Piedmont Park Conservancy, Inc.

Wreath Workshop
2024-12-03 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Come craft holiday wreaths in beautiful Piedmont Park! This workshop will use materials found in the Park as well as upcycled goods. Plus, your participation will also support the Piedmont Park Conservancy in keeping Piedmont Park clean, green and active for all!

This workshop is designed to allow participants to craft a unique wreath at their own pace – no formal instruction needed! You can craft your wreath anytime between 5:30PM and 8:30PM. Please plan to arrive by 7:30PM to allow plenty of time to finish by the end of the program.

Block Printing: Holiday Card Workshop
2024-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Community Center
﻿Create your very own holiday cheer! Local artist Heather Baker of @paperandpenny is instructing and you’ll make 5 specialty cards together! Learn how to carve your own designs into linocut blocks to be used each holiday season for homemade cards. This program requires 8 participants minimum to run.

Girls on the Run 5K
2024-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | The Meadow
Girls on the Run 5K
runningnerds@gmail.com
Event Description: 5K road race for the culmination of the Girls on the Run Fall program.
Event Location: The Meadow at Piedmont Park
*EVENT PERMIT ISSUED*

Green Market
2024-12-07 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 12th Street & Piedmont Avenue
Voted one of the top five farmer’s markets in Atlanta by Access Atlanta, Green Market encourages sustainable communities in the most basic way – by providing shoppers with direct access to local farmers and small businesses. Come walk the market and enjoy the fun every Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm, March – December 2024.
Enjoy local farmers, bakers, jams, preserves and artisan goods. There is something for everyone. While you shop, you can enjoy prepared foods and drinks for breakfast and lunch.

Piedmont Park Guided History Tour
2024-12-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-14 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
﻿The Piedmont Park History Walking Tours include an introduction to the park’s vibrant past and present. Walk with us and discover how Piedmont Park’s rich history is undeniably intertwined with the development of Atlanta. Together, we’ll explore the fascinating historical and physical evolution of iconic Piedmont Park from forest to farm to fairgrounds for the Piedmont Exposition of 1887 and the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895, to Atlanta’s premier urban greenspace.

Led by docent volunteers
Free and open to all ages
Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather as the tour is outside and involves walking
10 am; 60 – 90 minutes in length
Meet at Green Market and Conservancy information table located at 12th St. and Piedmont Ave. NE Park entrance

Please register here.

Weekly Walking Club
2024-12-10 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-12-17 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-07 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-14 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-21 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-28 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-02-04 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-02-11 10:00 - 10:45 UTC | Dockside, Atlanta, GA, 30357, United States
Join the Conservancy and fellow park fans for a weekly group walk in Piedmont Park!
Every Tuesday, we host a 45-minute walk on Tuesdays at 10am. Each walk will feature different popular paths while answering any questions you may have about Piedmont Park or the Conservancy.
For questions, please contact Hannah Franklin at programs@piedmontpark.org.
Meet in front of Dockside near the 12th gate entrance, five minutes prior to departure. Walk up, no RSVP required.

Figure Drawing
2024-12-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Community Center
Join Piedmont Park Conservancy as we host monthly Figure Drawing Sessions! We will start at 7PM and end at 9PM.
Please plan to bring your own materials. This will feature a live model and include shorter gesture poses as well as longer poses. This is self-directed practice with no formal instruction provided.

Green Market
2024-12-14 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

ATL Holiday Market
2024-12-15 00:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
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EVENT DESCRIPTION: A local holiday market featuring small businesses and local artists.
EVENT LOCATION: Piedmont Park, Piedmont Park Ave, Atlanta Ga, 30309

Atlanta Christmas 5K
2024-12-21 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Annual Christmas 5K promoting fitness.
EVENT LOCATION: Piedmont Park – Main Pavilion
*EVENT PERMIT PENDING*

Atlanta Jingle Bell Jog
2024-12-22 09:00 - 14:40 (America/New_York)
jinglejog.net

EVENT DESCRIPTION: Annual event celebrating the holiday, fun for the entire family.
EVENT LOCATION: Piedmont Park, Charles Allen Gate and 10th Street
*EVENT PERMIT PENDING*

Fermentation Workshop
2025-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join Garden Manager Matthew Bagshaw for a workshop that covers all things fermented food! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll make sauerkraut, with each participant leaving with their own jar to take home and ferment. We’ll talk about bacteria and yeast and the role they play in many of the foods we eat from bread and beer to pickles and yogurt and learn some tips on how to steer the microbes in the right direction for your at home projects.

10 registrants minimum required for program to run. Piedmont Park Conservancy believes cost should not be a barrier to participation. Please reach out to Kaycee Walker – kwalker@piedmontpark.org for information on financial assistance.

Contact for additional questions: Kaycee Walker – kwalker@piedmontpark.org.

Vision Boards @ the Park!
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
NEW DATE: Monday, January 27th, 2025: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Gather your friends and join local artist Heather Baker of @paperandpenny at the Park as we create vision boards for 2025 and beyond! This art practice can encourage personal growth through visualizing goals or aspirations. All materials provided!

Location: Community Center
1071 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
16+
Free
This program is provided by Piedmont Park Conservancy. The Piedmont Park Conservancy is the nonprofit organization preserving and enhancing beautiful Piedmont Park, including managing over 95% of its daily operations.

Emergency Preparedness Workshop
2025-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Be Ready! Come learn how to start your journey in emergency preparedness. We never know when a weather event or other disaster might strike. We’ll discuss some basic steps you can take at home and in your community to be more ready in unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, and, hopefully, assuage some of the anxiety or helplessness that you might feel at the thought of a disaster.
Program requires 10 participants minimum to run. Piedmont Park Conservancy believes that cost should not be a barrier to participation – please reach out to Kaycee Walker, kwalker@piedmontpark.org for more information about financial assistance or with any questions.

Mushroom Growing Workshop
2025-02-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Come join us as we inoculate hardwood logs with oyster mushroom spawn. This technique is used to produce various kinds of mushrooms commercially or at home. Participants can expect to learn the basics of how mushrooms grow and how to grow them in this way including drilling holes, using specialized tools to fill these holes with sawdust spawn, and sealing the holes with wax. We will also discuss other cultivation techniques used commercially as well as ones suited to the at-home hobbyist. It will be a fun way to learn a new skill, make some friends, and make use of the shadier parts of your yard or garden. Each participant will leave with their very own inoculated log.
Pre-registration required for each session. 10 registrants minimum required for program to run. Piedmont Park Conservancy believes cost should not be a barrier to participation. Please reach out to Kaycee Walker – kwalker@piedmontpark.org for information on financial assistance.
Contact for additional questions: Kaycee Walker – kwalker@piedmontpark.org.

Silk Scarf Painting
2025-02-07 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Come and join us as we create a wearable artwork! You will be using silk paints and a variety of markers on finished silk to create your own unique scarf. Bring your simple line drawings, poems, or phrases to incorporate in your composition. All materials will be provided.

Piedmont Park Comprehensive Plan In-Person Community Input Sessions
2025-02-08 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-16 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Please stop by Dockside (building between Lake Clara Meer and 12th St Gate) to review and provide feedback on our plans for the future of Piedmont Park.

2025 Galentine's Day 5K
2025-02-08 09:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
2025 Galentine’s Day 5K
sloan@runhorizon.com
Event Description: 5K event celebrating friendship, benefitting Girls on the Run Atlanta.
Event Location: Piedmont Park-Greenspace between the meadow and lake(Off of Charles Allen)
*EVENT PERMIT PENDING*

Cultivating Curiosity: Planning Your Best Garden Season Yet!
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
No matter if you’re working indoors or outdoors, with a yard or with a balcony.. let’s plan your most successful gardening season yet! Join Emily Zielke for this new series at the Park: Cultivating Curiosity. Our program will equip you with information on the following: growing logistics, site analysis, favored herbs/vegetables, time/effort needed for chosen plants, long term perennials vs. annuals, high vs. low maintenance plants, and more! You’ll leave with more confidence in your gardening abilities, as well as local resources and Emily’s personal favored sources for soil, compost, seeds, and transplants!

Paint + Sip: Valentine's Edition
2025-02-12 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Looking for an activity perfect for a Galentine’s hang out *or* a date night? Or maybe you simply enjoy celebrating the season of love! Join us for Paint and Sip! We’ll paint using the beautiful Park as inspiration – you’ll take home a one of a kind piece! Your art will make great decor or would be a wonderful sentimental gift for the Park lover in your life.
Our evening will include instruction and all materials will be included. Participants are welcome to BYOB (beer and wine only – no spirits). We will provide water, ice, and cups/plasticware as needed.
