors.
The event drastically increased in size and popularity in the 1990s, incorporating dance contests, concerts, parties, a basketball tournament, rap sessions, a film festival and a job fair. [2] The Atlanta magazine called it Atlanta's most infamous street party. [3] As the event grew to over 250,000 people, the problems worsened.
Atlanta International Fashion Week (AIFW) is an annual fashion event in Atlanta, Georgia showcasing local and international fashion designers. [1] [2] The event was founded in 2007 by Paula Whittle to address a lack of centralized platform for the local Atlanta Fashion Industry [3] AIFW took place most recently in 2022 with an upcoming season planned to take place in 2023.
Atlanta also hosts one of the largest free jazz festivals in the country, the Atlanta Jazz Festival. [6] In 2017, the Atlanta Jazz Festival will celebrate its 40th year and include 40 Days of Jazz leading up to the Memorial Day weekend event that takes place in Piedmont Park.
At the press conference it was announced the four day event would take place August 5 – 9, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held under Atlanta Fashion Week October 5–8, 2022. [5] In 2023, the event partnered with Atlanta Hawks to create apparel for fans of the team. [6] [7]
The Aflac Kickoff Game (known as the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game until 2023) is an annual series of college football games played on the opening weekend of the NCAA Division I FBS season in Atlanta, Georgia. Organized by the Peach Bowl, [1] the event coincides with Labor Day weekend in the United States.
Piedmont Park is a central focal point of Atlanta's Midtown community. The park is home to various annual celebrations and events, including Atlanta Pride Festival, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Music Midtown, Atlanta Black Pride, and Festival Peachtree Latino.
Atlanta Pride, also colloquially (and formerly) called the Atlanta Gay Pride Festival, is a week-long annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender pride festival held in Atlanta, Georgia (United States). Established in 1971, it is one of the oldest and largest pride festivals in the United States.