The outdoor market will be located in
the Historic Downtown on Southwest Arch Street, the stretch where
The Palms Grill Café and The Bunyon Giant are found, and Vine
Street, from The Gift Box to Xenia Park where it meets Arch Street.
The market will be moved indoors in the Downey Building and Union
Hall (the Atlanta Museum, Visitors Center, and Palms Grill Café
respectively) if there is rain. The market will be held Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. There is no
admission fee and there will be ample public parking available in
and around downtown.
During the Market Weekend on Route 66, there will be three BMW club
chapter cruise-in on July 17. There will be two Illinois and one
Missouri chapter represented at the BMW meet. The chapters will ride
into town around 8:30 a.m. for Cars and Coffee. They will be parked
on Arch Street and visitors will be able to view and enjoy the BMWs.
The BMW club chapters will depart Atlanta in the afternoon.
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On July 18, there will be a Jeep cruise-in from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Jeep owners and lovers are welcome to come! There is no admission or cruise-in
fee. Registration will be at the blue tent in Xenia Park on Arch Street.
Market Weekend on Route 66 currently has 23 vendors of a wide range, to include
jewelry, t- shirts, paintings, engraved goods, dog treats, keychains, milk,
toys, knitted and crocheted items, gifts, and much more.
Atlanta’s Tourism Development Director will still accept applications for
vendors up to July 12. Please e-mail tourismatlantail@gmail.com to receive an
application.
[Whitney Ortiz, Tourism Development
Director] |