FAIRS/FESTIVALS 12-14 19-21 20 26-27 Frontier Festival Edward Brown, 912-430-5275 Albanv Chehaw Park "Shoot the Bull" BBQ Beef Cook-off Hawkinsville Harness Training Facility Arena Hazel Miller, 912-892-2839 Cultural Film Festival State Historic Site Libby Bell, 770-387-3747 Cartersville Etowah Indian Mounds Lavendar Mountain Dance Festival Armuchee Steve St. Clair, 706-234-5728 Coosa ValleVFairground whigham Community Club's 27 Annual "Rattlesnake Roundup" Whigham City Clerk, 912-762-4215 Whigham School Grounds HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Zoo Information, 404-624-5600 Atlanta Zoo Atlanta 30 FOR: The Man and His Braces Mary Thrash/Charles Barnes, 706-655-5870 Warm springs FRO'S Little White House RUNS/RACES/RODEOS ATC Resolution Run 2K/5K/10K Races Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 Norcross 13-14 Georgia Navigator Cup Lane Eaton, 706-213-2045 Robin Shannonhouse, 404-363-2110 Forest Park Lake R.B. Russell State Park 20 ATC Stone Mountain 5M & 10M Races Stone Mountain Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 Stone Mountain Park SPORTS Winter Classic, Four-person 27 Lauderdale Golf Tournament Danny Croons, 706-245-6770 Rovston Victoria Bryant Golf Course G~':!~ H{)ad N:~t:":!;~, CA 3UJhn Ph8;;u. /In-4S~~-12n F<:,;\:770:fJ4{'L(.\3 l!('siWl1~lntC" t.<:>::::::unt<'::}!JOf.}:'. T1H.~. FAIRS/FESTIVALS 1-29 Black History Month Celebration at Noble Hill Marian Coleman, 770-382-3392 Cassville Noble Hill Wheeler Memorial Foundation 2-4 Riverbend Mall Annual Charity Fair Beverly Levine, 706-295-4828 Rome Riverbend Mall 2-4 spring Extravaganza Marietta Robert Albertson, 770-992-0031 Cobb County Civic Center 8-11 Winter Arts & Crafts Fair Donna Powell, 706-882-5589 LaGrange West Georgia Commons Mall Georgia History Week and 10 Black History Month Dr. Harris Lentini, 912-897-3773 Savannah Oatland Island Educational Center Wormsloe Celebrates 10 The FOunding of Georgia Tracey standridge, 912-353-3023 Savannah Wormsloe Historic Site Georgia Days Calendar of Events 1 17 17-18 17-18 Winter Homecoming Brenda Callaway, 912-386-3344 Annual Craft Fair Information, 407-860-0092 Fireside Craft & Art Show Bob Slack, 706-878-2201, ext. 282 Lowndes county 20-22 Annual Ham & Egg Show Janice Noles, 912-333-5116 "Heart and Home" by 29-3/3 Dunwoody Arts & Crafts Guild Norma Garner, 770-394-3638 Tifton Georgia Agrirama waycross Okefenokee Fairgrounds Helen Unicoi State Park Lodge Valdosta Lowndes Civic Center Atlanta Northlake Mall !I-28S E at LaVista Rd.l HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 2 Groundhog Day Ruth Letowsky, 770-972-6643 Lilburn Yellow River Game Ranch 9 Great American Chocolate Classic Albany Sheila Bowen, 912-439-7061 Albany Area Arts Council RUNS/RACES/RODEOS 3 ATC Track Day Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 Decatur 3 Viking Classic Road Race 706-236-1985 Mt. Berry Berry College campus 10 ATC Hearts & Soles 5K Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 Atlanta 17 ATC Peachtree City 10K & 5K Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 Peachtree City 22-24 Georgia National Rodeo Michele Trepto, 800-987-3247 (GA Only); 912-987-3247 perry Georgia National Fairgrounds TOURS 3-11 Hooked on Rugs Pam Billingsley, 770-992-1731 10-11 Civil War Navy camp John Kennington, 912-651-6833 11 Super Museum Sunday Robert Edgerly, 912-651-6895 24-25 Andersonville Revisited Alan Marsh, 912-924-0343 Roswell Historic Bulloch Hall Savannah Old Fort Jackson Savannah Historic Railroad Shops Andersonville Andersonville National Historic Site ETC.. ETC., ETC..... 10 swamp Gravy Lori Jenkins, 706-635-5605 21-25 Southeastern Flower Show Information, 404-888-5683 24 Big Jim's Great Chili Cook-off Jim Brinkley, 912-995-2161 Ellijay Elementary School Atlanta Town Hall EXhibition Center at City Hall East Dawson FAIRS/FESTIVALS 1-3 "Springtime Made in The South" Allison Garner, 706-847 -9480 2 Georgia Days Calendar of Events Augusta Augusta Civic Center 1-31 2 2-3 3 8-9 9 15-17 31st Annual st. Patrick's Festival Kathleen Yoder, 912-272-5546 Dublin 1st saturday Arts & Crafts Festival Rick Lott, 912-234-0295 Savannah River Street A Taste of Roswell Historic Roswell CVB, 800-776-7935 or 770-640-3253 Roswell Historic Roswell Mill The Fort Frederica Festival Ray Morris, 912-638-3639 St. Simons Island Ft. Frederica National Monument Southern Wild Game & Chicken "Thang" Judy Ledford, 912-268-8275 Vienna Sheep to Shawl Dr. Harris Lentini, 912-897-3773 Oatland Island Oatland Island Educational Center Jekyll Island Arts Association Festival Art Association, 912-635-3920 JekVlI Island Goodyear cottage Macon, Georgia International 15-24 Cherry Blossom Festival Carolyn Crayton, 912-751-7429 16 Main Street Munchies Kathy Jones, 912-274-0760 16-17 ACC Craft Fair Atlanta Kristen Charpian, 404-892-4505 16-17 st. Patrick's Art in the Park Helen Harper, 912-272-2566 16-18 St. Patrick's Day Celebration on the River Rick Lott, 912-234-0295 16-24 "Great American Cover-up" Shirley Deuchler, 770-992-1731/1951 23 Storytelling Festival Patty Cannington, 912-838-6310 Macon Dublin Downtown Atlanta Georgia Dome Dublin Stubbs Park Savannah River Street Roswell Bulloch Hall Lumpkin Westville 23-24 24 25-30 28-31 30 30 30-31 30-31 30-31 30-31 Barnsley Gardens Daffodil Festival & Run Information, 770-773-7480 Adairsville Barnsley Gardens Columbia county Spring Festival Evans Tammy Sheperd, 706-868-3349 Savannah Rapids Pavilion Forsythia Festiva I R.L. Dunn, 912-994-7048 Forsyth Antebellum Jubilee Information, 770-498-5702 Stone Mountain Georgia's Stone Mountain Park Cherry Blossom Festival Street party Macon Daphne Bailey, 912-741-8013 Downtown-Cherry Street Cow Day: Celebration of the Cow Madison Ann Hester, 706-342-4743 Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Calico Arts & Crafts Jill Bergeron, 912-387-7944 Moultrie spence Field Dogwood Arts & Crafts Festival Jesup Mary Ellen McKenzie, 912-427-2028 (0), 912-427-7833 (Nl Dogwood Festival Karen Nikitapoulas, 912-987-1234 Perry Downtown Dulcimer Festival Patty Cannington, 912-838-6310 Lumpkin Westville Magnolia Springs State Park Arts 30-31 & Crafts Encampment Weekend Millen Connie Fitch, 912-982-1660 Magnolia Springs State Park Georgia Days Calendar of Events 3 30-31 Spring Craft Festival Kay Wayne, 912-638-8770 St. Simons Island Oceanfront Neptune Park HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 9-10 Spring into Easter Craft & Gift Show Gainesville Jim Murphy or Carol Hammond, Gainesville Civic Center 770-531-2680 15 St Patrick Day Parade Barbara Ccm0au, 770-483-0151 conyers Olde Towne 16 st. Patrick's Festival Parade James Hudson, 912-272-3415 D.ublin Downtown 17 Franklin Marries Eleanor Mary Thrash/Charles Barnes, 706-655-5870 Warm Springs FDR's Little White House 31 Egg Hunt Lisa Sharpe, 770-822-5151 Gravson Trible Mill Park RUNS,RACES,RODEOS Leprechaun Road Race 16 5K, 10K & 1 Mile Fun Run Ken Kramp, 912-275-6343/275-1684 17 St. Patrick's century Ride Mike McCarn, 912-272-7198 24 Barnsley Gardens Daffodil Run Information, 770-773-7480 31 The MS Walk Ann Pry, 912-953-2567 31 The RUnning Fool 5K Road Race Bob Strong, 404-669-3773 Dublin High School Dublin Dublin Mall Adairsville Barnslev Gardens Macon Downtown cOllege Park SPORTS NSCA Leadoff Classic Softball 1-3 (NCAA Woman's Fast Pitch) Ted Tentler, 706-571-5880 Atlanta Motor Speedway 8-10 NASCAR Winston Cup Weekend Richaru Sowers, 770-946-3950 10 Purolator 500 Bobby Totten, 770-946-4211 30 Peachtree Street Classic Ameea Veasy, 770-984-9080 Columbus Golden Park & South Commons Hampton Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton Atlanta Motor speedway Atlanta Oglethorpe university SEASONAL OPENINGS 2 30th Season Of Fun - Six Flags Over Georgia Terri Ward, 770-948-9290 Atlanta TOURS 9 18th century Spring Encampment Ken Akins/Arthur Edgar, 912-437-4770 28-31 Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens Information, 912-234-8054 Darien Fort King George State Historic Site Savannah ETC., ETC.. ETC..... 9 SPring Stadium stomp Earlene Crews, 800-433-0225 Kingsland Football Stadium 4 Georgia Days Calendar of Events 10 20 21-24 23 Treasures of China Family Sunday Jen Marisk, 912-232-1177 Herb Day Ella R. Wilkerson, 770-921-2353 Volunteer Plant Fair and Sale Information, 800-CALLAWAY Spring Artifact Identification Day Libby Bell, 770-387-3747 23-24 29 30 30 Quilt Show/Antique Car Show Mrs. Deryle Lamb, 770-775-6743 1996 Athens Jazz Series Angela Henson, 706-613-3620 spend the Day with Bunny Robin Hubbel, 912-333-1877 Spring Wildflower Day Thompson, 912-838-6202 Savannah Telfair Museum of Art Lilburn OldTown Callawav Gardens Cartersville Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site Jackson Indian Spring Hotel Athens Morton Theatre Valdosta Downtown Lumpkin Providence Can von State Park FAIRS/FESTIVAL 4-6 Piney Woods Lake Bluegrass Festival Howard Swinson, 912-463-3301 4-7 10th Annual Arts & Crafts Susan Schultz, 912-272-0098 4-14 spring Festival Patty Cannington, 912-838-6310 Glenwood D.ublin Dublin Mall Lumpkin Westville Lewis Grizzard storytelling S-6 Barbecue & Southern Celebration Information, 770-304-1490 Moreland 5-7 Hartwell "Classic Boat" Festival Nancy McKay, 706-376-8590 Hartwell Lake Hartwell 5-7 Savannah Seafood Festival Rick Lott, 912-234-0295 Savannah River Street 6-7 Green Grass Fair Dovie Geter, 706-655-2468 Warm springs 10 Kudzu Takeover Day & Crafts Fair Faye Thompson, 912-838-6202 Lumpkin Providence canyon State Park 12-13 spring Pig Ribbin' Leslie Sewell. 912-783-1717 Hawkinsville Harness Training Facilitv Arena 12-13 Southeastern Forest Festival R.C. Cunningham, 912-647-5497 Patterson Patterson Lions Park 12-14 River Days Tom Seegmueiler, 912-430-5139 Albanv Chehaw Park 12-14 Celebrate the Arts Information, 800-CALLAWAY Pine Mountain callawav Gardens 13 Fletcher Henderson Jazz Festival Information, 912-732-2683 Cuthbert 13 Sheep to Shawl Day Information, 404-814-4000 Atlanta Atlanta History Center 13-14 Hawkinsville Harness Festival Information, 912-783-1717 Hawkinsville Harness Training Facilitv 13-14 Tallapoosa Dogwood Fair Marvin McElroy, 770-574-7436 Tallapoosa Downtown Georgia Days Calendar of Events 5 15-22 18 19-20 19-21 Artesian Spring Arts Festival Eddie McCarty, 9i2 439-2/B/ A Taste of Newnan Susan Beard, 770-254-3703 Festival On the Square Ron Cannon, 912-985-1922 Blessing of the Fleet Eunice Moore, 912-437-6684 Albany Newnan Court Square MoUltrie Courthouse square Darien Waterfront 19-28 20 20 20-21 20-21 20-21 54th Annual Yaarab Shrine Circus and Carnival Information, 770-919-8585 Marietta Jim R. Miller Park (Cobb Fairgrounds) Folk Life Festival & Fiddlers Jamboree Brenda Callaway, 912-386-3344 Tifton Georgia Agrirama National Mayhaw Festival India Taylor, 912-758-2400 Colquitt KennesaW/Big Shanty Festival Tod Miller or Michele Reed, 770-423-1330 Kennesaw Downtown Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival Carolyn Chester, 912-922-8265 Perry 1-75 Exit 44, GA 96 Night in Old Savannah Regina Atkins, 912-651-6895 Savannah Historic Railroad Shops 20-21 Southern Appalachian sampler Festival Carlie Hammond, 706-492-3819 Blue Ridge 20-21 Spring Oak Grove Fair Bennett Floyd, 706-663-4327 Pine Mountain Oak Grove Community 21 Children's Arts Festival Page Jones, 770-922-1450 Conyers Middle School 25 Taste of Toccoa Connie Tabor, 706-886-8451 Toccoa Main Street 25-28 Vidalia Onion Festival Patsy Douglas, 912-538-8687 Vidalia 26-28 Riverfest Weekend/Salisbury Fair Sue Hoffman, 706-324-7417 Columbus Along the Riverwalk 27 11th Annual Crawfish Festival Sandy Rayson, 912-576-3211 Woodbine Satilla Waterfront Park 27 Banjo Day Patty Cannington, 912-838-6310 Lumpkin Westville 27 Granite City Arts Festival Patricia O'Bryant, 706-283-1618 Elberton PUblic Square 27 Native American Heritage Day Lana Lee, 770-473-0197 Jonesboro Stately Oaks 27-28 Rainbow Community Festival Martha Randolph, 770-535-8424 Gainesville Butler Center 27-28 Scottish Festival Mrs. Deryle Lamb, 770-775-6734 Jackson Indian Spring Hotel 27-5/4 The Love Affair - Romancing the Arts Syd Blackmarr, 912-386-3558 Tifton 28 A Taste of Marietta Kristyn Bara, 770-429-1115 Marietta Square HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 4-7 Easter Egg Hunt Tommy Allgood & Park Staff, 912-896-3551 Adel Reed Bingham State Park 6 Georgia Days Calendar of Events 6 Easter Egg Hunt Vickie Williams, 770-445-8065 Dallas paulding Meadows Park 19th Annual Great 6 Golden Easter Egg Hunt Jekyll Island Welcome Center, 800-841-6586; 912-635-3636 6 Lakefront Egg Hunt City Hall, 770-974-3112 6 Royal Easter Egg Hunt Earlene Crews, 800-433-0225 6-7 Easter Weekend Information, 800-CALLAWAY Jekyll Island Historic District Acworth Acworth Beach Kingsland Downtown Pine Mountain callaway Gardens Barnsley Gardens Easter 7 Sunrise Service & Egg Hunt Information, 770-773-7480 Adairsville Barnsley Gardens 7 Easter Egg Hunt Edward Brown, 912-430-5275 Albany Chehaw Park 7 World's Largest Easter Egg Hunt Robbin Chitwood, 706-677-2108 Homer Garrison Homes 12 51st Commemorative ceremony Warm Springs Mary Thrash/Charles Barnes, FDR's Little White House 706-655-5870 20 Earth Day Information, 404-624-5600 Atlanta Zoo Atlanta Confederate States 21 Memorial Day ceremony John Kennington, 912-651-6833 Savannah Forsyth Park 26 Native American Day Mary Thrash/Charles Barnes, 706-655-5870 Warm Springs FOR's Little White House 27 Allen the orangutan's Birthday Information, 404-624-5600 Atlanta Zoo Atlanta 132nd Annual Confederate 28 Memorial Day Observance Kingston Mrs. Hazel Litton, 770-336-5385 Kingston Methodist Church RUNS, RACES, RODEOS 6 Atlanta women's Race 5K Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 13 Father's Day in April 8K Atlanta Track Club, 404-231-9064 14 Pecan Pacer Tom Dawson, 912-783-4300 18-20 1996 U.S. Trials for 50K Racewalk Helen Rice, 706-812-9000 26-28 BRAG Spring Tune-up Bicycle Ride Jerry Colley, 770-921-6166 26-27 26-28 27 27 3rd Annual Heritage Rodeo Classic Becky Langley, 770-483-7913 FRESCA Twilight Jennifer Szamowicz, 706-549-6632 Clover Leaf Classic Horse Show Harold Wilson, 912-995-2165 Rock 'n Run Jerry McConnell, 706-213-0626 Atlanta Atlanta Grant Park Hawkinsville Gooseneck Farms LaGrange Macon Lake TObesofkee, Arrowhead Park Conyers Cross Lake Athens Dawson Horse Arena Elberton First Baptist Church Georgia Days Calendar of Events 7 SPORTS 6 Atlanta Steeplechase Ealine Rogers, 404-237-7436 Spring Classic Four-Person 6 Lauderdale Golf Tournament Danny Crooms, 706-245-6770 7 Vintage Baseball Patty Cannington, 912-838-6310 15-16 15-21 Anderson Consulting World Championship Golf Rick Dodd, 706-485-0235/467-3151 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship Information, 770-474-GOLF Anderson Consulting 22-23 World Championship of Golf Tom Fowler, 706-467-3151 Cumming Rovston Victoria Bryant Golf Course Lumpkin Westville Great Waters stockbridge Eagle's Landing country Club Greensboro Revnolds Plantation TOURS 6 Spring Tour of Homes Ken Millett, 706-678-2013 washington 6 "Washington - Wilkes Tour of Homes" Peggy Callaway, 706-678-2226 washington 6-7 Azaleas Days Scott Breithaupt, 706-291-1883 12-13 The Hidden Gardens of Savannah Ann McHugh, 912-897-2177 Mount Berry Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum Savannah Historic District North of Gaston street 13 13-14 Darien in Flames