How to Get Here & Hotels

Brookhaven is located just over the northern edge of Atlanta and tucked inside the Perimeter, about 10 minutes south of 285 via 400 or 141.

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Special Cherry Blossom Festival rate at Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Executive Park/Emory

Rate details: $129 to $149/night

NEED TO KNOW

NO ONSITE PARKING

There is NO FESTIVAL PARKING in the immediate area of Blackburn Park. All local lots and side streets will be posted and vehicles will be subject to towing to alleviate congestion for local residents. No parking will be available at Marist or Montgomery Elementary School.

PLAN TO BE WALKING A LOT!

Blackburn is a linear park about 0.5 miles long from the shuttle bus stop to Pet World. Please be prepared to walk a lot when attending the festival. Staff will be utilizing golf carts during the festival and will not be able to give rides to attendees.

BEST WAY TO ARRIVE: TRANSIT/SHUTTLES

Shuttles will begin running from the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe MARTA station parking lot at 9:30am each day and the last shuttle bus will leave at 7:30pm from Blackburn Park. The best way to get to the Cherry Blossom Festival is to arrive via MARTA on the Gold Line or park at the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station. This is your fastest, easiest, and most headache free way to attend the free festival. Free shuttles will be available from the MARTA lot to Blackburn Park. Shuttle lines are expected to be long after festival end each day- please be patient at these times or utilize ride share.

There are no dogs allowed on the shuttle busses, except for service dogs.

Check below for schedules and train station information/addresses.

Gold: https://itsmarta.com/Gold-Line.aspx

Red: https://www.itsmarta.com/Red-Line.aspx

MARTA parking is located at the following stations:

Brookhaven- Gold Line

Doraville- Gold Line

Chamblee- Gold Line

Lenox- Gold Line

Lindbergh Center- Gold Line

Buckhead- Red Line (Transfer to Gold Doraville train at Lindbergh Center)

Dunwoody- Red Line (Transfer to Gold Doraville train at Lindbergh Center)

Sandy Springs- Red Line (Transfer to Gold Doraville train at Lindbergh Center)

North Springs- Red Line (Transfer to Gold Doraville train at Lindbergh Center)

PARK AND WALK

Parking with NO SHUTTLES will be available from the following addresses:

Chamblee MARTA Station (1.8 Mile Walk One Way)
5200 New Peachtree Rd
Chamblee, GA 30341

All local festival attendees should refrain from using residential and retail parking areas in the Blackburn Park and Murphey Candler areas. All are welcome but local parking regulations will be strictly enforced.
 

ADA TRAVEL TO THE FESTIVAL

We will have ADA ONLY parking available at The Cowart Family YMCA reserved for wheelchair accessibility. Once the lot is full festival goers looking for ADA accessible travel to and from the festival should park and ride with MARTA. All MARTA stations have ADA accessible parking spaces and the MARTA trains and busses are ADA accessible. Please see above for a list of train stations. ADA accessible shuttles will be available at Brookhaven/Oglethorpe Station to and from Blackburn Park.

RIDESHARE

We encourage all those using rideshare service to use 2036 Johnson Ferry Rd, Brookhaven, GA 30319 address for drop off and pick up. This is the Cambridge Square parking lot located across from Blackburn Park where the festival is located. This lot will be posted for no parking but available for rideshare pick up and drop off.

BICYCLE RACKS

Bike racks will be placed by the Food Trucks and next to the Kidz Zone to supplement the existing racks by the playground! We’ll also have bike racks available at the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe MARTA station near the shuttles. It is first come, first serve, so get there early.

Be sure to bring your own lock!

LODGING

Special Cherry Blossom Festival rate at Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Executive Park/Emory
Rate details: $129 to $149/night

Please visit www.ExploreBrookhaven.com/Stay-Specials/ to see more Brookhaven, Georgia lodging options.