FESTIVAL FACTS

March

St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Noon-1:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. Peachtree Street and 15th Street to Fifth Street. 770-805-8015, atlantastpats.com

Georgia Food and Wine Festival. Various times, March 21-24. Prices depend on activity. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. 770-423-1330, georgiafoodandwinefestival.com

Hapeville Butterfly Lantern Parade. 5-10 p.m. March 23. Free. Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park, 680 S. Central Ave., Hapeville. 404-3347500, hapeville.org Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 23-24. Free. Blackburn Park, 3501 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven. 404-637-0542, brookhavenga.gov/festival

Sandy Springs Artsapalooza. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 30; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 31. Free. 6100 Lake Forrest Drive, Sandy Springs. 470-929-6095, sandyspringsartsapalooza.com

April

Spring Festival on Ponce. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 6; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 7. Free. Olmsted Linear Park, 1451 Ponce de Leon Ave. 470929-6095, festivalonponce.com

Little 5 Fest. 1-8 p.m. April 6. Free. Seminole Avenue. 404-7354924, l5pbiz.com

Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Noon-9 p.m. April 12; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. April 13; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 14. Artist Market closes at 7 p.m. April 12-13. Free. Piedmont Park. 404-827-8663, dogwood.org.

Atlanta Wing Fest. 6-10 p.m. April 18. General admission, $85; VIP, $95. Uptown Atlanta, 570 Main St. (near Lindberg MARTA Station). 404-875-4434, atlantawingfest.com

SweetWater 420 Fest. Noon-11 p.m. April 20-21. One-day general admission, $139; two-day general admission, $245. Other ticket options available. Pullman Yards, 225 Rogers St. 470-7777471, sweetwater420fest.com

Big Shanty Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 20; noon-5 p.m. April 21. Parade: 9:30 a.m. April 20. Free. Near the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. 770-423-1330, kennesawbusiness.org/bsf Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 20; 11 a.m.5 p.m. April 21. Free. Historic Fourth Ward Park, 592 N. Angier Ave. 470-929-6095, oldfourthwardparkartsfestival.com

Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. April 27; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 28. Tour of Homes: Noon-4 p.m. April 2628. Festival is free. Tour of Homes is $40. festival.inmanpark.org

Duluth Springs Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 28. Free. 3167 Main St., Duluth. 470-929-6095, duluthartsfestival.com Taste of Marietta Festival. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. April 28. Free. 99 S. Park Square, Marietta. 770-429-1115, tasteofmarietta.com

May

Shaky Knees. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. May 3-4; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. May 5. One-day general admission starts at $165; three-day general admission starts at $365. Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Ave. shakykneesfestival.com Roswell Spring Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 4; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 5. Free. Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell, 470-9296095, roswellartfestival.com

Chastain Spring Arts & Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 11; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 12. Free. 4469 Stella Drive. 404-873-1222, chastainparkartsfestival.com

Atlanta Jazz Festival. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 25-27. Free. Piedmont Park. 404-546-6815, atljazzfest.com

Sweet Auburn Springfest. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. May 11; 1-8 p.m. May 12. Free. 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE. 678-861-7263, sweetauburn.com Atlanta Caribbean Carnival. May 24-26. Various locations and prices. Centerpiece event is the concert, plus more, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. May 25 at Westside Park, 1660 Johnson Road NW. 770-258-6022, atlantacarnival.org