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What
is AthFest?
AthFest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit annual music and arts festival
in downtown Athens, Georgia that largely showcases the Athens
area musical and artistic community. Much of AthFest is free while
wristbands
or cover charges are required for certain events. AthFest's
mission is to educate citizens and visitors about music
and
arts in general, and about Athens music and arts in particular.
- General 2008 Schedule [Times Subject to Change & Items May Be Added - Updated June 16]
- Wristband
Information - Wristbands allow unlimited
acccess to participating venues, subject to age and
capacity restrictions.
Outdoor stages are free and do not require wristbands. Wristbands also provide discounts or free entry to
Special Events put
on in conjunction with AthFest. Wristbands are available online, at local retailers and during AthFest.They will also be available during the festival at the Main Stage area and at venues.
- Location
- The Main Stage Area of AthFest is on
Washington Street in the two blocks in front of the 40 Watt Club (285 W. Washington Street) and the Morton Theatre.
This area will house the outdoor stages, Artist Market,
KidsFest,
vendors and more. Club crawl venues are located throughout downtown.
- Lodging -
AthFest package deals are now available at locations near the festival! For other suggestions
and online reservations, check out the Athens-Clarke
County Convention and Visitors Bureau Where to Stay section
with information about area hotels.
- Parking
- Municipal parking is available in the three downtown parking
decks (located on College Avenue, Hancock Street
and Foundry Street
behind the Classic Center) and at streetside metered parking. Times for fee collections
and the
fees themselves may vary. Parking meter times are
not enforced on Sundays. Prestige Parking, Inc. also operates private lots very close to the stages, artists, and vendors with daily parking for $5.
- Dogs
/ Pets - At this time, AthFest does not
ban dogs from the event. However, they are discouraged
due to there being little to no grass
around - only concrete/pavement, a lot of people,
and the whole waste issue which people in the past
have left in the middle of a busy walkway. If you
do still decide that bringing your pet would be a
good idea, you must still comply with all Athens-Clarke
County Animal Control regulations, such as that dogs
must be leashed.
- Directions
to AthFest - Since we have people come to AthFest from
all over the Southeast (and further), no two directions
will be alike. So, we suggest visiting www.mapquest.com and checking
out their driving directions section. It will give you door-to-door
directions with maps on how to get to AthFest from anywhere.
Here's the physical location of the 40 Watt Club outside
of which the AthFest Main Stage area will be located: 285
West Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601
- AthFest
Event Map - Our map shows locations of all participating
venues and all AthFest related areas, as well as
parking locations. It will be available closer to the festival.
- AthFest
Guide - AthFest produces a Guide every year with
descriptions of all bands and musicians performing,
performance times, information on all AthFest events
and associated events and much more. The guide will
be inserted into copies of the Flagpole the
week of the festival and plenty of extra guides will
be available before and during AthFest throughout
downtown.
- AthFest 2006, 2005 & 2002 Named Top 20 Events - The Southeast Tourism Society has named AthFest 2006, 2005 and 2002 one of the Top 20 Events for June among 10 southeastern states.
- Awards - AthFest '98 was named the "Festival
or Event of the Year" for the state by the Georgia
Convention and Visitors Bureau. The
Georgia Main Street Program, coordinated by the Department
of Industry, Trade and Tourism (DITT), named AthFest 2000
the best Economic Restructuring Public Private Partnership
for the year 2000. The Athens Music History exhibit
at AthFest 2001 was presented a 'Best Ideas' Award
by the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
- Volunteers
- We're always on the lookout for volunteers to
help with all aspects of the festival, both before and during.
Check out the Volunteers area for more information.
- CD
- In conjunction with Ghostmeat
Records, AthFest has released annual compilation
CDs starting in 1998 to celebrate Athens bands. All
feature tons of local bands and lots of exclusive music
that you can't find anywhere else.
- Media
- If you work with print, television, radio or online
media and are interested in receiving a promotional CD for
review or passes to this year's festival, contact Michelle Roche Media Relations (706-353-3244 / michelle@michelleroche.com) or call AthFest at 706-548-1973 or
e-mail media@athfest.com.
- 1998's KidsFest,
a part of AthFest, was mentioned on the Wall Street Journal
on March 22nd in the 'Features and Options' section of Hot
Summer Festivals. Only 20 festivals from around the world
were featured, including festivals in London, Edinburgh,
Washington, D.C., Hollywood, and Aspen.
- Contact
us - Here's how:
- E-mail:
info@athfest.com
- Phone:
(706) 548-1973
- Address:
P.O. Box 327, Athens, GA 30603
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