Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes 2025

Inman Park Neighborhood Association, Inc. invites you to participate in our annual Spring Festival and Tour of Homes scheduled for April 26-27, 2025. Taking place along Inman Park’s tree-lined streets, the Festival includes a Street Market and a juried Arts & Crafts Exhibition. Items appropriate for the Street Market (non juried show) include antiques, furniture, memorabilia, and other unique items, while the Arts & Crafts (juried show) area features artists’ original work. This is an electronic agreement and by selecting the booths, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically. Categories includes

• Clay: Original clay and porcelain work, functional or sculptural.
• Consumables: Body products, candles, bread, sauces, spices etc.
• Fiber/Leather: Includes wearable and non-wearable.
• Garden Art: Art suitable for the garden/yard.
• Glass: Functional or sculptural work.
• Jewelry: Wearable art.
• Metal: Sculptural or decorative work made from metal.
• Mixed Media: Work which combines multiple materials in one piece.
• Others: Category for mediums not listed.
• Painting/Drawing: Limited edition signed and numbered original paintings and drawings.
• Pet Items: Objects for pets.
• Photography: Includes traditional film and digital photography.
• Printmaking: Limited edition signed and numbered original prints.
• Wood: Hand tooled, machine-worked, turned, or carved.

Inman Park Neighborhood Association, Inc. invites you to participate in our annual Spring Festival and Tour of Homes scheduled for April 26-27, 2025. Taking place along Inman Park’s tree-lined streets, the Festival includes a Street Market and a juried Arts & Crafts Exhibition. Items appropriate for the Street Market (non juried show) include antiques, furniture, memorabilia, and other unique items, while the Arts & Crafts (juried show) area features artists’ original work. This is an electronic agreement and by selecting the booths, you are validating and approving this agreement electronically.

The 53rd Inman Park Festival Parade will make its annual roll through the streets of Inman Park at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Inman Park is proud to present Atlanta’s quirkiest and most colorful parade led by the Inman Park butterfly and followed by marching bands, floats, art cars, drill teams, mascots, clowns, jugglers, politicians and many, many more. PARADE ROUTE, LINE-UP & RAIN OR SHINE!
The Parade takes place rain or shine. The Parade route begins on Edgewood Avenue at Spruce Street, goes down Edgewood to Hurt Street, turns left on Hurt Street to Euclid Avenue, and turns right on Euclid Avenue to Austin Avenue where it disbands at the traffic light in front of Little 5 Points Community Center. The Parade route length is one (1) mile. The Parade steps off promptly at 2 pm; however, all Parade entries must report to the Line-Up staging area on Edgewood between Krog and Spruce no later than 1:00 pm.
 
PARADE PRIZES
Self-built entries are judged by a panel of local artists and art aficionados. Cash prizes for these “homemade/homegrown” entries will be awarded--$500 for First Place, $300 for Second Place, and $100 for Third Place. To be considered for a Prize, the entry name must be prominently displayed and clearly legible for the judges. 
 

The 53rd Inman Park Festival Parade will make its annual roll through the streets of Inman Park at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Inman Park is proud to present Atlanta’s quirkiest and most colorful parade led by the Inman Park butterfly and followed by marching bands, floats, art cars, drill teams, mascots, clowns, jugglers, politicians and many, many more. PARADE ROUTE, LINE-UP & RAIN OR SHINE!
The Parade takes place rain or shine. The Parade route begins on Edgewood Avenue at Spruce Street, goes down Edgewood to Hurt Street, turns left on Hurt Street to Euclid Avenue, and turns right on Euclid Avenue to Austin Avenue where it disbands at the traffic light in front of Little 5 Points Community Center. The Parade route length is one (1) mile. The Parade steps off promptly at 2 pm; however, all Parade entries must report to the Line-Up staging area on Edgewood between Krog and Spruce no later than 1:00 pm.
 
PARADE PRIZES
Self-built entries are judged by a panel of local artists and art aficionados. Cash prizes for these “homemade/homegrown” entries will be awarded--$500 for First Place, $300 for Second Place, and $100 for Third Place. To be considered for a Prize, the entry name must be prominently displayed and clearly legible for the judges. 
 

Location: 50 Spruce St Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Beer Truck Staff are responsible for checking IDs, pouring draft beers, and collecting payment at our 6 volunteer staffed beer trucks. Please arrive 10 minutes before your shift time to ensure a smooth transition with the previous shift.

Location: 50 Spruce St Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 1020 Edgewood Ave Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 1025 Edgewood Ave Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 349 N Highland Ave Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 136 Elizabeth St Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 213 Elizabeth St Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 860 Euclid Ave Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 230 Elizabeth St Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

Location: 956 Euclid Ave Volunteers will sit or stand in a home or garden on the Tour of Homes. The homeowner assigns locations to help guide visitors through the home (and/or grounds) to assure that those touring respect the homeowner's property. Must be able to stand for 2 hours.

The elite trash and recycling team is responsible for promoting recycling and winning the War on Trash! We need you to fight to ensure trash and recycling containers are emptied regularly and hauled by golf cart to the nearest dumpster.

Volunteers needs to assist the Dance Festival team with various things. All shifts are at the Trolley Barn. Set Up and Clean Up involve lifting chairs and may involve setting and removing the dance floor which is heavy.

Volunteers are critically needed to prepare the neighborhood for the festival and to help clean up immediately following the festival on Sunday.

Volunteers needed to help with pre festival kick off event for neighbors on Friday evening.

Volunteers will process credit card sales of Tour of Homes tickets or scan a QR code using the Eventeny app so that guests can redeem vouchers they purchased online for a Tour of Homes ticket. The ticket table will be located at Euclid Ave. and Elizabeth St. Sales for Tour of Homes tickets will be separate from the merchandise sales and volunteers wishing to sell merchandise can apply under that application.

Theater Night volunteers will be cleaning and rearranging table and chairs before and/or after the event.

The Caterpillar Ball is the Inman Park Festival kickoff celebration & costume ball for the children of Inman Park, held on the playground of the Inman Park Cooperative Preschool (or, in case of inclement weather, in the basement activity space of the Inman Park United Methodist Church.)

Volunteers needed to sell festival merchandise and give directions to music stages, restroom facilities, and festival attractions shown on our festival map. The merchandise tent will be at Euclid Ave and Elizabeth St

Volunteers are need to help the Kids Zone Chair manage activities and vendors.

Volunteers are needed to fill coolers with water and ice and ensure water stations are not empty around the neighborhood. There will be water refill areas near each station to make this easier. Volunteers must be able to lift and walk with bags of ice and coolers (up to 40lbs). All shifts meet at central location to get volunteer shirt, map and instructions: 151 Hale St NE

Volunteers are needed for setting up tables and chairs at the Delta stage and Freedom Park stage. Help is also needed to set barricades for our three Bike Valets.

Volunteers needed to carry heavy sound equipment off a music stage and into a truck. Stage is 30" high or less and has 2 sets of stairs. Truck has a ramp.

Volunteers needed to distribute ice to vendors from ice truck and distribute to stations around the neighborhood. Must be able to lift and walk with bags of ice (up to 40lbs). All shifts meet at central location: Corner of Elizabeth and Euclid

Distribute Arts & Crafts information envelopes containing the booth permit and vendor t-shirt to vendors as they arrive at Festival. Since many vendors come from out of state, familiarity with the neighborhood and Festival footprint is helpful. Must be able to stand for 4 hours.

Photography volunteers are responsible for taking photographs all around Festival, capturing people, shows, vendors, volunteers and other happenings on Festival weekend!