Freaknik

 

Description

Freaknik is an annual spring break festival in Atlanta, Georgia. It is primarily attended by students from historically black colleges and universities. It began in 1983 as a small picnic in a public park near the Atlanta University Center sponsored by the D.C. It  became popular to non HBCU and college students in general. There were reports of violence, looting and sexual assault. The event became open to the general public, and people from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe came to participate in it.

At one point, the festivities reached a capacity of 100,000 people, according to Atlanta Magazine. But the strain on police and traffic led to the end of Freaknik in 1999. Over the years, organizers have tried to bring it back hitting road blocks and facing push back, but now it officially returned on May 10th,2019!