Georgia Festivals In April


Georgia in April offers generally beautiful weather, spring flowers, and a large variety of festivals and other things to do. This is often one of the best months of the year to visit the state.

The biggest April festivals in Georgia include the Savannah Music Festival, Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival, and the huge Atlanta Dogwood Festival.

Other popular Georgia festivals in April include food and drink themed festivals such as the Woodbine Crawfish Festival, Vidalia Onion Festival, Tybee Wine Festival and the Taste of Marietta; Thomasville Rose Show and other flower shows; many arts and crafts festivals; and the Georgia Renaissance Festival.

Besides its festivals, the best things to do in Georgia in April take advantage of the weather: enjoying the state’s natural beauty at its state parks and wildlife refuges, or sightseeing in its many historic cities and towns.

See also:
April events in Savannah
Things to do in Savannah
Transport options between Savannah and Atlanta
Lowcountry seafood festivals

!Event dates, venue and other details may change at short notice. Please check all information at the official website before planning your travel.

Events From April 1 To The Weekend Of April 6-7 2024

→ See Georgia festivals in March

– (Savannah, GA) Savannah Music Festival, March 28 - April 13 2024
Big annual cross-genre music festival with concerts at various Savannah locations. More details

– (Waycross, GA) Swamp Fest, April 5-6 2024
Annual community festival in downtown Waycross, with live music, classic car show, street dancing, fireworks show, arts and crafts, food trucks, children’s activities and more. More details

– (Darien, GA) Blessing of the Fleet, April 5-7 2024
Very popular annual blessing of the fleet festival in Darien, with music, arts and crafts, food, parade and more. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Festival on Ponce, April 6-7 2024
Arts festival in Olmsted Linear Park, Atlanta featuring fine art, folk art and outsider art, local food and drink vendors and more. More details

Events From April 8 To The Weekend Of, April 13-14 2024

– (Savannah, GA) Savannah Music Festival, March 28 - April 13 2024
Big annual cross-genre music festival with concerts at various Savannah locations. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Atlanta Dogwood Festival, April 12-13 2024
Big annual arts festival in Piedmont Park, with juried fine art market, artists working in a wide variety of media, children’s activities, live music, food and more. More details

– (Acworth, GA) Acworth Art Fest, April 13-14 2024
Annual arts festival in downtown Acworth, with art market, food, children’s activities and more. More details

– (Perry, GA) Perry Dogwood Festival, April 13-14 2024
Annual festival in downtown Perry, with food and drink vendors, children’s activities, local vendors and more. More details

– (Fairburn, GA) Georgia Renaissance Festival, April 13 - June 2 2024
Festival of Renaissance culture, with shows and performances, artisan marketplace, jousting, period foods, and more. More details

Events From April 15 To The Weekend Of April 20-21 2024

– (Fairburn, GA) Georgia Renaissance Festival, April 13 - June 2 2024
Festival of Renaissance culture, with shows and performances, artisan marketplace, jousting, period foods, and more. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Lemonade Days Festival, April 17-21 2024
Big annual festival at Brook Run Park, Dunwoody, with carnival rides, live music and performances, food and drink vendors, Dunwoody Idol contest and more. More details

– (Dahlonega, GA) Bear on the Square, April 20-21 2024
Annual festival celebrating Appalachian culture in Dahlonega, with live music, music workshops, traditional storytelling, artists market, and more. More details

– (Kennesaw, GA) Big Shanty Festival, April 20-21 2024
Annual community festival in downtown Kennesaw, with 150+ arts and crafts vendors, food, beer, live entertainment, parade and more. More details

Events From April 22 To The Weekend Of April 27-28 2024

– (Fairburn, GA) Georgia Renaissance Festival, April 13 - June 2 2024
Festival of Renaissance culture, with shows and performances, artisan marketplace, jousting, period foods, and more. More details

– (Vidalia, GA) Vidalia Onion Festival, April 25-28 2024
Very popular annual festival in celebration of the Vidalia onion, with air show, concert and other performances, arts and crafts, onion-eating contest, food, carnival, street dancing, fireworks and more. More details

– (Thomasville, GA) Thomasville Rose Show and Festival, April 26-27 2024
Annual community festival and flower show in downtown Thomasville, with rose show, orchid show, car show, parade, street dancing, artist market, fireworks and more. More details

– (Woodbine, GA) Woodbine Crawfish Festival, April 26-27 2024
Popular annual community and food festival in downtown Woodbine, featuring crawfish and other foods, arts and crafts show, parade, live entertainment and other family activities. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes, April 26-28 2024
Popular community festival in the Inman Park neighborhood, with tours of local homes, arts and crafts market, music on three stages, dance performances, parade, children’s activities and more. More details

– (Hampton, GA) Georgia Spring State Fair, April 26 - May 5 2024
State fair at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, with shows and performances, live music, carnival rides, fair food, petting zoo and more. More details

– (Reynolds, GA) Georgia Strawberry Festival, April 27 2024
Annual community festival in Reynolds in celebration of the strawberry, with strawberry picking, contests, food vendors, arts and crafts, parade, antique tractor show, pet parade, music and more. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Smyrna Jonquil Festival, April 27-28 2024
Annual spring festival in Smyrna, with 150+ arts and crafts vendors from across the southeast, festival food, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. More details

Events From April 29 To The Weekend Of May 4-5 2024

– (Hampton, GA) Georgia Spring State Fair, April 26 - May 5 2024
State fair at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, with shows and performances, live music, carnival rides, fair food, petting zoo and more. More details

– (Fairburn, GA) Georgia Renaissance Festival, April 13 - June 2 2024
Festival of Renaissance culture, with shows and performances, artisan marketplace, jousting, period foods, and more. More details

– (Waycross, GA) Swamptown Getdown, May 2-4 2024
Annual music and arts festival in Waycross highlighting the musical styles of the southeast. More details

– (Atlanta, GA) Johns Creek International Festival, May 4 2024
Annual festival celebrating the diverse heritages of the people of Johns Creek, with international food, live music and other performances, global marketplace and more. More details

→ See Georgia festivals in May

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