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THE ORIGINAL
CELEBRATING 28 YEARS
THE ORIGINAL SWEET AUBURN SPRINGEST
Celebrating 28 Years
MOTHER'S DAY

RAIN OR SHINE
BRING FRIENDS ,FAMILY AND UMBRELLA













Rev. Joseph Lowery
Co-Founder and former
 president of the Black Leadership Forum, a consortium of black advocacy groups.


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Helene Mills/Wheat Street
SENIORS PAVILION
FESTIVAL VENUES
Business & Tech expo
Sweet Auburn Springfest

Car and Bike Show
Health & FITNESS
FAIR
Sports Zone Challenge
Just For Women
Kids Fantastic
Fun Zone
LIVE GREEN PAVILION
Stages
•Just For Women


•Amphitheater


•Calhoun Park


•Youth



•Pal's Lounge
Blues Stage


•Dobbs Plaza

Helene Mill's
        &
Wheat Street

Active Senior Stage
     The Spirit of Sweet Auburn (SOSA) is committed to presenting to Atlanta the Grandest Festival of the Year on the Greatest Street on the Planet and it's FREE to attend.

    Building on the tradition and legacy of Civil Rights icon Hosea Williams, the late Charles Johnson worked with a team of dedicated and talented people to produce a world class festival.

    It was on Auburn Avenue that many African-American Businesses and Institutions were born. America's first Black owned Radio Station, WERD, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, the Butler Street Y, Prince Hall Mason and many others.

    Auburn Avenue was the center of the Civil Rights Movement home to Dr. Kings SCLC. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Wheat Street Baptist Church, Big Bethel AME and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, provided the foundation and leadership for social, civic and political change.

    Our mission is to preserve the history and heritage and to tell the story of the men and women that made it and to give recognition to the leaders of today that are making new history.

    We honor them with our Legends, Heroes' and Heroines Award. They also serve as the Honorary Festival Co-Chairs.

    The Sweet Auburn Team is committed to continuing the Legacy.
The Late
Charles E. Johnson








affectionately known as
"The Mayor of
Auburn Avenue"

The Vision:


Our vision is to restore Auburn Avenue to its place of prominence once known as "the Greatest Street on the Planet" building the worlds grandest promenade linking the Martin Luther King Jr., National Historic Site to the Center for Civil and Human Rights and to transform the Sweet Auburn Viaduct into a world class destination attracting both Tourists and Residents.

The vision is to extend Auburn Avenue to Centennial Olympic Park. To make the connection between The King Center and The Center for Civil and Human Rights
.

MAY 11th, 12th, & 13th
 

Sweet Auburn SpringFest Honorary Co-Chairs
Co-Chairs are selected because of their service to their fellowman and they exemplify the Spirit of Sweet Auburn

Isaac Newton Ferris
Former President and (CEO) of the MLK Jr. Center and
Southern Christian Leader Conference

KEEPING THE LEGACY ALIVE
"PRESERVING THE PAST...
CELEBRATING THE PRESENT...
BUILDING THE FUTURE"

    
Festival Times:
Friday: 5P - 10P Saturday: 11A - 9P Sunday: 2P - 8P
 
Greg Pridgeon
He serves as the Chief of Staff to the Rockdale County Commission. He is also a member of the Gandhi  Foundation
Discover the Old and New Businesses
and Institutions of the Old 4th Ward
Sweet Auburn Historical District
To Courtland St. - Atlanta, GA
To Jackson St. - Atlanta, GA

House Rep. Tyrone Brooks
also known around the world as the man who removed the confederate battle emblem from the Georgia state flag. Representative Tyrone Brooks Sr. is president of GABEO (Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials). 

Willie A. Watkins
Proprietor of Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Inc.
-Board Member of SCLC.
-Executive Board Member for the NAACP.
-Member of several professional organizations

Congressman
John Lewis

he was an influential SNCC leader and is recognized by most as one of the important leaders of the civil rights movement as a whole. He was a hard-working young man who overcame poverty and political disenfranchisement to educate himself.
 
 

Brenda Muhammad
 is the executive director of the Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc., an organization that advocates for the fundamental rights of victims and witnesses of crime with compassion, dignity and respect.