You're receiving this email because of your relationship with the Georgia Department of Economic Development Tourism Division. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. This Weekend in Georgia December 2 - December 4, 2011 In This Issue This Weekend Holiday Tours of Homes Holiday Festivities Don't Break the Bank Holiday Festivities Welcome to Georgia Tourism's weekly newsletter! Our "This Weekend in Georgia" newsletter offers ideas for quick getaways or extended vacations. Visit www.ExploreGeorgia.org to learn more about happenings around the state. Winter Wine Highway Weekend Northeast Georgia Friday, December 2nd Sunday, December 4th Travel through the Northeast Georgia Mountains visiting area wineries. Nine regional wineries will have open houses, introduce new wines and offer tours, tastings and music. Keep reading to find out about some of the holiday activities that are happening this weekend. Georgia State Parks Winter Art Market Rome, GA Friday, December 2nd Saturday, December 3rd This show will feature wearable art, fine art, pottery, literature and Georgia Made Georgia Grown food products. Make sure there is plenty of art wrapped up under the Christmas tree. 30th Annual Christmas on the Old Plantation Brunswick, GA Friday, December 2nd Saturday, December 3rd See how Christmas was celebrated on a Southern rice plantation during the 1850s. Take a candlelit stroll down the old carriage road, and enjoy a tour of the antebellum plantation house, hot wassail and cookies, Civil War re-enactors, Christmas carols and more. Check the Georgia State Parks' Last Minute Availability page to see which lodge rooms, cottages, yurts, campsites, picnic shelters and group shelters are available for the upcoming weekend. Holiday Art Center Open House Blue Ridge, GA Saturday, December 3rd Enjoy a day at The Art Center and see a retrospective of artists Bill & Patricia Suttles as well as hundreds of member artists from across the Southeast. Plus, Christmas goodies, spectacular decorations and, of course, Santa! 7th Annual Festival of Trees and Artists Market Calhoun, GA Now through Saturday, December 10th The art gallery is transformed into a winter wonderland of beautifully decorated and themed Christmas trees, wreaths and holiday home decor. Holiday Open House at the Dahlonega Gold Museum Dahlonega, GA Sunday, December 4th As a gift to the community, the museum will be beautifully decorated and admission will be waived. Built in 1836, the Dahlonega Gold Museum is housed in the oldest existing courthouse in Georgia. Holiday Tours of Homes 2011 Town & Country Holiday Tour of Homes Madison, GA Thursday, December 1st - Sunday, December 4th Candlelight Tour of Homes Newnan, GA Friday, December 2nd Mountain Top Georgia Christmas Tour of Homes Young Harris, GA Friday, December 2nd - Sunday, December 4th Christmas in Woodbine Tour of Homes and Churches Woodbine, GA Saturday, December 3rd Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour Marietta, GA Saturday, December 3rd - Sunday, December 4th Antebellum Christmas at the Old Governor's Mansion Milledgeville, GA Saturday, December 3rd - Friday, December 23rd Holiday Festivities Lighted Boat Parade Augusta, GA Friday, December 2nd Hometown Holiday Celebration Richmond Hill, GA Friday, December 2nd - Saturday, December 3rd Olde Town Christmas Party Conyers, GA Friday, December 2nd Holidays in Olde Lincoln Towne Lincolnton, GA Saturday, December 3rd Christmas In The Park St. Marys, GA Saturday, December 3rd Depot Holiday Festival Farmington, GA Saturday, December 3rd - Sunday, December 4th Christmas in the Mountains Cleveland, GA Saturday, December 3rd Christmas on the Old Plantation Brunswick, GA Saturday, December 3rd Holiday Open House Along the Moonshine Highway Clarkesville, GA Saturday, December 3rd Oak Hill in Lights Rome, GA Saturday, December 3rd - Saturday, December 10th Flowery Branch Christmas Festival Flowery Branch, GA Saturday, December 3rd Light Up Senoia Senoia, GA Saturday, December 3rd Christmas in the Briar Patch Eatonton, GA Saturday, December 3rd Christmas In the Grove Locust Grove, GA Saturday, December 3rd Depot Days Holiday Market Farmington, GA Sunday, December 4th - Monday, December 5th Christmas Farmers Market Alpharetta, GA Sunday, December 4th Christmas Celebration Homer, GA Sunday, December 4th Don't Break the Bank This year we will feature ideas from the article "100 Ways to Woo Your Special Someone Without Breaking the Bank," featured in the 2011 Georgia Travel Guide. If you can't wait for next weekend's newsletter to get more ideas, download your copy of the Travel Guide today. #59: Take the Lookout Mountain Parkway tour. Take your romance onto the open road on this 93-mile scenic drive, which winds by waterfalls, canyons, tiny towns with artsy shops and classic attractions like Rock City and Ruby Falls. For more things to do this weekend, check out ExploreGeorgia.org! Forward email This email was sent to stuggle@uga.edu by weekends@georgia.org | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeTM | Privacy Policy. Georgia Department of Economic Development | Georgia Department of Economic Development | 75 5th Street, Suite 1200 | Atlanta | GA | 30308