About Summerfest

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Celebrating 41 years of Art, Music, and Fun
June 6 & 7, 2026

Set in the beautiful Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Summerfest celebrates community and all things summer. Kick off your summer with live bands, shop great art, eat good food, run the 5K, and enjoy everything this neighborhood festival has to offer.

Dear VAHI Neighbors,

Hope you are having a good start to summer and hope to see you at Summerfest in VAHI next weekend – June 6th & 7th. Looks like the weather is promising! So you have the info….

Saturday, June 6th
5K and Tot Trot in the am – 8am and 8:30am. Sign up here.
Arts Festival with Music, Dunk Tank and KidZone – 11am – 6pm
Neighborhood party (corner of Virginia & North Highland)– 6pm – 11pm (moved from Friday night to enjoy music)

Sunday, June 7th
Arts Festival with Music, Dunk Tank and KidZone – 11am – 5pm

There is a lot planned for a family-friendly event. ~200 artists + One of the big differences this year is a KidZone with 6 huge water slides (and more!) in John Howell Park – we are really leaning into summer for the kids! Share with anyone that they can get tix in advance here.

If you can, we would love you help volunteering for one of the roles over the weekend. Times are just a few hours. Click here.

Also, we would love you or any of your friends/family to be in the Dunk Tank (Plunge for a Purpose) – sign up here for a 30 mins block Click here.

Thanks for spreading the info about this - Hoping to raise funds for the neighborhood!

Enjoy the weekend!

Virginia-Highland Civic Association
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About VHCA

Summerfest is an annual fundraiser for the Virginia-Highland Civic Association. The Virginia-Highland Civic Association is a non-profit organization committed to maintaining and improving the historic Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Summerfest, followed by the Tour of Homes, are the two largest fundraisers for the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.

The VHCA focuses on fundraising, safety, parks, grants, planning, preservation, community events, and more. The VHCA is governed by a board of 11 directors elected by the community annually.

The VHCA Board uses funds raised from Summerfest to improve and maintain the community-owned North Highland Park, to make annual grants to neighborhood schools, nonprofits (including Trees Atlanta) and the neighborhood public library and to contribute funds to projects throughout the neighborhood.

To get more involved in the VHCA or learn more, click HERE.

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Festival Committee

Summerfest is made possible thanks to a group of volunteers each year.

The 2026 Summerfest Committee is as follows:

  • Rob Glancy (Summerfest 2026 Chair)
  • Betty Baumann (Artist Market Chair)
  • Karen Isenberg Jones (Volunteer Chair)
  • Paul Infantino (KidZone Chair)
  • Tim Langan (Music Chair)
  • Karri Hobson Pape (Communications Chair)
  • Rob Glancy (5K Chair)
  • Bob Tallini (Merchandise Chair)
  • Kady DeWees (Artist Market Co-Chair & Social Media Chair))

Festival Chair can be reached by email at summerfest@vahi.org

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About this year's Artist

Flournoy Holmes is an established visual artist and musician. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums and in private and corporate collections. Known for his album cover art, he is a Grammy Finalist Winner, Rolling Stone Magazine "Top one hundred album covers of all time" and his work is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His art has appeared on posters, album covers, book covers, movies and gave Southern Rock its visual identity. From Allman Bros. "Eat A Peach" to Christopher Cross, "Flamingo" to Widespread Panic with a few hundred in between he has created some of the most recognizable iconic images in music history. His poster work includes rock royalty such as Bruce Springsteen, Boston, Aerosmith, The Jacksons, Willie Nelson and many more. The New York Times said " He captures the mingling of Psychedelism, Surrealism and Fantasy that have been part of the style of our decade". Photography as well as music are among his pursuits.

Flournoy is a long time resident of Virginia Highland and created the Summerfest Poster Art.

His group Flying Mystics will be opening this year's Summerfest, June 6, Sat.11:30 AM.