Events

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A Chattahoochee Independence Day
This July 4 celebration in Franklin features a fireworks display over the Chattahoochee River;
address: Franklin, Georgia
phone: 706-675-0560
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Affair on the Square
Sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, this LaGrange event is held on Lafayette Square the second weekend in May; fine arts fair, food and entertainment;
address: LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706-882-3267
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Azalea Storytelling Festival
The Southeast?s most renowned storytellers gather in LaGrange to swap tales at West Georgia Technical College?s Callaway Center; first weekend in March;
address: LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706-882-7784, ext. 21.
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Candlelight Tour of Warm Springs
Christmas in Warm Springs Village gets a glorious kickoff the weekend before Thanksgiving when candles light the downtown streets for holiday shoppers;
address: Warm Springs, Georgia
phone: 706-655-3322
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Christmas Carousel
Sponsored by the City of Valley and WestPoint Stevens, Stevens, the carousel has been a holiday tradition for more than half a century; free rides for children;
address: Valley, Alabama
phone: 334-756-5290
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Cotton Pickin? Fair
This Southeastern Tourism Top 20 Event comes to Gay the first weekend of May and October; art, crafts, food and entertainment;
address: Gay, Georgia
phone: 706-538-6814
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Fantasy in Lights
An annual holiday tradition at Callaway Gardens, this dazzling outdoor light display is one of the South?s most amazing tributes to Christmas;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

FDR Commemorative Ceremony
Held at the Little White House each April 12, this service marks the date President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Warm Springs in 1945; guest speakers and tours;
address: Warm Springs, Georgia
phone: 706-655-5870
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Hummingbird Festival
Held the third weekend in October, this Hogansville event features children?s activities, food, arts and crafts, antiques, flea market, 5K walk and annual Hogansville High School reunion;
address: Hogansville, Georgia
phone: 706-637-9497
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July 4th Surf & Sand Spectacular
Celebrate Independence Day at Callaway Gardens with swimming, picnicking, beach games, concert and fireworks;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

LaGrange Hydrangea Festival
This two-day arts and crafts festival at Lafayette Square features antiques, collectibles, food, fresh flowers and the Tour de LaGrange bicycle ride; first weekend in June;
address: LaGrange, Georgia
phone: 706-882-1848
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Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament
The world?s best water skiers and wakeboarders kick off summers at Callaway Gardens by competing in this annual tournament each Memorial Day Weekend at Robin Lake Beach;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

Muscadine Festival
This mid-September event features Barbecue and Bluegrass at Callaway Gardens; Memphis in May-sanctioned barbecue cook-off, bluegrass bands, arts and crafts;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

Powers Crossroads Country Fair & Art Festival
More than 300 artists and craftsmen make this Labor Day Weekend event just west of Newnan an award-winning annual affair;
address: Newnan, Georgia
phone: 770-253-2011
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Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival
Each Labor Day Weekend, Callaway Gardens takes to the skies with hot air balloon enthusiasts exhibiting, and then launching, their flighty vehicles;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

Spring Celebration at Callaway Gardens
Visit this lush manmade gardens to revel in the brilliant blooming azaleas; arts and crafts, food, entertainment; mid-March through mid-April;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

Thanksgiving at The Little White House
The Saturday before Thanksgiving, visit with Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt (actually, re-enactors portraying them) as they enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving at Warm Springs;
address: Warm Springs, Georgia
phone: 706-655-5870
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The Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens
An annual event featuring the world?s greatest steeplechase horses; held the first Saturday in November; picnicking, elegant cuisine and music;
address: Pine Mountain, Georgia
phone: 1-800-CALLAWAY
web: www.callawaygardens.com

West Point Depot Days and Arts & Crafts Fair
Food, fun and railroad bumper cars are featured at the Historic Depot and in Downtown West Point the second Saturday in September;
address: West Point, Georgia
phone: 706-645-6218
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