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Quinlan 2010 Fall Exhibtion - 9/2 - 9/4, 9/6 - 9/11, 9/13 - 9/18, 9/20 - 9/25 & 9/27 - 9/30/10 at 9 am - 4 pm
The Georgia Watercolor Society will showcase the best watercolor artist in Georgia in their 2010 Members's Exhibition at the Quinlan. Photographer Carlton R. Safford will have his first solo exhibition at the Quinlan. Jill & Robert Ediger, a husband and wife team, exhibition "Aglam" takes us through the cobbled streets of French villages, Zen-like gardens in the East Coast and the South, and on to unique views of the American West. Pamela Keene will be showcasing her photography, "Colors of the World," from her travels of Africa, Italy, Greece, France, and a wide array of colorful and tantalizing botanicals highlight photography by Keene.
Phone: 770-536-2575 - Address: Quinlan Arts Center, 514 Green St N.E., Gainesville, GA |
School Programs - 9/2 - 11/30/10
Come bring your students to the great outdoors at Victoria Bryant State Park while watching them enjoy educational presentations. The staff works with teachers to help meet curriculum needs for their students by presenting programs like the following: snake programs, rocks and minerals, bird of prey program, an education hayride throughout the park, etc. Please call the park to schedule a trip! $5.00 per student. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Group Hayrides - 9/2 - 11/30/10
Enjoy a fun-filled ole fashion Hayride through beautiful Victoria Bryant State Park. Minimum amount for a Group Hayride is 15 people, no maximum limit. Please call the park office to reserve your group's time. Each ride is approximately 20-25 minutes long. $3.00 per adult/child per ride. $5 parking. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
First Friday Concert - 9/3/10
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Bring friends, family, and lawn chairs for family fun in downtown Dahlonega. Arrive early, enjoy excellent downtown shopping, and pick up your picnic from any of downtown’s popular restaurants. Free fun event! Phone: Joel Cordle, 706-864-6133 - Address: Hancock Park (corner of N. Park Street and Hawkins Street), Dahlonega, GA |
The Hofbrau Riverfront Hotel overlooks the Chattahoochee River. It is in the heart of Helen, GA and surrounded by majestic NE GA mountains. This charming pet-friendly hotel features riverfront rooms, Jacuzzis, suites and a casual Restaurant. |
First Friday at Yonah Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room - 9/3/10 at 6-9 pm
First Friday is the night when all the merchants at Sautee Village (Yonah Mountain Vineyards, InsideOut Sautee, Elfmade Wooden Toys) stay open late. We offer light appetizers, fine wine, live music and good company. You bring your instrument, a picnic and a friend.
Phone: 706-878-5522 - Address: 2454-B Highway 12, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 30571 |
Labor Day Festival - 9/3 - 9/5/10
Featuring arts, crafts, and food vendors; live entertainment; street dance; and parade. Come on out for the perfect way to end Summer. Call for hours and admission cost. Phone: 706-677-5265 Address: Banks County Historic Courthouse, 106 Yonah Homer Road, Homer, GA 30547 |
Friday Night Concert Series at Old Union Co Courthouse - 9/3, 9/10, 9/17 & 9/24/10 -7pm
On Friday night, every bench is taken, the balcony of the Union County Courthouse is filled to capacity, and people line the walls of the old courtroom to see the show. Music Coordinator Sam Ensley gets things started by loosening up the crowd with a few jokes. Then it's time for the music! Call for fees. Phone: 706-745-5493 - Location: One Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Cruise-In on the Square - 9/4/10 at 1-5 pm
This event is a great way to show off your special ride! 2010 is the 4th April-thru-October season that Blairsville Cruisers organize events in Downtown Blairsville. Crowds of car, truck, and motorcycle enthusiasts are drawn to see and/or display classic and antique vehicles. Don't be surprise to find local musicians jamming on the Square. Vendors are invited to participate. There are raffles, a 50/50 drawing, and door prizes, and proceeds go to local charities. Free fun event! Location: Downtown Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Mountain Music and Medicine Show - 9/4/10 at 7:30 pm
The setting is Dahlonega from Gold Rush days of the early 1800s to modern times of the early 1950s---? Doc Johnson's traveling Miracle Medicine Show has come to town and set up on the Square in front of Nix's Store, the hub of local commerce and social center of the area. The scene occasionally shifts to "street scene " short skits where local people comment on the goings on of the day, mixing local history, culture and humor in the unique Southern Appalachian style of the time period. This is all presented in a live old-time Radio broadcast; sort of like going back in time without leaving your living room! $15 ticket. Phone: 706-864-3759 - Address: Historic Holly Theater, 69 W Main Street, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Crush Fest - 9/4/10
Crush Fest, a day-long celebration of the first grape harvest for Yonah Mountain Vineyards, will feature grape stomping, wagon tours of the vineyard and tours of Georgia's only wine cave. Crush Fest is an opportunity to visit the private 197 acre estate that is Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Phone: 706-878-5522 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, 2454-B Highway 12, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 30571 |
IPRA World Championship Spring Rodeo - 9/4 - 9/5/10
IPRA 7-event Rodeo Bareback & SaddleBronc Riding, Calf Roping, Team Roping, Steer Wrestling, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding Address: Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Rd, Cumming, GA |
Mountain Heritage Festival - 9/4 - 9/5/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
Celebrating the rich Appalachian history and culture, the open-air market features: local handicrafts including handmade brooms, candles, soaps, wood carvings, pottery, honey and garden products. Performances by bluegrass musicians, gospel groups, and cloggers. Sample campfire cooking at the Civil War Camp. Native American demonstrations. "Old-ways" games and craft demonstrations of rail/shingle splitting, spinning, quilting. Free admission. Vendors and performers, please contact Heritage Festival Coordinator for more information. Vendor fees $75.
Phone: 706-745-5493 - Address: Mountain Life Museum, 25 School Street, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Dahlonega Animal Art Show and Sale - 9/4 - 9/5 & 9/11 - 9/12/10 at 11 am - 5 pm
Art show will also feature an animal adoption event outside.
Phone: - Address: Olde Cannery Art Center, 61 Enota St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Holiday Gorge Floor Hike - 9/4 - 9/6/10 at 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
This guided hike will take you from rim to river while learning about the gorge's unique environments. Be sure to wear proper footwear (no flip-flops or crocs). This hike is strenuous and will involve rock hopping and getting wet. Bring a lunch and lots of water. For ages 10 and older. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. Phone: 706-754-7981 - Address: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr., Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 |
Labor Day Weekend - Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze - 9/4 at 10 am - 10 pm & 9/5 - 9/6 at 10 am - 6 pm
Grand Opening Weekend is a special treat, as it kicks off fall season with the corn maze and its winding pathways among living walls of cornstalks. Use the Value Combo Ticket for just $12 per person and enjoy the Butterfly maze and hayride! And be the first to see the climbing goats at the Great Goat Trek - watch them climb up platforms 15 feet in the air. The 20-acre agri-tainment complex offers over four miles of trails in its popular corn maze, designed in the shape of a giant butterfly this year. Kids of all ages will also enjoy weekend hayrides, picnic tent, soybean maze in Kiddie CORNer, corn cannon and Great Goat Trek. Free parking and all children 3 and under are free. Phone: 888-674-8257 - Address: 4525 Hwy 53 East, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
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Hart County Farmers Market - 9/4, 9/7, 9/11, 9/14, 9/18, 9/21, 9/25 & 9/28/10
The Hart County Farmers Market is a variety of locally grown vegetables and fruit from Hart County and surrounding areas. Downtown Hartwell - the farmers market is every Tuesday 3:30pm-7pm in the MLK Parking Lot beside the Post Office, and on Saturdays 7am—Noon in the City Hall Parking Lot beside the Fire Station. Parking Lot off Howell St., Hartwell Phone: 706-376-8590 - Location: Downtown Hartwell MLK Parking Lot on Tuesday & City Hall Parking Lot on Saturday, Hartwell, GA 30643 |
Hall County Farmers Market - 9/4, 9/7, 9/11, 9/14, 9/18, 9/21, 9/25 & 9/28/10
The Hall County Farmers Market provides local residents a direct line to locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmers Market is open Tuesday mornings starting at 6 am. and Saturday mornings at 7 am. Come early for best selection. The Farmers Market features many of the traditional vegetable favorites as well as a nice selection of potted plants, cut flowers, shrubs, locally produced honey, and jams & jellies. For more information, call the Extension office.
Phone: 770-535-8293 - Location: Corner of E Crescent & Jesse Jewell Dr, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
2010 Saturday Evening Concert Series - 9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25/10 at 8-9 pm
Some of the best musicians in the area perform a variety of music, from Appalachian Mountain to bluegrass to Southern gospel. "Pass-the-hat" donations. Handicap Accessible. $5 parking.
Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Appalachian Jam - 9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25/10 at 2-5 pm
Come listen to the sounds and songs of yesteryear. North Georgia's mountain music singers and pickers will appear on the grounds of the historic Dahlonega Gold Museum. Enjoy acoustic and old-time strings as the sounds of yesterday fill the air. Handicapped Accessible. Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site, 1 Public Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
"Homemade Jam" Free Concerts in downtown Clarkesville - 9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25/10
Come to Clarkesville in Northeast Georgia and enjoy free outdoor concerts at the downtown Gazebo. Call for times. Free fun event! Phone: 706-754-2220 - Address: Clarkesville Visitors Center, 458 Jefferson Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
The Dahlonega Artist Marketplace - 9/4, 9/11, 9/18 & 9/25/10 at 7 am - 3 pm
Marketplace features juried original handcrafted artwork from local area artists. Artist set up their tents and sell their artwork This event is in conjunction with the Dahlonega Farmers Market located in Hancock Park on the corner of N. Park St. and Warwick St. Artist's interested in setting up booths, call.
Phone: 706-867-8134 - Address: Olde Cannery Art Center, 61 Enota St, Dahlonega, GA |
Mountain Heritage Festival - 9/4 - 9/5/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
Celebrating the rich Appalachian history and culture, the open-air market features: local handicrafts including handmade brooms, candles, soaps, wood carvings, pottery, honey and garden products. Performances by bluegrass musicians, gospel groups, and cloggers. Sample campfire cooking at the Civil War Camp. Native American demonstrations. "Old-ways" games and craft demonstrations of rail/shingle splitting, spinning, quilting. Free fun event!
Phone: 706-745-5493 - Address: Mountain Life Center, Cleveland St., Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Animal Art Show and Sale - 9/4 - 9/5 & 9/11 - 9/12/10
The Animal Art Show and Sale at the Olde Cannery Art center features works from local area artists. Will also feature an animal adoption event outside.
Address: Olde Cannery Art Center, 61 Enota St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Unicoi Visiting Artist Series - 9/4-9/5, 9/11-9/12, 9/18-9/19 & 9/25-9/26-10
Several talented artists and craftspeople from Georgia and surrounding states will demonstrate and have samples of their work for sale. $5 parking. Handicap Accessible. Times are at 11 am - 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am - 2 pm on Sunday. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Tuesday Tune-Up Test &Tune Grudge Racing - 9/7 & 9/14/10 at 6-10 pm
Come to the Atlanta Dragway where YOU can race for bragging rights. If you don't race, but love to watch, then plan to come and see all the excitement! There will be a variety of grudge races including Chevy vs Ford, carburated vs fuel injected, domestic vs import, old muscle vs new, kid vs dad / mom, worker vs boss. The possibilities are endless! $20 to race, $10 for spectators, children ages 6-12 are $5!! Phone: 706-335-2301 - Address: Atlanta Dragway, 500 E. Ridgeway Rd., Commerce, GA 30529 |
40th Annual Oktoberfest - 9/9-9/12, 9/16-9/19 & 9/23-9/26/10
German music, dancing, food, drinks & fun! Thursdays - Sundays in September. Everyday in October. Phone: 706-878-1908 - Address: Helen Festhalle, 1074 Edelweiss St., Helen, GA |
George Washington Slept Here - 9/9 - 9/12, 9/16 - 9/19 & 9/23 - 9/26/10
Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Tickets $12 - $18.
Address: Historic Holly Theater, 69 W Main St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Nunsense - 9/10 - 9/11 at 7:30 pm & 9/12/10 at 3 pm
The Musical comedy, Nunsense is presented by the savannah River Productions at the Commerce Cultural Arts Center in Northeast Georgia.
Address: Commerce Cultural Arts Center, 202 Cherry Street, Commerce, GA 30529 |
Mountain Herb Day - 9/11/10 at 9 am - 1 pm
Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of healing with medicines made from local plants. A medicinal plant hike and medicine making demonstration will also be included with a focus on stocking the winter medicine cabinet. Interpretive Ranger and Herbalist Johnna Tuttle is the instructor. Register by September 4. $25 plus $5 parking.
Phone: 706-878-3087 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
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Oktoberfest Parade - 9/11/10 at 12 Noon - 1 pm
Join us in celebrating 40 years of the Helen Oktoberfest! Floats, bands, & music followed by "Tapping of the Keg"! Location: Downtown Helen, GA 30545 |
Mountain Music and Arts & Craft Festival at Vogel - 9/11/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
This popular event includes Appalachian, bluegrass and gospel music; arts and crafts booths; demonstrations on spinning, blacksmithing and bowl carving; and food concessions provided by Vogel Volunteers. $2-$5 plus $5 parking. Phone: 706-745-2628 - Address: Vogel State Park, 7485 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Tugaloo Triathlon - 9/11/10 at 8 am - 12 Noon
Watch or participate in this invigorating event that includes a 1.5k swim, 42k bike ride and 10k run. Entry fee. $5 parking. Phone: 706-356-4362 - Website: www.gamultisports.org - Address: Tugaloo State Park, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd., Lavonia, GA 30553 |
Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Race - 9/11/10
Come and join us for a fun and exciting time as a spectator or as a competitor while enjoying the diversity of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat races. To compete and become a tax-deductible corporate sponsor in our annual event please contact: The Hong Kong Information Center of Atlanta. Race categories include: Open, Female, Mixed, BCS (Breast Cancer Survivors), Collegiate, High School, International, Recreational and Law Firms. We will open a new category which has at least two teams! Phone: 404-942-1686 - Address: 3105 Clarkes Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA |
Annual Fall Classic Bass Fishing Tournament at Lake Hartwell - 9/11/10
New Hart County Mega Ramp - Lake Hartwell. $125 entry fee per boat. Prizes - $1,500, $750, $300, $150, $100. Prize money Guaranteed! Sponsored by Hart County Golden K Kiwanis Club. Proceeds used to purchase materials for home access ramp building projects for the community. Call to get registration info.
Phone: 706-377-4815 - Address: Lake Hartwell, 31 East Howell Street, Hartwell, GA 30643 |
Wine Song A Summer Celebration of Wine, Food and Music - 9/11/10 at 6-9 pm
Featuring a summer celebration of wine, food and music. Ranging from jazz to singer-songwriter, a local musical artist will be featured each month. A different local food purveyor will provide perfect pairings to go with the wines that Yonah Mountain Vineyards will be pouring and selling by the glass and bottle. Wine Song is a rain or shine event, held in the Park at Sautee Village or in the tasting room. Sing the wine song with us! Phone: 706-878-5522 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, 2454-B Highway 12, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 30571 |
Kiwanis Golden K Fishing Tournament on Lake Hartwell - 9/11/10
This tournament is co-sponsored by Home Depot and Hart County Golden Kiwanis. It will be help at the Lake Hartwell Gum Branch Recreation & Tournament Facility which features Hart County's NEW Mega Ramp. Proceeds for this tournament will be used to purchase materials for building ramps for the handicapped. Registration is $125 per boat. For more information and registration contact Steve Cox. Phone: 706-377-4815 - Location: Gum Branch Recreation & Tournament Facility - Hart County Mega Ramp - end of Vanna Waller Rd off of Old 29 Hwy., Hartwell, GA 30643 |
Blairsville Bluegrass Festival - 9/17 at 6-10 pm, 9/18 at 10 am - 10 pm & 9/19/10 at 1-6 pm
If you love Bluegrass, then head to Blairsville for the 3-day Bluegrass Festival every September. Jamming all around downtown, performances at 3 stages: Old Courthouse, City Hall & Mountain Life Museum. Free fun event!
Address: Union County Historical Courthouse, One Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Fall Fest - 9/18/10 at 10 am - 4 pm
Free Activities - Carnival Games - Face Painting - Prizes - Costume Characters - DJ & Music - Fun Stage. Drawing for hand-stitched Cabbage Patch Kid. Free fun event! Address: BabyLand General Hospital, 300 NOK Dr., Cleveland, GA 30528 |
River's Alive at Unicoi - 9/18/10 at 9 am - 3 pm
Help Clean up Smith Creek in honor of Georgia’ Rivers Alive. Food will be provided for volunteers. $5 parking. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals - 9/18/10 at 8:30 am - 4 pm
Children and their special "big person" can fish in a lake stocked with catfish, bass, and bream. Fish caught can be kept. Bring your own bait and rods. Some rods are available for loan. Call for directions to "Buck Shoals." $5 parking. Phone: 706-878-3087 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
Traveler's Rest Pioneer Days - 9/18/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
Talents and skills of the early 1800s pioneers are brought back to life. Special demonstrators will be on hand for spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, hearth cooking, and doll making and other pioneer skills. Visitors will also enjoy live period music and dancing. Handicapped Accessible. $2.75-$4. Phone: 706-886-2256 - Address: Traveler's Rest Historic Site, 4339 Riverdale Road, Toccoa, GA 30577 - Located just off U.S. Hwy. 123 six miles east of Toccoa. |
Art in the Square - 9/18/10 at 10 AM - 5 PM
Art in the Square is welcoming to friends new and old, neighbors and visitors, and art enthusiasts of all ages. Art in the Square abounds with opportunities for the entire family to experience and to celebrate fine art. This year's event features well known regional artists. Works include fine art, sculpture, pottery, photography, and wood carving as well as jewelry and other artistic endeavors.
Location: Gainesville, GA 30501 - Website: http://www.artinthesquare.com |
GMP Stock Car Event - 9/18/10 at 12 Noon
Come experience great racing at the new Gresham Motorsports Park: Pro Late Models, Outlaw Late Models, Trucks, Renegades Phone: 706-367-9461 - Address: Gresham Motorsports Park, 500 Lyle Field Rd., Jefferson, GA 30549 |
Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting - 9/18/10
Join winemaker Joe Smith for the next Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting offered by Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Smith leads a tour of the winery located at the vineyards near Cleveland and offers barrel samples of future vintages. The cost of the tour is $25 and includes a full tasting with glass. Phone: 678-525-6050 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Hwy 255, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Rick Wade Returns Elvis Presley, Tim McGraw, Conway Twitty Impersonations! - 9/18/10 at 7-10 pm
The show will begin at 7:00PM, and doors will open for seating at 6:30PM. There are two admission options for this show: General Admission $15 or VIP Admission $20. With VIP Admission, patrons are given the privilege of reserved seating and the option to visit with performers Rick Wade and Todd Sullivan at a special Meet & Greet in the Elbert Theatre Balcony before the show begins at 6 pm. Rick Wade has been paying homage to Elvis Presley for over 15 years. Phone: 706-283-1049 - Address: Elbert Theatre, 100 S. Oliver St., Elberton, GA 30635 |
Tallulah Gorge Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike - 9/23- 7:30-9:30pm & 9/24 at 8-10 pm
Join Tallulah Rangers an a moonlit hike down into the gorge. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. Phone: 706-754-7981 - Address: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr., Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 |
7th Annual Hall County Master Gardeners Fall Expo - 9/24 - 9/25/10 at 8 am - 6 pm
The Complete Garden Event, featuring over 50 exciting vendors, interesting gardening demos, hands on workshops & a children's booth. Free fun event! Phone: 770-535-8293
Address: Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Rd., Gainesville, GA |
Sautee Jamboree - 9/24 at 7 pm - 12 Midnight & 9/25/10 at 11 am - 12 Midnight
2-day outdoor music festival featuring the Indigo Girls on Friday night. Call for whole line up. Camping available. No dogs, no glass. Phone: Chris Brooks at 706-878-3300 - Address: Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Hwy 255 N, Sautee, GA 30571 |
Outdoor Adventure Day - 9/25/10 at 10 am - 4 pm
Learn how to catch a trout, paddle a canoe, and shoot a shotgun. Try activities like fly tying and casting, bass fishing basics, and trout fishing in the stocked stream, archery, BB gun and skeet shooting. There will also be wildlife shows with live snakes and hawks and hayrides. Handicap accessible. $5 parking fee. Call for other fees. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
A Taste of Clarkesville - 9/25/10 at 11 am - 3 pm
Experience Clarkesville's culinary traditions. Music and wine will complement dining delights. Hosted by Clarkesville Business & Community Association, the City of Clarkesville and Clarkesville Better Hometown, this inaugural event will be sure to delight visitors with a chance to mingle downtown on a fall Saturday, sampling local food and fine wines. Call for cost.
Phone: 706-754-2220 - Located throughout Downtown Clarkesville, GA |
Arts in hARTwell Festival of Heritage and Fine Arts - 9/25/10 at 10 am - 4 pm
This event will have an assortment of activities, including juried fine art, heritage crafts, entertainmetn and a children's creativity booth, and demonstrations. The event starts at 10am and continues until 4pm. Admission is free to the festival. The festival focuses on heritage crafts of yesteryear, as well as contemporary fine crafts and fine arts. Artists compete for prize awards and demonstrate their skills creating contemporary or heirloom pieces.
Phone: 706-376-0188 - Location: On the Square, Downtown Hartwell, GA 30643 |
National Public Lands Volunteer Day at Fort Yargo - 9/25/10 at 8 am - 1 pm
Join our partner REI, Inc. in volunteering on our site working on mountain bike and hiking trails, cleaning up the lakeshore, and working on erosion sites as we make the park better for our visitors. Bring your gloves, shovels, loppers, or any other tools you may have. Lunch will be provided. Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S Broad St, Winder, GA |
Old Friends Car Show - 9/25/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
No registraiton fee - only donations. charity: Good News Clinic. Free gifts and 50/50 raffle. Music by DJs Harold Westbrook and E.D. Wiley. Free fun event!
Phone: 770-531-2664 - Location: Downtown Square, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
Lanier Night Sprints - 9/25/10 at 8 am - 10:30 pm
This event will be run following the Taste of Gainesville. Come early and bring friends and family to sample delicious food from 40+ of the top restaurants in NE Georgia and enjoy live music prior to the races. Phone: 770-287-0077 - Address: 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
A Taste of Gainesville on the Plaza - 9/25/10 at 6-9 pm
Taste the best offereings of North Georgia's finest restaurants on the Plaza at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue overlooking beautiful Lake Sidney Lanier off Clarks Bridge Road in Gainesville. A Taste of Gainesville at the Plaza, has fast become one of the "MUST ATTEND" annual events in Gainesville. Local restaurants and caterers serve up their specialties to guests who enjoy fine but relaxed dining at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue. Come and enjoy the food, the fun and the entertainment. In addition a Lanier Night Sprints event will be held in conjunction with The Taste of Gainesville. Phone: 770-287-0077 - Address: 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
2010 Lake Lanier Petfest - 9/25 at 9 am - 6 pm & 9/26/10 at 10 am - 6 pm
Activities: Dixie Dock Dogs regional competition, pet - friendly games and related services showcased over the two days with kids’ activities, music and food on the shores of Lake Lanier. Vaccinated and trained pets on leashes allowed. Proceeds go to the Hall County Animal Shelter. Admission: $5 per car. Phone: 770-536-5209 - Address: Laurel Park on Lake Lanier, 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy. Gainesville, GA 30506 - Website: www.lakelanierpetfest.com |
Boy Scout Weekend at Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze - 9/25 - 9/26/10 at 11 am - 4 pm
All scouts in uniform receive a combo ticket to the butterfly maze and hayride along the Etowah River, plus receive a limited-edition maze badge. All scouts at the maze from 11am-4pm each day will also enjoy a demonstration. Demonstrations by Smithgall Woods Education Center. Price is $11 per scout. Phone: 888-674-8257 - Address: Uncle Shucks, 4525 Hwy 53 East, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
Six Gap Century & Three Gap Fifty Bike Ride - 9/26/10
Featuring Georgia's largest mountain ride. Six Gap Century: This ultra-challenging route takes you up down six of the steepest climbs in the North Georgia Mountains. Test your stamina with more than 10,700 feet of vertical climbing over the 100-mile course. Elevations for the six gaps in this ride range from 2,949 feet to 3,490 feet. The toughest climb, Hogpen Gap, tests even the toughest riders, averaging a 7% grade for seven miles, with sections as steep as 15%. Three Gap Fifty: This alternative route offers half the gaps and half the distance, but is nevertheless a demanding and challenging course. Elevations for the mountains on this ride range from 3,109 feet to 3,280 feet. Phone: 706-864-3513
Address: Downtown Dahlonega & Lumpkin County High School, 2001 Indian Dr, Dahlonega, GA |
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First Friday Concert - 10/1/10
The “First Friday Night Concert Series” in Downtown Dahlonega announces a thrilling six-month schedule of outdoor concerts. Mark your calendar now and make your plans to attend each event. Bring friends, family, and lawn chairs for family fun in downtown Dahlonega. All concerts start at 6:30pm. Arrive early, enjoy excellent downtown shopping, and pick up your picnic from any of downtown’s popular restaurants. Free fun event! Phone: Joel Cordle, 706-864-6133 - Address: Hancock Park (corner of N. Park Street and Hawkins Street), Dahlonega, GA |
First Friday at Yonah Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room - 10/1/10 at 6-9 pm
All the merchants at Sautee Village (Yonah Mountain Vineyards, InsideOut Sautee, Elfmade Wooden Toys) stay open late. We offer light appetizers, fine wine, live music and good company. You bring your instrument, a picnic and a friend. Phone: 706-878-5522 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, 2454-B Highway 12, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 30571 |
Currahee Military Reunion Weekend - 10/1 at 10 am - 5 pm, 10/2 at 7 am - 8 pm and 10/3/10 at 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Come meet some of the paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa. Visit the Currahee Military Museum, walk through the actual stable, which housed the soldiers in Aldbourne, England. Participate in the Currahee Challenge Run up Currahee Mountain. Enjoy many other activities,
displays, & re-enactments. Watch a special Veterans Parade.Call for fees, directions and more info. Phone: 706-886-2132 - Location: Doyle St, Toccoa, GA 30577 |
Quinlan 2010 Fall Exhibtion - 10/1 - 10/2, 10/4 - 10/9 & 10/11/10 at 9 am - 4 pm
The Georgia Watercolor Society will showcase the best watercolor artist in Georgia in their 2010 Members's Exhibition at the Quinlan. Photographer Carlton R. Safford will have his first solo exhibition at the Quinlan. Jill & Robert Ediger, a husband and wife team, exhibition "Aglam" takes us through the cobbled streets of French villages, Zen-like gardens in the East Coast and the South, and on to unique views of the American West. Pamela Keene will be showcasing her photography, "Colors of the World," from her travels of Africa, Italy, Greece, France, and a wide array of colorful and tantalizing botanicals highlight photography by Keene.
Phone: 770-536-2575 - Address: Quinlan Arts Center, 514 Green St N.E., Gainesville, GA |
The Briar Patch - 10/1 - 7:30 pm, 10/3 - 2:30 pm & 10/8/10 - 7:30 pm
Sly Brer Fox, credulous Brer Bear and the clever, infuriating, hilarious Brer Rabbit all inhabit the shade and sunlight of the American Old South, where these classic tales from the traditions of Southern, African and Native American folklore combine in a frolicsome, rib-ticklin, head-scratchin'romp that teaches us our "thinkin' machines" really are the key to life. Directed by Gay H. Hammond and rated G. Performing at Brenau University's Historic Pearce Auditorium. Tickets are $10-12 for adults and seniors, $7-8 for students and children, depending on seat location.
Phone: 678-717-3624 - Address: Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 500 Centennial Circle, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
Friday Night Concert Series at Old Union County Courthouse - 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29/10 at 7 pm
On Friday night, every bench is taken, the balcony is filled to capacity, and people line the walls of the old courtroom to see the show. Music Coordinator Sam Ensley gets things started by loosening up the crowd with a few jokes. Then it's time for the music! Call for fees.
Phone: 706-745-5493 - Location: One Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
40th Annual Oktoberfest - 10/1 - 10/31/10
German music, dancing, food, drinks & fun! Thursdays - Sundays in September. Everyday in October. Phone: 706-878-1908 - Address: Helen Festhalle, 1074 Edelweiss St., Helen, GA |
School Programs - 10/1 - 11/30/10
Come bring your students to the great outdoors at Victoria Bryant State Park while watching them enjoy educational presentations. The staff works with teachers to help meet curriculum needs for their students by presenting programs like the following: snake programs, rocks and minerals, bird of prey program, an education hayride throughout the park, etc. Please call the park to schedule a trip! $5.00 per student. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Group Hayrides - 10/1 - 11/30/10
Enjoy a fun-filled ole fashion Hayride through beautiful Victoria Bryant State Park. Minimum amount for a Group Hayride is 15 people, no maximum limit. Please call the park office to reserve your group's time. Each ride is approximately 20-25 minutes long. $3.00 per adult/child per ride. $5 parking. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Cruise-In on the Square - 10/2/10 ag 1-5 pm
This event is a great way to show off your special ride! 2010 is the 4th April-thru-October season that Blairsville Cruisers organize events in Downtown Blairsville. Crowds of car, truck, and motorcycle enthusiasts are drawn to see and/or display classic and antique vehicles. Don't be surprise to find local musicians jamming on the Square. Vendors are invited to participate. There are raffles, a 50/50 drawing, and door prizes, and proceeds go to local charities. Free fun event! Location: Downtown Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Historical Rock Hike - 10/2/10 at 10 am - 1 pm
Join our guided hike to see rock formations named during the Victorian era, such as Needles Eye, Devils Pulpit and Inspiration Point. The hike is very strenuous and off the beaten trail. Bring good hiking shoes, water and a snack. Register in advance. $10 plus $5 parking.
Phone: 706-754-7981 - Address: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr., Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 |
Foxfire Fall Heritage Festival - 10/2/10 at 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Meet students and "contacts" from The Foxfire Magazine, spend the day watching demonstrations of traditional skills, browsing traditional arts & crafts from regional crafters, buying tickets for the massive raffle, and enjoying live bluegrass & gospel music, great food, and plenty of fun! Call for cost. Phone: 706-746-5828 - Address: Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center, 200 Foxfire Lane, Mountain City, GA 30562 |
Turning and Burning Old Time Festival - 10/2/10 at 10 am - 3 pm
Annual event hosted by Hewell's Pottery in Gillsville. Bring the family out to see just how pottery is made from start to finish, view unique pieces of pottery and meet the master potter's. The name of the festival comes from the fact that the focus is always on "turning" pottery by hand and "burning" it the wood-burning kiln. In addition to "turning & burning" pottery, other festivities will include: The chance for children to experience making pottery.
Phone: 770-869-3469 - Address: Hewell's Pottery, 6035 Hwy. 52 in Gillsville, GA 30543 |
33rd Annual Indian Summer Festival - 10/2 - 10/3/10
Performance by elementary students of Woody Gap School. Crowning of King & Queen, Clogging, Auction Mountain Rangers hand-to-hand combat demo, Mountain Music, Archery Demo. Featuring pork BBQ plates and sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixins' funnel cakes, boiled peanuts, cotton candy, fried apple pies, homemade preserves, quilts, and lots of pies & cakes. Pottery-Quilts-Homemade Goodies-Leather Crafts-Needlework-Folk Art Jewelry-Furniture-Photographs-Stained Glass-Whirligigs and More! Admission ~ $4 (Under 6 FREE) Country Square Dance with live band, 8 PM Saturday in the school gym. Advance tickets $6 and at the door $8. Free Parking. Phone: 706-747-2401 - Location: On the grounds of Woody Gap School, 2331 State Highway 60, Suches, GA 30572-2929 - Georgia's Smallest Public School. |
Girl Scout Weekend at Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze - 10/2 - 10/3/10 at 11 am - 4 pm
All scouts in uniform receive a combo ticket to the butterfly maze and hayride along the Etowah River, plus receive a limited-edition maze badge. All scouts at the maze from 11am-4pm each day will also enjoy a demonstration. Price is $11 per scout. The 20-acre agri-tainment venue offers 4 miles of trails in a giant butterfly maze, weekend hayrides, Kiddie CORNer with mini soybean maze, Corn Cannon, picnic pavilion, and a new Great Goat Trek area. Fun for kids of all ages, with children 3 and under free, and free parking. Phone: 888-674-8257 - Address: 4525 Hwy 53 East, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
Hart Co. Farmers Market - 10/2, 10/5, 10/9, 10/12, 10/16, 10/19, 10/23, 10/26 & 10/30/10
The Hart County Farmers Market is a variety of locally grown vegetables and fruit from Hart County and surrounding areas. Downtown Hartwell - the farmers market is every Tuesday 3:30pm-7pm in the MLK Parking Lot beside the Post Office, and on Saturdays 7am—Noon in the City Hall Parking Lot beside the Fire Station. Parking Lot off Howell St., Hartwell Phone: 706-376-8590 - Location: Downtown Hartwell MLK Parking Lot on Tuesday & City Hall Parking Lot on Saturday, Hartwell, GA 30643 |
Hall County Farmers Market - 10/2, 10/5, 10/9, 10/12 & 10/16/10
The Hall County Farmers Market provides local residents a direct line to locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmers Market is open Tuesday mornings starting at 6 am. and Saturday mornings at 7 am. Come early for best selection. The Farmers Market features many of the traditional vegetable favorites as well as a nice selection of potted plants, cut flowers, shrubs, locally produced honey, and jams & jellies. For more information, call the Extension office.
Phone: 770-535-8293 - Location: Corner of E Crescent & Jesse Jewell Dr, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
Appalachian Jam - 10/2 & 10/9/10 at 2-5 pm
Come listen to the sounds and songs of yesteryear. North Georgia's mountain music singers and pickers will appear on the grounds of the historic Dahlonega Gold Museum. Enjoy acoustic and old-time strings as the sounds of yesterday fill the air. Handicapped Accessible. Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site, 1 Public Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
"Homemade Jam" Free Concerts in downtown Clarkesville - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10
Come to Clarkesville in Northeast Georgia and enjoy free outdoor concerts at the downtown Gazebo. Call for times. Free fun event! Phone: 706-754-2220 - Address: Clarkesville Visitors Center, 458 Jefferson Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
The Dahlonega Artist Marketplace - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10 at 7 am - 3 pm
Marketplace features juried original handcrafted artwork from local area artists. Artist set up their tents and sell their artwork This event is in conjunction with the Dahlonega Farmers Market located in Hancock Park on the corner of N. Park St. and Warwick St. Artist's interested in setting up booths, call. Phone: 706-867-8134 - Address: Olde Cannery Art Center, 61 Enota St, Dahlonega, GA |
Autumn Hiking in Helen - 2010 - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10 at 1-3 pm
Enjoy autumn color in 2010 on this ranger-guided hike on our 3-mile trail from the park to the town. Hikers can take a park shuttle back or return on the trail on own. Register in advance. $5 parking. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext 305 -Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen, GA |
Southern Appalachian Mushrooms - 10/2 - 10/30/10 at 10 am - 1 pm
Learn why mushrooms are critically important to the survival of our ecosystems. Debra H. Davis, Georgia/Southern Appalachians mushroom expert, naturalist, lecturer and botanical photographer, has studied Georgia mushrooms for over two decades. A non-collecting identification foray will follow. Register by September 24. $15 plus $5 parking.
Phone: 706-878-3087 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
Hiking in Helen - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10 at 1-3 pm
Enjoy autumn color on this ranger-guided hike on our 3-mile trail from the park to the town. Hikers can take a park shuttle back or return on the trail on own. Register in advance. $5 parking. hone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen, GA |
2010 Saturday Evening Concert Series - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10 at 8-9 pm
Some of the best musicians in the area perform a variety of music, from Appalachian Mountain to bluegrass to Southern gospel. "Pass-the-hat" donations. Handicap Accessible. $5 parking.
Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Autumn Hiking in Helen - 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30/10 at 1-3 pm
Enjoy autumn color in 2010 on this ranger-guided hike on our 3-mile trail from the park to the town. Hikers can take a park shuttle back or return on the trail on own. Register in advance. $5 parking. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen GA |
Visiting Artist Series at Unicoi - 10/2-10/3 - 10/9-10/10, 10/16-10/17, 10/23-10/24 & 10/30 - 10/31/10
Several talented artists and craftspeople from Georgia and surrounding states will demonstrate and have samples of their work for sale. $5 parking. Handicap Accessible. Times are at 11 am - 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am - 2 pm on Sunday. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Banks County CVB Car and Truck Show - 10/3/2010 at 1-4 pm
Featuring everything from one of a kind show cars to awesome muscle cars to even the most interesting of rat rods. Registration is from 1-2:30 pm. Costs $20.
Address: Banks Crossing, 943 Spring Road, Baldwin, GA 30511 |
Wait Until Dark - 10/7 - 10/10, 10/21 - 10/24 & 10/28 - 10/31/10
The Holly Theater presents, Wait Until Dark, a story about a sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convictsare who are about to meet their match, by Frederick Knott. Cost $12 - $18.
Address: Historic Holly Theater, 69 W Main St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Mule Camp Market - 10/8 - 10/10/10
Mule Camp Market began years back as a farmer’s curb market near the downtown square. This festival showcases various mountain arts and crafts. Families will enjoy mule rides, live music, great food, petting zoo and other activities. Phone: 770-531-2664 - Address: Downtown Square, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
Georgia Mountain Fall Festival - 10/8 - 10/16/10 - Call for times
With its mild temperatures and beautiful scenery there is no better place to be than the North Georgia Mountains in the fall. This event features exciting musical performances, educational demonstrations, a flower show and the ever-popular Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers' Convention. Music daily in The Anderson Music Hall, Flower Show, Arts and Crafts, Exhibit Hall. Demonstrations will take you back to the Old Ways’ as local folks show how Moonshine was made,along with Quilting, Soap and Hominy making, Blacksmith Shop and more. The Pioneer Village, is a replica of an era gone by. $10 admission and $2 parking fee. Phone: 706-896-4191 - Address: Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, 1311 Music Hall Road, Hwy 76 W, Hiawassee, GA 30546 |
Fall Celebration - 10/9/10 at 12 Noon - 4 pm
Enjoy the natural beauty of the season with hands-on pioneer skills exhibits, hayrides through the park, traditional craft vendors, mountain music, and apple cider from a hand-cranked press. No registration required. Parking includes an additional fee of $1 to benefit Friends of Smithgall Woods. Handicapped Accessible. $5 parking. Phone: 706-878-3087 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA |
GMP Stock Car Event - 10/9/10 at Noon
Come experience great racing at the new Gresham Motorsports Park - Pro Late Models, Trucks and Renegade Street Stocks. Phone: 706-367-9461 - Address: Gresham Motorsports Park, 500 Lyle Field Rd., Jefferson, GA 30549 |
Longstreet Society Sesquicentennial Seminar Series - 10/9 - 10/10/10
The Longstreet Scoiety presents a weekend with expert presentations & lectures--Tours of Longstreet sites in Gainesville GA as well as a maintenance project at Longstreet's Piedmont Hotel & Alta Vista Cemetery. Phone: 770-531-0907 - Address: The Holiday Inn Lanier Centre Hotel, 400 E.E. Butler Parkway, Gainesville, Georgia 30501 |
Sorghum Festival - 10/9 - 10/10 & 10/16 - 10/17/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
You can search the world over for better mountain-grown Sorghum Syrup, but you won’t find any to compare with Union County's syrup-making. Vendor fee. Free fun event!
Location: Meeks Park, Downtown Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Grace-Calvary Heritage Festival - 10/15 at 6-10 pm & 10/16/2010 at 10 am - 8 pm
Festivalis located on the grounds of circa 1840s church. Arts and Crafts Show on the grounds. Noon Barbeque. Chili Cook-Off at Noon-3 pm. Noon-6 pm - Silent Auction in St. Julian Hall. Antique Auto Show at 1-4 pm. Picnic on the grounds at 6 pm. Bluegrass concert on the grounds at 7 pm. Phone: 706-754-2451 - Address: Clarkesville Visitors Center, 458 Jefferson St, Clarkesville, GA |
Fall Hoedown at Vogel - 10/16/10 at 2-9 pm
Celebrate autumn’s arrival with a 2 p.m. cakewalk, 4:30 p.m. hayrides, 5 p.m. chili and drinks for sale, 6:30 p.m. campfire and dancing, and finally at 8 p.m. a professional storyteller around a bonfire. $5 parking. Phone: 706-745-2628 - Address: Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville, GA |
Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting - 10/16/10
Join winemaker Joe Smith for the next Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting offered by Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Smith leads a tour of the winery located at the vineyards near Cleveland and offers barrel samples of future vintages. The cost of the tour is $25 and includes a full tasting with glass. Phone: 678-525-6050 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Hwy 255, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
The Beverly Hillbillies - 10/15-10/17 & 10/22-10/24/10 - Call for times
The loveable Clampett family that you remember from your black and white TV screen rides onto the stage in their trusty clunker for an evening of hillbilly hilarity in this new classic. Beginning at the Clampett's mountain cabin in the sticks, the story follows the family through the discovery of their oil, their clumsy invasion of hi-falutin' Beverly Hills society and the absurd adventures and ridiculous romances they encounter there. The people they meet in Californy prove themselves to be just as dirty, rotten and untrushtworthy as some o' them backwoods folks! Come see all the critters, mishaps and madness when the Clampetts move into their new mansion! Call for group rates and to reserve seating at no additional charge. Doors open for seating 30 minutes prior to curtain call. Box Office opens one hour before curtain call. Tickets $8-$15. Phone: 706-283-1049 Address: Elbert Theatre, 100 S Oliver St., Elberton, GA 30635 |
Gold Rush Days - 10/16 - 10/17/10 at 9 am - 6 pm
See fall colors peaking and celebrate Dahlonega's 1828 discovery of gold. Over 300 art and craft exhibitors gather around the Public Square and Historic District in support of this annual event. Included in the two day event are a parade, children's activities, a fashion show, gold panning contest, wheelbarrow race, King and Queen Coronation, hog calling, buck dancing contest, gospel singing and other live entertainment, wrist wrestling, and last but not least – some delicious food! Phone: 706-864-3711 - Address: Dahlonega Town Square & Historic District, Downtown Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Taste of Sautee A Festival of Fine Wine, Art, Food, and Music - 10/16 - 10/17/10
Sample fine wine made by Georgia vineyards & wineries and local food. Enjoy art & music. Fun for the whole family! Yonah Mountain Vineyards and InsideOut Sautee are proud to announce Taste of Sautee: A Festival of Fine Wine, Food, Art and Music. This two day event will feature Georgia's finest wineries, local restaurants, live music and the best local and regional artists.
Phone: 706-878-5522 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, 2454 Highway 17, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571 |
Dahlonega Rock & Mineral Show 2010 - 10/16 - 10/17/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
The McDonald House belonged to a Confederate Captain who fought with the Blue Ridge Rifles from Dahlonega. He was wounded near the end of the war and was not at his units surrender at Appomatox. This fundraiser will help preserve the history behind the house for future generations. The exact location for the event has not been determined. Vendor spots will go for $45 each. A donation of %10 of Sat. profits. Phone: Chamber of Commerce 706-864-3711 and Tommy Folger 706-973-0003 - Location: Dahlonega, GA - Call for address |
Moonlight Paddles - 10/22/10 at 7 pm
If you'd like to see the Full Moon from a canoe or kayak while paddling on beautiful Lake Sidney Lanier, then make plans to come to the Olympic Venue at Clarks Bridge. Come a little early and learn about the paddling program & opportunities at LCKC. Cost is $15. Phone: 770-287-7888 - Address: Clarks Bridge Park, 3015 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30506 |
Autumn Nights at Yargo - 10/22 - 10/23/10 at 6 pm - 9 am
Join the park staff for hayrides, storytelling by the campfire, children's games, and viewing the restored Old Fort by candlelight. $2 - $4, plus $5 parking. Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680 |
Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown - 10/22 - 10/23/10 at 9 am - 4 pm
This Kansas City BBQ Throwdown takes place with Cleveland's Fall Leaf Festival, so come for some good food, great music, local arts & crafts and fun for the kids! BBQ Teams from across the country are invited to compete in this State BBQ Competition. Top prize is $1500 to a single winner. Get out your BBQ recipies and get ready for a throwdown. - KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Competition - Live Bluegrass Music - Agri-Fest & Country Market - Arts & Crafts on the Square - Kids Activities & Games. Phone: 706-969-3336 - Address: Cleveland Better Home Town, 3 Courthouse Square, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Tallulah Gorge Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike - 10/22 -6-8 pm & 10/24 at 7:45-9:45 pm
Join Tallulah Rangers an a moonlit hike down into the gorge. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. Phone: 706-754-7981 - Address: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr., Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 |
1st Photography Show "Thru the Lens" - 10/22 - 10/24/10 - Call for times
This is a fine arts photography show and exhibition shown in an historic house in Cumming, Ga and juried by Judith Pishnery. Address: 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming, GA 30040 |
USA Racing Pro Cup Championship Stock Car Event - 10/23/10 at 12 Noon
Come experience great racing at the new Gresham Motorsports Park. Race No. 4 of the 2010 USARacing Pro Cup Series Championships comes to GMP! Program also includes Local Truck and Renegade Divisions. Phone: 706-367-9461 - Address: Gresham Motorsports Park, 500 Lyle Field Rd., Jefferson, GA 30549 |
Mountain Bike Fundraiser: Spin for Kids - 10/23/10 at 8 am - 4 pm
Camp Twin Lakes is hosting a mountain bike fun ride at Will-A-Way (inside Fort Yargo) to raise funds for their camps for special-needs children. Register at www.spinforkids.org 404-231-9887. Handicap Accessible. (spinforkids.org) Phone: 404-231-9887 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680 |
Harvest Festival - 10/23/10 at 11 am - 6 pm
Harvest is one of the most importnat times of the year on a vineyard. It takes the help of the entire Crane Creek family to get out there and harvest all of our grapes. Our Harvest Festival is a way to celebrate the bounty that we have received from the earth. We celebrate the end of harvest by inviting all of the extended Crane Creek family and friends to the vineyard for a day of wine, food & fun! Come by and enjoy a wine tasting along with lunch provided by our very own Chef David and his Cullinary Team. Call for cost. Phone: 706-379-1236 - Address: Crane Creek Vineyards, 916 Crane Creek Rd., Young Harris, GA 30582 |
White County Fall Leaf Festival - 10/23/10
This Family oriendted event takes place in one of Georgia's most beautiful areas during the Fall Season. During the event, festival goers will enjoy the Agrifest area featuring booths relating to the agriculture in this area. Pottery, basketmaking, canning, animals, weaving, soap making and many other exhibits will be on display. The arts and crafts area features artist from all over the region and a BBQ Throw Down Competition. Phone: 706-865-5356 - Location: Downtown Cleveland Square, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Smithgall Women for the Woods - 10/23 - 10/24/10 Starting at 8 am
Women, get your fill of shooting a bow, fishing, and firing at this event for women, instructed by women. Learn new skills and make new friends. Register by October 8. $50 + $5 camping fee. $5 parking. Phone: 706-878-3087 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
Moonshine Festival - 10/23 - 10/24/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
The Moonshine Festival explores Dawson County's history during the prohibition era when liquor was illegal and the Great Depression of the 1930's when running moonshine through the foothills of the Northeast Georgia Mountains was a way of life. Thousands of tourists flock to the birthplace of NASCAR racing to hear about storied legends, Lloyd Seay, Roy Hall, Raymond Parks, and Gober Sosebee. These men loved the thrill of being chased through the ridges of Northeast Georgia Mountains. Bring the family and visit an old Moonshine still; listen to stories from both "Trippers" and Revenuers. Phone: 706-216-5273 - Location: Downtown, Dawsonville, GA |
Trick-or-Treat on the Clarkesville Square - 10/30/10 at 5-7 pm
Candy, costume contest, kid-friendly haunted house, costume photography and more.
Location: Downtown Clarkesville, In and around the Square, Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
HalloWINE Celebration - 10/30 at 11 am - 5 pm & 10/31/10 at 12:30-5 pm
It is Halloween in Georgia Wine Country...or as we like to call it "HalloWINE!" Come to Three Sisters Winery on Saturday & Sunday October 30th & 31st between 12:30-5:00 PM for some spooky fun during our "HalloWINE Weekend Celebration!" We'll have scary ghosts and hoot-nanny music! Come see us and enjoy our "Blood Mountain Red" ...ooooooh scary!" Free fun event! Address: Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Trick or Treat on the Square - 10/31/10
Come out and have a Howling Halloween trick-or-treating on the Historic Dahlonega Square, a safe and fun place for kids to rack up on candy and holiday goodies. Free fun event!
Address: Historic Downtown Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Trunk or Treat - 10/30/10
Children can trick-or-treat on the SNCA grounds starting at 5:30pm. And once again, ghosts will transform the Historic Gym into a night of fun and games. If you came last year, you know a “ghoul time” was had by all. In addition to the return of Madam Nacoochee the fortune teller and her helpers, SNCA is happy to announce that this year it will be hosting a Haunted House in the gym. So after you Trunk-or-Treat, float over to the carnival and stir up some happy spirits with ghosts, games with prizes and entertainment. Phone: 706-969-0061 - Address: Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 GA Hwy 255 N, Sautee, GA 30571 |
Harvest Happenings at Tugaloo - 10/31/10 at 7-9 pm
Come to this lakeside park for a hayride, campfire and storytelling. $5 parking.
Phone: 706-356-4362 - Address: Tugaloo State Park, 1763 Tugaloo State Park Rd, Lavonia GA |
| November |
School Programs - 11/1 - 11/30/10
Come bring your students to the great outdoors at Victoria Bryant State Park while watching them enjoy educational presentations. The staff works with teachers to help meet curriculum needs for their students by presenting programs like the following: snake programs, rocks and minerals, bird of prey program, an education hayride throughout the park, etc. Please call the park to schedule a trip! $5.00 per student. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Group Hayrides - 11/1 - 11/30/10
Enjoy a fun-filled ole fashion Hayride through beautiful Victoria Bryant State Park. Minimum amount for a Group Hayride is 15 people, no maximum limit. Please call the park office to reserve your group's time. Each ride is approximately 20-25 minutes long. $3.00 per adult/child per ride. $5 parking. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Hemlockfest - 11/5 - 11/7/10
Hemockfest event is an annual bluegrass, blues, and rock music festival held to benefit efforts to save the Hemlock trees of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are threatened by an invasive parasite, the wooly adelgid. Visitors can come for a day or camp out for the weekend at the beautiful Starbridge Retreat, a 40-acre site near historic Dahlonega (about an hour north of Atlanta, GPS coordinates: 34 30' 54'' -83 53' 34.8"), featuring primitive campsites, a lake, and a scenic music venue. Hemlockfest is a three-day event featuring music from such genres as singer songwriter, blue/newgrass, blues, Celtic rock, and jam bands. Hemlockfest also features arts and crafts vendors, demonstrations and exhibits on nature and rustic living, tasty food and beverages, and unique performances by fire dancers, puppet artists, and other entertainers. 100% of the proceeds of Hemlockfest go toward efforts to preserve the Hemlock trees and combat the wooly adelgid parasite. Address: 326 Starbridge Rd., Murrayville, GA 30564 |
Granite City Fall Festival - 11/6/2010
Enjoy, arts, crafts, good food, granite displays, granite quarry tours, 4-H Corner, entertainment for kids and more. Phone: 706-283-5651 - Location: Downtown Square, Elberton, GA |
Lanie Weade Memorial "Tour de Tugalo" - 11/6/10 at 10 am
Head up to Northest Georgia for an exhilerating bicycle ride. This ride is for cyclists of all ages. 10, 20, or a 40-60 mile loop for the serious cyclist. Routes are geared for families, casual and experienced riders. Choose 5, 22, 42 or 62+ miles on less traveled roads. $30 pre-registration. $35 day of event. Includes long sleeve tour shirt and the best SAG stops around. Ride to be held rain or shine! Proceeds benefit the Stephens County Foundation in support of the preservation of the Tugaloo River Corridor. Enjoy beautiful scenery and splendid fall colors as you bicycle through the back roads of the historic Tugaloo Coridor. Information and registration Website at http://www.tourdetugaloo.com - Location: Yonah Dam Road, Toccoa, GA 30577 |
Mountain Music and Medicine Show - 11/6/10 at 7:30 pm
The setting is Dahlonega from Gold Rush days of the early 1800s to modern times of the early 1950s---? Doc Johnson's traveling Miracle Medicine Show has come to town and set up on the Square in front of Nix's Store, the hub of local commerce and social center of the area. The scene occasionally shifts to "street scene " short skits where local people comment on the goings on of the day, mixing local history, culture and humor in the unique Southern Appalachian style of the time period. This is all presented in a live old-time Radio broadcast; sort of like going back in time without leaving your living room! $15 ticket. Phone: 706-864-3759 - Address: Historic Holly Theater, 69 W Main Street, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Junior ROTC Raider National Championships at Fort Yargo - 11/6 - 11/7/10 at 8 am - 5 pm
High School students from across the United States will compete in several events including running, obstacle courses, and teamwork events $5 parking. Phone: 770-867-3489
Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad Street, Winder, GA 30680 |
2010 Saturday Evening Concert Series - 11/6 & 11/13/10 at 8-9 pm
Some of the best musicians in the area perform a variety of music, from Appalachian Mountain to bluegrass to Southern gospel. "Pass-the-hat" donations. Handicap Accessible. $5 parking.
Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Hwy 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
The Dahlonega Artist Marketplace - 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 11/27/10 at 7 am - 3 pm
Marketplace features juried original handcrafted artwork from local area artists. Artist set up their tents and sell their artwork This event is in conjunction with the Dahlonega Farmers Market located in Hancock Park on the corner of N. Park St. and Warwick St. Artist's interested in setting up booths, call. Phone: 706-867-8134 - Address: Olde Cannery Art Center, 61 Enota St, Dahlonega, GA |
Hemlockfest - 11/6 - 11/7/10 at 10 am
Hemockfest is an annual bluegrass, blues, and rock music festival held to benefit efforts to save the Hemlock trees of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are threatened by an invasive parasite, the wooly adelgid. Visitors can come for a day or camp out for the weekend at the beautiful Starbridge Retreat, a 40-acre site near historic Dahlonega (about an hour north of Atlanta), featuring primitive campsites, a lake, and a scenic music venue. Hemlockfest is a three-day event featuring music from such genres as singer songwriter, blue/newgrass, blues, Celtic rock, and jam bands. Hemlockfest also features arts and crafts vendors, demonstrations and exhibits on nature and rustic living, tasty food and beverages, and unique performances by fire dancers, puppet artists, and other entertainers. 100% of the proceeds of Hemlockfest go toward efforts to preserve the Hemlock trees and combat the wooly adelgid parasite. Cost is $15-$25.
Phone: 706-265-5282 - Address: 326 Starbridge Rd., Murrayville, GA 30564 |
Sanders Family Christmas - 11/6 - 11/7/2010
Savannah River Productions presents the production, Sanders Family Christmas at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center in Hartwell. In this sequel to the ever popular New York hit Smoke on the Mountain, the Sanders family returns to Mount Pleasant, NC, home of the Mount Pleasant Pickle Factory. Cost $12 - $15. Phone: 706-376-7397 - Address: Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center, Hart County High School, 59 Fifth Street, Hartwell, GA 30643 |
2010 Visiting Artist Series at Unicoi - 11/6-11/7 & 11/13-11/14/10
Several talented artists and craftspeople from Georgia and surrounding states will demonstrate and have samples of their work for sale. $5 parking. Handicap Accessible. Times are at 11 am - 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am - 2 pm on Sunday. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Banks County CVB Chocolate Fair - 11/8/2010
Come out and sample all the chocolate dishes prepared by the Chocolate Fair participants. Prizes awarded in 6 categories. Fun activities and live entertainment. For an entry form or more information, call. Phone: 706-677-5265 - Address: Tanger Town Centre, Commerce, GA 30529 |
Singin' in the Rain - 11/9 - 11/14 & 11/16 - 11/20/10 - Call for times
Considered by many to be the gold standard in Hollywood musicals, this American screen gem comes to the GTA stage with all the charm, laughs and brilliant dance numbers that made it an MGM classic in 1952. Singin’ in the Rain’ pokes delightful fun at the panic in Hollywood as silent screen stars try to make the transition to “talkies,” and two musical buddies work to jam up the powerful studio publicity machine to shine the spotlight on a talented starlet. Patrons will once again LOVE this rhythmic splash in the puddle. Performing at Brenau University;s Hosch Theatre in the John S. Burd Center. Tickets are $18-22 for adults, $16-20 seniors and $14-16 students.
Phone: 678-717-3624 - Address: Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 429 Academy St., Gainesville, GA |
Veteran's Day Celebration - 11/11/2010 at 2-4 pm
The parade line up will begin at the Dawson County Library at 2 pm and begin at 3 pm. Formal ceremonies will be held at the Dawsonville Municipal Complex at 4:00 pm. There will ba a Master of Ceremony and keynote speaker. Veterans and active military personnel from all wars and all branches will be honored as well as local Dawson County Law Enforcement, Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services. The public is invited to attend this event and show support for our Veterans. A private banquet will be held for our Veterans and their spouses after the formal ceremony. Location: Downtown Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
17th Annual Dahlonega Literary Festival - 11/12 at 5pm, 11/13 at 9am & 11/14/10 at 10am
Come to Dahlonega for an exciting opportunity to share ideas and learn technique, visit with famous authors and get their autographed books, shop and eat on the historic Square, compete in the Scavenger Hunt and Quizz. Activities for adults and children.
Address: 13 S. Park St, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Sanders Family Christmas - 11/12 - 11/14/10
Savannah River Productions presents the production, Sanders Family Christmas at the Commerce Cultural Arts Center. In this sequel to the ever popular New York hit Smoke on the Mountain, the Sanders family returns to Mount Pleasant, NC, home of the Mount Pleasant Pickle Factory. Cost: $12 - $15. Phone: 706-376-7397 - Address: Commerce Cultural Arts Center, 202 Cherry Street, Commerce, GA 30529 |
27th Annual World Crown 300 - 11/12 - 11/14/10 at Noon
Three Big Days Of Racing! - Nov. 12 - INEX/600 Racing Legends, Bandoleros and Thunder Cars PLUS Super Late Model World Crown 300 Pole Qualifying, then Outlaw Late Models and Renegade Street Stocks. Nov. 13 - Pro Late Models 150-lap Main Event and Truck Division Main Event. Nov. 14 - Return of the Super Late Models in the 300-lap World Crown classic.
Phone: 706-367-9461 - Address: Gresham Motorsports Park, 500 Lyle Field Rd., Jefferson, GA |
NE Georgia Arts Tour Holiday Road Open House Weekend - 11/12 - 11/14/10
This exceptionally festive weekend brings together more than 100 artists at over 35 locations across NE Georgia in a seasonally inspired self-guided driving tour of galleries, studios, shops, museums, guilds and mercantiles. Painters, potters, jewelry makers, metal, glass, wood and fiber artists, photographers, furniture makers and more will exhibit and demonstrate their time honored skills with your gift-giving wish list in mind! Spend a day or spend the weekend traversing the beautiful mountain by-ways of White, Habersham, Rabun and Dahlonega-Lumpkin counties. Further information and downloadable maps with which to plot your course are available at at our website. Art by hand, art from the heart, art by the mile!
Website: www.ArtsTour.org |
Tellabration - 11/13/10 at 8 pm
Featuring an evening when storytellers across the world entertain audiences of all ages with exciting tales. Here in Northeast Georgia, Showcasing Jo Carson (co-writer of Headwaters) and an ensemble of local talent. Debbie Weston From, Marie Dunkle and Lucy, David Fore, Bob Prim, Rosanne Kent and Gypsy Yo are some of the talented storytellers appeared on our stage. Gather at the Center for an evening of real entertainment. Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for non-members, and $8 for kids between the ages of 6 - 17. Phone: 706-969-0061 Address: Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 GA Hwy 255 N, Sautee, GA 30571 |
Basic Land Navigation at Buck Shoals - 11/13/10 at 9-11 am
We will discuss and learn to use a map and compass. Afterwards, we will put our skills to the test. Bring your compass if you have one; if not, we will have a supply. $5 parking.
Phone: 1-800-573-9659 x 305 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
Basket Making with Natural Materials - 11/13/10 at 10 am - 3 pm
Fall into the rhythm of weaving with basket maker, Jan Stansell of Black Mountain Crafts. Leave with a completed bread basket to keep or give away at the holidays! Register by October 29. $20 plus $5 parking. Phone: 1-800-573-9659 x 305 - Address: Smithgall Woods Conservation Area, 61 Tsalaki Trail, Helen, GA - Located on GA Hwy 75 Alt, 3 miles W of Helen |
Sixth Annual Christmas in Central Park - 11/19 at 2-9 pm & 11/20/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
The event will include a holiday shopping area featuring a variety of unique handcrafted items including pottery, stained glass, candles, jewelry, quilts and more. Photos with Santa, children's activities, live entertainment, and tasty holiday treats will also be available.
Phone: 678-936-6422 - Address: 2300 Keith Bridge Road (GA 306), Cumming, GA 30040 |
Appalachian Christmas - 11/20/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
Santa - Face Painting - Arts & Crafts - Costume Characters - Prizes - DJ & Music - Fun Stage - Lighting of Tree at dusk. Drawing for hand-stitched Cabbage Patch Kid. Portion of proceeds to Shriners Hospital for Children. Free fun event! Phone: 706-865-2171 - Address: BabyLand General Hospital, 300 NOK Dr., Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Appalachian Christmas at BabyLand General Hospital - 11/20/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
Santa - Face Painting - Arts & Crafts - Costume Characters - Prizes - DJ & Music - Fun Stage - Lighting of Tree at dusk. Drawing for hand-stitched Cabbage Patch Kid. Portion of proceeds to Shriners Hospital for Children. Free fun event! Address: 300 NOK Dr., Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting - 11/20/10
Join winemaker Joe Smith for the next Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting offered by Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Smith leads a tour of the winery located at the vineyards near Cleveland and offers barrel samples of future vintages. The cost of the tour is $25 and includes a full tasting with glass. Phone: 678-525-6050 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Hwy 255, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Tallulah Gorge Full Moon Suspension Bridge Hike - 11/20 6-8pm & 11/21 at 6:30-8:30 pm
Join Tallulah Rangers an a moonlit hike down into the gorge. Register in advance. $5 plus $5 parking. Phone: 706-754-7981 - Address: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Dr., Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 |
Appalachian Thanksgiving - 11/25/10 at 10 am - 2 pm
Enjoy living history demonstrations in the Lower Lodge Lobby. Explore the magic of handmade folk toys, and try your hand at churning butter. Programs are free but reservations are required for Thanksgiving Buffet at the Lodge. Space fills quickly! $5 parking. Phone: 706-265-1969 - Address: Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
Thanksgiving Day Feast - 11/25/10
Serving all of the traditional Thanksgiving favorites in our beautiful, Rose Garden Dining Room featuring slow roasted turkey, cornbread dressing with gravy, baked ham, green beans, sweet potato souffle, real mashed potatoes and so much more! One price includes salad bar, hot bar, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. Ages 12 & Up $19.95 Seniors $16.95 Children 5-11 $9.95 4 & Under are free. Available by reservation only. Available seating times are 12 Noon, 2 PM and 6:30 PM. Phone: 706-864-6456 - Address: Forrest Hills Mountain Resort, 135 Forrest Hills Road, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Thanksgiving Day Feast at Forrest Hills Resort - 11/25/10 at 12 Noon
Serving all of the traditional Thanksgiving favorites in our beautiful, Rose Garden Dining Room featuring slow roasted turkey, cornbread dressing with gravy, baked ham, green beans, sweet potato souffle, real mashed potatoes and so much more! One price includes salad bar, hot bar, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. Ages 12 & Up $19.95 Seniors $16.95 Children 5-11 $9.95 4 & Under free. Available by reservation only. Available seating times are 12Noon, 2PM and 6:30 PM. Phone: 706-864-6456 or 770-534-3244 - Address: Forest Hills Resort, 135 Forrest Hills Road, Dahlonega, GA |
Traditional Southern Thanksgiving in the North Georgia Mountains - 11/25/10 at 3 pm
Would you like a traditional Southern Thanksgiving Dinner but want someone else to do all the cooking and washing of dishes. Well come to the Beechwood Inn. We’ll have a cozy fire on the hearth and offer some sparkling wine and hors d’oevers. Then, sit back and loosen your belt as we will offer a family-style gourmet turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Best of all, we’ll do all the clean up and you can relax. There is a two day minimum stay. Thanksgiving dinner is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Family-style dinner at 4 pm.
Phone: 706-782-5485 - Address: Beechwood Inn, 220 Beechwood Dr., Clayton, GA 30525 |
Festival of Trees - 11/25 - 12/11/10
View the beautifully decorated trees throughout Unicoi Lodge. Handicapped Accessible. This event is hosted by White County Chamber of Commerce to raise money for United Way of White County. $5 parking. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Old Fashioned Christmas - 11/25 - 12/31/10 - Call for times
Dahlonega's Old Fashioned Christmas is a month-long celebration set into motion on Friday, November 26, 2009 with the Lighting of the Square. A real home-town parade officially bringing Santa to town occurs on Saturday, December 6th. Plenty of other festive holiday events continue almost daily throughout December until after New Year’s with caroling, entertainment, wine sampling, live theater Christmas events.
Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: Historic Downtown Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Lighting of the Village - 11/26/10 at 6-8 pm
The Christmas lights come on in Helen at 6PM. Santa will come to the beautifully decorated village and take requests from all the boys and girls. Location: Main St., Helen, GA 30545 |
The Lighting of the Chateau - 11/26/10 at 2-6 pm
Join us for the Annual Lighting of the Chateau, when more than 35,000 sparkling
lights illuminate the grounds along with activities galore for the whole family! $10 parking fee.
Santa Claus and Firworks. Fun for adults - Wine Tours & Tastings, Holiday Shopping, And Holiday Cooking Demos in our Culinary Studio and more. Phone: 1-800-233-WINE - Address: Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, 100 Rue Charlemagne, Braselton, GA 30517 |
Fall Arts & Crafts Festival - 11/27 - 11/28/10 at 11 am - 7 pm
This is a juried event with outstanding & talented vendors presenting their work. We will be featuring 15 different categories of crafters and artists during this two day event. There is no doubt that you will find a unique item for that special someone on your holiday gift giving list. We will also have a room set up for the children to come out and enjoy between the hours of 11 am and 3 pm each day During this time they will be able to make their own “Special Holiday Craft”. Make plans to come by and enjoy the day at Brasstown Valley Resort. There is no Charge to attend the Festival or to participate in the Children’s program.
Address: Brasstown Valley Resort, 6321 US Highway 76, Young Harris, GA 30582 |
| December |
Old Fashioned Christmas - 12/1 - 12/31/10 - Call for times
Dahlonega's Old Fashioned Christmas is a month-long celebration set into motion on Friday, November 26, 2009 with the Lighting of the Square. A real home-town parade officially bringing Santa to town occurs on Saturday, December 6th. Plenty of other festive holiday events continue almost daily throughout December until after New Year’s with caroling, entertainment, wine sampling, live theater Christmas events.
Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: Historic Downtown Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Christmasfest & Tree Lighting - 12/3/10 at 5-9 pm
Christmasfest & Lighting of the Tree kicks off the holiday season in Historic Downtown Toccoa with various displays of decorated trees, free carriage rides, caroling and much more. Free fun event! Location: Downtown Toccoa, GA |
2nd Annual Banks County Christmas Festival - 12/3 at 4-8 pm & 12/4/10 at 9 am - 6 pm
Come out and enjoy all the vendors, entertainment, parade entries and family fun. Free fun event! Phone: 706-677-2108 - Location: Historic Courthouse Square, Downtown Homer, GA |
Banks County Christmas Festival - 12/3 at 4-8 pm & 12/4/10 at 9 am - 6 pm
Come out and enjoy all the vendors, entertainment, parade entries and family fun on December 3 - 4 on the historic courthouse square in downtown Homer. Phone: 706-677-2108 - Address: 106 Yonah Homer Rd., Homer, GA 30547 |
A Tuna Christmas - 12/3 - 12/5 & 12/10 - 12/12/10 - Call for times
In this hilarious sequel to "Greater Tuna," it's Christmas in the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including hot competition in the annual lawn display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob Lipsey's production of "A Christmas Carol" is jeopardized by unpaid electric bills. Many colorful Tuna denizens join in the holiday fun. Even if you happened to have missed "Greater Tuna," you will still be able to follow along and enjoy this laugh-filled show! Call the Box Office to reserve seating at no additional charge or to purchase tickets over the phone. Box Office at the theatre opens 1 hour before curtain, and the doors open for seating 30 minutes prior to curtain. Tickets are $8 - $15
Phone: 706-283-1049 - Address: Elbert Theatre, 100 S Oliver St., Elberton, GA 30635 |
Deck the Halls of Unicoi - 12/4/10 at 3-6 pm
This celebration includes making holiday crafts, hayrides (weather permitting), visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a special meal in the park's restaurant, and an evening of live music in the beautifully decorated lodge. $5 parking. Handicap Accessible. Phone: 800-573-9659 ext. 305 - Address: Unicoi State Park, 1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545 |
Christmas for Travelers - 12/4/10 at 9 am - 5 pm
Visitors will enjoy live music and be entertained with period dances by the 1860s Civilian Society. Craft demonstrators will show their skills in blacksmithing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and more -- all in an 1800s decorative setting created by the Friends of Traveler’s Rest. Handicapped Accessible. $2.50-$4.00 Phone: 706-356-4362 - Address: Traveler's Rest Historic Site, 4339 Riverdale Road, Toccoa, GA 30577 - Located just off U.S. Hwy. 123 six miles east of Toccoa. |
10K Trail Running Race - 12/4/10 at 7 am - 12 Noon
The XTerra Georgia Trail Run Series makes it way back to Victoria Bryant State Park for the 2nd annual 10K race and introduces an exciting 5K run as well! Please go to www.dirtyspokes.com for registration and fees. $5 parking. $5 parking. Phone: 706-245-6270 - Address: Victoria Bryant State Park, 1105 Bryant Park Rd, Royston GA |
Toccoa Christmas Parade - 12/4/10 at 4 pm
An annual event of decorated floats, musical bands, organizations depicting various Christmas themes, and more! Free fun event! Location: Downtown Toccoa, GA |
Helen Christmas Parade - 12/4/10 at 2 pm
Combine your Christmas shopping with our annual parade for a festive celebration. The costumed characters and floats are sure to delight young & old alike. Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be in the bandshell to take those special orders. Phone: 800-858-8027 - Location: Main Street, Helen, GA 30545 |
Holiday Treasure Hunt Along The Historic Moonshine Hwy, Scenic 197 - 12/4/10 - 10am
Shoppers hunt for holiday treasures and answers to business specific trivia questions along the Moonshine Highway. Great gifts are in the bag and grand prizes await the Treasure Hunter with the most correct answers! 4th Annual event. Phone: 706-947-1351 - Location: Scenic 197 North, Habersham and Rabun Counties, Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
11th Annual Christmas in the Mountains - 12/4/10 at 5-8 pm
There is nothing like "An Old Fashioned Christmas in the Mountains" to get you in the holiday spirit. The Cleveland Square will come alive with music and festivities. This event is for kids and kids at heart and includes kids games, arts & crafts and food. The Best Christmas Cookie in the Mountains Competition, with the with $100 to the winner and there is even a Santa Claus Look-a-like Competition with great prizes . Come to the North Georgia Mountains and join us for the 11th Annual Christmas in the Mountains. The Lighted Parade starts at 7 pm. Phone: 706-969-3336 - Address: The Cleveland Square, Downtown Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Christmas Wine Celebration - 12/4 - 12/5, 12/11 - 12/12 & 12/18 - 12/19/10
Come and enjoy a Festive Christmas Open House at the Winery every Saturday and Sunday in December before Christmas. Free Tastings and Holiday Treats! Free fun event!
Phone: 706-865-9463 - Address: Three Sisters Vineyards, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega, GA |
Dahlonega Gold Museum Christmas Open House - 12/5/10
As part of Dahlonega's Old Fashion Christmas, the Gold Museum has free admission on the first Sunday in December. Come learn about America's first gold rush while enjoying warm apple cider and cookies. Afterward, enjoy the sites and sounds of Christmas on Dahlonega's historic town square. Handicapped Accessible. Free fun event! Phone: 706-864-2257
Address: Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site, 1 Public Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - 12/5/10 at 6-8 pm
Everyone is invited to attend the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Enjoy refreshments, live entertainment and other holiday activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Phone: 706-677-3510 - Location: Historic Courthouse in Homer, GA |
A Fort Yargo Christmas - 12/11/10 at 3-6 pm
Join us at the old fort for Christmas carols, refreshments, fort tours and a visit from Santa. $5 parking. Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St, Winder, GA |
Christmas Open House - 12/11/10 at 4-9 pm
Enjoy choir performances, and visit the kids’ crafts. View gingerbread house creations, and vote for your favorite! Afterwards, warm up by the fire and visit with Santa. $5 parking.
Phone: 706-265-1969 - Address: Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
Christmas Tree Lighting - 12/11/10 at 4:30-6:45 pm
Join us for a tree lighting, caroling, hayrides, Santa Claus visit, bonfires, hot chocolate and cider. For the "Give A Gift Toy Drive" sponsored by the Union County Sheriff's Department, bring an unwrapped gift for kids of 0-12 years of age. No toy guns, knives or dangerous items. $5 parking. Phone: 706-745-2628 - Address: Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville, GA |
Santa Claus is coming to downtown Clarkesville - 12/11/10 at 5-7 pm
A downtown Clarkesville holiday celebration that will entice residents and visitors to gather for a festive evening. Initial plans include Santa's arrival, caroling, downtown shopping, hot chocolate, live Christmas-themed theater in the windows at Woods Furniture, a Christmas production at Habersham Community Theater and more.
Location: In and around the Square, Downtown Clarkesville, Clarkesville, GA 30523 |
Nacoochee Village Christmas - 12/11/10
Santa Claus, Storytelling, Lighting of the tree and more in Beautiful Nacoochee Village near Nacoochee Grill and Habersham Winery.
Phone: 706-878-1234 - Address: 7272 S. Main St., Helen, GA 30545 |
Christmas Open House at Amicalola Falls - 12/11/10 at 4-9 pm
Enjoy choir performances, and visit the kids’ crafts. View gingerbread house creations, and vote for your favorite! Afterwards, warm up by the fire and visit with Santa. $5 parking.
Phone: 706-265-1969 - Address: Amicalola Falls State Park, 418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd., Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting - 12/18/10
Join winemaker Joe Smith for the next Tour de la Cave & Barrel Tasting offered by Yonah Mountain Vineyards. Smith leads a tour of the winery located at the vineyards near Cleveland and offers barrel samples of future vintages. The cost of the tour is $25 and includes a full tasting with glass. Phone: 678-525-6050 - Address: Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Hwy 255, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Happy New Year Celebration! - 12/31/10 at 10 am - 5 pm
Come celebrate with us as we make hand-made party favors, noisemakers, masks, and many more crafts. We'll even have our very own "neighborhood" parade. Got Magic? Jeff McClure will perform magic tricks for all ages. Phone: 770-536-1900 - Address: The Featherbone Communiversity, 999 Chestnut St, SE, #11, Gainesville, GA 30501 |
| 2011 Festivals and Events |
| January |
Polar Bear Swim - 1/1/11 at 2 pm
Come support the Athletes at the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club. You can jump by your self, with a friend or with your family. Don't miss our special jumpers in costume. Prizes for Best Costume and Best Jump. Registration fees apply to jumpers, but specatators are free! All jumpers receive an official 2011 Polar Bear Swim T-Shirt, hot chili or soup, dessert and drink. HOt showers are available in the boathouse. Single Jumpers $20 if entries are postmarked by December 20th. After the 20th, entry fee is $25. Family jump entries are $50. Phone: 770-287-7888
Address: Clarks Bridge Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30506 |
| February |
Wine & Chocolate Lovers Celebration - 2/5 - 2/6, 2/12 - 2/13 & 2/19 - 2/20/11
For 3 Weekends every February, Three Sisters Vineyards presents our Annual "Wine & Chocolate LOVERS" Celebration. We will combine chocolate and wines in a special tasting line-up.
Phone: 706-865-9463 - Address: Three Sisters Vineyards, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega, GA |
Fasching - 2/5/11 at 7-11 pm
German "Mardi-Gras" Dress in your favorite costume or as a group with a theme. Anything goes! Contest for best costume in the Male, Female and Couple category.
Phone: 706-878-1908 - Address: 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, GA 30545 |
The Underpants - 2/8, 2/10, 2/12 - 2/13, 2/16 & 2/18 - 2/19/11 - Call for times
This adaptation by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin) focuses a zany eye on the relationship between a prudish butcher and his delectably voluptuous young wife, Louise. In a time when a glimpse of stocking was something shocking, two very different men face cardiac arrest when they are witness to the full descent of the luscious Louise’s lingerie during an outdoor celebration. To the butcher’s dismay, Louise gains instant celebrity and attracts all kinds of romantic intrigue in this hilarious, frothy, naughty comedy. Performing at Brenau University's Hosch Theatre in the John S. Burd Center. Directed by Atlanta actor/director Alan Kilpatrick and rated PG-15. Tickets are $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students.
Phone: 678-717-3624 - Address: Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 429 Academy St, Gainesville, GA |
| Intimate Apparel - 2/9, 2/11 - 2/12, 2/15, 2/17 & 2/19/11 - Call for timesIntimate Apparel is a deeply moving portrait of Esther, an African-American seamstress who creates exquisite lingerie for women of both the boudoir and the brothel in 1905 Manhattan. As years pass and young friends marry and leave the boarding house and Esther consoles her loneliness and deftly stitches beautiful things for other women’s intimate moments, a stream of love letters begin to arrive from a handsome Barbadian laborer working on the Panama Canal. This is filled with desire, passion and betrayal. Performing at Brenau University's Hosch Theatre in the John S. Burd Center. Directed by Jim Hammond and rated PG-15. Tickets are $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students. Phone: 678-717-3624 - Address: Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 429 Academy Street, Gainesville, GA 30506 |
Thrills in the Hills Half-Marathon and Marathon - 2/26/11 at 8 am - 2 pm
This half marathon and marathon will be an off-road course following the park's scenic mountain bike trails. www.dirtyspokes.com Fee plus $5 parking.
Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St., Winder, GA 30680 |
| March |
Dirty Spokes Duathlon at Fort Yargo - 3/12/11 at 8 am - 12 Noon
Participants will run-bike-run the scenic trails of this park between Athens and Atlanta. www.dirtyspokes.com Fee plus $5 parking.
Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St., Winder, GA 30680 |
21st Annual Trout Tournament - 3/26/11 at 6 am - 12 Noon
Come try your luck on the Chattahoochee River in Helen, GA. $1250 in tagged fish. Bucket raffle $1 per person. Registration is at the Helen Festhalle. Phone: 706-88-1908 - Address: 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, GA 30545 |
| April |
White County Cork & Keg Beer and Wine Festival - 4/9/11 at 2-6 pm
The scenic Chattahoochee and Northeast Georgia mountains serve as the backdrop for this festival featuring tastes of craft-brewed beers from some of the nation's best independent brewers (including Georgia's own Sweet Brewing and Terrapin Beer) and award-winning wines from local Georgia vintners. Admission is limited to the first 400 ticket buyers. Each participant will receive a complimentary tasting glass (courtesy of Sweetwater Brewing) and one meal ticket. Delicious goodies will also be available for purchase. Winemakers and brewers will be on hand to enlighten festival participants on the unique aspects of each product. Early-bird tickets can be purchased for $25. After March 10, tickets are $35. Designated drivers and people under 21 are admitted free. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call.
Phone: 706-878-3300 - Address: 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, GA 30545 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 4/12 - 4/17 & 4/19 - 4/23/11 - Call for times
Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia. Hermia's father prefers Demetrius, and since Athenian law allows Hermia just four days to choose between Demetrius, life in a nunnery, or death, the ever-defiant Hermia chooses to escape with Lysander into the surrounding forest. And there, the magic begins! Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy will take you on a spectacular journey through a moonlit forest on a midsummer night. See what happens when a love potion ends up in the hands of the mischievous Puck, and the lives and desires of lovers – both mortal and magical – are turned upside down. Performing at Gainesville State College's Ed Cabell Theatre.
Tickets are $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students. Phone: 678-717-3624 Address: Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 3850 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, GA 30566 |
15th Annual Bear on the Square Moutain Festival - 4/15 - 4/17/11 - Call for times
Featuring an incredible weekend of music and art held in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains. Old time and bluegrass music will fill the Historic Public Square in Dahlonega. There will be on-stage performances by local, regional, and national musicians on Saturday and Sunday, and a juried artist's marketplace features traditional mountain art and crafts. Extensive music workshops, a Sunday morning Gospel Jam, a Saturday night street dance, a live country auction on Friday night, family activities, and food complete the offerings.
Phone: 706-348-1370 - Location: Downtown Square, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Magical Easter Eggstravaganza - 4/16/11 at 9 am - 5 pm
Enjoy a family oriented event with arts, crafts and food vendors, rides for children, a parade, 18,000 Easter Egg Hunt, dancing and more. The date is Saturday, April 16, 2011. The day starts off with a Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Cabbage Patch Kids at 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at Babyland General Hospital. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling Babyland at 706-865-217. Advance tickets are recommended to ensure a seat at the event. A breakfast buffet, door prizes, photo ops with the Easter Bunny and Cabbage Patch Kids, Dancing, Music and More. Limited space is available. Arrive early as space is limited. An Easter Parade will take place beginning at 11 a.m. in downtown Cleveland. The Easter Egg Hunt is for ages 10 and under beginning at 1 p.m. There are over 2,000 prize eggs donated by Babyland General Hospital.
Phone: 706-865-2171 - Address: Babyland General Hospital, 300 NOK Dr, Cleveland, GA 30528 |
Earth Day Celebration - 4/23/11 at 11 am - 6 pm
Come and enjoy a day of wine and food while browsing educational tables set up by local non- profit organizations. There will be workshops and demos on different activities and acoustic live music. Bring the entire family out for an afternoon of fun in celebration of our environment. Over 21- $5, under 21- $3. All proceeds from the gate and 10% of proceeds from the day will be divided and donated to the participating non-profits. Phone: 706-379-1236 - Address: Crane Creek Vineyards, 916 Crane Creek Road, Young Harris, GA 30582 |
| May |
Dirty Spokes Mountain Bike Race at Ft Yargo - 5/7/11 at 10 am - 10 pm
These 6-hour and 12-hour races take competitors along our mountain bike trail and allow visitors to see the action first-hand. www.dirtyspokes.com Fee plus $5 parking.
Phone: 770-867-3489 - Address: Fort Yargo State Park, 210 S. Broad St., Winder, GA 30680 |
3rd Annual Wurstfest - 5/7/11 at 1 pm
Area restaurants will be presenting new & unique ways of serving wurst! There will also be a dance at the Festhalle Saturday evening along with a "Wurst" stuffing and knot-tying contest. Entertainment and other contests to be announced. Phone: 706-878-1908 - Address: Helen Festhalle, 1074 Edelweiss St., Helen, GA 30545 |
19th Annual Winefest at Habersham Winery - 5/7/11 at 10 am - 5 pm
This is your chance taste Georgia Wines made form locally grown grapes in one location. Many of our wines have won regional, national and international competitions. Phone: 770-983-1973 - Address: 7025 S. Main St., (GA Hwy 75), Helen, GA 30545 |
Southern Worthersee - 5/13 - 5/15/11
Volkswagen-Audi Car Show patterned after largest Audi-Volkswagen show in Europe held at Lake Worthersee in Austria. Phone: 706-878-2271 - Address: 726 Brucken Strasse, Helen, GA |
Mountain Flower Art Festival - 5/20 - 5/21/11
There are a number of fine artists and crafters displaying their original handcrafed art, ranging from watercolors, painters, potters, silversmiths, photographers to weavers. There will also be various performing artists playing during the weekend on the square. The Fine Art & Fine Crafts Fair will also include a Garden Expo at Hancock Park presented by the Master Gardeners of Lumpkin County which includes a Plant Sale, demonstrations, Wildflower Walk and a Wildflower Display. Phone: 706-864-3711 - Location: Downtwon Dahlonega, GA |
Blairsville Spring Arts & Crafts Festival - 5/21 - 5/22/11 at 10 am - 5 pm
Juried artists and craftsmen annual exhibit on the Square surrounding Union County's Old Courthouse. Live performances by dancers and musicians throughout the two-day event. Food is offered by local organizations. Free admission. Phone: 706-994-4837 - Address: Town Square, Blairsville, GA 30512 |
Spring Festival - 5/28/11 at 11 am - 6 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Festival at Crane Creek Vineyards as we celebrate the coming of the new season. Get together with friends and family and enjoy yourselves while sampling our wines, eating lunch, checking out some great art and listening to live music. Tickets will be sold at the door: adults $20, ages 13-20 $10, children under 12 free. Ticket price includes wine tasting, souvenir wine glass, lunch and admission to all of the activities. For info call.
Phone: 706-379-1236 - Address: Crane Creek Vineyards, 916 Crane Creek Rd., Young Harris, GA 30582 |
| June |
10th Annual Georgia Wine Country Festival - 6/4 & 6/5/11
Three Sisters Vineyards' Annual Wine Festival. The festival is held the first full weekend of every June and features wine tastings, folk art and live music. Charity auction. Admission is $20 per adult. Kids 12 & under are free. Phone: 706-865-9463 - Address: Three Sisters Vineyards, 439 Vineyard Way, Dahlonega, GA |
8th Annual Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games - 6/11 - 6/12/11 at 9 am - 5 pm
Everyone’s a Scot at the 7th Annual Blairsville-Scottish Festival & Highland Games. Discover your “clan” and hang out with locals and visitors enjoying traditional games, Highland music, dancing and food with a Scottish flair. Watch border collies herd sheep and falcons swoop down on “prey,” or check out your roots at the Heritage Tent. Children can compete in their own Highland games. For the “wee ones,” there’s face painting, train rides and other activities to enjoy.
New this year: geocaching! Find a hidden treasure – who knows what may be hiding along the creek side or tucked away in the woods? A golf classic, ceilidh party, Kilted Mile Run, Clan Tug of War, Bonniest Knees Contest and a Scottish rock concert are all part of the fun.
Phone: 706-745-5789 - Location: Downtown Blairsville, GA 30512 |
2011 Mountain Top Rodeo - 6/24 - 6/25/11 at 6 pm
This fun event will be a highlight on the Rodeo circuit not only for all the world-class competitive action, but also for the breathtaking beauty of it’s North Georgia Mountain location. This year promises to be one of the best years to date with non-stop action, hilarious antics, and more fun than you can handle! The Midway will be filled with vendors with everything from funnel cakes, boiled peanuts and grilled hamburgers and hotdogs to bungee jumping, a rock wall, and a mechanical bull. So shine up your spurs, get out your timers, and let’s get ready to RODEO!
Phone: 706-864-6444 - Address: R Ranch, 65 R Ranch Road, Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
6th Annual Folk Art Family Reunion - 6/24 - 6/25/11 at 10 am - 6 pm
Mark your calendar for the 6th Annual Folk Art Family Reunion always held the last weekend in June, rain or shine! Come meet many of the south's ememrging folk artists, potters, wood carvers, metal sculptors and fabric artists! Around Back at Rocky's Place, the host gallery has been named a "wonderland" by author Dan Prince, of Passing in the Outsider Lane. Phone: 706-265-6030 - Address: 3631 Hwy 53 East at Etowah River Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 |
| July |
Family 4th of July 2011 - 7/4/11 at 9 am
Celebrate the Fourth family-style in Dahlonega on the historic town square. This holiday event features a pet show (we’ve had dogs, cats, pigs and chickens in the show), a Patriotic Ceremony on the lawn of the Gold Museum, the annual reading of the US Constitution on the courthouse steps, a watermelon cutting by the Boy Scouts, an antique auto show, and musicians filling the square with diverse sounds of bluegrass, folk and country music. and fireworks. The Independence Day Parade through the historic square begins around 5pm and ends just in time to find a spot on the nearby drill field of North Georgia College & State University to await the fireworks. Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: 13 South Park St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
Annual Fireworks at Dusk - 7/4/11 at 9 pm
Come see Helen's annual display of beautiful fireworks! Located behind the Alpine Village Shoppes. Free fun event! Phone: 706-878-2181 - Address: 726 Bruckenstrasse, Helen, GA |
| August |
3rd Annual Schindaufest - 8/6/11 at 6-11 pm
Enjoy a "Taste of Bavaria" provided by local restaurants. Find a great deal on slightly used German clothing or bring yours to sell. Phone: 706-878-1619 - Address: 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, GA 30545 |
| September |
2011 Six Gap Century and Three Gap Fifty - 9/25/11
Featuring Georgia's Premier Cycling Venue, the Six Gap Century & Three Gap Fifty boasts many of the same roads and mountain climbs as the elite Tour de Georgia. Come ride the Ride of the Pros! The Six Gap Century’s ultra challenging route takes you up and down six of the steepest climbs in the North Georgia Mountains. Test your stamina with more than 11,200 feet of vertical climbing over the 100 mile course. Elevations for the six gaps in this ride range from 2,949 feet to 3,490 feet. The toughest climb, Hogpen Gap, will test even the strongest riders, averaging a 7% grade for seven miles, with sections as steep as 15%. The Three Gap Fifty’s alternative route offers half the gaps and half the distance, but is nevertheless a demanding and challenging course. Elevations range from 3,109 feet to 3,280 feet. 100 miles. 11,200 vertical feet. 2,500 friends. Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: 13 South Park St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
| September |
Gold Rush Days 2011 - 10/15 - 10/16/11
Join thousands come to see fall colors peaking and celebrate Dahlonega's 1828 discovery of gold.
Over 300 art and craft exhibitors gather around the Public Square and Historic District in support of this annual event, and it is estimated that a crowd of over 200,000 visit over the weekend to join in the fun and excitement! Included in the two day event are a parade, children's activities, a fashion show, gold panning contest, wheelbarrow race, King and Queen Coronation, hog calling, buck dancing contest, gospel singing and other live entertainment, wrist wrestling, and last but not least – some delicious food! Phone: 706-864-3513 - Address: 13 South Park St., Dahlonega, GA 30533 |
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