Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia, situated between the commercial and financial district of Downtown to the south and the affluent residential and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. It is roughly bounded by North Avenue to the South, I-85 to the west and north, and the future Atlanta Beltline on the east.
Midtown is the designation for 6 communities: Ansley Park, Loring Heights, Sherwood Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology and Home Park which includes the popular Atlantic Station. Until the 1960ÿs, midtown was referred to as the 10th St. neighborhood and prior to that it was known as Uptown Atlanta.
Midtown is "Atlanta's Heart of the Arts." It is the home of the Fox Theatre, Henry W. Grady High School, the Woodruff Arts Center, the Richard Meierand Renzo Piano -designed High Museum of Art, as well as the Atlanta Ballet Company, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and other arts and entertainment venues.
Recently, the Woodruff Arts Center and its campus have been expanded. Future additions will include a new Atlanta Symphony Hall designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The High is currently collaborating with the Louvre to house a temporary collection of masterpieces from the Paris museum.
As well as being a major arts and entertainment enclave, Midtown Atlanta is home to a vibrant cultural community.
There are several annual events that take place in Midtown that you will want to be sure to attend:
Atlanta Dogwood Festival Takes place in April.
Midtown Home Tour Takes place in April.
Atlanta Jazz Festival Takes place in May.
Music Midtown Takes place in May.
Atlanta Pride Festival Takes place in June.
Peachtree Road Race 10K Takes place on July 4th.
Midtown sites you will want to experience:
Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Opera
Center for Puppetry Arts
Ferst Center for the Arts
The Fox Theatre
Goethe Institute
High Museum of Art
Margaret Mitchell House
Peachtree Playhouse
Piedmont Park Conservancy
Woodruff Arts Center
