ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is “at grave risk” if organizers don’t raise $250,000 by Nov. 1.

Organizers said they need to raise the money to avoid closing just short of the iconic festival’s 90th anniversary in April.

“Unless urgent support is secured, the city’s beloved tradition — its official welcome to spring — will come to an end," organizers said in a press release Tuesday.

The small nonprofit that puts on the festival said it’s had to cope with serious financial losses since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced sponsorship and higher production costs.

“We are committed to producing a high-caliber event year after year,” Brian Hill, the festival’s executive director, said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the cost of doing so has incre

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