Soil Festival 2026 Celebrates Urban Agriculture in Atlanta

Annual event features local food, workshops, and community connection at Maddox Park.

Apr. 18, 2026 at 3:00pm

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A brightly colored, high-contrast silkscreen print of a gardening trowel repeated in a tight grid pattern, utilizing flat, vibrant neon colors and heavy black outlines to transform the everyday tool into modern pop art.Soil Festival 2026 celebrates the vibrant urban agriculture community in Atlanta with a day of food, workshops, and community connection.Atlanta Today

The 11th annual Soil Festival, hosted by Food Well Alliance and WABE, is set to take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11am to 4pm at Maddox Park in Atlanta. The family-friendly event will feature delicious food from local vendors, engaging workshops on topics like composting and beekeeping, a growers' panel with local food leaders, a farmers market and plant sale, a beer garden, free compost giveaways, and kids' activities.

Why it matters

Soil Festival is a celebration of Atlanta's vibrant urban agriculture community, providing critical resources and support to local farms, community gardens, and orchards. The event helps strengthen the local food system and connects the community with inspiring growers and sustainable practices.

The details

Soil Festival 2026 will offer a wide range of activities and experiences for attendees. In addition to the food, workshops, and growers' panel, the event will feature a farmers market and plant sale with local vendors, a beer garden, free compost giveaways, and kids' activities like cooking demos. Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards providing resources to support the growth and success of Atlanta's urban farms and community gardens.

  • Soil Festival 2026 will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11am to 4pm.

The players

Food Well Alliance

A nonprofit organization that supports and strengthens Atlanta's local food system by providing resources and programming to urban farmers, community gardeners, and other food leaders.

WABE

Atlanta's public radio station, which is co-hosting Soil Festival 2026 with Food Well Alliance.

Maddox Park

The event venue located at 1115 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Northwest in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The takeaway

Soil Festival 2026 is a celebration of Atlanta's vibrant urban agriculture community, providing a platform for local growers, food producers, and community members to come together, learn, and support the growth of sustainable food systems in the city.