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Our area features many events designed to entertain, inform, engage, and build strong community spirit. We have listed many of those repeating events in this section of our Schedule of Events. For more information on any of these events visit the local area Chambers of Commerce or use the contact phone number, e-mail address, or web site provided. Thank you.
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REPEATING EVENTS
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Misty Mountain Railroad Tour
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call 706-745-9819
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Friday 2PM Tours run May - December
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Year Round Saturday & Wednesday tours at 2PM
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America's largest, privately owned O-guage Train Display with 14 Lionel trains traveling over a mile of track through tunnels and over bridges and trestles on a 4,000 square foot layout of Southern Appalachia. The fantasty journey includes scaled historic buildings from Atlanta, Blairsville, Dahlonega, and Gainesville in Georgia. Biltmore in Asheville, NC and Cooperhill, TN
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Friday Concert Series at the Old Courthouse
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Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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Friday Nights from May - October
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7PM - 8:30PM
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706-745-5493 or history1@windstream.net
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Every Friday evening throughout the season you will hear the sounds of local musicans as they sing and play gospel, country, bluegrass, and more in the downtown Historic Courthouse.
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Saturday Evening Concert on the Square - Hiawassee
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Town Square, Hiawassee, GA
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Saturday Nights from May - October (Weather Permitting)
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6PM - until
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Every Saturday evening throughout the season you will hear the sounds of local musicians as they sing and play gospel, country, bluegrass, and more on the square in downtown Hiawassee. These concerts are free so bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the fun.
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Scheduled Events
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4/30 - 5/1/10
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BMW Motorcycle Rally - Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
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1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee, GA
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706-896-4191
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Cost to be announced. Please call for more details.
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5/7/2010
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Sister Hazel
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1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC
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866-273-4615
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$18 - $25. Rock Band
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5/8/2010
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Big Band Concert
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1411 Music Drive, Hiawassee, GA 30546
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706-896-4191
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Please call for cost and details
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5/11/2010
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Golden Dragon Acrobats
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1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC
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866-273-4615
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$20. Premier Chinese acrobatic touring company.
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5/15/2010
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Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show
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Towns County High School Parking Lot, Hiawassee, GA
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706-781-8763
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$5. Call for details
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5/8/2010
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Mel Tillis
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1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC
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866-273-4615
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$15 - $20. Country music legend, Mel Tillis
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Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
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1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC
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866-273-4615
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$18. Combining 21st Century ideas with the timeless quality of great quartets from the 1950's they have obliterated the traditional mold of gospel quartets.
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5/28/2010
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An Evening with Compassion International
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301 Church Street, Hayesville, NC
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877-691-9906
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The Futrelle Sisters are in trouble again. This time the problem is bigger than ever, their beloved hometown, Fayro Texas is in danger of disappearing and it's up to the sisters to save it from extinction.
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5/29/2010
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Annual Vineyard Road Ride
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Hayesville, NC
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828-389-8085
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Exact time to be announced. Hone or visit www.sabacycling.com for complete details about this road trip through the scenic back roads in NC and GA
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Branson on the Road
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1028 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC
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866-273-4615
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$10. It's Branson at its best on the road.
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Fire in the Mountains Chili Cook-off & 5K Run
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On the Square, Hiawassee, GA
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706-896-6240
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The Towns County Fire Corps will be sponsoring the 2nd annual Chili Cook-off on Memorial Day. The Chili Cook-off is open to the public. This is a family event with chili samples, hot dogs, drinks and ice cream for all for a nominal price. CENTURY 21 Scenic Realty won both he People's Choice and Best Booth Awards in 2009!
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Annual Spring Festival @ Crane Creek Vineyard
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916 Crane Creek Road, Young Harris GA
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706-369-1236
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$10 - 20. Welcome Spring with an afternoon at Crane Creek Vineyards. Call for details
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5/29 - 5/30/10
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North GA Mountain's Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown at Brasstown Valley Resort
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Young Harris, GA
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706-379-9900
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Details to be announced, please call for more information.
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6/11/2010
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Kilted Golf Classic - Blairsville Scottish Festival
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Butternut Creek Golf Course
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20 Union County Recreation Road, Blairsville, GA
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706-439-6076 or 877-745-5153
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$75.00 per golfer - proceeds are used to help bring tourism to our area and support our local merchants. Don't miss out on this chance to play golf at one of North Georgia's most picturesque golf courses. Butternut Creek Golf Course. You will find yourself surrounded by majestic beauty and the smell of fresh mountain air in the North Georgia Mountains. This course will challenge you with its 6,536 yards of dramatic fairways, Butternut Creek Golf Course is one of the area's finest public golf courses.
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6/12 - 6/13/2010
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6th Annual Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
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MeeksPark, Hwy 515, Blairsville, GA
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$10/day or $15/2 days. Children 12 & under free.
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The stage is set and if you listen you will hear the sounds of bagpipes, drums and sounds of Scotland come alive as the marching bands get the Highland Games underway. Be sure to visit the Clan tents, pitched along Butternut Creek in Meeks Park and pick out your favorite kilt. Don't miss visiting the genealogy tent and finding out if you might have a little Scottish in ya. You'll want to see the competition of the caber toss or who can run the kilted mile the fastest. Hungry? There's the Taste of Scotland with Scottish food vendors. The festival will feature an entire area designated exclusively for children's events and activities with a fun and educational twist. Children's crafts and events make this festival fun for everyone in the family.
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6/17/2010
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Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories
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Library, Keith House John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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once each month, Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories is held at the Folk School in the Keith House living room. Two members of North Carolina Writers Network West read their original work for an audience of FolkSchool students and the community. These writers and poets come from all over the southwestern mountain area of NC, North GA, and SC. The featured readers for this month's meeting are: Brenda Kay Ledford, a native of Hayesville, NC. She holds a Master of Arts in Education and is a certified teacher. She belongs to NC Writers' Network, NC Poetry Society, and is listed with A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. Her work has appeared in Our State, Country Extra, Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Journal of KY Studies, and other journals. She received the Paul Green Award for her poetry chapbooks, Patchwork Memories, Shew Bird Mountain, and Sacred Fire. Carole Thompson brings a vast background of experiences to her poetry. She now resides in the north GA mountains. Her poetry is about every day things we so often missed.
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Free and open to the public.
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Weekly Bike Night
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The Yacht Club - Boat House Tiki Bar, 3399 Hwy 76, Hiawassee
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7PM - 11PM
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Show up on your bike and get 10% off of your food order. There will be a 50/50 raffle benefiting The Possible Dream Foundation. Live Music Outside on Friday and Saturday.
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6/18/2010
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Free Concert @ John C.CampbellFolkSchool: Kudzu String Band
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Festival Barn @ John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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The Kudzu String Band from Alabama comes to us courtesy of band member Ted Whisenhunt who moved to Young Harris, GA last year to become chair of the Art Dept. at Young Harris College. Look forward to an entertaining concert with a variety of old time tunes and songs. Band members are Ted "Wolfcat" Whisenhunt, Chip "Honey" Spencer, Brian "Stringbean" Burnes, Rob "Onion" Elliont. http://www.myspace.com/kudzustringband
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2010 Outreach Committee Cut your Energy Bills Seminar
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10A - 12P
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GMRE Center Auditorium, 195 GA Mtn Experiment Station Road, Blairsville, GA
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Cut your Energy ills Seminar-no need to register. Sonny Mahan an Darrin Ingram, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC learn what all homeowners can do to lower their energy costs. Grme Center Auditorium. Please note: Regular seminars do not require registration but are limited to the first one hundred in attendance. Seminars are typically under two hours. Phone 706-745-2655. $20 registration
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6/19/2020
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ContraDance @J ohn C. Campabell Folk School
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Community Room, Keith House, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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8PM - 11PM
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Cross Town Traffic plays a mix of New England style and old-time Appalachian tunes. Their singular sound comes from the traditional Irish combination of fiddle, wooden flute, and mandolin, lifted a driving guitar. CTT keeps the dancer's engines humming and the floor traffic zooming. Beginners, singles, and couples welcome. Beginners should come promptly at 8pm since we start with easier dances and more teaching.
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Adults $6, 12-18 $3, Under 12 $2
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6/25/10 - 6/27/10
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Retreat for Couples: Flourishing Relationships
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For married, engaged, and dating couples. Learn how to develop and sustain a lasting flourishing relationship. Often, within the first couple of years, conflicts arise and you experience emotional pain. Some cope by withdrawing. Some cope by trying to engage their partner in conversation, but their partner resists. Some lash out or blame. Others manipulate or seduce. Your relationship is a part of your entire life pattern. You can resolve your part of the pattern, and return yourself to Wholeness. Your connection with the Divine is the source of all love. As you connect in spiritual intimacy, your partner will notice the difference. As you become more masterful in doing this, it is likely that your spouse will open up to you. But it still takes two to tango. If you want a conscious relationship, the fastest way to create it is for both people to actively participate in the learning process.
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6/25/2010
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Free concert at John C. Campbell Folk School
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Festival Barn, John C.Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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Free, donations welcome. Steve Hickman and John Devine are well-known performers from King George, Virginia and Berkeley Springs, West Virginia respectively who have served as staff musicians for a number of FolkSchool music and dance programs over the years. Steve Hickman has toured with numerous bands singing and playing fiddle and harmonica for more than twenty years. He is especially well-known for his mastery of the art of "hambone" or body percussion. John Devine specializes in contemporary folk songs as well as standards from the 1930's and 1940's. Together, Hickman and Devine play a wide variety of country, folk, bluegrass, Irish, swing, and traditional old time music.
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6/26/10 - 6/27/10
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Mountain Fling Arts & Crafts Show
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North Georgia Technical College, Blairsville, GA
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for general information call 877-745-5789 or Carolyn Barton @ 706-896-0932
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Saturday 6/26 9AM - 4PM, Sunday 6/27 11AM - 4PM
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There will be indoor and outdoor booths filled with arts/crafts, food, and lots of fun
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6/26/2010
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Gospel/Mountain Shape Note Singing Convention
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1 Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5493
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1PM - 5PM exact time to be announced
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What is a gospel convention? The key phrase is audience participation. Different singing masters or leaders will choose a song from one of the shaped note songbooks and lead the congregation in the singing. The music is like any music except each note has a particular shape, and the music is performed by reading and singing the notes. Those in attendance who cannot read the shaped notes simply listen and enjoy!
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Mountain Shape Note Convention
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Historic Courthouse, Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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1PM - 5PM - exact time to be announced
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Old shape note singing. From the early 1900's - 1950's, singing schools were held in churches and schools, and some schools would let out for the students to attend singing school. Singing conventions were held in churches as well as in the old courthouse and many songs have been written and published by Union Countians. Free admission - donations appreciated.
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7/2/2010
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Free Concert at JohnC.CampbellFolkSchool: Jim Lloyd
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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Jim Lloyd plays guitar and banjo and is a renown storyteller. Raised in the coal fields of Virginian and West Virginia. Jim sponsors a weekly jam session at his barber shop in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Free, donations welcome
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7/3/2010
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Cruise-In on the Square
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1PM - 5PM
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Free. Classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display around the Courthouse Square from 1PM - 5PM. Registration is free to any car enthusiast, no admission charge to public. Raffles, food, music and fun for all.
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Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
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9:30PM - 10PM
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Meeks Park, Hwy 515, Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5789 or info@blairsvileChamber.com
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This year's fireworks display will be held on Saturday evening, July 3rd @ Meeks Park at approximately 9:30PM weather permitting. Fireworks are sponsored by the Blairsville-Union Chamber of Commerce
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7/4/2010
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4th of July Independence Day at Vogel State Park
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Sunday, July 4th 8:30AM - 4:30PM
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706-745-2628
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$5.00 parking. Celebrate our Independence with a flag-raising ceremony, bicycle parade, pedal boat races, sandcastles, watermelon eating, sack races, egg tosses, and greased pole climbing.
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7/10/2010
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18th Annual Christian Harmony Shape-Note Singing
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Music Studio, Davidson Hall, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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10:30AM-3PM with Pot Luck "Dinner on the Grounds" at 12:30PM. Admission is FREE. Please bring Christian Harmony song books and a covered dish to share. The Folk School will supply coffee, iced tea, ice, plates, cups, and plastic utensils. A few copies of the Christian Harmony song books will be available to borrow at the singing. Originally published in 1866, William Walker's Christian Harmony is the oldest seven shape collector to have remained in continuous use primarily in Western North Carolina and North Georgia. The Folk School's annual singing draws more than 70 singers from four states.
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7/16/2010
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Free concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: New England Contra Dance Tunes and more
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Festival Barn, John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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This concert will feature lots of lively fiddle music that will have you tapping your toes and itching to get on the dance floor. But this talented quartet of musicians also has two wonderful singers. Naomi Morse plays a mean fiddle but is also a professional singer in New York City, while Peter Siegel is not only master of the mandolin guitar and banjo but frequently performs as a solo singer/songwriter and has shared the stage with Paul Stookey (Peter/Paul/&Mary), Pete Seeger and Judy Collins.
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Free - Donations welcome.
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7/23/2010
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Free Concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: The Barker Brothers
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Festival Barn, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Free Donations welcome - The Barker Brothers from East Tennessee, are Jeremy, 19 - Guitar. Jonathan, 15 banjos. Along with their parents Scott - Mandolin and Angie - Bass. The band also features Wesley Harris - 18 - playing fiddle. They have opened for Ralph Stanley on his O Brother Where Art Thou four and for Ricky Skaggs and Cadillac Sky at Dollywood. Last year they wrote and recorded the theme song for the syndicated cooking show Heart of the home. Their new CD is entitled Looking Ahead.
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7/24 - 7/25/2010
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12th Annual Butternut Creek Festival
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Meeks Park, 11 Pool Lane, Blairsville, GA
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10AM - 5PM
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FREE Admission & Parking with shuttle service available from the parking areas to the festival location. Arts and Fine Crafts show July 24, 25, 2010, Saturday & Sunday 10PM - 5PM. Located along the shady banks of Butternut Creek at MeeksPark. Wonderful exhibitors 65-70 of the finest artists and craftsmen will e offering woodwork, fabric art, stained glass, jewelry, pottery, and more. Live demonstrations & entertainment. Good food & fun. Sponsored by High Country Artisans, Inc.
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7/30/2010
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Georgia Green Bean Festival Square Dance and Pageant
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4PM - 9PM
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Haralson Civic Center, 163 Wellborn Street, Blairsville, GA
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contact Janet Hartman 706-994-4837
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Join the fun and a good ole fashioned Friday night square dance. Even if you've never square danced before, learn a few steps and heal, toe, doesy doe your way into a country tradition right here in Blairsville. Another tradition is the local pageant. The Georgia Green Bean Festival is proud to present the contest for Little Miss Bean Sprout and Little Mr. Leather Britches. Come watch the start of a new tradition. Don't forget to spend the night and visit the Georgia Green Bean Festival activities Downtown on the Square on Saturday. At the time of this writing it is anticipated that the local crafters and Farmer's Market will move from it's Saturday location to the downtown square area and incorporate into the Green Bean Festival for the entire day.
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Free Concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: A Dulcimer Celebration
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7PM - 8:30PM
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Community Room, Keith House, JohnC.CampbellFolkSchool, Brasstown, NC
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Free Bonny Carol sings and plays hammered and fretted dulcimers as well as African marimba, bodhran, folk drums, and hand percussion. A performance is likely to encompass traditional music from North and South America, the British Isles, Caribbean rhythms, and even Tex-Mex tunes, all fitted together in that exuberant whole we call World Music. Bill Taylor's music style range from bluegrass and old-time jazz, and are enriched by his expressive vocals. He is one of the most respected builders of quality mountain dulcimers, and his instruments can be found in the hands of many satisfied dulcimer players. Lois Hornbostel is one of the country's best known mountain dulcimer performers and teachers. Her repertoire includes old time fiddle tunes learned from North Carolina string bands, traditional Irish music, gleaned from Irish jam sessions in New York City, as well as waltzes and two-steps learned from Cajun musicians in Louisiana. She is a singer, performer, instructor, and recording artist. Anne performs on the hammered and mountain dulcimers as well as guitar and autoharp.
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7/31/2010
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Georgia Green Bean Festival
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Town Square, Blairsville, GA30512
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Janet Hartman 706-994-4837
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9AM - 5PM
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Downtown Blairsville comes alive for the 1st annual Georgia Green Bean Festival. Learn everything there is to know about Green Beans, a staple in the NorthGeorgiaMountains. Watch the Green Bean Pizza Eating Contest an see displays an demonstrations at the MountainLifeMuseum just off Town Square. Food and Crafts vendors, demonstrations Quilt show, and Quilting Circle, Entertainment, Tractor show, and a Farmer's Market all on the Square in Downtown Blairsville.
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8/7/2010
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Cruise-In on the Square
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Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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1PM - 5PM
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Don Patterson webmaster@blairsvillecruisers.com
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Free - no admission charge. Classic cars, trucks and motorcycles on display around the courthouse.
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8/9/2010
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Free concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: Aubrey Atwater
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7PM - 8:30PM
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Free, donations welcome. Aubrey Atwater presents a captivating program of traditional and original folk music performed on guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Irish tin whistle, mandolin, feet, and old-time banjo. She entwines a moving explanation of the music with stories from her life and musical journey. Aubrey's love of music extends beyond the sound alone. Her pursuit is to understand folk music as an expression of human history and a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people.
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8/13/2010
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Free Concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: The Dismembered Tennesseans
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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Festival Barn, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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The Dismembered Tennesseans have appeared on stage with many of the top country music stars and performed in concert with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra and the Chattanooga Boys Choir, and more recently the Chattanooga Ballet. They have appeared on a segment of ABC-TV's Peter Jennings Nightly News and were featured on the NBC Sunday Today Show. Their audiences have been composed of such celebrities as Chuck Yeager, San Nunn, Gerald Ford, Jack Kemp, and three Tennessee governors. Easily one of the most popular bands in hometown Chattanooga, they have made their mark singing country music for people who don't particularly like country music
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8/14/2010
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Castaway Critter's Third Annual "night in vegas"
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The Oaks Restaurant at The Ridges in Hiawassee
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6:30PM - 10PM
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706-896-7931 or orangeone1@windstream.net
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$50 per person. Fundraiser event at The Oaks at Fieldstone, Hiawassee. Fun starts at 6:30PM. Tickets are $50 per person and include food, gaming, show girls, Elvis, dancing, and live and silent auctions.
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8/19/2010
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Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories
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Library, Keith House, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7PM - 8PM
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Free. Each month poets and writers reading poems and stories is held at the FolkSchool in the Keith House Living Room. Two members of the NC Writers Network West read their original work for an audience of FolkSchool students and the community. These writers and poets come from all over the southwestern mountain area of NC and NorthGA, and SC. The featured readers for this month's reading are Jayne Ferrer - author of four books of poetry, one of which has remained in print for 20 years and is currently in its 3rd edition. An award winning copywriter and freelance journalist earlier in her writing career. She lies in Greenville, SC and is the host of www.YourDailyPoem.com. Learn more about her at www.jaynejaudonferrer.com. Ann Harding Woodworth's most recent book is Spare Parts, A Novella in Verse (Turning Point, 2008) and her most recent chapbook is Up from the Root Cellar (Cervena Barva Press, 2008). Her poetry essays, and book reviews have appeared in US and Canada journals such as TriQuarterly, Rain Taxi, Painted Bride Quarterly, Connect Review, Antigonish Review, and Poet Lore, as well as at several sites on line.
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8/20/2010
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Free Concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: Buck and Nelson
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Festival Barn, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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Free, donations welcome. David Buchanan and Nelson Thomas, aka Buck & Nelson have been performing music together since the mid 1970's. They began learning the basics of music and playing string instruments in the basement o Nelson's parent's house. For the past 20 years they have also performed solo with a number of other musicians, and at many venues including performing in The reach of song (Georgia's Official Historical Drama). Their main instrument is the acoustic guitar, which they both flat-pick and play finger style. They also bring other instruments to perform on, including mandolin, fiddle, old time banjo, bluegrass banjo, harmonica, and washboard.
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9/3/2010
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Friday Concert Series at the Old Courthouse
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7PM - 8:30PM
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Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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Donations Appreciated - Every Friday from May - October you'll hear the sounds of local musicians as they sing and play gospel, country, bluegrass, and more in the downtown Historic Courthouse.
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Free Concert @ John C. Campbell Folk School: The Frog town Four
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Festival Barn, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7:30PM - 8:30PM
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Free, donations appreciated. The Frog town Four have been playing fine bluegrass and mountain music in the Western North Carolinas since 2001. Based in Macon and Jackson Counties the band has expanded to five members (but who's counting), Will Putman - bass & vocals, Mark Queen - guitar & vocals, Peter Mosco - resonator guitar, banjo, & vocals, Barry Clinton - mandolin & vocals, and Dan Andrews - fiddle & banjo.
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9/4/2010
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Mountain Heritage Festivall
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Downtown Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5493
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Saturday 9/4 10AM - 5PM and Sunday 9/5 10AM - 5PM
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Free. Celebrating the rich Appalachian history and culture, the open-air market features local handicrafts, traditional foods, and garden produce along with old-ways games and craft demonstrations, music, and live animals.
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Cruise-In on the Square
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Courthouse Square, Blairsville, GA
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Don Patterson at webmaster@blairsvillecruisers.com
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1PM - 5PM
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Free. Classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles on display around the Courthouse Square from 1PM - 5PM. Raffles, food, music, and fun for all.
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9/5/2010
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Mountain Heritage Festivall
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Downtown Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5493
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Saturday 9/4 10AM - 5PM and Sunday 9/5 10AM - 5PM
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Free. Celebrating the rich Appalachian history and culture, the open-air market features local handicrafts, traditional foods, and garden produce along with old-ways games and craft demonstrations, music, and live animals.
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9/11/2010
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Vogel's Mountain Musical/Arts and Craft Day Festival
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10AM - 5PM
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706-745-2628
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VogelState Park, 11 miles south of Blairsville, GA
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Children $2, Adults $5, Parking $5. Mountain Music and Arts and Craft Festival. 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. Shuttle service will be available from distant parking areas at no additional fees. No pets allowed in or around the music and crafter areas.
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9/16/2010
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Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories
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Library, Keith House, John C. Campbell Folk School,
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7PM - 8PM
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The featured readers for this month's meeting are: Glenda Barnett, a native of Hiawassee, GA. Her paintings are on display at Fine Art America. Glenda's writing has appeared in Woman's World, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Farm and Ranch Living, Rural Heritage, Psychology for Living, Nostalgia, Journal o Kentucky Studies, and many others. Her poetry chapbook titled, When the Sap Roses, is for sale on Amazon.com. Nancy Simpson is one of the practicing poets who lives among us. She is the arthor of 3 collections of poetry: Across Water, Night Student, Writing from WarrenWilsonCollege and is a resident writer at JohnC.CampbellFolkSchool. She is a longtime member of NCWN and co-founder of NCWN West. She co-edited Lights in the Mountains and Echoes Across the Blue Ridge.
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9/17 - 9/19/10
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Blue Grass Festival in Downtown Blairsville
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6PM
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706-745-5493 or history1@windstream.net
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Stages will be at City Hall, the CivicCenter, and MountainLifeMuseum. Workshops will be at the ChristianLifeCenter
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Bluegrass Festival. Jamming all around town. Stage performances at the Union County Historical Courthouse, BlairsvilleCity Hall, UnionCountyCivicCenter, and MountainLifeMuseum. Workshops for instruments and sound and recording technology. Local arts and crafts and music-related vendors. Food is offered by local organizations. Free admission; donations accepted.
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9/25/2010
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Northeast Georgia Harvest Run
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MeeksPark, Blairsville, GA
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706-835-1217 or unioncountyredcross@hotmail.com
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Races begin at 9AM
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Mile Run $10, 5K Race $15, Half-Marathon $30. Attention all Runners! Put on your running shoes and join others in the Northeast Georgia Harvest Run. 3 events with age divisions: Half-Marathon, 5 K race, and a Mile Walk. 1st and 2nd Place trophies in each age group for the half-marathon & 5K. Organized by the UnionCounty Committee of the American Red Cross. Proceeds of the event will benefit the following groups: American Red Cross, Special Olympics, Family Connection, Meals on Wheels, Ship with a Cop, Give-a-Gift. Register on line at www.active.com or at www.northeastgeorgiarun.com
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10/2 - 10/3/10
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33rd Annual Indian Summer Festival
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Woody Gap School, Hwy 60, Suches, GA30572
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9AM - 5PM
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706-747-2401, or 706-835-8074, or 706-747-5891
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Parking is free - admission is $4.00, under 6 free!
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On the grounds of Woody Gap School - Georgia's Smallest Public School located on Hwy 60 between Dahlonega and Blue Ridge - - activities and family entertainment, arts/crafts, antiques, pottery, leather, local produce, folk art, homemade fried apple pies, and good barbeque.
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10/2/2010
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9th Annual Charity Poker Run for S.A.F.E.
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NorthGeoergiaTechnicalCollege, 121 Meeks Avenue off Hwy 515, Blairsville, GA
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Pre-registration contact S.A.F.E. 706-379-1901 or info@safeservices.org. Registration begins on Saturday October 2nd at NorthGeorgiaTechnicalCollege at 9:30AM and riders depart at 11AM. Annual Charity Poker Run to support the programs and services of S.A.F.E. Fun door prizes and raffles. Best Poker Hand wins the grand prize! Ride kicks off at 11AM from North GA Technical College and ends with lunch at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. Entry $20 & $15 for extra rider. Extra Poker Hand $10.00
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Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
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John C. Campbell Folk School campus, Brasstown, NC
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800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775 or info@folkschool.org
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October 2 - 3 10AM - 5PM
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Adults $5, 12-17 $3, under 12 FREE. Fall Festival One of the largest and most popular events of its type in the region. Fall Festival is a celebration of our rich Appalachian heritage. Fine craft, craft-making demonstrations, music and dance performances, children's activities, tasty food, and a visit to the school's Craft Shop and HistoryCenter make Fall Festival a great way to begin the autumn season. Handmade Craft for sale. Over 200 juried and non-juried craftspeople will offer their handcrafted items for sale including jewelry, woodturning, pottery, weaving, ironwork, photography, rugs, woodcarvings, furniture, paintings, baskets, and much much more. Craft-making demonstrations you'll be fascinated by over 400 demonstrations of traditional and contemporary craft making. See how to throw a clay pot, turn a wood bowl, spin wool into yarn, or create a fine Windsor chair. Visit our Mountain Life Area and watch traditional exhibitions such as blacksmithing, corn mill grinding, and fly tying. Live Music and Dance on 2 stages, tap your toes or stomp your feet to the sound of old-time bluegrass, folk, gospel, and Celtic music both Saturday and Sunday.
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Cruise-In on the Square
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Courthouse Square, Blairsville, GA
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1PM - 5PM
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Free. Raffles, food, music and fun.
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10/3/2010
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Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
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John C. Campbell Folk School campus, Brasstown, NC
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800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775 or info@folkschool.org
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October 2 - 3 10AM - 5PM
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Adults $5, 12-17 $3, under 12 FREE. Fall Festival One of the largest and most popular events of its type in the region. FAll Festival is a celebration of our rich Appalachian heritage. Fine craft, craft-making demonstrations, music and dance performances, children's activities, tasty food, and a visit to the school's Craft Shop and HistoryCenter make Fall Festival a great way to begin the autumn season. Handmade Craft for sale. Over 200 juried and non-juried craftspeople will offer their handcrafted items for sale including jewelry, woodturning, pottery, weaving, ironwork, photography, rugs, woodcarvings, furniture, paintings, baskets, and much much more. Craft-making demonstrations you'll be fascinated by over 400 demonstrations of traditional and contemporary craft making. See how to throw a clay pot, turn a wood bowl, spin wool into yarn, or create a fine Windsor chair. Visit our Mountain Life Area and watch traditional exhibitions such as blacksmithing, corn mill grinding, and fly tying. Live Music and Dance on 2 stages, tap your toes or stomp your feet to the sound of old-time bluegrass, folk, gospel, and Celtic music both Saturday and Sunday. Dancers will delight you with clogging, Morris, Scottish, and Garland performances. Children's Activities! Fall Festival is a great family outing. Kids will particularly enjoy... face painting, pony rides, wagon rides; drum circle, and the Humane Society's Pet Adoption Booth.
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10th Annual "Puttin' on the Dog" Benefit Wine Tasting and Auction
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Crane Creek Vineyards, 916 Crane Creek Road, Young Harris, GA
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706-379-1236 or hsms@brmemc.net
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5PM - 7:30PM
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$30. Wine Tasting and silent and live auctions to benefit the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter serving Towns and UnionCounties.
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10/4/2010
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Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
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JohnC.CampbellFolkSchool campus, Brasstown, NC
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800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775 or info@folkschool.org
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October 2 - 3 10AM - 5PM
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Adults $5, 12-17 $3, under 12 FREE. Fall Festival One of the largest and most popular events of its type in the region. Fall Festival is a celebration of our rich Appalachian heritage. Fine craft, craft-making demonstrations, music and dance performances, children's activities, tasty food, and a visit to the school's Craft Shop and HistoryCenter make Fall Festival a great way to begin the autumn season. Handmade Craft for sale. Over 200 juried and non-juried craftspeople will offer their handcrafted items for sale including jewelry, woodturning, pottery, weaving, ironwork, photography, rugs, woodcarvings, furniture, paintings, baskets, and much much more. Craft-making demonstrations you'll be fascinated by over 400 demonstrations of traditional and contemporary craft making. See how to throw a clay pot, turn a wood bowl, spin wool into yarn, or create a fine Windsor chair. Visit our Mountain Life Area and watch traditional exhibitions such as blacksmithing, corn mill grinding, and fly tying. Live Music and Dance on 2 stages, tap your toes or stomp your feet to the sound of old-time bluegrass, folk, gospel, and Celtic music both Saturday and Sunday. Dancers will delight you with clogging, Morris, Scottish, and Garland performances. Children's Activities! Fall Festival is a great family outing. Kids will particularly enjoy... face painting, pony rides, wagon rides, drum circle, and the Humane Society's Pet Adoption Booth.
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10/5/2010
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Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
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John C.Campbell Folk School campus, Brasstown, NC
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800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775 or info@folkschool.org
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October 2 - 3 10AM - 5PM
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Adults $5, 12-17 $3, under 12 FREE. Fall Festival One of the largest and most popular events of its type in the region. Fall Festival is a celebration of our rich Appalachian heritage. Fine craft, craft-making demonstrations, music and dance performances, children's activities, tasty food, and a visit to the school's Craft Shop and HistoryCenter make Fall Festival a great way to begin the autumn season. Handmade Craft for sale. Over 200 juried and non-juried craftspeople will offer their handcrafted items for sale including jewelry, woodturning, pottery, weaving, ironwork, photography, rugs, woodcarvings, furniture, paintings, baskets, and much much more. Craft-making demonstrations you'll be fascinated by over 400 demonstrations of traditional and contemporary craft making. See how to throw a clay pot, turn a wood bowl, spin wool into yarn, or create a fine Windsor chair. Visit our Mountain Life Area and watch traditional exhibitions such as blacksmithing, corn mill grinding, and fly tying. Live Music and Dance on 2 stages, tap your toes or stomp your feet to the sound of old-time bluegrass, folk, gospel, and Celtic music both Saturday and Sunday. Dancers will delight you with clogging, Morris, Scottish, and Garland performances. Children's Activities! Fall Festival is a great family outing. Kids will particularly enjoy... face painting, pony rides, wagon rides, drum circle, and the Humane Society's Pet Adoption Booth.
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10/9/2010
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Sorghum Festival at MeeksPark
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Meeks Park, Blairsville, GA
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Call Blairsville Jaycees 706-745-4745 or blairsvillejaycees@gmail.com
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Saturdays, October 9th and 16th 9AM - 5PM
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Sundays, October 10th and 17th 9AM - 5PM
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Square Dance October 9th 8PM - 11PM
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Celebrate the Art of Sorghum Syrup Making! Activities include Arts and Crafts, Syrup Making, Greased Pole Climbin', Log Sawin', "Baccor" Spitin', Rock Throwin', Live Music, Face Painting, and food!!!
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Other festivities include:
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Saturday October 9th 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Saturday October 9th Sorghum Parade @ 11AM downtown
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Sunday October 10, 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Sunday, October 10, 8PM - 11PM Square Dance
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Saturday October 16th gates open at 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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10/10/2010
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Sorghum Festival at Meeks Park
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Meeks Park, Blairsville, GA
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Call Blairsville Jaycees 706-745-4745 or blairsvillejaycees@gmail.com
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Celebrate the Art of Sorghum Syrup Making! Activities include Arts and Crafts, Syrup Making, Greased Pole Climbin', Log Sawin', "Baccor" Spitin', Rock Throwin', Live Music, Face Painting, and food!!!
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Other Festivities include:
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Saturday, October 9th 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Saturday October 9th - Sorghum Parade @ 11AM (downtown)
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Sunday October 10th, 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Sunday October 10th, 8PM - 11PM - Square Dance TBA
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Saturday October 16th - gates open 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Saturday October 16th - Registration opens at 8AM - Car show at United Community Bank
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Saturday October 16th - 40th Anniversary Square Dance of the Decade @ 8PM
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Sunday October 17th 9AM - 5PM Sorghum Events
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10/16/2010
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Fall Hoedown at VogelState Park
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Hwy 19/129, Blairsville, GA
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706-745-2628
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2PM - 9PM
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Parking $5.00 - Celebrate Autumn's arrival with 2pm cakewalk, 4:30PM hayrides, 5PM chili & drinks for sale, 6:30PM campfire & dancing, at 8PM a professional storyteller around a bonfire.
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10/17/2010
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Sorghum Festival at Meeks Park
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MeeksPark, Blairsville, GA
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Call Blairsville Jaycees 706-745-4745 or blairsvillejaycees@gmail.com
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Celebrate the Art of Sorghum Syrup Making! Activities include Arts and Crafts, Syrup Making, Greased Pole Climbin', Log Sawin', "Baccor" Spitin', Rock Throwin', Live Music, Face Painting, and food!!!
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Other Festivities include:
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Saturday, October 9th 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Saturday October 9th - Sorghum Parade @ 11AM (downtown)
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Sunday October 10th, 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Sunday October 10th, 8PM - 11PM - Square Dance TBA
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Saturday October 16th - gates open 9AM - 5PM - Sorghum Events
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Saturday October 16th - Registration opens at 8AM - Car show at United Community Bank
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Saturday October 16th - 40th Anniversary Square Dance of the Decade @ 8PM
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Sunday October 17th 9AM - 5PM Sorghum Events
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10/20/2010
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Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories
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Library, Keith House, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7PM - 8PM
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Free and open to the public. Once each month, Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stores is held at the folk School in the Keith House Living Room. Two members of NC Writers Network West read their original work for an audience of FolkSchool students and the community. These writers and poets come from all over the southwestern mountain area of NC, NorthGA, and SC. The featured readers for this month's meeting are Glenda Beall - published since 1996 in literary journals, magazines, anthologies, and a chapbook Now Might as Well be Then. Many of her pieces have been drawn from her formative years in South Georgia. She was the Newest Program Coordinator for 2007 until 2010. She teaches writing at Tri-County Community College, John C. Campbell Folk
School, and other scheduled locations. Michelle Keller is drawn to words; she likes to play with them, fitting hte sounds of them together. She enjoys the editing portion of writing best. It allows her to search for the perfect word or phrase. She writes poetry most of the time but also likes to write personal essays and the occasional short story.
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10/24/2010
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Northeast Georgia Harvest Run
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MeeksPark, Hwy 515, Blairsville, GA
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706-745-6343 or Unioncountyredcross@hotmail.com
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9AM - 1PM
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Put on your running shoes and join others in the Northeast Georgia Harvest Run. Three events with age divisions, Half-Marathon, 5K Race, & a Mile Walk. 1st & 2nd Place trophies in each age group for the Half-Marathon & 5K. Organized by the UnionCounty Committee of the American Red Cross. Proceeds of the event will benefit the following groups: American Red Cross, Special Olympics, Family Connection, Meals on Wheels, Shop with a Cop, Give-A-Gift. Mile Run $10, 5K Race $15, Half-Marathon $30. Register on line at www.active.com or www.northeastgeorgiarun.com
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10/29/2010
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Friday Concert Series at the Old Courthouse
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Town Square, Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5493 or history1@windstream.net
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7PM - 8:30PM
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Every Friday night from May thru October you'll hear the sounds of local musicians as they sing and play gospel, country, bluegrass, and ore in the downtown Historic Courthouse.
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10/30/2010
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On the Square, Blairsville, GA
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5:30PM - 7:30PM
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Trick or Treat on the square with treats from 80 businesses and organizations gathered around the Old Courthouse in Downtown Blairsville. Food Bank drive with prizes for people making a 6 or more can donation to the Union County Foods Bank, a "Haunting on the Square", games, and lots of fun for the kids. Please bring donations for the Union County Food Pantry - no fee for Tricks or Treats.
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11/6/2010
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Blacksmith Auction at John C. Campbell Folk School
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Keith House John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Starting at 1PM - Silent Auction 1PM - 2PM, Live Auction Preview 2PM - 4PM
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Free events no reservations required. The Folk School is home to one of the country's leading artist blacksmith programs. Our annual Blacksmith Auction presenters some of the finest artist blacksmith and other fine craft items for sale. Proceeds benefit the craft programs at the FolkSchool. Join us for an entertaining afternoon with handmade craft of all types, including forged metal, fiber, jewelry, wood items, pottery, and more. All have been donated by friends of the FolkSchool and are yours for the bidding!
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11/18/2010
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Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories
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Library, Keith House John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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7PM - 8PM
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The featured readers for this month's meeting are Richard Argo now retired from the Coast Guard and residing in Murphy, NC. He is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. His pieces have appeared in Carolina Country and Lights in the Mountains. He brings interest to everyday things in his musings. Richard is the facilitator of the Newest Prose Critique Group. Jennifer McGaha writer's literary essays and nonfiction with an emphasis on environmental issues. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous literary journals and magazines including Wilderness House Literary Review, Pisgah Review, North Carolina Literary Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Moonshine Review, Smoky Mountain Living Magazine, Fried Chicken and Coffee and Muscadine Lines and anthology. Echoes Across the Blue Ridge: Stories, Essays and Poems by Writers Living in and inspired by the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
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11/20/2010
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Mistletoe Market and Sugar Plum Tearoom
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North GA Technical College, Blairsville, GA
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706-896-0932 or artworksartisancenter@hotmail.com
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11/20/10 - 9AM - 4PM
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11/21/10 - 11PM - 3PM
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Are you ready for the holidays? Arts/Crafts, and homemade gifts at this craft show will help you with your holiday shopping for the holidays. The tearoom will also be offering soup, sandwiches, salads, and deserts. Free Admission
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11/21/2019
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Mistletoe Market and Sugar Plum Tearoom
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North GA Technical College, Blairsville, GA
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706-896-0932 or artworksartisancenter@hotmail.com
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11/20/10 - 9AM - 4PM
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11/21/10 - 11PM - 3PM
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Are you ready for the holidays? Arts/Crafts, and homemade gifts at this craft show will help you with your holiday shopping for the holidays. The tearoom will also be offering soup, sandwiches, salads, and deserts. Free Admission
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12/3/2010
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Christmas Concert at the Old Courthouse
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Union County Historical Society Courthouse, Downtown Blairsville, GA
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706-745-5493 history1@windstream.net
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7PM - 8 PM
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Free admission and parking. A reunion of all the musicians that have played all year at the Historical Courthouse and are coming back to the Courthouse for a Grand Finale.
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12/4/2010
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Breakfast with Santa
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Junior Brackett Community Room, United Community Bank, Hwy 515, Blairsville, GA
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9:00 AM
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Contact Teresa Moore
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Christmas on the Square, Downtown Blairsville, GA
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Downtown Blairsville On the Square
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706-745-5493 history1@windstream.net
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1PM - 6PM
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Free admission & parking. Come celebrate Christmas in Blairsville with our Holiday on the Square. Everyone is invited to catch the Christmas Spirit in Downtown Blairsville! Activities for the whole family to see and do. Open house at Mountain Life Museum and Historic Courthouse, pictures with Santa at Historic Courthouse, Christmas Parade and Official Tree lighting. Parade starts at 4 PM. Floats, horses, antique cars, Santa's sleigh provide many photo opportunities as it travels along the streets of Blairsville. Around 5:15 PM the whole community gathers on the Historic Courthouse lawn to sing Christmas carols and watch the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
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12/11/2010
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Christmas Tree Lighting at Vogel State Park
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Hwy 19/129S 11 miles south of Blairsville, GA
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4:30 PM - 6PM
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Join us for a tree lighting, caroling, hayrides, bonfires, hot chocolate, & cider and a special visit from Santa Claus. Bring an unwrapped gift for kids 0 - 12 years of age for the Give a Gift Toy Drive sponsored by the Union County Sheriff's Department.
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