I have been trying to attend this festival for years and I finally did! It is worth your time. So…read moremuch to choose from foods: deserts, gyros, corn dogs, foot long corn dogs, bacon on a stick, funnel cake and more. There all types of lemonade, beer and water. Many things to buy crafts, jewelry, pots & pans, cheese cutting boards, baskets, paintings and more. There is a kid's inflatable area and petting zoo. Sooo much happening at this festival close to home with that fall vibe, was a perfect activity for me. It is always held the last Saturday and Sunday of September. Make plans for next year if you missed it.

I used to go to this festival every year as a kid and absolutely loved all the activities,…read moredifferent foods & stalls! I got to go back this year after a longgg time and was kind of surprised in how it turned more into a food festival, there was literally a whole strip just dedicated to food vendors. There was such a wide variety of foods from all sorts of different authentic cuisines to snacks and homemade treats for on the go! We ended up getting a frozen pink lemonade, elotes and the impossible gyoza. One of the stalls did sell fresh apple cider donuts and I would definitely recommend getting them if you go! Overall such a good time and experience with your friends and family! You can easily spend a couple hours here and they have a mini pumpkin patch, face painting, live music you name it! It's only one weekend though so be sure you're free!

It's a small-ish festival, but I feel like it won't be small for long. The food here was fantastic…read more And people were friendly. The Polish Pierogi Festival is the annual fundraiser for the Saint John Paul II Polish Apostolate. There you'll find Folk Dancers, Pierogi, Gotabki (stuffed cabbage--delicious), Grilled Kietbasa, Polish Beers, and Polish merchandise. Food items are sold by ticket. (But everything else is free: free admission, free parking, free entertainment...) Definitely buy your food tickets in advance (pick them up at Will Call) and get there early. The food is good, and people are realizing this, so the line for tickets can get long, and they may run out of food if you show up late. Food tickets are $1 each. Savory dishes range from 3 to 8 tickets each. My favorite items were the Gotabki, and the Potato and Cheese Pierogi. (The Mushroom and Sauerkraut Pierogi were a close second.) The Grilled Kielbasa and Bigos is noteworthy. Bigos is NOT sauerkraut. It's something of a "stew" made with cabbage, pork, and tomatoes. Delicious. I do wish the festival were later in the year. Late August is brutally hot to be eating food at a sunny table. The food itself is sold inside Parish Hall. The line moves swiftly, but it does get crowded. And that room needs better air conditioning to handle those crowds. On the other side of Parish Hall you'll find a wide variety of baked Polish goods from Grand Bakery & Café. This line does not move as fast, and they take cash for their goods. But the baked goods are really good. We sampled a variety of sweet rolls, donuts, and turnovers. They also sell whole loaves of bread and boxed cakes. I took home a whole poppy seed roll. It is very dense. I can't wait to cut into it later on. So keep this Festival on your radar for next year. I'll be there. Holler if you're coming with.

This place is a great alternative for local Gwinnett residents to see some pretty holiday lights…read moreinstead of traveling elsewhere like Atlanta. Granted, it is a lot smaller but they packed a lot of lights in there for a $10 entry. ($10 is the online price, $12 at door) It is in a random residential area with a gravel driveway so you might miss the entrance, especially in the dark (We had to make a U-turn) but the GPS does take you there, just follow it carefully. It turns out this festival is on some farmland. It has a gravel parking lot and you walk through dirt/grass...so wear comfortable flat shoes. There are different light themes throughout. You first enter the "Under the Sea" theme. Other themes scattered around are Christmas, Chinese, etc. It is a quick walk through, but if you stop to take perfect Instagram worthy pics like I did, you can easily be there for an hour or 2. There's also a few fire pits, a little makeshift ice skating area, some farm animals, and a food/vendor tent. Inside the tent is where we saw the huge panda mascot! It was dancing and brought great energy to the crowd. I'm a HUGE panda fan so obviously I had to take a picture and even made it dance with me. Hehe. Everyone loved the panda and it truly made our visit. That pretty much ended our night, so we headed back to the car after an hour and a half. This place is only operational until Jan 1, 2022 so I would go before it closes!

No one goes to the fair to save money. That being said if you're looking forward to the rides, get…read morethe unlimited pass. Considering how much the tickets cost you'll be saving money. LOL Though a lot of the rides have minimums and maximums and my 280lb, 6'2", 17yr old football player brother couldn't get on most the rides.. Lots of food vendors. Definitely look around and make sure they have their prices listed because you will be hustled. I was charged 10 for a corndog that others were charged 8. Didn't realize it till after the fact because I was told by another customer. Game prizes aren't worth it but it's really for the experience. You pretty much pay for your prize if you get one. We spent almost 200 for my boys to get a couple stuffed animals. Another game was a little better only spending 20 because my 7yr old is a good shot. The attendant was surprised but that made obvious the fact that the cans were glued on, or something, because they were NOT falling over. We played a water gun game and my son won a small stuffed animal. To get a bigger animal you would have to pay more and win a couple more rounds.. Practically paying for a bigger prize. Most of the attendants and vendors were very nice. There were a few that did have nasty attitudes for no reason we gave them. But overall we had a good time. Would recommend going as soon as the fair opens, 5pm, and on a weekday to avoid the crowds. Cash is also good to have since cards are "taxed".

The police at the fair decided that my daughter's cousin wasn't actually her cousin and denied her…read moreentry after they had paid, over $100 for tickets, and cleared security. The polic officer proceeded to tell my daughter she was stupid when he realized she was recording the encounter. I understand the need for an adult legal guardian to accompany minors, but do not understand why the police are allowed to pick and choose who can get in, insult children and take our money.

Very packed, lots of food, vendors and good music and shuttles at the Suwanee location.read more

I had heard about this event from the earlier event locations - this is a "pop-up" style market…read morethat moves around Atlanta, typically over a holiday weekend. On this occasion, it was the Memorial Day weekend on 2018.10.5 - 2018.10.07 and the market took place at the North Point Mall at 1000 North Point Cir, Alpharetta, GA 30022, along the side facing the JC Penny's anchor store. This is an outdoor vendor-oriented market featuring imported goods and a huge assortment of food. In Asia markets like these are done at night to escape the heat of the day - typically they go on pretty much all night but of course this US market is a bit more pragmatic. I met a friend after work on the first night (Friday) right when it opened, about 5:00 PM. The market was just getting started so some of the food vendors weren't quite ready and some tents were unoccupied, but this was remedied by the time we left. Admission was $10 but could have been less if we'd bought online prior to the event day - we decided to just pay at the gate. Oh and most of these vendors were cash only so keep that in mind - there are several ATMs but you get to pay those fees. I'd say that the "International" aspect was very well represented by a super diverse assortment of vendors and a crowd to to match. There were the typical saree and handbag sellers plus one booth that had leather jackets. I saw many, many different ethnic groups from all over the world - lots of fun to be had. There's also a stage with music that continued for most of the night with some live local acts and a DJ spinning a broad-time-spanning assortment of well-mixed dance music. But of course the real reason I attended was to sample the food. The food ranged from near-local to far reaching Asian - there were at least two different Lao vendors, Snackboxe Bistro and a Thai/Viet/Lao vendor that served Pad Thai, Papaya Salad and skewers of meat. There were also several Indian vendors including the nearby Dekkan Spice (very good) so a good mix of local restaurants, caterers and food trucks. I saw a couple of Halal places including a whole BBQ goat. We settled on a mix of Thai and Island cuisines, the latter being a veggie and noodle stirfry with teriyaki chicken. I thought both were quite good and less than $10. The Hawaiian rotisserie looked amazing but wasn't quite ready or I def would have gotten the pork ribs or turkey leg. There was also a vegan section with many restaurants within if what I described above scared you. I think there was plenty to sample something unusual and come away full. There were many drink vendors selling lassies and other cold drinks including many fruity drinks. I only saw one beer vendor but it was large and well placed sith several local craft brews - I ended up with a Creature Comforts Tropicalia IPA but also say a Three Taverns sour and a Steady Hand Farmhouse Ale (Saisson) as options. Overall I liked the event but coudn't stay much more than the hour or so (commitments elsewhere) but did have fun while there. The people serving were really nice and accommodating and good about answering questions. It was starting to get crowded so that was my queue to get out anyway - I don't deal with the jostle of the crowds - when my beer gets bumped it's time to leave!

Every year I look forward to the Yellow Daisy Festival and this year was no different. The festival…read moreis a four day event. My family and I have been coming to the this festival for over 10 years now. So it's a tradition for us. This festival has been voted one of the top arts and craft shows in the nation. There's always music playing from bandsl One of my favorite booths to go to is the Bubba's Sweet Tea, I bought a tin mug years ago and bring it back every year for a refill of sweet tea for only a dollar. There's plenty booths that sell food and snacks. There's lots of things to see, unique crafts, scented handmade candles, handmade soaps wood crafts, etc. I've made friends with a few of the vendors, we may not remember each other's names but we definitely recognize each other from year to year. It's four days of wonderful fun, rain or shine it's going on. One of my favorite times is when it rained cats and dogs, it did not stop the fun one bit. There's plenty of well organized parking all over the park. Lots of police officers directing traffic. I feel very safe even though there's huge crowds of people everywhere. There are free shuttle busses transporting people to their cars the entire time. There's live music too! You can come here and load up on kettle popcorn, Greek gyros, ice cream and gifts for everyone! I can't wait til next year's festival.

Not too crowded, we went in a Sunday. Lots of different types of Art and Jewelery to choose from…read more Good selection of food vendors as well.

JapanFest -- A Nostalgic Visit It really brought back…read morememories of those days in Norcross High School, when my friends and I used to come to JapanFest together. It's been three or four years since I last went. There were classic cultural highlights like Sumo and Kendo, and even hands-on experiences such as archery and sword-cutting demonstrations. Up on the second floor, the Hands-on Experience area featured bonsai, ikebana (flower arrangement), and shodo (Japanese calligraphy) -- all worth visiting and exploring. The biggest highlight this year was definitely the "LINQ" idol group performance -- their sweet voices, energetic choreography, and youthful vibe filled the entire stage. I couldn't help but feel, deep down, "Ah, youth is truly wonderful." Picked up a "To You" CD, grabbed some Japanese street food, and just soaked in the atmosphere.

Considering that you pay to attend, more needs to be done inside the venue to direct the flow of…read moretraffic and ensure that guests can enjoy the experience without being constantly bumped, stepped on, shoved, or cut in line by other guests. It was far too crowded to not have staff helping to manage the foot traffic. I had an awful time just trying to exist in the space and experience the event to the extent of getting my money's worth. Don't even get me started on how difficult it was just to spend money at the booths. Two stars because they had a bunch of great vendors. Too bad I couldn't enjoy shopping with many of them.

The food was super expensive. The sample tickets were $1 and esch sample would range from 1-5…read moretickets. All the samples were cold. They claimed there was free activities for the kids not true $15 for bounce houses. The only good thing was a dessert stand they had fair prices and excellent desserts. other than that very dissapointed.

I really loved the home town feel of it. Loved the music and…read moreshow. Food was fairly priced. About 50¢ each. Our favorite was the she crab soup (2 tickets) and the Irish car bomb ice cream (5 tickets). Tasty samples all over the place for 2 to 3 tickets. The free shuttle parking was not well marked. We abandoned that and wound up parking at the library, which was free as well.

Last night, the City of Duluth celebrated summer with the community with a FREE concert…read more We all gathered, picnicked, relaxed, danced & enjoyed a beautiful night!! I really don't know the name of the bands, but the headline was a Tom Petty Tribute Band, REALLY REALLY good! Lots of cute shops, restaurants, paint pottery, walk around, playgrounds, play/splash fountain (bring a towel), cute coffee bar, etc. come enjoy a few hours. Plenty of parking around, just please be carof foot traffic. Security is always around; Duluth's Finest!!!

Downtown Duluth's Old Town is such a gem! Every year the Fall Festival brings thousands of people…read moretogether, and the energy is amazing. At the center is a big water fountain that makes the whole area feel like a gathering spot. There are tons of little shops and restaurants to explore, plus a paint-your-own pottery place that's really fun. Families will love the playground and splash fountain (definitely bring a towel if you've got kids). I also love the cute coffee bar--it's a perfect stop when you're just walking around. Overall, it's a charming spot that's great for an afternoon stroll, grabbing a bite, or bringing the family out. Always something to enjoy here!

I was really happy to find out that the weekend I came up to GA with my paramour, Mr.P that there…read morewas a Pow Wow going on. I have friends who have memberships to the park and with them, we went to the event. First, the park is a beautiful location, and it was a super perfect day. The air was cool but the sun was bright and warm. We arrived just in time for the Call of Nations and other dances. The dancers themselves were adorned in their tribal garb and the drums sang out wonderfully. You could feel the ancestors with us. There were presentations of Indian life and culture. A wild birds of prey show and a Snake Rescue on the grounds, as well as a handful of vendors. All in all a lovely afternoon on the grounds of Stone Mountain Park

I had a great experience learning all about the Native Americans and their culture. This event is…read morelocated in Stone Mountain and without a membership parking is $20... $40 for an annual pass. Head to The Historic Square and you'll hear the tribal drummers and see the naive dancers. They have several vendors and a reptile show and exhibit. The pass for the Indian Festival is $15. I ended up leaving with a tomahawk, now n arrow, and feather hair pieces. We also crawled into a teepee and heard stories. Overall we will definitely be returning next year.