In a city of yellow jonquil flowers, green will be the color of choice this weekend.
And the place to be for St. Patrick's Day in Smyrna is Market Village — just as it has been the last 13 years.
The St. Patrick's Day Festival will be Friday and Saturday. If you can get a babysitter or don't need one, Friday is for you. If you're bringing the kids along and want a more family-friendly vibe, Saturday is what you're looking for.
Expect live music, TVs playing March Madness games, Guinness, cornhole and children’s activities.
The party starts at 2 p.m. Friday and moves inside at 10:30 p.m. The event runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Roads near the fountain (dyed green in celebration) will be shut down, so beware.
Credit: Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com
Credit: Hyosub Shin, hshin@ajc.com
Shannon Drawe, general manager at Atkins Park assured there'd be plenty of parking.
Atkins Park (the Smyrna location) is sponsoring the event along with Zucca Bar & Pizzeria.
Drawe estimates 3,000 people attended during the two days last year. Demand from customers forced the event to grow into a two-day shindig about a decade ago.
Ahead of time, get tickets for $5 a day. At the gate, that price doubles.
All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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