Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Grant Park - Recreation Center
    537 Park Avenue SE, Atlanta
    Atlanta, GA 30315

    Main Entrance:
    North East side of the park, on the corner of Park Ave SE and Sydney ST.

    Second Entrance:
    Back of the Festival footprint on the corner of Sydney ST and Loomis AVE SE.

  • 12 Noon-8:00PM.

    Gates will open at 10:00 AM

  • All patrons will need a ticket. There will be a limited amount of tickets for sale the "day of" the event. HITP STRONGLY SUGGESTS that you purchase tickets in advance. Children 10 and under are FREE when purchased with an adult ticket.

  • There will be "load in" lanes set up on Park Ave SE. The lanes will be monitored by A.P.D. and you will have a limited amount of time to unload, much like the Atlanta Airport.

    HITP suggests that you drop your "crew" and your "gear" off and send (1) representative to park at one of the parking locations.

  • Yes, you can bring tents, but tents and canopies larger than 10′ x 10′ are prohibited.

    Tents cannot be secured with spikes, stakes or pins in the ground.

    If you have a large group, claim your space and set more than one side by side or purchase one or more of our premium spaces which include tent, table, chairs and can be upgraded to include a cooler with select beverages!

  • You may bring a grill. However due to the size of our event and the city's municipal code, you are only allowed to bring PROPANE grills. NO CHARCOAL GRILLS will be allowed into the park - (security will turn you away).

    Grilling will be restricted to the designated grilling area. There will be ample signage as well as site maps directing you to the designated grilling area. Specific ordinance: Outdoor cooking is prohibited except in areas where a city grill has been provided for public use. (Exception: authorized outdoor festival or special event vendors.) [Sec. 110-76 (a)(4)]

    House In The Park will NOT allow Generators into the park. Please do not bring generators, security all turn you away!

  • Please do not have open containers or open alcoholic beverages in your car. This is no laughing matter! Atlanta Police Department (APD) and the City of Atlanta Parks Department are very serious about the “open container law”. Please do not have open containers/open alcoholic beverages in your car. While in the park, have your alcoholic beverages in a cup. We’d hate for you to get hemmed up by APD.

    We will have a licensed, bonded and permitted bar this year for you to purchase alcoholic beverages. You must be 21 with appropriate ID in order to purchase any of the alcoholic beverages.

  • Please do not bring pets

    Specific ordinance: All pets, including dogs, cats, snakes, birds, pigs, etc., are prohibited in parks – leash or no leash – during all festivals with a class A, class B or class C festival permit, unless part of a planned festival program or assisting persons with disabilities. (Please refer to the festival classification schedule below.) This is for the pet’s protection as well as for the protection of festival patrons. [Sec. 110-70 (d)]

    NOTE: We are a "Ticketed and Gated" festival.

  • There are plenty of trash cans throughout the park. HITP will bring in an additional 30-yard dumpsters for you to toss your trash. Please clean up after yourself.

    You can toss pretty much everything in the dumpster, except for the following:

    Hot coals

    Burning cigarette butts

    Sterno burner containers

    Lighters

    Matches

    Lighter fluid

    Don’t toss anything that is used to build flames.

    Clean-up your mess!

    Leave the park more beautiful,

    then when you found it!

    Please do your part to be a good steward of this great community and take care of this park.

    Pick-up your trash!! Don’t leave your picnic items behind. There will be several 30-yard refuse dumpsters available for dumping your trash.

  • HITP will feature a vendor area, so please bring cash to purchase great products from our vendors. If you are interested in being a vendor click here.

    Only authorized vendors are permitted to sell merchandise/goods and/or distribute materials at the festival.

    You may not sell or distribute any items from your tent. All other commercial activity will be shut down, and unauthorized vendors/sellers will be escorted from festival grounds.

PARKING

  • 685 Mercer St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

    Just a short walk from Grant Park, Parkside Elementary (PTA) will offer various pricing levels/options for HITP guests. This a great opportunity to give back as 100% of the proceeds go to the Parkside Elementary (PTA).

  • Parking is conveniently located in the lot on Cherokee Avenue and in the new Grant Park Gateway parking facility on Boulevard. Effective Saturday, January 2, 2021, the City of Atlanta has transitioned to a paid parking program in both lots.

    These are public parking lots and are the property of the City of Atlanta. The lots are managed by AAA Parking, under contract with and under the purview of the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority. Rates during HITP will be $10 for the day.

    House In The Park has purchased 300 parking spaces for patrons. Click on the link below to secure parking (While supplies last).

    FREE PARKING has Sold Out!

    Parking is also available on streets bordering the park. Please observe speed limits around the park and inside the park.

    Always park in marked spaces.

    Never park on grass, turf areas, sidewalks, or areas posted where there is no clear indication of marked parking. Violators are subject to ticketing and towing.

  • Be a good community steward and DO NOT park in front of a neighbor’s driveway blocking them in.

    DO NOT park in front of any no parking/tow signs. In past years a few people had their cars towed.

    DO NOT park where you see reserved parking/permit parking only signs.

Parkside Elementary Map Walking Directions