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 October 28 - October 30, 2011 In This Issue This Weekend 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. Halloween Don't Break the Bank Celebrate Halloween Savannah Film Festival Savannah, GA Saturday, October 29th - Saturday, November 5th The annual Savannah Film Festival presents a full range of cinematic creativity from both awardwinning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Panel discussions and presentations by visiting artists offer movie buffs the unique opportunity to experience the art of film while interacting one-on-one with their favorite filmmakers. Keep reading to find out about some of the fun events that are happening this Halloween weekend. Georgia State Parks 11th Annual Henry County Rodeo Hampton, GA Friday, October 28th Saturday, October 29th This event will have something for everyone to enjoy! The fun festivities will include bareback, steer wrestling, cowgirls, barrel racing, calf roping, saddle bronc, breakaway roping, team roping, bull riding and kids calf scramble. 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. 1st Annual Fall Motorcycle Show Eastman, GA Saturday, October 29th Enjoy a motorcycle parade, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, live music by Tymbral and the Rocky Creek Band and Eastman's merchants and eateries. Win one of 17 trophies in five classes, or take part in the Motor Masquerade Contest. Black Pot Cookin' Jefferson, GA Saturday, October 29th Spend a day at the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm to see cooking the way it used to be. Enjoy chicken and dumplings, beans, collard and turnip greens, cornbread, sweet potatoes and a variety of fruit cobblers. Farm buildings, including the working gristmill, cotton gin, and restored school house, will be open. SCAD Museum of Art Reopening Savannah, GA Saturday, October 29th The Savannah College of Art and Design is poised to unveil the newly expanded and re-imagined SCAD Museum of Art, a world-class contemporary art museum designed expressly to elevate art and design education for SCAD students and art lovers around the world. Fairs and Festivals Newell Lodge Bluegrass Festival Folkston, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th Briar Patch Arts Festival Eatonton, GA Saturday, October 29th Georgia Sweet Potato Festival Ocilla, GA Saturday, October 29th Beaver Creek Festival Montezuma, GA Saturday, October 29th Perry Music Festival Perry, GA Saturday, October 29th 12th Annual Fall Festival Eastman, GA Saturday, October 29th 4th Annual Fall Festival at Nash Farm Battlefield Hampton, GA Saturday, October 29th Harvest Festival Toccoa, GA Saturday, October 29th - 10/30/2011 Hunter Cattle Fall Farm Day Brooklet, GA Saturday, October 29th Celebrate Halloween Springer Ghost Tours Columbus, GA Now - Monday, October 31st Zombie Apocalypse Survival Camp Augusta, GA Now - Saturday, October 29th SCREAMERS Haunted House Cartersville, GA Thursday, October 27th - Monday, October 31st A Tour of Southern Ghosts Stone Mountain, GA Thursday, October 27th - Sunday, October 30th Halloween Horror Putt Putt Blue Ridge, GA Thursday, October 27th - Saturday, October 29th Scare in the Boro Statesboro, GA Friday, October 28th - Monday, October 31st Haunted House at Reed Bingham Adel, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th Haunted Maze at Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze Dawsonville, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th Halloween in Ghost Town Bremen, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th The Haunted Trail at Roosevelt Stables Pine Mountain, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th Halloween Zipping Lula, GA Friday, October 28th - Monday, October 31st Uncle Bob's Pumpkin Patch Newnan, GA Friday, October 28th - Sunday, November 6th Haunted Hills Hayride at Victoria Bryant State Park Royston, GA Friday, October 28th - Saturday, October 29th Halloween Hayrides and Haunts Alpharetta, GA Saturday, October 29th Goblin Gallop presented by Piedmont Healthcare Locust Grove, GA Saturday, October 29th Hometown Halloween on the Square Blairsville, GA Saturday, October 29th Halloween Festival at George T. Bagby State Park Fort Gaines, GA Saturday, October 29th HalloWINE Celebration Dahlonega, GA Saturday, October 29th - Sunday, October 30th Ghost and History Walk at the Marsh House Lafayette, GA Saturday, October 29th Haunted History Tours at Bell, Book & Candle Mcdonough, GA Saturday, October 29th Haunted Tales at Seminole State Park Donalsonville, GA Saturday, October 29th Haunted History Tours Rome, GA Saturday, October 29th Big Hair Ball Hartwell, GA Saturday, October 29th Scarecrow Village Locust Grove, GA Sunday, October 30th Hartwell Ghost Walk Hartwell, GA Sunday, October 30th 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. #23: Take the Moonlight Music Cruise on the Augusta Canal. Cruise on an uncovered boat to live music from blues to bluegrass. Bring refreshments and relax under the night sky. 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