Peachtree Corners Sets Sights on Future Multicultural Festival

With Gwinnett County being perhaps the most diverse county in the state and Peachtree Corners right along with it, recognizing different cultures, ethnicities and religions becomes important. The city is looking for a way to honor all members of the community in a special way.

“We’re trying to be a city that maintains a much leaner workforce than your average municipality,” said City Manager Brian Johnson. “And as a result, there are some types of things that we are sometimes careful to not step into.”

Still, celebrating Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Latin Heritage Month, etc. make sense, Johnson said. So, the city is looking to create an international or a multicultural event to honor its citizens while not overburdening its resources.

“We would have one event in which we create an itinerary with aspects of all sorts of cultural components,” said Johnson. “There are lots of examples of this. I think Gwinnett County does a multicultural event.”

The details are still coming together. The name or date hasn’t been solidified, but Johnson said it will hopefully kick off next year.

Diana Wheeler, community development director for Peachtree Corners, is in charge of managing the special events at the Town Center, he noted.

“She’s looking at coming up with some options on how that event would look. And we’re going to propose to council for it to get on the 2025 event calendar,” said Johnson.

“We recognize that there’s value in celebrating diversity of culture, diversity of thought, diversity of religion,” he added. “And I think we could create a pretty cool event where we’re celebrating all of it.”

Johnson said the city will send out a notice when it’s ready to gather ideas and seek volunteers for the event.

He explained that while Peachtree Corners hasn’t held individual events to celebrate specific months, it isn’t because the city doesn’t want to support diversity. “It’s that we want do it right,” Johnson stressed.