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Atlanta Dogwood Festival Introduces Family Friday on April 10

Atlanta Dogwood Festival welcomes families for opening day discounts on rides and food! Noon to 10 p.m.

Because families deserve a day or night out, the 79th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival presented by PNC Bank, for the first time presents Family Friday, encouraging families to enjoy the festival with special discounts and programming.

The Atlanta Dogwood Festival welcomes families on opening day for Family Friday at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival to enjoy special family-oriented entertainment on the Lake Clara Meer Stage. In the Meadow, kids and adults can both have fun with unlimited ride wristband good for all rides and inflatables on Friday only. Visitors will receive discounts with select food and beverage vendors with the wristband. And to top it off, we’ll have puppeteers performing onsite on Friday too!

Wristband includes:

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Unlimited access to all rides and inflatables on Friday, April 10

20% discount with select food and beverage vendors

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Wristbands are available for $10 in advance (at www.dogwood.org) or $12 onsite (at the Charles Allen and 10th Street entrance booth) all rides and inflatables.

Pre-sale tickets can be redeemed for wristbands at the booth located at the Charles Allen and 10th Street entrance.

Festival hours on Friday are noon to 10 p.m. (Artist Market closes at 7 p.m.).

ABOUT THE ATLANTA DOGWOOD FESTIVAL

The city’s longest-running festival, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing the annual springtime celebration of arts and entertainment. The festival has earned significant recognition for the overwhelming success of its Green Festival Initiative, which in 2011, 2012 and 2013 received a Gold Award for Best Festival Environmental Program from the International Festivals & Events Association. The Society of American Travel Writers named the Atlanta Dogwood Festival as one of the Top 10 Spring Festivals in 2012 and Sunshine Artist magazine named the festival the 30th best in the country in 2014. The Art Fair Sourcebook ranked the Atlanta Dogwood Festival in its list of Top 25 Fine Art Festivals in the country for 2013. www.dogwood.org.

The 79th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival will take place April 10 – 12, 2015 in Piedmont Park.

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