Sweet Auburn Springfest

Name: Sweet Auburn Springfest
Start: 2027-05-08
End: 2027-05-09
Location: Auburn Avenue

Atlanta, GA · Festival

When: May 8–9, 2027
Where: Auburn Avenue · Atlanta · GA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

A free multicultural street festival along the historic Auburn Avenue corridor each Mother's Day weekend, with live music, food vendors, and family activities. Marking its fortieth year in 2026, it is billed as one of the largest free outdoor festivals in the Southeast.

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Sweet Auburn Springfestsame spot
A free multicultural street festival along the historic Auburn Avenue corridor each Mother's Day weekend, with live music, food vendors, and family activities.
Sweet Auburn, the richest Black street in America0.1 mi
After 1906 Black business concentrated on this half-mile, and by the 1950s Fortune called it the richest Negro street in the world.
Ebenezer Baptist Church0.4 mi
King was co-pastor here with his father from 1960 until his death.
Gone with the Wind premiere0.4 mi
Three hundred thousand people lined the route and the governor declared a state holiday.
Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival0.4 mi
The Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival is a juried fine arts festival held each fall in Historic Fourth Ward Park, built around the Atlanta BeltLine.