Rock For Rescues Festival No Longer Held In Milton; Now Woodstock

MILTON, GA — The Rock for Rescues Festival, a music and fundraising event for animal rescue organizations, will not occur this April in Milton as originally scheduled.

This event was held in downtown Crabapple over the past two years, and it had been among the events in 2020 to be sponsored by the city. The evolving nature of the Rock for Rescues Festival made a different venue more suitable for this year, however, so the concert will not return to Milton this spring.

Instead, this year's Rock for Rescues Festival will take place on April 25, its originally planned date, from 3 to 10 p.m. at the Northside-Cherokee Amphitheater in downtown Woodstock.

Rock for Rescues will raise funds at that event for five animal rescue organizations: AWARE Wildlife Center, Canine Cellmates, Furkids, Special Equestrians of Georgia, and the Georgia House Rabbits Society.

"We are excited for this year's festival, and especially how it will help us to continue helping animals in need," said Ray Baker, the head of the Vox Artium Foundation, which organizes the event. "And while we won't be in Milton in April, we look forward to working with city staff and residents to raise awareness, hold events, and make a difference."

The city will continue to partner with Rock for Rescues on educational and fundraising events to be held around Milton. The organization has not ruled out a return to Milton for future festivals, and the charities it benefits all have roots in the city, either being based there, benefiting animals there, or both.

The inaugural festival, held in Milton in 2018, drew 4,000 people, and raised more than $30,000. The second season saw the program continue to build and Milton once again hosted the event for 10,000 people raising $35,000.

Now, the festival is moving to the Amphitheater in Woodstock on April 25 and will be a ticketed event. The organization will continue to have "right-sized" events in Milton.

Learn more about the Rock for Rescues Festival, the charities it benefits, and becoming a sponsor at https://www.rockforrescues.org/.