Open Saturdays and Sundays and Memorial Day, April 14th through June 3rd, 2012.
2012 Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET
For press information contact Sarah Petermann
678.482.4413, sarah@garenfest.com
Event elements
- 27 Years of Amazing Days and Crazy Knights!
- Voted “Best Entertainment Value!”
- FREE parking!
- We’re a theme park that’s closer than Disney and more affordable than Six Flags.
- FEATURED GUEST PERFORMERS! We’ve lined up the finest New Guest Performers who will be featured weekly for your pleasure! This includes THE ZUCCHINI BROTHERS appearing for ONE weekend only!
- NEW for 2012! Splatter Time Players Mud Show! Earth-splattering fun awaits you at this fun-filled “theater in the ground” presentation!
- NEW for 2012! Hypnotist Show! Rick Stratton will fill you with side-splitting laughter at the antics of the audience volunteers under his hypnotic spell!
- NEW for 2012! Hey Nunnie Nunnie (tm) Comedy Show! Cracking jokes, singing songs, and “counseling” audience members, these two larger than life characters cause peals of laughter to ring like convent bells.
- Experience world-class shopping in our 32-acre World Bazaar with over 150 artisans!
- Witness weaving, coin minting, glass blowing, pottery and jewelry demonstrations and more by artisans from all over the world!
- Ride thrilling rides and play unique games in our medieval amusement park!
- Be royally entertained with 10-stages offering nonstop great entertainment!
- Feast like a King with hundreds of savory delights to tempt your palate!
- Hungry! Our eager guests have consumed over 2 MILLION POUNDS of Turkey Legs!
- Experience the original extreme sport - the Joust Tournament of Kings –– performed by professional stunt men direct from Hollywood!
- Have a spine tingling time in our haunted attraction, The Ghosts of the Galleon!
- Mingle with our cast of nearly 1,000 colorfully costumed characters!
- Enjoy minstrels, comedians, jugglers, fair maidens and knights in shining armor!
Dates
Eight festive weekends. Saturdays and Sundays plus Memorial Day, April 14 through June 3, 2012.
Hours of Operation
10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. rain or shine. FREE PARKING.
Location
We’re close, convenient and located just 5 minutes south of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on I-85. Take Exit 61- Peachtree City / Fairburn and follow the signs.
Tickets
Regularly priced tickets include tax and are available at the festival box office. Adults $19.95, senior 60 $17.95, Youth ages 6-12 $8.95, 5 years of age and under get in FREE. Click, purchase and print discount tickets on-line now at www.garenfest.com or stop by Kroger checkout registers and purchase with your Kroger Plus Card beginning April 16, 2012. For more information call the Festival Hot Line (770) 964-8575.
Event Awards
Voted a 2012 Top 20 Event in the Southeast from the Southeast Tourism Society
Voted a Top 250 Event in the United States from Events Business News Magazine
Voted a Top 100 Event in North America from the American Bus Association
Voted Best Festival for Families from Our Kids Magazine
Voted a 10 Best Bet Award by the top Print Publication Editors in Atlanta
