PHOTOS: 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade & Festival

Things to Do

PHOTOS: 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade & Festival

The festival, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music in addition to the parade in Toco Hills.

Parade-goers walk toward Congregation Beth Jacob to participate in the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb 26, 2023. The festival featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Yisrael Herscovici, president of Congregation Beth Jacob, interacts with a child during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A hula hoop contest was part of the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Rivkak Eidex (center) performs with friends and family members in front of the judges as they participate at the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Pesach and Brook Baral walked with Gabriel and Benjamin Baral after the parade passed during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Odelia Khalili, who wears an Elvis Presley mask, takes a photo of the decorated cars participating at the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Judges participate by qualifying the decorated cars to choose first place during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Ita and Mordy Zuckman, dressed as pirates, await the parade to start during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Racheli Schulgasser gets her face painted with a unicorn during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A kid wearing an astronaut suit rides through the air during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A costumed spectator checks out participants' cars competing for the best costume and design during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills. The fest, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Kids on a pickup truck react with the crowds as they parade down Lavista Road in Toco Hills during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A kid covered with a happy head mask rides on a scooter as he parades down Lavista Road in Toco Hills during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The fest, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Members of Congregation Shaarei Shamayin wave to spectators as they parade down Lavista Road in Toco Hills during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Juggling stiltwalker Carrie McQueen performs as she parades down Lavista Road in Toco Hills during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb, 26, 2023. The fest, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Spectators wearing customs observe parade participants' cars during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The festival featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Participants dressed as sharks parade down Lavista Road in Toco Hills during the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. The fest, hosted by Congregation Beth Jacob, featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

1/17

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Parade-goers walk toward Congregation Beth Jacob to participate in the 31st annual Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival in Toco Hills on Sunday, Feb 26, 2023. The festival featured food, rides, inflatables and live music. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Today's Gallery Headlines

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

PHOTOS: Falcons defeat Rams for third straight win

aajc 122925 sugar bowl arrivals

PHOTOS: Georgia arrives at team hotel for Sugar Bowl

walk for peace

PHOTOS: Buddhist monks travel through Atlanta on ‘Walk for Peace’

Georgia Tech BYU Football

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech battles BYU in Pop-Tarts Bowl

More Galleries

Jimmy Carter ‘forever’ stamp

PHOTOS: 2025 AJC Photos of the Year

Coca-Cola first ad

PHOTOS: Coca-Cola ads over time

Alonzo Herndon

PHOTOS: Philanthropists leave mark on Atlanta

gainesville, thomas county central

PHOTOS: Thomas County Central pummels Gainesville for 5A state title