It's Time for Spring and Summer Festivals in Midtown and Nearby

It's time for spring festivals (especially the annual Atlanta Jazz Festival), which means flip flops, sunshine, live music, incredible food, handmade arts and crafts markets and the best of summer.

Here are just some of the fun festivals happening this summer in and around Midtown and Atlanta:

Atlanta Dogwood Festival: April 19, noon to 10 p.m., April 20, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., April 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Piedmont Park. Free to the public.

36th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival: May 25-27, starting at 3 p.m. at Piedmont Park. Free.

Atlanta Street Food Festival: July 13, noon to 8 p.m. at Piedmont Park. $7.50 for adults. Free for children. NO pets.

Summerfest: June 1, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and June 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free; donations greatly appreciated. Summerfest is located on scenic and historic Virginia Avenue between North Highland Avenue and Park Drive.

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival: May 30-June 2. Check the website for the schedule of events and classes and ticket prices.

Buckhead Crawfish Fest: April 27, 1-10 p.m. at Park Bench Pub. $12 

Georgia Renaissance Festival: Saturdays and Sundays (and Memorial Day), April through June 2, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets: Free to $19.95, depending on age.

Art-B-Que: May 11-12, Rail Arts District Avondale Estates. Free.

Atlanta Summer Beer Fest: June 22, 4-9 p.m. at Masquerade Music Park. Tickets are $35 in advance and will increase as it gets closer to the date of the event. The first 500 tickets are $25.

Buckhead Wine Festival:  April 27, 3-6 p.m. at 56 East Andrews Drive NW. $25

Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival: May 11-12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive NW.

Peachtree Hills Festival of the Arts: June 8-9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 308 Peachtree Hills Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 (Peachtree Hills Festival of the Arts). Free.

Know of a spring or summer festival near Midtown that's not listed? Tell us in the comments below!