Heritage Sandy Springs has announced downtown street closings this weekend for the Sandy Springs Festival, a two-day event that's expected to draw more than 20,000 people to the North Fulton community.
The festival is scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23. Information: https://bit.ly/2CZAzeE
Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, Hilderbrand Drive from Sandy Springs Circle east to the Blue Stone Lofts parking lot; Blue Stone Road from the Blue Stone Lofts parking lot north to City Springs; and all tiers of the surface lot at the northeast corner of Blue Stone will be closed.
At 1 p.m. Friday, Mount Vernon Highway will close from Sandy Springs Circle east to Galambos Way. For the Saturday morning road race, Mount Vernon will close at 6 a.m. between Lake Forest Drive and Sandy Springs Circle. Police will reopen this stretch by 10 a.m., after all runners have passed.
All roads and parking lots will reopen by 10 p.m. Sunday. Sandy Springs Circle and Sandy Springs Place will remain open all weekend.
The festival is the primary fund-raiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, a nonprofit dedicated to history, culture and stewardship. Art, live music, cultural performances, a pet parade, chalk walk competition, 10K and 5K races, children’s programming, rides, food and more are planned.
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