Summer Shade Festival Unveils 2026 Music, Food and Entertainment Lineup
The annual Summer Shade Festival is just around the corner, returning to Grant Park on Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, for its 24th year. The free two-day festival will once again fill Atlanta’s oldest park with live music across the Main Stage and Gazebo, more than 140 artists and makers, vintage vendors, local food, family programming and the return of Deep South Wrestling. Presented by and benefiting the Grant Park Conservancy, Summer Shade takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday’s Main Stage lineup includes Yes Ma’am Band, Vanille Noire, Superstar, Predawn Pours, Sweet Melissa’s Blues Revue, James Hall and the Steady Wicked, KJ and the Funk Maysons, The Higher Choir and The Veldt. Over at the Gazebo, festival goers can catch BOLO BOYS, Questionable at Best, Crooked Roots, False Hearted Lovers, Bonemeal Baker and PeetMidnite and the Back Taxes.
On Sunday, Happy to Be Here with Sonnie, Jarvis Taylor, Dave Franklin, Ghost Riders Car Club, Das Kaiser and Bully take the Main Stage, with Chasing the Light, Flat Tired, Bradley Cole Smith Band and Moonchild at the Gazebo. Yoga Poses Daily opens Saturday’s Main Stage programming and Sunday will also feature a Tree of Life Dojo demonstration.
Deep South Wrestling returns with four family-friendly matches throughout the weekend, taking place from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The new Kids Village will also be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days near Loomis Plaza. With Musicologie’s Instrument Petting Zoo, gymnastics activities from The Little Gym of Grant Park, robotics with Sim2Real Academy, and toys, coloring and soft play for younger festival goers from the Grant Park Parents Network.
Food is also getting plenty of room at this year’s festival, with a mix of new and returning vendors serving everything from tacos, banh mi and burgers to barbecue, Korean corn dogs, gyros, noodles, crepes, pretzels, frozen treats and more. New additions include Argentine Eats, Banh Mi Chi Em, Big Softie, Cultured South, Dolce Tropical, El Ponce, Fair on Wheels, Not Your Nonna’s, Pretty Little Tacos, Bangin’ Burgers and Buns and Top That Chocolate. Returning favorites include Bun & Bites, Carbart’s K-dogs, Coffyn Pyes, Different Twist Pretzel Co., Gumbowl, Gyro Chef, Island Noodles, King of Pops, Lisa’s Creperie, Ms. Pearl’s BBQ & Soul Food, Repicci’s Italian Ice, The Pickle Food Truck, Williamson Bros. BBQ and YOM Ice Cream, among others.
Beverage options will include SweetWater beer, Climbing Kites THC beverages and Creature Comforts Sunglow vodka seltzers.
Throughout the weekend, more than 140 artists, makers and vintage vendors from across the Southeast will fill the park with handmade goods, original artwork, jewelry, vintage clothing, home décor, specialty foods and small-batch finds, Over in the Vintage Area near Milledge Fountain, Grant Park neighbor Port Royal will DJ throughout both days. Festivalgoers will have plenty to explore between sets, matches and bites.
The Grant Park Conservancy Summer Shade Festival (800 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30315) is produced by and benefits the Grant Park Conservancy, the non-profit organization committed to the restoration, maintenance, and beautification of historic Grant Park. For the most up to date information about this year’s Summer Shade Festival, visit www.summershadefestival.org. Stay connected on Instagram at @grantpark.atlanta and Facebook at facebook.com/SummerShadeFestival.
SUMMER SHADE 2026 MUSIC LINEUP
Saturday:
Main Stage:
11:00 a.m. – Yoga Poses Daily
12:00 p.m. – Yes Ma’am Band
12:50 p.m. – Vanille Noire
1:55 p.m. – Superstar
2:50 p.m. – Predawn Pours
3:50 p.m. – Sweet Melissa’s Blues Revue
4:45 p.m. – James Hall and the Steady Wicked
5:50 p.m. – KJ and the Funk Maysons
7:00 p.m. – The Higher Choir
8:30 p.m. – The Veldt
Gazebo:
12:00 p.m. – BOLO BOYS
1:00 p.m. – Deep South Wrestling
1:30 p.m. – Questionable at Best
2:30 p.m. – Crooked Roots
3:45 p.m. – False Hearted Lovers
4:30 p.m. – Deep South Wrestling
5:00 p.m. – Bonemeal Baker
6:00 p.m. – PeetMidnite and the Back Taxes
Sunday:
Main Stage:
12:00 p.m. – Happy to Be Here with Sonnie
1:00 p.m. – Jarvis Taylor
2:05 p.m. – Dave Franklin
3:10 p.m. – Ghost Riders Car Club
4:00 p.m. – Tree of Life Dojo Demonstration
4:35 p.m. – Das Kaiser
5:45 p.m. – Bully
Gazebo:
12:00 p.m. – Chasing the Light
1:00 p.m. – Deep South Wrestling
1:30 p.m. – Flat Tired
2:30 p.m. – Deep South Wrestling
3:00 p.m. – Bradley Cole Smith Band
4:00 p.m. – Moonchild
