The unofficial motto of Decatur used by some residents is “Everything is Greater in Decatur.” The official motto is “A City of Homes, Schools and Places of Worship”.
Decatur is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta’s Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods.
Decatur has a thriving arts and cultural scene. Decatur is home to Eddie’s Attic, which is a live music venue hosting shows almost every night. Decatur is known for its frequent festivals, which include the annual Decatur Arts Festival.
There are many other festivals and attractions like Summer In The City, Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival, the Decatur Book Festival, the Decatur Maker’s Faire, The Decatur Craft Beer Festival and the Decatur Wine Festival. The Decatur Craft Beer Festival was named one of the top ten beer festivals in the United States.
The City of Decatur, Georgia always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Decatur is rolling out the “Welcome to Decatur” mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
The City of Decatur is in a fast growing metro area for businesses. In the spirit of enterprising early settlers, Decatur is an ideal Georgia location where local area individual creativity can thrive and where self-starter entrepreneurs can create their own dream business online or offline.