(PHOTOS) The Brookhaven International Festival
Members of Mariachi México En La Piel perform during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Brookhaven, GA — Brookhaven’s International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Oct. 21 and 22 was the city’s first major event along the Buford Highway Cultural Corridor.
The festival featured a 5K, live cultural performances and music, international cuisine, an art walk, interactive art creation, a Kidz Zone, health screenings, and vendors.
Peachtree Creek Greenway Board Member Mary Howell and volunteers Manuel Bita and Tim Loop-Tapp provide information and promote the Greenway during the Brookhaven International Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Food vendor Luis Perez, owner of Chispas Snacks, makes a fruita loca Mexican street snack during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Artist Jorge Gurrola works on his painting “Madre De Dios” during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Mother and daughter art vendors Leticia and Tania of De Corazón a Corazón show some their hand-made items during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Artwork by local students and artists hung along the Peachtree Creek Greenway during the Brookhaven International Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Artist Turica Clark stands with her painting “Endearing Soma” during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Visual artist Tesfaye Negusse shows one of the prints he had for sale during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Vendors were set up along the Peachtree Creek Greenway during the Brookhaven International Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Natalie Sanchez and Nelson Varela from Danzas Genéricas de Columbia strike a pose on the Peachtree Creek Greenway after their performance during the Brookhaven International Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Five-year-old Jayce creates some chalk art during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Lindsey Lorenzo (left) and Keynor Garcia swing in one of the hammocks on the Peachtree Creek Greenway during the Brookhaven International Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Vendor William Lewis with his Sugar Daddy Cookies made from scratch from his personal recipes during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Sandy (left) and her brother Khang show the mini piñatas they made in the Kidz Zone during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Claudia Valencia, owner of “Piñatas Here U Go!” showed children how to make mini piñatas in the Kidz Zone during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Stilt walkers Serjio (left) and Jomar entertain during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Ricardo Avila (left) performs with Mariachi México En La Piel during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Atlanta Show Band performs during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
Evelyn Lafure and Toñito Laya dance to the music of Atlanta Show Band during the Brookhaven International Festival at the Peachtree Creek Greenway on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Hesse.
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