Atlanta's Dogwood Festival

I love a spring day! I love a spring festival even more and Atlanta (midtown area) really knows how to do this well! Every year they start off spring with the Dogwood Festival in Piedmont park in the heart of Atalanta. And this past weekend it could not have been better. Sun was out the heat rolled in and the clouds stayed away long enough for us to enjoy our spring tradition.

I started the day at Park Tavern restaurant on the fat side of the park I will have to say it is a great place to sit people watch grab a drink and a fantastic meal! The service is always good and so is the food! If you sit on the patio you can look out over the park and on a day like Sunday we got a little sun on our skin. We started out our meal w mimosa's and they treat you well here $14 gets you a bottle of champs and juice! We ordered the lobster king crab and spinach dip w pita chips. While waiting on my friends I sat and watched as people came and went into the park. Our sever was very attentive and always had a smilie on her face! Dropping off plenty of water for us as we enjoyed our food and drinks. Some of the people in our party enjoyed Bloody Mary's and beer as well.

I ordered a burger that was cooked perfect and served w fries. The bun was soft and fresh and the meat was tender! My date ordered the fish tacos which I have to say are some of the biggest I've seen around town. Fresh and crisp the fish was light and tasty!

After lunch we walked around te park and enjoyed the festival. I love how there are sections for the kids and family and how they even have a place for the dog lovers!

The art was fantastic lots of local and southern artists this year. I myself purchased a hand made wooden train for my nephew made by a man located in Illinois. He even offered to ship it so I didn't have to! A friend of mine purchased some art for her living room. And of course you can't get away with out getting a big fresh lemon aid.

We walked over to the main stage and listened to the music if you get lucky you can get a chair maybe even a table but the park does allow you to bring chairs. The bands really were diverse this year. Lots of bands even played original music.

We stayed till sunset and headed off for dinner and fun in midtown.

I will say that this was the very first event I went to in Atlanta when I moved here last year and it will be something I do every year from now on. Next time you are in Atlanta in the spring please come out and join us in the park for some fun!

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