Arts & Entertainment

Shaky Knees Festival 2019: Everything You Need To Know

The festival will be held in downtown's Old Fourth Ward from May 3-5, 2019.

ATLANTA -- The 2019 Shaky Knees Music Festival will be held this weekend, May 3-5, at Central Park in downtown's Old Fourth Ward. Here's what you need to know:

Hours

  • Friday, May 3: 11:30am-11pm
  • Sunday, May 5: 11:30am-10pm
  • Saturday, May 4: 11:30am-11pm

The Festival Box Office is located at the corner of North Ave NE & Central Park Place NE and will be open during the following times:

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  • Wednesday 5/1 – Thursday 5/211:30am – 7pm
  • Friday 5/3 – Saturday 5/410am – 10pm
  • Sunday 5/510am – 9pm

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Allowed:

  • Bags will be restricted to small purses and draw string bags and may not exceed 14” x 11” x 5” (35cm x 28cm x 12cm).
  • Backpacks and bags with multiple pockets are prohibited.
  • Camelback’s & Hydration Packs are allowed, but must be empty upon entry and will be searched.
  • Baby Strollers
  • Binoculars
  • Blankets, Sheets, Towels
  • Cameras – only nonprofessional photos and video cameras will be allowed, and must be without equipment attachments such as selfie sticks, tripods, and monopods
  • Empty CamelBak water bottles and hydration packs, and plastic water bottles
  • Water – you may bring two factory sealed bottles of water and refill them throughout the day at our free water filling stations (up to 1 liter each)

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Prohibited:

  • Bags will be restricted to small purses and draw string bags and may not exceed 14” x 11” x 5” (35cm x 28cm x 12cm).
  • Backpacks and bags with multiple pockets are prohibited.
  • Camelback’s & Hydration Packs are allowed, but must be empty upon entry and will be searched.
  • Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products
  • Coolers of any kind. (Exceptions may be made for medical use)
  • Framed backpacks, multiple pocketback packs and any pack that is not aligned with the allowed backpacks above.
  • Any and all professional audio recording equipment
  • Professional cameras and professional recording (photo, video, audio) equipment (NO large professional detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, attachment sticks (selfie sticks) or other commercial equipment.
  • Any and all professional video equipment. No video recording will be allowed
  • Drones or any other remote flying device
  • Hammocks
  • Glass and Metal containers of any kind
  • Illegal and Illicit substances of any kind
  • Outside food or beverage (including alcohol) of any kind, except 2 factory sealed bottles of water (up to 1 liter each)
  • Umbrellas
  • Pets (except service animals)
  • Professional radios or walkie-talkies
  • Selfie sticks
  • Skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts or any personal motorized vehicles
  • Tents, canopies, or shade structures of any kind

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Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors are not allowed. No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, give-aways, samples, etc.

  • Weapons or explosives of any kind
  • Fireworks
  • Large chains or spiked jewelry
  • Bicycles inside festival grounds (free parking is available near festival entrance)
  • Carts of any kind (including Red Wagons)
  • Chairs of any kind

All Passholders are allowed to enter and exit the festival as needed up to 3 times per day. You must be scanned upon exit at the gate in order to re-enter that same day.

Children 8 and under enter for free with a ticketed adult. No more than 2 kids per adult will be allowed to come in. Children under 8 years not recommended.

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