EVENT HOURS
Opening Night Gala “An Evening Under the Stars” –Friday, April 18, 2008 
7:00p.m.-10:00p.m.
$75 per person and $150 per couple

Delicious food provided by Gwinnett’s top restaurants, Live Entertainment throughout the evening, Wine, Wine Tasting and Fabulous Silent & Live Auction!

Barefoot in the Park Festival
Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 10am-6pm
Sunday, April 20 - Noon-5pm

Juried Fine Arts Festival, Free Children’s Art Park, Live Grassroots Performances all day; Beer Garden, Food, Face Painting and more!

LOCATION
Town Green in downtown Duluth, GA (metro Atlanta/Gwinnett County)

ADMISSION
FREE

PARKING/TRANSPORTATION
Free Parking is available on Hill Street, behind the Town Green.
Limited street parking is also available in and around downtown Duluth.

HOW TO GET THERE:
From I-85 North or South:
I-85 Exit 107 you will be on Hwy 120 Duluth/Lawrenceville exit. Follow signs toward Duluth (Hwy 120). Stay on Hwy 120 about 4 miles until you see Hwy 23/Buford Highway. Cross over Buford Highway and keep straight over a set of railroad tracks and continue up a slight hill through the Main Street intersection. The Duluth Town Green/City Park will be to the left. Proceed to stop sign at Hill Street. Make a left on Hill Street, follow signs to street parking.
Artists: see Artists information for specific parking details.

FESTIVAL AMENITIES
ATM – ATM’s are located at the Bank of America, which is located on Highway 120 just across the street from the Town Green, and Gwinnett Community Bank, located at 2750 Buford Highway .

First Aid & Lost and Found: Located in the Duluth History Museum on Hill Street, across walkway from Town Green entrance.

Restrooms: Port-0-Lets are available at several locations. Several Town Green restaurants also have public restrooms. Diaper changing facilities also available at Port-O-Lets

GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY
“Barefoot in the Park” is a non-profit festival whose mission is to raise awareness of the arts and to support arts education for children. The festival dedicates a portion of their festival revenues to support qualified non-profit arts groups who support that mission.

The recipients will be chosen based on grant applications from qualified organizations who are actively involved with the creation, organization, participation or volunteer efforts of Barefoot in the Park.

Click here for a downloadable PDF application. If you have any questions about the 2008 Barefoot in the Park grant application, please email Lisa Anders at landers@gcvb.org

EVENT HISTORY
Barefoot in the Park is a result of what happens when a diverse group of community leaders get together to jumpstart a regional arts initiative. In 2004, community leaders Caryn McGarity (Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau); Doug Spohn, City of Duluth Mayor Shirley Lasseter and local Duluth business owners Cindy and Randy Sutt all strongly felt the need for increased arts awareness in Gwinnett, and felt that a high quality juried arts festival would be the ideal forum to showcase Gwinnett artists, as well as other local and regional artists. After much discussion, plans were begun for the first ever “Barefoot in the Park” festival, held in the Duluth Town Green. In its first year, the festival was named “Best Downtown Special Event 2005” in the statewide Georgia Downtown Awards Competition.