We’re ready for cooler days, blue skies, brightly colored red and gold leaves, apple pickin’, cider drinking and fall festivals in the mountains. Here’s a list of some of the best!
Oct 5 – 6 – John C. Campbell Fall Festival
Always the first full weekend in October at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Celebrate Appalachian heritage, featuring a wide variety of craftspeople, continuous live music and dance, craft demonstrations, good food, and much more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct 5 – 6 – Georgia Marble Festival
First weekend in October at the Lee Newton Memorial Park, Jasper, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This two-day celebration includes a road race, parade, expo, fine arts exhibit, arts & crafts booths, entertainment, children’s area, business expo and tours of the marble quarry.
Oct 5 – 6 – Indian Summer Festival
First weekend in October, at the Woody Gap School in, Suches, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the grounds of Georgia’s Smallest Public School. Activities and family entertainment, pottery, quilts, homemade goodies, stained glass, folk art and more.