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51st Annual Georgia Blueberry Festival
The 51st annual Georgia Blueberry Festival will be held June 6th & 7th, 2025 at Gold wasser
Park in beautiful downtown Alma, Georgia. The fun will begin Friday, June 6th at 1pm with
food, arts and crafts, music, entertainment and activities for the kids. The festival will feature
over 120 vendors, offering something for everyone. The
children will enjoy the inflatables, climbing wall, bungee
jump and snacks while their parents shop for the unique
arts and crafts items.
Saturday morning, June 7th, opens with a pancake
breakfast sponsored by the Alma Lions Club which will
start at 7am at 208 E. 4th Street. Check-in for races begins
at 7am. 5K Race begins at 8am. The 1 Mile Fun Run
begins at 8:10am. The Big Sound of the Okefenoke, a
twenty piece band from Waycross, Georgia, will provide a two hour concert beginning at 10am.
Featuring songs from the 20’s to current. Stilt Walker arrives at 10am as well as
the Balloon Artist. As always, the Blueberry Pie Eating Contest begins at 12pm.
Music to rock the night away will be held Friday night at 7pm as well as
Saturday night. Performers will be announced on our website www.georgia
blueberryfestival.org. For more information contact 912-300-1180 or
GABlueberryFestival@gmail.com.
May 384-1873.
31 – DOUGLASVILLE – Penny
24 – HELEN – Helen Bavarian Fest. McHenry Hydrangea Festival.
1074 Edelweiss Strasse. 706-878-1908. 31 – LAFAYETTE – Honeybee Festi-
24 – HARTWELL – Cars and Guitar val. Downtown. 706-639-1500.
Festival. Downtown. 706-376-8590. 31 – ST. MARYS – St. Marys Hello
24-25 – BLAIRSVILLE – Spring Arts Summer Festival and Parade. 100 Os-
& Crafts Festival, 3 Town Square. 706- borne St. 912-729-5999.
347-3503. 31 – WILLIAMSON – Vintage Day
24-25 – BLUE RIDGE – Arts in the Festival and Fly-in. 349 Jonathan’s Roost.
Park Festival City Park. 706-632-2144. 678-707-1605.
24-26 – EAST ELLIJAY – Georgia
Apple Blossom Festival. 706-636-4500. (For additional May events, see the Memorial Day
31 – DOUGLAS/COFFEE – Tyler Farr Weekend Events listings on page 11.)
Concert. The Martin Center Theater. 912-
June
6-7 – ALMA – Georgia Blueberry Fes-
51st tival, Goldwasser Park. 912-300-1180.
7 – EATONTON – Putnam County
Dairy Festival. 845-842-0575.
7-8 – BLAIRSVILLE – Scottish Fes-
tival, Highland Games & Music Festival.
Meeks Park. www.BlairsvilleScottishFes-
tival.org. 706-745-2161.
14 – WOODBURY – Peaches in the
Pines, Lake Meriwether. 706-655-2558.
6-7 – FORT VALLEY – Geor gia Peach
June 6 & 7 Festival. Downtown. 478-825-4002.
14 – BYRON – Geor gia Peach Festival.
• Live Performances • 5K & Fun Run Downtown. 478-825-4002.
• Arts & Crafts • Kids Activities 28-29 – YOUNG HARRIS – Made In
• Stilt Walker • Balloon Artist Georgia Festival. Towns County Recre-
ALMA ation & Conference Center. 10am-4pm.
Visit www.golakechatuge.com or call
912-300-1180 706-896-4966.
www.georgiablueberryfestival.org

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