Sandy Springs Artsapalooza

I think the best thing about this art show is proximity to the historic cemetery down the road.
To be fair, a show is only as good as the people who exhibit. There weren’t that many booths, and most everything was mundane. (The furniture maker with his intricately detailed wood pieces was exceptional.)
Glad to say that parking on Mt. Vernon was easy, but we were done in little more than a half hour which barely justified the ride over.

Not a bad fest (as my brother would call it — Arts & Craps Festival).
I much prefer that they only block off a portion of Lake Forrest Drive — in the past anything in Sandy Springs would cause most of Sandy Springs Circle to be shut down and then you cannot get around anywhere, not even to park.
Parking was super easy — we parked at the church just a block away from the fest. The short walk to the entrance at Mt. Vernon Highway and Lake Forrest was easy to get to and we began to walk the arts tents.
There was a nice variety of craftsman at this show — glassworkers, jewelry artisans, woodworkers and even a couple of food artisans. I wish there had been a few more food tents — but not everyone can be pleased. There was a truffle/​chocolatier and Emily G’s Jam — 2 food tents versus 20 jewelry tents — not a great balance. I hope they put some limits next year and try and get a better balance of tents.
There was at least a beer tent a few stalls in, so we had some local (Red Brick Ale and Laughing Skull) brew to walk around with. Again, a little more variety would have been nice (hello Monday Night Brewing, Red Hare, Jailhouse).
We worked our way to the food and music and kid’s alley. Way to go scoring the Viet-Nomie’s Food Truck (recently voted by Zagat’s as one of the 10 Must-​Try Food Trucks for Spring Around the U.S.). There was also Williamson Bros BBQ, and what festival would be complete without a King of Pops cart?! Yeah, impossible to be a festival without it! I had a Blueberry Cobbler KoP, myself.
We enjoyed the music of The First Stone on the «Main Stage.» (I think there is only one stage, so calling it the Main one seems funny to me). They were amazing and we had a lot of fun just sitting on the hill, listening to great local music, drinking beer, eating our KoPs, having BBQ and enjoying the nice and cool day in Sandy Springs.
Nice work City of Sandy Springs.

Sorry to disappoint the only other person to review this «festival», but I was not impressed. Actually, I’m curious about how you’d review something that hadn’t occurred yet when her review was written; maybe this review was designed to lure me to something not really worth my time. I’d bet Jasmine is on the planning committee, huh? Unilocal is not an advertising forum!
For all the signs I’ve seen posted around over the past few weeks, I was expecting something fantastic, like the Sandy Springs Arts Festival, but what I got was a 500-​yard stroll down the street they closed off, lined with artists that I just didn’t care about. There wasn’t anything fun to keep me there more than about 15 minutes. They had a singer, food trucks, art tents and more bouncy-​castles than you could shake a stick at, but nothing stood up and said «stay here all day and enjoy yourself» to me. Maybe it’s because I don’t have kids, or because I don’t need any iron frogs for my garden, but I was underwhelmed to say the least.
At least hey didn’t charge admission.

I am sure excited about this Arts Festival that’s coming into Sandy Springs as a long time resident and ART LOVER!
The Sandy Springs Artsapalooza is a two-​day outdoor event with an emphasis on the visual arts and handcraft. Located in the heart of Sandy Springs in Fulton County, we set out with many different goals in mind: 1) Give back to the community through art; 2) Create a venue that emphasizes local and Georgian artists, so they have a show they can depend on in their own back yard; 3) Bring a festival to the folks in the northern part of Fulton county; 4) Create a festival for Artists by Artists, letting the artist have a voice in the creation and operations of the festival; 5) Create a show unlike any other in the City of Sandy Springs, bringing together outstanding local, regional and national artists.
The Sandy Springs area is a vibrant, upscale, family friendly community just north of Buckhead and Atlanta. This event will feature up to 150 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft persons, glass blowers, jewelers and more! The Festival will also offer visitors the opportunity to view artist demonstrations, enjoy live entertainment, participate in hands-​on arts activities, and enjoy festival foods and beverages. Plus, there will be carnival activities for children!