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Festivals opening this weekend around the region
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National Southern Gospel and Harvest Festival:
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 10 a. m.- 6 p. m. Sunday- Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays, $65 ages 12-59, $ 52 ages 4-11, $ 60 ages 60 and older; 40 craftsmen and daily gospel concerts included in admission. www.dolly wood.com. SEPT. 30-OCT. 2
› Strawberry Fields Arts Guild, 502 Sanders Road, Birchwood, Tenn., (follow signs from Highway 58), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free admission for music and gift market, $10 to reserve a pumpkin for painting, first 50 guests receive free ticket to Guthrie Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze. Call 423704-5363 to reserve pumpkin in advance. ›
Tennessee Riverpark, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, free admission, tickets for activities 50 cents to $ 3; children’s carnival to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga. 423-778-4300. ›
Bluff Park Community Center, 517 Cloudland Drive, Hoover, Ala., 9 a.m.5 p.m. CDT Saturday, free, 150 artists. www.bluffparkartassociation.org.
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Autumn at the Guild: Autumn Children’s Festival: Bl uf f Show: Park Culture Fest: Art
Chat- tanooga Market, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, free; art, food, music and dance representing Chattanooga’s cultural diversity. chattanooga.events/calendar.
› St. Elmo United Methodist Church, 4626 St. Elmo Ave., 10 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, free; crafts and gift items, kids activities and health and wellness booths. 706-841-1408.
› Candler Park, 1500 McLendon Ave. NE, Atlanta, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, noon- 9 p. m.
Fall Fall Fair: Fest:
Sunday, free; fine arts and crafts show with tour of homes and 5K race. fallfest.candlerpark.org. ›
The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville, 10 a. m.-5 p. m. CDT Saturday, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m. CDT Sunday, free; art, music and history at the home of Andrew Jackson. fallfestatthehermitage.com.
› Bachman Community Center, 2815 Anderson Pike, Signal Mountain, 11 a. m.-2 p. m. Saturday, $5 chili tastings, additional fee for activity
Fall Fest at the Hermitage: Fall Festival:
tokens; community festival and chili cook- off. bachmancc.org. ›
John C. Campbell Folk School, 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, N.C., 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Saturday and Sunday, $5 adults, $3 ages 12-17; 250 crafts booths, 40 demonstrating craftsmen, music. folkschool.org. ›
Goodlet Farm, 331 Straight Gut Road, Rock Spring, Ga., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday, $10 ages 13 and older; craft and food vendors, music,
val: Folk School Festi- Goodlet Farm Festival:
5K run and more to benefit MaryEllen Locher Foundation. 423-987-0473. ›
Adairsville Public Square, 116 Public Square, Adairsville, Ga., 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 9 a. m.- 11 p. m. Saturday, noon- 5 p. m. Sunday, $3 ages 7 and older on Friday and Saturday, free on Sunday; carnival rides, craft and food vendors. carters villeevents.org.
› Marsh House, 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, free festival admission; tours of historic home 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $2 adults, $1 children; heritage festival with Civil War reenactors, Victorian
Great Locomotive Chase Festival: Heritage Days:
games for children, crafters, barbecue plates, entertainment. 706-639-1590.
› Soddy-Daisy Kids Park, Dayton Pike at Soddy Lake, 10 a.m.-dark Saturday, crafts, food, live music, presented by Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 942, free admission. 423-718-1738.
Punkin Festival:
OCT. 1-30
› See Rock City, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $22.95 adults, $12.95 ages 3-12; celebration of German music and food with polka lessons, specialty beer and costumed characters. www. seerock citycom/rocktoberfest.
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