Calendar

Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast

GEORGIA

Flintstone — Rock City’s Blowing Springs Farm, Sept. 28-Oct. 28 (Fridays-Sundays only), boasts a new cornfield maze design each year as well as a hay ride, cow train ride, the Critter Coral and more. www.blowingspringsfarm.com

Ellijay — The Dancing Goats FolkFest, Sept. 29-30, includes a juried folk art show, storytelling, live music. facebook.com/dancinggoatsfolkfest. Adairsville — The Great Locomotive Chase Festival, Oct. 5-7, has arts, crafts and food vendors, carnival rides, music and fireworks. www.adairsvillega.net.

Tybee Island — Tybee Island Pirate Fest, Oct. 5-7, is a weekend of music, fireworks, food and kids activities complete with a Pirate Victory Parade. tybeeisland.com/ pirates.

St Marys — The Rock Shrimp Festival, Oct. 6, features a 5K run, kids activities, a themed parade, fire truckes and tractors, vendors and of course, rock shrimp for dinner. www.visitstmarys.com/ rock-shrimp-festival.html. Helen — The annual Oktoberfest, through Oct. 28, features German music, food, drinks and dancing. www.helenchamber.com.

ALABAMA

Huntsville — Eva Frontier Days, through Sept. 29, features singing, a greased pig chase, craft show, antique tractor show, food contests, parades and more. www.alabama.travel/upcomingevents/eva-frontier-days. Bankhead — The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama Festival and Pow Wow, Sept. 29-30, features dancing, food, living history demonstrations, storytelling and more. www.alabama.travel. Cullman — Oktoberfest, Oct. 3-6, includes an arts and crafts show, wagon rides, kids area, historical tours, and more to celebrate the city’s German heritage. www. cullmanoktoberfest.com. Moundville — The Moundville Native American Festival, Oct. 3-6, seeks to entertain and educate about the culture and heritage that makes Southeastern Indians unique. It includes living historians, arts and crafts vendors, children’s area, arts market and performances. 205371-2234.

FLORIDA

Fort Myers — The Island Hopper Songwriter Fest, through Sept. 30, brings more than 80 songs writers, including Hall of Fame musicians, to perform as well as participate in new activities such as resort pool parties, wine pairings and workshops. www.island-hopper.fortmyers-sanibel.com.

Mount Dora — The Mount Dora Bicycle Festival, Oct. 4-7, includes a social ride for breast cancer awareness, a reunion party and two challenges which give participants a chance to be awareded Gran Fondo “King” and “Queen.” www.mountdorabicyclcfestival.com.

Port St. Joe — The annual Florida Scallop, Music and Arts Festival, Oct. 5-6, will include Old Soul Revival, the Currys, Baby Gray, Coastal Highway and many more. scallopfestfl.org.

LOUISIANA

New Iberia — The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, Sept. 26-30, has parades, a carnival, live Cajun and Zydeco music, sugar cookery, a horticulture show, artists competitions and more. hisugar.org.

Alexandria — Funktoberfest, Oct. 5-6, offers live music with craft beer samples, a home brewers competition and more. www.funktoberfestcenla.com. Monroe — The Bloody Mary Fest, Oct. 6, offers four hours of tasting handcrafted bloody marys from multiple restaurants and bars and voting for your favorite. www.downtownrivermarket.com.

New Orleans — The Beignet Fest, Oct. 6, features beignet dishes from restaurants and food trucks from around NOLA and includes live music, kids activities, and an artist music. www.beignetfest.com. Madisonville — The Wooden Boat Festival, Oct. 13-14, attracts more than 100 classic boats and hundreds of spectator boats and includes live music, children’s activities, arts and crafts, a cruise-in and more. lpbmm.org.

MISSISSIPPI

Columbus — The Art Walk Downtown, Sept. 27, showcases fine art for purchase, with a chance to meet the artists and take advantage of in-store discounts and promotions, with music in the streets. www. columbusmainstreet.com. Jackson — WellsFest, Sept. 29, offers live music, a 5K run and walk, pet parade, food vendors, arts booths, plant sale and children’s activities. www.wellschurch.org/wellsfest.

Gulfport — Cruisin’ the Coast, Sept. 30-Oct. 7, features cruiseins, bands, a swap meet, auto auction. and more. cruisinthecoast.com.

NORTH CAROLINA

Mount Airy — Mayberry Days, Sept. 24-30, celebrates yesteryear with shows, a parade, special guests, contests, a barbecue cook-off, silent auction and more. www.mayberrydays.org. Cullowhee — The 44th annual Mountain Heritage Day, Sept. 29, will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with three stages of traditional old-time, gospel and bluegrass music, dance and workshops. www.discoverjacksonnc.com. Morganton — Revolutionary War Days, Sept. 29-30, starts with a re-enactment of the Overmountain Men crossing the Catawba River and activities follow. www.historicburke.org. Cashiers — Cashiers Leaf Festival, Oct. 5-7, features vendors and two stages of entertainment with a chance to see the leaves beginning to change. www. discoverjacksonnc.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston — The MOJA Arts Festival, Sept. 27-Oct. 7, is a celebration of Gullah culture with African music, cultural arts and Caribbean cuisine in the form of dance, literature, music, theater and visual arts. www.mojafestival.com. Rock Hill — The Blues & Jazz Festival, Oct. 4-5, has concerts at venues throughout town over two days. There’s a kick-off party and a restaurant crawl as well. www.yorkcountyarts.org/14thbluesandjazz. Pamplico — The Pamplico Cypress Festival, Oct. 5-6, features arts and crafts vendors, a pageant, car show and food vendors. www.townofpamplico.com. Beaufort — The Beaufort Shrimp Festival, Oct. 5-6, offers samples from local restaurants, a Friday night concerts in the park, a run/walk, arts and crafts and more. www.beaufortchamber.org/beaufort-shrimp-festival/ Aiken — The Western Carolina State Fair, Oct. 19-28, has cotton candy, corn dogs, funnel cakes and carnival rides. westerncarolinastatefair.com.

Charleston — Made in the South Weekend, Nov. 9-10, is hosted by Garden & Gun magazine and kicks off with a concert by Amanda Shires and is followed by a maker’s marketplace as well as an awards dinner. www. gardenandgun.com.

TENNESSEE

Bristol — The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, through Sept. 23, is a three-day music fest in the downtown city that straddles two states, Virginia and Tennessee. www.bristolrhythm.com. Caryville — The Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival, Sept. 29, is a free festival with four stages of live music, a juried craft village, judged art and quilt show, children’s parade, food vendors and more. www.louiebluie.org. Chattanooga — Dread Hollow, Sept. 29-Oct. 31 (select dates), is a haunted house from the masterminds behind Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern. www.hauntedcavern.com.

Hurricane Mills — The Tennessee Motorcycles and Music Revival, Oct. 4-7, is held at Loretta Lynn’s ranch and includes concerts, flat track racing, the Wall of Death and camping. www. motorcyclesandmusic.com. Livingston — The annual Rollercoaster Yard Sale, Oct. 5-7, is a 150-mile long yard sale where you can start and stop anywhere along the route. www.therollercoasteryardsale.com. Cleveland — Junkin’ It! Craft & Vintage Market, Oct. 6-7, specializes in handmade/homemade crafts of any type, farmhouse, boutique clothing and antiques, and includes a petting zoo, food trucks and children activities. www.touchtheskyevents.com.