This weekend in Georgia, Nov. 4-6, 2011

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This Weekend in Georgia
November 4 - November 6, 2011

In This Issue This Weekend Fairs and Festivals Don't Break the Bank
Fairs and Festivals

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.
Royal Alpaca Challenge
Conyers, GA Saturday, November 5th Sunday, November 6th Come meet the fuzzy, silky, gentle alpaca up-close and personal! This event will feature breeders from all over the country who will compete, demonstrate the fiber arts and sell alpaca products, including yarns, roving, sweaters, socks and much more.

Keep reading to find out about some of the fairs and festivals that are happening this weekend.

2nd Annual Charity Chili Cook-Off
Athens, GA Saturday, November 5th 18 participating charities will have booths with their homemade chili, and attendees will vote for their favorites. Also, sample some of the world's coolest beers at Terrapin, take their top-rated brewery tour and enjoy music from the band Moontower.

Georgia State Parks

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.

Pumpkin Destruction Day
The Rock, GA Saturday, November 5th Recycle your old Halloween pumpkin where there are tons of great interactive and fun destruction methods. Bring your own pumpkin, or pick one up at The Rock Ranch. Also, see car and pumpkin crushing by professional monster trucks.
Belle Meade Hunt Opening Meet
Thomson, GA Saturday, November 5th Ride along on a Tally-ho wagon through the historic sites and beautiful rolling countryside of McDuffie County as you follow scarlet-coated hunters and welltrained hounds on a simulated fox hunt. An unforgettable McDuffie County tradition!

Fala Days
Warm Springs, GA Saturday, November 5th This celebration of FDR's "best friend" has evolved into an annual gathering in downtown Warm Springs. This year, the event kicks off with a "Scottie Scavenger Hunt" among the downtown shops, followed by a pajama and pizza party at the Meriwether Country Inn.

Wounded Warriors Day
St. Marys, GA Saturday, November 5th The City of St. Marys in collaboration with Citizens for a National Wounded Warriors Day will honor wounded veterans. The solemn ceremonial walk begins at 9:45 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, ends at the Howard Gilman Waterfront Park and is followed by a patriotic program.
Fairs and Festivals
Hemlock Fest
Murrayville, GA Friday, November 4th - Sunday, November 6th
CoCo Wine & Culinary Festival
Martinez, GA Saturday, November 5th
Chastain Park Arts Festival
Atlanta, GA Saturday, November 5th - Sunday, November 6th
Kids Outdoors Festival
Jonesboro, GA Saturday, November 5th
Fall Fest
Darien, GA Saturday, November 5th
Woodstock Art & Wine Festival
Woodstock, GA Saturday, November 5th - Sunday, November 6th

Mule Day
Cairo, GA Saturday, November 5th
Granite City Fall Festival
Elberton, GA Saturday, November 5th
45th Annual Monticello-Jasper County Deer Festival
Monticello, GA Saturday, November 5th
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.
#16: Go biking on Jekyll Island. Keep your heart aflutter with a bike ride through more than 20 miles of trails that explore forest, marshes and dunes. Take a break to share a picnic lunch.
For more things to do this weekend, check out ExploreGeorgia.org!

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