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The parade also served as the opening event for the nine-day Festival of Trees, also benefiting CHoA, and originally held at the Georgia World Congress Center. [8] [9] Even though the Festival of Trees left its longtime home in 2007, [10] the Children's Christmas Parade remained in downtown Atlanta continuing a nearly three-decade Atlanta tradition.
Atlanta's mild climate and plentiful trees allow for festivals and events to take place in the city year-round. One of the city's most popular events is the Atlanta Dogwood Festival , an arts and crafts festival held in Piedmont Park each spring, when the native dogwoods are in bloom.
This Christmas celebration is a non-commercial and non-profit event organized by local citizens. Hundreds of participants enter the parade each year: some walking groups waving to onlookers, others riding on floats, beauty pageant winners atop convertible cars, and even emergency vehicles driven by local law enforcement and rescue personnel.
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FILE - Santa Claus throws the magic dust to light the Athens community Christmas tree during the Downtown Parade of Lights in downtown Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
The following federal holidays are observed by the majority of private businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day (January 1) [11] Memorial Day (May 25–31, floating Monday) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day (September 1–7, floating Monday) Thanksgiving (November 22–28, floating Thursday) Christmas (December 25)
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It is held in Atlanta each year at the end of August and beginning of September (week of Labor Day holiday). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Atlanta Black Pride is the largest black gay pride celebration in the world with an estimated 100,000 people annually in attendance.