North Atlanta Home Show Opens Today, Feb. 8 - 10

Doors open today at 11 a.m. for the 22nd Annual North Atlanta Home Show, featuring more than 170 home remodeling experts at Duluth's Infinite Energy Center. Today through Sunday, Feb. 10, the largest-ever North Atlanta Home Show will include expert speakers, buyer discounts and product demonstrations, and is presented by Marketplace Events, North America’s largest producer of consumer home shows. For the first time, Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke, founders of the global lifestyle brand Madcap Cottage, will be featured at at the Show. They will speak Friday, Feb. 8 at 2 and 4 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 and 5 p.m. on the Main Stage. General admission is $8 at the Box Office or $6 in advance online at www.NorthAtlantaHomeShow.com.

“We are very pleased to welcome Madcap Cottage to the North Atlanta Home Show,” said Mark Levine, Show manager. “Jason and John are well-known for their interior design projects, home décor products, books, fashion collaborations and much more. I think the Show’s attendees will really enjoy their presentation, From Drab to Fab: How to Transform Your Home with Prints and Patterns. Jason and John also will bring copies of their book, Prints Charming, to give away, and they’re inviting people to bring questions and photos of their homes for personalized, two-minute consultations after each presentation.”

On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and 10, guests will be able to enjoy live radio broadcasts from some of WSB 95.5 FM and AM750’s most popular radio hosts. On Saturday, Walter Reeves will broadcast “The Lawn & Garden Show” from 6-9 a.m. and Dave Baker will broadcast “The Home Fix-It Show” from 9 a.m. - noon. Attendees who arrive before 9 a.m. on Saturday and say the password, “Liberty” will receive free admission to the broadcasts and to the North Atlanta Home Show when it opens at 10 a.m. Sunday’s attendees will have the chance to enjoy a live broadcast from Belinda Skelton, who will broadcast “Atlanta Living”. Liberty Safes of Atlanta will give away a home safe worth $1,700 to one lucky attendee. Guests may register to win Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning, and the winner will be announced on Belinda’s show.

Friday, Feb. 8 is both “Trade Day” sponsored by PMCPros, and “Hero Day”. On Friday only, anyone who works in the home industry will receive free admission to the Show, simply by showing his or her business card at the Show’s main entrance. First responders, military veterans, fire fighters and police officers will also receive free admission with ID. Marketplace Events is also offering free admission throughout the Show to Federal Government employees with ID.

This year’s North Atlanta Home Show features several exciting contests and promotions. Attendees can enter at the Show or online to win a trip for two to Waco Texas to meet Fixer Upper’s Clint Harp and take a private tour of Harp Design Co., a Home Show sampler prize package and a trip to Hawaii to participate in a Habitat for Humanity home build on the Big Island. Details are posted on AtlantaHomeShow.com/show-features/contest-promotions.

The North Atlanta Home Show will be open from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. Children age 12 and under and adults age 65 and older (with I.D.) are admitted free. Sponsors and promotional partners include Window World of Atlanta, PMCPros, Reliable Heating & Air and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Infinite Energy Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth next to Infinite Energy Arena. Onsite parking is free. http://www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

The North Atlanta Home Show is sponsored by Sleep Number, Window World, Reliable Heating & Air, PMC Building Materials, NARI Atlanta, Gwinnett Daily Post, Belgard and My Home Improvement.

About Marketplace Events

Marketplace Events creates vibrant expositions connecting enthusiasts with experts, products and services in dynamic face-to-face environments. The company produces 42 consumer home shows in the US, 16 in Canada, and eight holiday shows. The 66 combined events, in 32 markets, attract 20,000 exhibitors, 1.8 million attendees and another 3 million unique web visitors annually. From 14 offices, the 150-person staff produces some of the most successful and longest-running shows in North America, including market-leading shows in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal—some of which have thrived in their markets for more than 75 years. marketplaceevents.com