Summer Party:
Event Guide
Welcome to Summer Party! Premium ticket holders enter 6 - 6:30 p.m.. General Admission opens at 6:30. Bars close at 9:30 p.m. The party ends at 10 p.m.
Parking
Parking in the Garden’s on-site deck is $10 and extremely limited. Guests arriving via rideshare services may be dropped off near the Garden entrance and will be rewarded with a complimentary mocktail and a chance to win a pair of tickets to a future Garden event.
- Rideshare guests should proceed to the Piedmont Avenue entrance driveway. Let the parking attendant know you’re being dropped you off. The attendant will explain express drop-off instructions and give you a Zoom and Bloom ticket. Once you’ve exited the vehicle, a volunteer will direct you to the exclusive entrance.
- Redeem your Zoom and Bloom ticket at any bar for the complimentary mocktail “Moonlight Melon” a refreshing watermelon lemonade. Include your email address on the card to enter a drawing for a pair of complimentary tickets to an upcoming event.
- Walkers, bikers and those who arrive via public transportation may greet the Visitor Center courtyard volunteer for a Zoom and Bloom ticket and directions to the express entrance.
Know Before You Go
- Doors open at 6 p.m. for Premium ticket holders, 6:30 p.m. for General Admission.
- Guests 21 and older may purchase specialty cocktails throughout the Garden. Garden bars accepted debit/credit cards only. IDs will be checked at each bar. Limit two drinks per ID. Alcohol service ends at 9:30 p.m. The event ends at 10.
- This event is rain or shine. No refunds will be issued.
- The Garden and its parking facility are credit card only.
- The Garden prohibits smoking, including vapes.
Help us grow with your pics and opinions!
Tag your social media photos with #atlantabg so we can share the fun with our audience. Be on the look out for an email with a survey to tell us about your experience. Completing the survey will also enter you into a drawing for tickets to a future event.
Lantern Making
Free! Decorate your own lantern for the Sunset Parade in Day Hall, then join us at 8:50 p.m. on the Great Lawn for a march through Storza Woods.
Face Painting
Free! Get in the solstice spirit with a fantasy face paint by Pixie and Luna on Alston Overlook.
Magical Photo Op
Free! That summer fit deserves a photo. Hop in the photo op by Bold Designs on Alston Overlook.
Food & Beverage
Drinks
Hardin Visitor Center • Canopy Walk
Glade Garden • Lanier Terrace • Snack Bar
Eats
Longleaf Restaurant
walk-ins welcome!
Snack Bar
by the Great Lawn
Dulce & Sabrosa in Day Hall
Chef boxes, taco bar and hot dogs
Vanilla Crepes
Sweet + savory in Parterre
Cremalosa Gelato
on the Canopy Walk
Kona Italian Ice
on the Great Lawn
Yom Ice Cream Bars by Longleaf
(premium tickets only)