The City of Smyrna would like to invite you to the upcoming Fall Jonquil Festival on October 24th & 25th. The festival hours of operation are 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 24th and Noon – 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 25th.
The Fall Jonquil Festival is held on the beautiful Village Green in downtown Smyrna, Georgia next to the fabulous Market Village. The festival has a history of over 20 years and will feature hand-made arts & crafts booths, local non-profit booths, puppet shows, live music, plenty of festival foods, and all types of children’s activities. They will also have local entertainment on the stage in front of the library. Artisans are from all over the southeast and feature their own hand made crafts, paintings, clothing, furniture, jewelry and much more.
Friends of the Smyrna Library will have their book sale during the Fall Jonquil festival, so plan to get some phenomenal deals on all types of books imaginable. Keep Smyrna Beautiful will be distributing Jonquil Bulbs and promoting a cleaner Smyrna.
A crowd favorite!! Peter Hart will be bringing his Atlanta Puppet Show to the Fall Jonquil Festival: Peter’s festival puppet show has appeal to everyone in a family audience with unique marionettes and puppet characters that sing, dance, juggle, play fiddle, break apart and come back together, squirt water, and are even launched by catapult across the stage!
Adding the right sounds!! Scott Thompson for your listening pleasure: J. Scott Thompson one of the founding members of Peachtree Station (voted Atlanta Magazine’s Best Country Band 2000) will entertain you with all your favorite songs at the Veteran’s Memorial on the grand lawn adjacent to the Fall Jonquil Food Court.
The festival foods include: pizza, cotton candy, candy apples, corn dogs, hand-dipped ice cream, snow cones, polish sausage, chicken sandwiches, and BBQ. The children’s activities area will have interactive inflatable activities, sand art, and more.
Admission is FREE.
Children’s Halloween Costume Parade – on Saturday, October 24th – hosted by the Smyrna Police Department. Registration begins at 9:00 am in the rear parking lot of Smyrna First Baptist Church with the parade beginning at 9:30 am. The parade will travel north on King Street (from the Church parking lot through the Festival area), around Village Green Circle and end in the memorial field where there will be a costume contest with four “celebrity” judges. News reporter Ross Cavitt with WSB-TV will be one of the judges at this year’s event. Also, special guest McGruff The Crime Dog will make an appearance at the parade. A trophy will be given out for the best costume in the following age groups: newborn-2 years old, 3-6 years old and 7-12 years old. This event is FREE!
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