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Spring Jonquil Festival in Smyrna this Weekend
The festival has a history of more than 25 years and will feature more than 175 hand-made arts & crafts booths, local non-profits, sponsors, puppet shows, live music, plenty of festival foods, and all types of children's activities.
From the City of Smyrna
The City of Smyrna welcomes all on the weekend of April 26 & 27. The Spring 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 25 years and will feature over 175 hand-made arts & crafts booths, local non-profits, sponsors, puppet shows, live music, plenty of festival foods, and all types of children's activities. We will also have local entertainment on the stage in front of the library.
Friends of the Smyrna Library will have their book sale during the Spring Jonquil festival, so plan to get some phenomenal deals on all types of books imaginable.
A crowd favorite, Peter Hart will be bringing his Atlanta Puppet Show to the Spring 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 on the Village Green lawn adjacent to the Jonquil Food Court.
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Artisans are from all over the southeast feature their own hand-made crafts, paintings, clothing, furniture, jewelry and much more.
The festival foods include: cotton candy, candy apples, corn dogs, hand-dipped ice cream, snow cones, polish sausage, chicken sandwiches, and BBQ.
The huge interactive children's area includes big and small inflatable activities, sand art, and more. So whether it's your child or the child in you, there are plenty of food and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
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The festival hours are 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 and 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. Admission is FREE. Eat delicious food, shop, check out the puppet show, play and then relax on the Village Green.The festival is a wonderful experience for the whole family!
Visit the Crawfish Boil in the Market Village on Sat. from 1 p.m. - 10:45 p.m., and Sun. from 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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