Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

The Georgia Mountain Fall Festival fills the historic Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, 1311 Music Hall Road in Hiawassee, for two weekends this October. This first weekend runs Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, and it is the only one with the full carnival midway.

Gates open at 10:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 6:00 PM on Sunday. Pioneer Village hosts "Old Ways" demonstrations of moonshine making, corn milling, cider squeezing, quilting and blacksmithing, alongside arts and crafts booths, fair food and entertainment across the grounds. The carnival opens at 5:00 PM Friday, noon Saturday and 1:00 PM Sunday, with a preview night on Thursday, October 8, starting at 6:00 PM.

Concerts are in the Anderson Music Hall: Bellamy Brothers and Exile on Friday at 7:00 PM, Brad Kaylor and Mineral Bluff Revue on Saturday at 7:00 PM, and a Sunday gospel show at 2:00 PM with The Isaacs, The Mylon Hayes Family and The Rumfelt Family.

Festival admission is $10, kids 12 and under get in free, and parking is free. A concert ticket includes festival admission, and pets are not allowed on the grounds. The second weekend runs October 15 to 17. Schedule and tickets are at georgiamountainfairgrounds.com.