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 The festivities will kick off at 10am
Saturday morning with the market opening. Market Weekend on Route 66
will be located on Arch Street between Race and Vine Street and
inside Union Hall and the Welcome Center, located at 112 SW Arch
Street.
The market will be open and free to
attend Saturday July 23 from 10am-4pm and Sunday July 24 from
11am-4pm. At the market, we have 38 vendors selling a variety of
items from baked goods to dog bandanas to knitted goods to candles
to t-shirts, you name it!
We will also have the Cheesed OUT
food truck and Top Hat Creamery’s mobile cart at the market.
The Atlanta Public Library will be
running lawn games Saturday during market hours.
During the Market Weekend on Route 66, we will also have Christmas
in July, a new city event celebrating the 6 month mark until
Christmas.
Downtown Atlanta, the 1926 alignment
of Route 66, now Arch Street, will be decorated for Christmas.
Visitors can enjoy the Christmas lights without worrying about the
cold and snow. During Christmas in July, two downtown businesses
will be donating a portion of their proceeds to the Atlanta
Community Christmas Celebration held annually in November.
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 Missy’s Sweet Shoppe inside the Palms
Grill Café will be selling a specialty Christmas cookie in which a
portion of proceeds will be donated to the Atlanta Community
Christmas Celebration committee.
Chubby’s Bar & Grill will sell their
famous cheeseburger special during the weekend, $1 of each special
purchased will be donated to the Atlanta Community Christmas
Celebration committee. A limited number of specialty Route 66
shields with Christmas theme stickers will be available for $1 and
benefit the Atlanta Community Christmas Celebration committee.
It is recommended that visitors coming for the market and Christmas
festivities park in the lots available in front of the U.S. Post
Office and at the Atlanta Public Library.
[Whitney Ortiz
Atlanta Tourism Development Director] |
