Central Georgia · Week of Oct 11
Fall is in full swing across Central Georgia, and our Must See this month is Central Georgia Greek Festival.
We also like Georgia Sweet Potato Festival, The Great Pumpkin Festival (50th), ARToberfest and Valdosta Symphony Orchestra: Frankenstein (film with orchestra).
Every listing here was checked against the organizer's own page. Confirm times before you head out.
Editor’s pick · This week
EVENTS FROM October 15 – November 14
Georgia National Fair
The 37th Georgia National Fair runs its last days of livestock shows, rides, concerts and Georgia Grown food in Perry.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 8 – 18 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereGeorgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy, Perry, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
ParanorMacon
ParanorMacon fills the Marriott with paranormal vendors, authors, panels and ghost hunts for two days.
WHO Everyone
When10 AM – 6 PM
WhereMacon Marriott City Center, 240 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Great Pumpkin LumiNights (Wild Adventures)
Wild Adventures lights up nearly 200 hand-carved pumpkins after dark, plus a new Spookley trick-or-treat trail.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri 5 – 9 PM; Sat 12 – 9 PM; Sun 12 – 8 PM
WhereWild Adventures Theme Park, 3766 Old Clyattville Road, Valdosta, GA
CostIncluded with park admission
Mule Days
Thomaston's Mule Days brings mule wagon rides, a petting zoo, a chicken show and bands to Greatest Generation Memorial Park.
WHO Family
When10 AM – 6 PM
WhereGreatest Generation Memorial Park, 213 Park Drive, Thomaston, GA
CostFree
The Great Pumpkin Festival (50th)
Cochran's 50th Pumpkin Festival runs crafts, a car show and the Miss Pumpkin pageant into a street dance and fireworks.
WHO Everyone
When10 AM – 5 PM; street dance 5:30 – 9:30 PM; fireworks 9:15 PM
WhereDowntown Cochran, N 3rd St & Cherry St, Cochran, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Central Georgia Greek Festival
Holy Cross serves Greek food and pastries all weekend, with church tours, George Karras on stage and the Areti dancers.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri–Sat 11 AM – 9 PM; Sun 11 AM – 4 PM
WhereHoly Cross Greek Orthodox Church, 859 First Street, Macon, GA
CostFree admission
5th Annual Macon-Bibb Hispanic Festival
Cherry Street Plaza fills with Latin American music, dance, food trucks and more than 70 vendors.
ARToberfest
Regional artists sell work under the trees at the Turner Center Art Park, with plein air judging at 1 PM.
WHO Everyone
When10 AM – 3 PM
WhereTurner Center Art Park, 605 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Karlous Miller & Lil Duval: FUNNY AH! Comedy Tour
Karlous Miller and Lil Duval bring the FUNNY AH! tour to Macon City Auditorium.
WHO Everyone
When8 PM
WhereMacon City Auditorium, 415 1st Street, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Ocmulgee RiverFest
Hawkinsville's RiverFest has a duck race, a cookoff, a foam party and fireworks by the Ocmulgee.
WHO Everyone
When2 – 7:30 PM (41NBC)
WhereVeterans Memorial Park, 11 Veterans Memorial Avenue, Hawkinsville, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Trucks and Treats
Big trucks and candy fill the Centreplex amphitheater for a Saturday-afternoon Halloween stop.
WHO Family
When12 – 3 PM
WhereAtrium Health Amphitheater, 3657 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra: Frankenstein (film with orchestra)
The orchestra plays Michael Shapiro's live score to the 1931 Frankenstein, with a cosplay contest beforehand.
WHO Everyone
When7 PM; Director's Dialogue 6:15 PM
WhereWhitehead Auditorium, VSU Fine Arts Building, 204 West Brookwood Drive, Valdosta, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Hazlehurst Cemetery Tour
A guided walk through Hazlehurst City Cemetery tells the town's history stone by stone.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 24 4 PM; Oct 30 6 PM
WhereHazlehurst City Cemetery, 51-65 N Williams St, Hazlehurst, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi brings his country set to the Atrium Health Amphitheater.
WHO Everyone
When7 PM
WhereAtrium Health Amphitheater, 3657 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Trick or Treat in Downtown Tifton & Halloween Carnival
Downtown Tifton pairs merchant trick-or-treat with a Halloween carnival.
WHO Family
When5 – 8 PM
WhereDowntown Tifton, 320 Main Street S, Tifton, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Red Clay Rodeo
The Red Clay Rodeo brings IPRA bull riding and barrel racing to the Hawkinsville harness track, with a Firefighter Bull Riding Challenge benefiting CASA.
WHO Everyone
WhenVIP early entry 4 PM; gates 5 PM; show 7:30 PM
WhereHawkinsville Harness Training Center, 290 Abbeville Hwy, Hawkinsville, GA
CostGeneral admission $20; Family Pack $50; VIP $45 (per organizer/CASA post)
Disney on Ice: Magic of Family
Disney on Ice skates six shows over three days at the Macon Coliseum.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri 10:30 AM & 7 PM; Sat 10 AM & 2 PM; Sun 1 PM & 5 PM
WhereMacon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Georgia Sweet Potato Festival
Ocilla has held the Sweet Potato Festival since 1960: an 11 AM parade, antique farm equipment, classic cars and crafts.
WHO Everyone
WhenParade 11 AM; contact organizer for other hours
WhereDowntown Ocilla, W 4th St & N Irwin Ave, Ocilla, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
The Screams of Passion: Stage Play
The Screams of Passion takes the Douglass Theatre stage on Halloween night.
WHO Everyone
When6 – 8 PM
WhereDouglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Brantley Gilbert: Real American Tour
Brantley Gilbert's Real American Tour plays the Atrium Health Amphitheater.
WHO Everyone
When7 PM
WhereAtrium Health Amphitheater, 3657 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Big Pig Jig (45th Georgia Barbecue Cooking Championship)
Food at Big Pig Jig grounds, Vienna.
WHO Everyone
WhenNov 6 – 7 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereBig Pig Jig grounds, 350 Pig Jig Blvd., Vienna, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Christmas Made in the South (Macon)
The 33rd Christmas Made in the South fills the Centreplex with fine arts and crafts; one ticket covers all three days.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri 10 AM – 6 PM; Sat 10 AM – 6 PM; Sun 11 AM – 5 PM
WhereMacon Centreplex (Macon Coliseum), 200 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA
CostAdults $10 at the door; children 12 & under free
Perry Gun Show (Gun Shows of the South)
Gun Shows of the South fills the Perry fairgrounds with guns, knives and hunting gear for the weekend.
WHO Everyone
WhenNov 7 – 8 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereGeorgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy, Perry, GA
Cost$6.50 – $16.50
Georgia National Antique Agriculture Show
Antique tractors, threshing demos and mini tractor pulls fill the Perry fairgrounds under the theme From Mules to Microchips.
WHO Everyone
When9 AM – 5 PM (GNFA event page)
WhereGeorgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy, Perry, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Whose Live Anyway?
Cast members from Whose Line Is It Anyway? improvise 90 minutes of comedy and song.
WHO Everyone
When7:30 PM
WhereMacon City Auditorium, 415 1st Street, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
Aaron Lewis: Acoustic Origins Tour
Staind's Aaron Lewis plays an acoustic set at Macon City Auditorium.
WHO Everyone
When7 PM
WhereMacon City Auditorium, 415 1st Street, Macon, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
ABAC PCA Pro Rodeo
3R Rodeo Company returns to the ABAC Rodeo Arena for two nights of PCA rodeo, with Mutton Bustin' before the main show.
WHO Everyone
WhenGates 5 PM; Mutton Bustin' 6 PM; rodeo 7:30 PM
WhereABAC Rodeo Arena, 2802 Moore Hwy, Tifton, GA
CostFrom $20 general admission; children under 6 free; VIP $30 adults / $10 under 6
Merry Marketplace
Nearly 100 artisans and boutique vendors fill the Rainwater Conference Center for the Junior Service League's 52nd market.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri 6 – 9 PM (preview ticket); Sat 9 AM – 5 PM; Sun 12 – 5 PM
WhereJames H. Rainwater Conference Center, 1 Meeting Place, Valdosta, GA
CostSee organizer website for details
