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Art in the Park Festival at Hurricane Shoals Park
Bluegrass music, artisans, living history exhibits, and lots of food… all this and more will
be happening at the 34th Annual Art in the Park Festival at Hurricane Shoals Park. This year’s
event will be held on Saturday, September 20 from 10am-6pm and Sunday, September 21 from
10:00am-6:00pm. Admission, parking, and entrance to all the exhibits are FREE!
The Tumbling Waters Bluegrass Festival will feature some of the best BLUEGRASS music
in North Georgia. Throughout the week-
end, gospel music will be showcased in
the Miles Wilson Matthews Chapel in the
Heritage Village.
A wide selection of handmade ARTS
& CRAFTS will highlight the vendor area
and a new and expanded KIDS ZONE will
include games, inflatables, animals, and
face painting.
Learn about the history of Jackson
County by playing a round of PUTT-PUTT GOLF on the “Spirit of the River” course. The
course features wood carvings, a canoe, water features and replicas from the Heritage Village.
Cost is only $3.00.
The GRIST MILL will be grinding corn all weekend! Cornmeal will be for sale for $5 a bag.
Learn how things were done in the 1800s by touring the HERITAGE VILLAGE and watching
artisans at work. Tours of the buildings in the Heritage Village will also be on tap.
Civil War Reenactments will feature ac-
tual Banks and Barrow County skirmishes.
Saturday’s skirmish will begin at 4:00pm
and Sunday’s will start at 2:30pm. Tour the
actual encampments and visit with the sol-
diers, nurses and family members that fol-
low the troops.
The finale for Sunday is the ever-popular
DUCK DASH. Buy a duck and
possibly win a cash prize!
For more information visit
www. hurricane shoalspark.org
of 706-908-7287.

Ongoing Georgia Events

Sep. 1-Oct. 31 - SAVANNAH – His-
panic Heritage Festival. River Street.
Sep. 4-Nov. 2 - HELEN – Oktoberfest
Festhalle. 706-878-1908.
Every Friday thru Oct. - BLAIRS-
VILLE – First Friday night concerts,
Courthouse, 7pm. 706-745-5493.
Every Fri. & Sat. - WOODBINE –
Opry, Fri. & Sat. 7-10pm. 912-576-3027.
Sep. & Oct. Saturdays - CORDELE
– SAM Shortline Excursion Train. Various
Dates. Call for schedule. 877-ga-rails.
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