What to know for the Sandy Springs Festival this weekend

Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Free shuttle service will be provided by the City and Cooper-Global Transportation at the following locations:

• Century Springs East/West, 6000-6100 Lake Forrest Road
• Lake Forest Elementary School, 5920 Sandy Springs Circle
• Northside Tower Parking Deck (Behind Signature Bank), 6065 Roswell Road

The streets of Sandy Springs will flood with thousands of North Fulton residents this weekend as the city’s annual festival kicks off.

With the fun, expect several road closures starting Friday, officials said.

Here's a breakdown of those road closures:

• Sandy Springs Place will close between Sandy Springs Circle and Bluestone Road beginning at 10:00 a.m.
• Hilderbrand Drive will close between Sandy Springs Circle and Bluestone Drive beginning at 5 p.m.
• Sandy Springs Circle will close between Mt. Vernon Highway and Sandy Springs Place beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Here's the road closure schedule for Saturday:

• Mount Vernon Highway will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. as the Festival hosts the Doug Kessler 10k/5k Road Race.
• Mount Vernon Highway, between Sandy Springs Circle and Roswell Road remains closed related to road construction taking place
• Two eastbound lanes of Johnson Ferry Road are closed directly aligned with the performing arts center for crane construction related to City Springs.

All of the roads will reopen 10 p.m. Saturday.

The Sandy Springs Festival is entering its 31st year and city officials anticipate an attendance of close to 30,000 people at Heritage Green. The two-day festival will feature over 600 street vendors and activities such as live music, dancing, arts and crafts demonstrations and food trucks.

The city will also unveil its new museum exhibit, Sandy Springs Gazette Live, which highlights different communities and happenings throughout the city.