Georgia Magazine - October 2016 - 10
OCTOBER 2016
COMPILED BY PAMELA A. KEENE
Celebrate autumn in the mountains
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he Georgia Mountain
Fall Festival will be held
at the Georgia Mountain
Fairgrounds in Hiawassee
Oct. 7-15. Highlights of the
festival include live music, a
flower show, arts and crafts
vendors and educational
demonstrations. Visitors
can also tour the Pioneer
Village, a life-size model of
an 1800s mountain town.
The festival will conclude
with Georgia's Official State
Fiddlers' Convention. This
competition draws performers of all ages and styles from all over the South.
Admission is $12 for adults and free for children 12 and younger. Free parking
is available on-site. For more information, visit georgiamountainfairgrounds.com or
call (706) 896-4191.
-Kayla McElveen
Regions are determined by the Georgia
Department of Economic Development. See
its online calendar at www.exploregeorgia.
org for additional events.
Black Bear Festival, Oct. 15-16, City Park,
Chatsworth. Contests, games, music, food
and bear artist Jason Hamilton. murray
countychamber.org. (706) 695-6060.
41st Annual New Salem Mountain
Festival, Oct. 8-9, New Salem Community
Center, Rising Fawn. More than 100 arts and
crafts exhibitors, food, entertainment. bit.ly/
nsamof. (706) 398-1988.
Hidden Gem: A Walk Through the
Mining Industry, Oct. 15, 22, James H.
(Sloppy) Floyd State Park, Summerville.
Join a ranger-led hike through the old
marble mine and discover the area's hidden
history. gastateparks.org/jameshfloyd. (706)
857-0826.
By Her Hand: Native American Women,
Their Art, and The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis, through Nov. 20, Booth
Western Art Museum, Cartersville. booth
museum.org. (770) 387-1300.
Fall Arts in the Park, Oct. 8-9, City Park,
Blue Ridge. More than 175 fine arts, crafts
and food booths, plus kids' activities.
bit.ly/brartpk. (706) 632-2144.
Chiaha Harvest Fair, Oct. 22, Ridge Ferry
Park, Rome. Toe-tappin', cider-sippin' arts
festival with entertainment, kids' activities,
food. chiaha.org. (706) 235-4542.
Rock City's Enchanted MAiZE, Sept. 30Oct. 2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30, Blowing
Springs Farm, Flintstone. Explore the intricate corn maze, plus hayrides, Critter Corral.
bit.ly/rcmzb. (706) 820-2531.
Prater's Mill Country Fair, Oct. 8-9,
Historic Prater's Mill, Dalton. Southern festival with arts and crafts, food, mountain and
bluegrass music, living history exhibits.
pratersmill.org. (706) 694-6455.
39th Annual Cedartown Fall Festival,
Oct. 1, downtown, Cedartown. Arts and
crafts, 5K, Shriners parade, dog show, food.
bit.ly/cdtwndt. (770) 748-2090.
45th Annual Georgia Apple Festival,
Oct. 8-9, 15-16, Lions Club Fairgrounds,
Ellijay. More than 30 vendors, handcrafted
items, on-site demonstrations. georgia
applefestival.org. (706) 636-4500.
HISTORIC HIGH COUNTRY
36th Annual Georgia Marble Festival,
Oct. 1-2, 500 Stegall Dr., Lee Newton Park,
Jasper. Arts and crafts, food, parade. bit.ly/
GamrbL. (706) 692-5600.
Steam Into Summerville Railroad Days,
Oct. 1-Nov. 12, various locations, Summerville. Crafts and food markets, quilt show,
Oktoberfest and model train expo. Check
dates for each event. summervillega.org.
(706) 859-0900.
Apple Pickin' Jubilee, Oct. 1-2, 8-10,
15-16, 22-23, 29-30, Hillcrest Orchards,
Ellijay. Pick-your-own apple festival, plus
swimming pigs, apple tree maze, wagon
rides, petting farm, entertainment. hillcrest
orchards.net. (706) 273-3838.
68th Annual Coosa Valley Fair, Oct. 4-8,
Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, Rome. Carnival
rides, agriculture exhibits and competitions,
crafts, food. coosavalleyfair.com. (706)
291-9951.
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Harvest Fest, Oct. 22, downtown, Calhoun.
Entertainment, kids' activities, food, arts and
crafts, pie-eating contest and tractor rides.
(706) 602-5570.
Apple Arts Festival, Oct. 8-9, 15-16, downtown, Ellijay. More than 50 arts and crafts
vendors, food. appleartsellijay.com. (706)
635-7400.
BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM
Event details and costs are subject to change;
please verify before attending.
Fall Festival, Oct. 8-9, 15-16, Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground. Food and flowers with
The Michael Allen Radio Show Band playing beach music, country rock, rhythm and
blues. gibbsgardens.com. (770) 893-1881.
Fiddlin' Between the Rivers Festival,
Oct. 15, downtown, Rome. Full day of bluegrass music on two stages, cruise-in car
show, antique fair, 5K, children's activities,
craft demonstrations. bit.ly/romevnt. (706)
295-5576.
22nd Annual Talking Rock Heritage
Days Festival, Oct. 15-16, downtown, Talking Rock. Antiques, crafts, bluegrass and
gospel music. bit.ly/trhertg. (706) 253-5515.
More online at www.georgiamagazine.org
14th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival
& Symposium, Oct. 20-23, Booth Western
Art Museum, Cartersville. Marketplace with
Western art, collectibles, living history encampments, petting zoo, plus entertainment
by Marty Haggard, son of the late Merle Haggard, and others. boothmuseum.org/cowboy
festival. (770) 387-1300.
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http://www.exploregeorgia.org
http://www.exploregeorgia.org
http://www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com
http://www.murraycountychamber.org
http://www.murraycountychamber.org
http://www.bit.ly/nsamof
http://www.gastateparks.org/jameshfloyd
http://www.bit.ly/nsamof
http://www.boothmuseum.org
http://www.bit.ly/brartpk
http://www.chiaha.org
http://www.boothmuseum.org
http://www.bit.ly/rcmzb
http://www.pratersmill.org
http://www.bit.ly/cdtwndt
http://www.georgiaapplefestival.org
http://www.georgiaapplefestival.org
http://www.bit.ly/GamrbL
http://www.bit.ly/GamrbL
http://www.appleartsellijay.com
http://www.summervillega.org
http://www.gibbsgardens.com
http://www.hillcrestorchards.net
http://www.bit.ly/romevnt
http://www.hillcrestorchards.net
http://www.boothmuseum.org/cowboyfestival
http://www.coosavalleyfair.com
http://www.boothmuseum.org/cowboyfestival
http://www.bit.ly/trhertg
http://www.georgiamagazine.org
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Contents
Georgia Magazine - October 2016 - Intro
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