FESTIVALS COMING UP
SEPT. 6- OCT. 28
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Oktoberfest: Festhalle, 1074 Edelweiss Strasse, Helen, Ga., 6-10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 1 p.m.-midnight Saturday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday; $8 Monday-Friday, $10 Saturday, free on Sunday; annual celebration of German food, music, dance. www.helenchamber. com.
SEPT. 7-9
› Battle of Tunnel Hill: Tunnel Hill Heritage Center, 215 Clisby Austin Road, Tunnel Hill, Ga., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $10 ages 13 and up; Civil War battle re-enactment at 2 p.m. each day, sutlers, mock surgeries in medical tents, tours of historic Clisby-Austin house. www. battleoftunnelhill.com ›
Climate ‘Nooga Festival: From Station Street adjacent to Chattanooga Choo Choo to TVA plaza, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, free, includes Climate March at 11 a.m., speakers, music, games and electric vehicle tailgate party. 423-488-5668 ›
Double Dog Dare You Festival: Cambridge Square in Ooltewah, 8:30 a.m.- 7 p.m. Saturday, free with some donation-based events, dress your dog in team colors for dog parade, hot-dogeating contest and 7 p.m. concert by Hit Town. 423-486-4001 › Fall Arts and Crafts Festival: Ducktown Basin Museum, 212 Burra Burra St., Ducktown, Tenn., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, free, more than 20 vendors of homemade jams and jellies, handmade crafts. 423-496-5778 › Fried Green Tomato Festival: Main Street and Kenneth Gable Memorial Park, Niota, Tenn., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free admission, individual activity fees. 423-568-2584 › International Cowpea Festival: Charleston City Park, 103 Worth St. NE, Charleston, Tenn., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, free; cookoff, crafts and food vendors, family fun field, music. www. cowpeafestival.com › Mountaineer Folk Festival: Fall Creek Falls State Park, Village Green area, 10821 Park Road, Spencer, Tenn., 7-10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday (all times Central), free; arts and crafts, two stages of music. 423881-5708 › Railfest: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, gates open 5:30 p.m. Friday before concert starts at 7, $25 per person, $65 VIP; excursion time 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $25 adults, $20 child, ticket includes train ride; family festival with model trains, music, kids’ activities. www.tvrail.com ›
White Oak Crafts Fair: Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Highway, Woodbury, Tenn., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT Saturday and Sunday, $3 includes parking; 75 artists exhibit along the banks of the East Fork Stones River. www. artscenterofcc.com › Yellow Daisy Festival: Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain, Ga., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, admission free with paid parking $20 per day; more than 500 vendors at event voted one of top three crafts shows in nation by Sunshine Artist magazine. www.stonemountainpark.com/events/yellow-daisy-festival
SEPT. 7-15
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Northwest Georgia Regional Fair: Highway 53/Rome Road, Calhoun, Ga., gates open 5 p.m. nightly, $5 ages 6 and older, $25 nightly for unlimited carnival rides; Jurassic Kingdom shows, Circus Incredible performances, All-American Zoo. www.northwestgeorgiaregionalfair.com
SEPT. 7-16
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Tennessee State Fair: Tennessee State Fairgrounds, 500 Wedgewood Ave., Nashville, gates open 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, noon Sunday (all times Central), $8 ages 18-54, $6 ages 55 and older and ages 3-17, unlimited-ride wristbands $25. Includes Bluegrass and Fiddlers Jamboree Sept. 8. www.tennesseestatefair.org ›
Tennessee Valley Fair: Chilhowee Park, 3301 E. Magnolia Ave., Knoxville, gates open 3 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. Saturdays, noon Sundays; $10 ages 12-64, $8 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 6-11, $10 parking, $25 unlimited-rides wristband; daily concerts include Chris Blue, Joe Diffie, Charlie Daniels Band and Scotty McCreery. www.tnvalleyfair.org
SEPT. 11-15
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Jackson County Fair: Veterans Park Fairgrounds, 220 Cecil St., Scottsboro, Ala., gates open 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday (all times Central); $4 ages 4 and older. 256-548-2212