Make the most of your weekend at the Chain of Parks Art Festival on April 18 (10 AM – 5 PM) & 19 (10 AM – 4 PM)! There is so much to see, do, and eat within walking distance of the parks.
Downtown Restaurant Week (April 13 – 19): Downtown is serving up something special! In celebration of the Festival, join us for Downtown Restaurant Week. It’s the perfect time to explore local flavors and support favorite spots before or after your stroll through the parks.
Enjoy limited-time specials from:
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Amicus Brewing
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Charlie Park
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Hayward House
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Shula’s Bar & Grill
Explore Downtown:
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LeMoyne Arts Gallery: Within the Festival footprint, you can visit LeMoyne’s latest gallery exhibit, The Nature of Kinship & Its Artful Connections, featuring Mifflin Hollyday, Alexa Kleinbard, Mark Messersmith, and Lilian Garcia Roig
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Downtown Market (extended hours): On Saturday, April 18, from 9 AM – 3 PM, walk across Monroe Street to Ponce de Leon Park to browse local produce and handmade crafts.
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Artists & Autism: Infinite Expressions: A free art exhibition of local artists to celebrate Autism Acceptance Month. Presented by Leon County Public Library, at LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library. Weekend hours: April 18 (10 AM – 5 PM) & April 19 (1 PM – 6 PM)
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Challenger Learning Center: Activities happening on both April 18 & 19, see https://www.challengertlh.com/events/ for details. All activities are held in the Fogg Planetarium.
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SAT: 10:00AM-10:45AM Colors of Space Discussion (free). Learn how colors are made and how we see them in space by discussing the latest James Webb Space Telescope images.
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SAT: 11:00AM-11:45AM Science of Lasers Demonstration (free). Learn all about energy, light, and lasers through a hands-on demonstration.
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SAT: 12:00PM-12:45PM That ’80s Laser Light Show (Discount tickets). Discount tickets to our noon laser light music show. Regular price $12, discounted price $7. This discounted price will be for the 12 PM show only.
- SUN: Events include Crafternoon (Free Craft Meetup) & Sound Bath Under the Stars
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