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Big ideas will come to life on a tiny scale during “Big PATH, Tiny Parks” on PATH400in Buckhead. From Friday- Sunday, the stretch of PATH400 near Old Ivy Park will be fifilled with dozens of imaginative, miniature parks created by local businesses and organizations, according to a news release.

The public is invited to walk the trail and stop to enjoy the tiny parks, each with its own theme andimmersive audio soundtrack.

Livable Buckhead and Tiny Doors ATL are collaborating on “Big PATH, Tiny Parks” to celebrate public art as well as the value of community parks and green spaces — no matter how small.

Tiny parks — 14 by 18 inches — are being crafted by teams from nearly 40 local nonprofifit groups and businesses, each one reflflecting a difffffffffffferent theme or idea for the best use of public green space.

Themes include “HipsterCocktail Party,” “Movie Night on the Green,” “Harvest Market,” and “Health Fair Day at the Park.” The public is encouraged to walk PATH400 to see all the miniparks and vote for their favorites. Prize categories include People’s Choice, Most Creative Reuse of Material, Best Community Team, Most Unusual and Most Wanted Features for PATH400.

In addition to the main event on PATH400, Livable Buckhead is creating a virtual event space for people who want to gather online and view the tiny parks. The virtual space is an immersive auditory and visual experience that replicates the in- person experience, including the voting aspect of “Big PATH, Tiny Parks” and the customsoundtracks that local DJ Mike Zarin created for each tiny park.

“When we realized that we couldn’t hold our PARK( ing) Day event due to COVID- 19, we knew we needed to fifind another way to capture the creativity that our partners put into their pop- up parks each year,” said Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead.

“Big Path, Tiny Parks” will be open during daylight hours from Friday through Sunday.

Information: livablebuckhead. com/ tinyparks