MARTA is ringing in the holiday season with a series of festive events and activities designed to spread cheer throughout Atlanta. From holiday markets and free bus rides to live performances and family-friendly activities, the transit authority invites residents and visitors alike to celebrate the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The celebrations begin with the second annual MARTA Holiday Market on Thursday, November 21, at West End Station from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Attendees can browse local vendor booths for unique gifts, sample complimentary treats, and enjoy live entertainment. The event will also showcase MARTA\u2019s holiday-themed buses and feature giveaways, including the transit system\u2019s popular ugly holiday sweaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur holiday market is the perfect opportunity to come together to kick start the season and get your hands on our always popular ugly holiday sweater,\u201d said MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood. \u201cThis is also a chance for us to celebrate our customers and thank them for riding MARTA and supporting us year \u2018round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional Holiday Events and Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Holiday Customer Appreciation Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Thursday, December 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., MARTA will host a celebration at H.E. Holmes Station. Guests can enjoy holiday treats, hot cider and cocoa, and a photo opportunity with Santa while enjoying music from DJ Sed the Saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Free Holiday Bus Rides<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From November 22 to December 31, MARTA\u2019s festive buses will offer free rides, spreading holiday cheer across metro Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Surprise Rides<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MARTA elves will distribute free Breeze cards to lucky passengers on the system from December 3 to 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Candy and Carols with the Tinseltones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Holiday music and treats will be available at select rail stations from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 3: Doraville Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 5: H.E. Holmes Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 10: Kensington Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 17: College Park Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 18: Lindbergh Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 December 19: Airport Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Atlanta Streetcar Concerts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Riders can enjoy live holiday music aboard the Atlanta Streetcar from noon to 3 p.m. on December 6, 14, and 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Theatrical Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Midtown Station will host performers from True Colors Theatre and Out Front Theatre on Wednesday, December 4, from noon to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a complete schedule and more details, visit MARTA\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MARTA is ringing in the holiday season with a series of festive events and activities designed to spread cheer throughout Atlanta. From holiday markets and free bus rides to live performances and family-friendly activities, the transit authority invites residents and visitors alike to celebrate the season. The celebrations begin with the second annual MARTA Holiday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3391],"tags":[9072,9454],"class_list":["post-210572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-christmas","tag-marta","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=210572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=210572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=210572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=210572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}