Historic Athens

Juneteenth weekend in Athens celebrated the city’s first black mayor and its previous black elected officials.

Historic Athens is holding the Richardson-Davis Park Signature Ceremony on Friday.

Historic preservation nonprofit Historic Athens has announced that it is seeking more signatures on its petition to name a downtown park after the area’s first Black state legislators.

Athens-Clarke County is celebrating National Community Development Week by offering tours that showcase the impact of federally funded programs in the community.

The Historic Athens Welcome Center is inviting the community to attend an opening reception for their new exhibit. This free event will take place on February 12th from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Athens' pups and their owners showed up in their Halloween finest for Athenspets' Annual Boo-Le-Bark on the Boulevard costume contest and parade.

In it's 7th year, Porchfest was bigger than ever! 260 bands played across 7 historic neighborhoods throughout Athens for Porchfest 2025.

While many seasoned musicians performed on porches all across Athens, it’s clear that growing up in this musical city is inspiring younger talent to take the stage as well.

Historic Athens Porchfest will return for its sixth year this weekend, bringing crowds to the front stoops of seven of the Classic City's historic neighborhoods. While some bands are regulars at the free music festival, others are brand new.

Longtime Athenians may remember the Vision Video store that closed in 2017. Though DVD rentals have been replaced by on-demand streaming, a local band going by the same name revives niche Athens nostalgia, along with a goth rock sound.