From the hum of live drums on the Carrie Steele Bridge to the glow of murals and vendors, Atlanta’s streets are coming alive this weekend as ELEVATE 2025: Rooted & Rising kicked off its three-day run, transforming Atlanta neighborhoods into open-air galleries.

The citywide public art festival, which kicked off on Friday, Oct. 10, will be celebrated across the city from the West End to Sweet Auburn, down to Castleberry Hill, and South Downtown. The festival aims to reimagine cultural preservation as a form of public health. Through music, visual art, storytelling, and fashion, this year’s theme, “Rooted & Rising,” honors Atlanta’s creative legacy while nurturing the next generation of artists.

“Rooted & Rising is both a love letter and a call to action,” said Adriane V. Jefferson, the Cit

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