Dunwoody Preservation Trust announces 19th annual Lemonade Days festival for April 18-22, 2018
The directors of the Dunwoody Preservation Trust (DPT) are pleased to announce the 19th annual Lemonade Days Festival, a five-day event to be held at beautiful Brook Run Park in Dunwoody.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1998 tornado that tragically destroyed entire Dunwoody neighborhoods and led to the first Lemonade Days held as a relief effort for affected families. It has since grown into a five-day festival with something for everyone that last year attracted more than 80,000 festival-goers.
This year’s Lemonade Days will feature more than 30 exciting full-scale carnival rides, more than 20 fabulous food-and-beverage vendors, a 5K run, a Country Store, multiple craft vendors, ponies, a petting zoo, three days of center-stage performances with live music and its now-famous Dunwoody Idol contest.
Bigger than ever, the event will feature exciting new attractions including The Nemesis 360, the latest and greatest ride offered by Peachtree Carnival Rides. The Nemesis 360 offers riders the thrill of substantial hang-time at its 80-foot top, with an impressive amount of G-force at the bottom.
Lemonade Days is DPT’s major fundraiser, with the profits going to the rehabilitation and maintenance of the historic 1870 Donaldson-Bannister House and Gardens – an historic restoration partnership of the City of Dunwoody, DPT and the community. This year also marks the official opening of the Donaldson-Bannister House as a public special-event and educational facility.
The festival will run April 18-22, with the following hours of operation:
Wed., April 18, 4pm-10pm
Thurs., April 19, 4pm-10pm
Fri., April 20, 4pm-10pm
Sat., April 21, 10am-10pm
Sun., April 22, 12noon-6pm
Wristbands for unlimited rides are available for $20 (Wednesday) and $25 (Thursday-Sunday). Brook Run Park is located at 4770 North Peachtree Road in Dunwoody, Georgia 30338.
Please add Lemonade Days to your spring calendar of events and consider writing an article about the amazing growth of this much-loved signature community event.
For basic information about Lemonade Days, please go to http://dunwoodylemonadedays.org, where $5 ticket discounts will be available. Weather updates will be provided on Twitter @Lemonadedays.
About DPT: Founded in 1995, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to the preservation of the history and heritage of the Dunwoody community. A volunteer non-profit organization, the DPT owns and manages the circa 1906 Cheek-Spruill House, Dunwoody’s signature building at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody roads. Current efforts include the rehabilitation of the Donaldson-Bannister Farm and Gardens, a public park owned by the City of Dunwoody. More information is at https://dunwoodypreservationtrust.org.
