These Southwest listings are on a November 2007-October 2008 basis. To have an event included in our 2008 Metro Guide, contact the news department by Aug. 31, 2008.
Andersonville Historic Fair and Parade, early October at Andersonville; Civil War re-enactments, antiques, arts and crafts; admission: $4 adults, $1.50 children; (229) 924-2558 or visit www.andersonvillegeorgia.com.
BATZ, October 26-27, the Parks at Chehaw in Albany. For more information, call 430-5275.
Big Pig Jig, early October at BBQ City in Vienna. Includes barbecue contest, live entertainment, livestock show, hog calling contest, chitterlings-eating contest. Admission fee is charged. For more information, call (229) 268-8275 or visit www.bigpigjig.com.
15th annual Calhoun County Harvest Festival, Nov. 3 at Harvest Festival Grounds in Morgan. Includes live entertainment, a street dance with music provided by the Leigh Mullis Band, rides, a car show, arts & crafts and food vendors. Admission is free. For more information, call (229) 849-4375 or visit www.calhouncountyharvestfestival.com.
Calico Arts and Crafts Show, Nov. 10-11 and March 15-16 at Spence Field south of Moultrie. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Features arts, crafts, activities and entertainment. Admission: $5. Children 12 and under admitted free with an adults. For more information, call (229) 985-1968 or visit www.calicocrafts.com.
Christmas at the Fort Annual Arts and Crafts Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19 at Frontier Village in Fort Gaines. Includes crafts and Christmas items, food, entertainment and a raffle. For more information, call (229) 732-6092 or (229) 881-5797.
Christmas Candlelight Tour, Pebble Hill Plantation’s 23rd annual holiday event held 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 7-8 at Pebble Hill in Thomasville. Event includes Christmas tour of the plantation’s main house, holiday music by Swing Shift, champagne reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and carriage rides. Reservations required. For more information, call (229) 226-2344 or visit www.pebblehill.com.
Christmas parade, Dec. 1 in downtown Albany. Preparade activities and entertainment start at 5 p.m. on Broad Street and Pine Avenue. Parade is 6 p.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call (229) 883-8330, ext. 210.
“Cotton Hall Christmas,” Nov. 27-Dec. 15 at Cotton Hall in Colquitt. Shows set for 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays-Saturdays. Swamp Gravy’s holiday production features local professional talent. Admission is $20. For more information, call (229) 758-5450 or visit www.swampgravy.com.
Exchange Club Fair, Oct. 30-Nov. 3 at Exchange Club fairgrounds, located on the corner of Westover Road and Oakridge Drive. Includes midway, exhibits, games, live entertainment and livestock shows. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 48 inches tall. For more information, call (229) 436-8827 or visit www.exchangeclubfair.org.
Fair of 1850, Oct. 27-Nov. 10. This annual event at Westville Village in Lumpkin features old-time demonstrations of such pre-Industrial South crafts as candle making, blacksmithing and potterymaking, as well as musical performances. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, college students and military personnel, and $4 for K-12 students. For more information, call (888) 733-1850 or visit www.westville.org.
Festival of Lights, Nov. 23-Dec. 31 at the Parks at Chehaw in Albany. Annual attraction features Christmas lights and decorations. For more information, call (229) 430-5295 or visit www.parksatchehaw.org.
Fourth of July fireworks: Albany’s fireworks show is the largest in Southwest Georgia. Gates open late in the afternoon at Festival Park off Washington Street and Whitney Avenue. No admission or parking fees.
Frontier Festival, Jan. 11-13 at the Parks at Chehaw in Albany. Annual event includes vendors and crafts. For more information, call (229) 430-5295 or visit www.parksatchehaw.org.
Georgia National Fair, Oct. 4-14 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. Annual event features midway rides, educational and agricultural programs, live entertainment and food vendors. Daily admission $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and free for accompanied children 10 and under. For more information, call (478) 987-3247 or 1-800-987-3247, or visit www.georgianationalfair.com.
Georgia Peanut Festival, held annually the third weekend of October at Jeffords Park in Sylvester. The event includes a parade, the Miss Georgia Festival Queen Pageant, activities and vendors. For more information, call (229) 776-6657 or visit www.gapeanutfestival.com.
Historic Halloween Carnival, 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton. Annual event features 1890s-style carnival games, pumpkin walk, costume contest, train rides and hay rides.
Kolomoki Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13 at Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park in Blakely. Annual event features demonstrations of Native American skills, such as flint knapping, basket weaving, as well as artifact identification, craft and food vendors and live music. For more information, call (229) 724-2150.
Love Affair Fine Arts Festival, April 26- May 4 at Fulwood Park in Tifton. Features downtown parade, music, arts in the park and entertainment. For more information, call (229) 391-4820.
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival, Oct. 20-21 and April 19-20. Six miles east of I-75 near Perry. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children. Free parking. Semiannual event features crafts, artwork, jewelry, handmade clothing, quilts, food, entertainment stage, special attractions for children. For more information, call (478) 922-8265 or visit www.mossycreekfestival.com.
Mule Day, annual celebration of the hardworking farm animal of yesteryear, Nov. 3 in Calvary.
National Mayhaw Festival, held the third weekend in April at Colquitt’s Spring Creek Recreational Park. Annual event honors the mayhaw with a parade, bake sale, juried arts and crafts shows, live music, children’s activities and food vendors. Free admission. For more information, call (229) 758-2400.
Peppermint Pops, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Albany Civic Center. Admission is one canned food item, which will benefit area food banks. The Albany Symphony Orchestra’s 16th annual holiday event will feature community holiday caroling, the Marine Corps Logistics Base Band and a chorus made up of area school choirs. For more information, call (229) 317-6799 or visit www.albanysymphony.org.
Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival, Nov. 17-18 at the Thomasville Cultural Center in Thomasville. The 12th annual event features wildfire art shows, a dog show, field trials and a cook off. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5-11 and free for ages 4 and under. For more information, call (229) 226-0588 or visit www.pwaf.org.
Rose Show and Festival, April 24-26 in downtown Thomasville. The 87th annual event features a rose show, a parade, live music, activities, craft vendors, a plantation ball, a street dance and vendors. For more information, call (229) 227-7020 or visit www.thomasvillega.com.
“Swamp Gravy,” Named the official folk life play of Georgia, Swamp Gravy is staged in Cotton Hall, a former cotton warehouse on Main Street in Colquitt. Each production taken from oral histories of residents of Miller County. Fall season productions run each weekend in October. Spring season productions run each weekend in March. Tickets are $22. For more information, call (229) 758-5450 or visit www.swampgravy.com.
Sunbelt Agriculture Expo, Oct. 16-18 at Spence Field south of Moultrie. Daily admission is $7 for adults and free for accompanied children 6 and under. This year’s annual event spotlights the Virginia agriculture industry and features exhibits, cattle clinics, craft shows, and farmer of the year recognition. For more information, call (229) 985-1968 or visit www.sunbeltexpo.com.
Victorian Christmas, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 13-14 in downtown Thomasville. Most attractions free. Annual event that highlights Christmas in Victorian times features horse-drawn carriages, strolling carolers, dancers, musicians, shopping, holiday foods and St. Nicholas. For more information, call (229) 227-7020 or visit www.thomasvillega.com.
Victorian Christmas Celebration and Cane-Grinding Party, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton. This annual holiday event features a barnyard scramble 5K run and 1-mile fun walk, live entertainment, demonstrations, syrup cooking, a dessert sampler, train rides, hay rides and Santa Claus. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for 55 and older, $4 for ages 5-16 and free for children 4 and under. For more information, call 1-800-767-1875 or (229) 386-3344, or visit www.agrirama.com.
