Atlantans flocked to three wellness events in the Atlanta area in May and June.

The 19th annual Alive! Expo, held at the Gas South Convention Center on May 4 and 5, drew 3,056 attendees. Sixty-eight companies, from onsite vendors to sponsors, participated in the event, intending to promote total health and wellness, green living and organic products.

The mission of the event is to promote and inform people about total health and wellness, green living and organic products. “We’re looking forward to our 20th annual event in 2025 as we evolve into a broader wellness event with more educational series, hands-on classes, wellness screenings and new vendors and sponsors!” says Patrycja Towns, president and founder of Alive! Expo.

On May 31 through June 2, The Wonderful Wizards of Raw Extravaganza drew approximately 1,000 people to enjoy gourmet raw, vegan food, speakers, music, poetry and hip-hop artists. Held at the Cascade Nature Preserve on the first day and then at the backyard of Tassili’s Raw Reality Café in Atlanta’s historic West End for the next two days, the event was “a very intense, high vibrational event, and everybody had an amazing time!” says Festival Coordinator Sunday Jones. “The vendors did an amazing job bringing raw food to life. And we had a super dope turnout!” Raw Soulicious won first place, and Back2Live by Chef India was the second place winner of the raw food competition.

The first annual Atlanta Peace of Mind Expo, a holistic wellness and gem event, was held June 1 and 2 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. Event producers Sara and Nancy Hartman, a mother and daughter duo, have hosted a similar event in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years and wanted to bring something similar to Georgia.

Nearly 800 people attended each day to enjoy free lectures, delicious food and access to 80 local vendors offering a wide array of natural and metaphysical products, crystals and wellness and metaphysical services.

“Our vision is to bring awareness and education in a safe space with loving, positive energy. Our hope is that each visitor is able to take away a sense of inner peace from what they receive here,” says Nancy Hartman.