Everything You Need To Know About This Weekend's Music Midtown

ATLANTA, GA -- Music Midtown has a huge lineup for this weekend, and here's everything you need to know about getting to and from the event.

Music Midtown 2018 will take place Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16. Festival hours are noon-11pm on Saturday, and noon-10pm on Sunday. Music Midtown is located at Piedmont Park.

Allowed Items

• Binoculars
• Blankets, Sheets, Towels
• Cameras – only nonprofessional cameras will be allowed, and must be without equipment attachments such as selfie sticks, tripods, and monopods
• Water – you may bring one factory sealed bottle of water and refill it throughout the day at our free water filling stations (up to 1 liter), or an empty re-usable water bottle (up to 1 liter).
• Signs or posters no larger than 11″ x 17″.

• Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products
• 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
• Coolers of any kind. (Exceptions may be made for medical use)
• Hammocks
• Baby Strollers
• Signs or posters larger than 11″ x 17″.
• Glass and metal containers of any kind
• Illegal and Illicit substances of any kind
• Outside food or beverage (including alcohol) of any kind, except 1 factory sealed bottles of water (up to 1 liter)
• 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
• 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
• Festival Totems and Flags

Security & Entry

Every attendee (including media) will be searched prior to entry. By purchasing a ticket, you agree to submit to a thorough, TSA-style search, including emptying your pockets and bags, a full pat-down, having all of your items examined, and possibly removing your shoes. Police officers work both inside and outside our events.

1. Exit & Re-Entry. All Ticketholders are allowed to enter and exit the Festival as many times as needed. You must be scanned upon exit at the gate in order to re-enter that same day.
2. Locker Rentals. Lockers will be available for rent to store your personal items and to charge your mobile device. The lockers will be inside the fest. Reserve your 2-Day locker HERE.
3. Safety & Medical. We make every effort to create a safe and secure environment on the Festival grounds. On-site security and emergency medical staff will be available on site. If you need assistance, go to one of our multiple medical tents, or look for a security or Festival staff member.
4. Lost & Found. The Lost & Found is located in the gravel lot across from the Charles Allen Entrance, by Ticket Help and Bike Valet. If you lost an item at the Festival you can check to see if it has been found at Lost & Found here.
5. Are Children Allowed At Music Midtown? Yes, but everyone requires a ticket.

How To Get To Music Midtown

• MARTA is a convenient way to get to the festival via the Midtown and Arts Center Stations on the Red and Gold rail lines. The closest free MARTA parking lot is the Lindbergh Center Station on the Red and Gold lines. Click HERE for more info.
• Walk / Ride the Beltline Eastside Trail from Inman Park or The Old Fourth Ward straight into Piedmont Park. Click HERE for more info. Bicyclers can take advantage of our complimentary Bike Valet.
• Uber – Where to? The night you’ll never forget. With Uber available all around Piedmont Park, you can focus on what really matters: the music. Simply open your app and request when you’re ready to head home.
• ParkingMusic Midtown is a car-less event, so all patrons are encouraged to bicycle, walk, UBER or take MARTA to the festival.

Box Office Location and Hours

Music Midtown has two box office locations. BELTLINE SIDE: GRADY STADIUM BOX OFFICE Located at Grady Stadium on Monroe Drive between 10th Street and 8th Street

MARTA SIDE: 12TH STREET BOX OFFICE Located at the Piedmont Park Community Center at the 12th Street and Piedmont entry to Piedmont Park HOURS

HOURS: Day of show – 10am to CLOSE

• Tues, 9/11 – Fri, 9/14 – 10am to 6pm
• Day of show – 10am to CLOSE