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Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast GEORGIA

Lookout Mountain — Rock City’s Summer Music Weekends, May 26, Sept. 4, features food, walking tours, birds of prey shows and bluegrass and country music. www.seerockcity.com/summermusic.

Toccoa — Ida Cox Music Series, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, features food, drinks and local and regional artists and musicians in a wide range of genres. www.idacoxmusicseries.com

Blairsville — Scottish Festival and Highland Games, June 9-11, features golf, a 5k run, food, music, dance, competitions, heritage searches and children’s activities. www.b lairs ville scottish festival. com. FLORIDA

Pensacola — Fiesta Boat Parade, June 3, features a parade of more than 25 marine vessels. www. fiestaoffiveflags.org. ALABAMA

Decatur — Soulstock, May 19-20, features inspirational speakers and Christian music. www. alabama.travel.

Scottsboro — Catfish Festival, May 20, features live entertainment, arts and crafts, fishing, an auto show and a blood drive. www.catfishfestival.net. Haleyville

— 911 Festival, June 2-3, features music, children’s activities, street vendors, a parade, classic car show and more to honor police and emergency personnel. www.haleyvillechamber.org. KENTUCKY

Danville — Great American Brass Band Festival, June 1-4, live music, dance, parades, a night picnic, a quilt show, yoga in the park, a 5K run, a street party and children’s activities. www.gabbf.org.

Louisville — Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Sept. 23-24, features concerts, Kentucky bourbons and food creations from top chefs. www.bourbonandbeyond.com. LOUISIANA

Starks — Mayhaw Festival, May 18-20, features live music, contests, a bike parade, scavenger hunt and demonstrations. www. mayhawfest.com. MISSISSIPPI

Tupelo — Elvis Festival, June 1-4, features tribute artists, contests and other activities and events to celebrate the life, legacy and music of the late rock icon. www. tupeloelvisfestival.com.

Columbus — Sounds of Summer, June 1-July 13, features a food drinks, children’s activities and concerts in the park, Thursdays in June and July. www.columbusmainstreet.com. NORTH CAROLINA

Sylva — Hook, Line and Drinker Festival, May 20, features craft beer and food vendors, fishing guides/vendors, a farmers market and live music from regional bands. www.mountianlovers.com.

Winston Salem —Gearand Guitars concert series, May 26-29, features performances from Barenaked Ladies, Corey Smith, Collective Soul and more. www. visitwinstonsalem.com.

Bryson City — Nantahala Racing Club Family Whitewater Weekend, May 28-29, features flat and whitewater activities, games, and 1K and 5K races. nantahalaracingclub.com. Hendersonville — Garden Jubilee Festival, May 28, features lawn and garden show, vendors, workshops, art. 800-828-4244, www. historichendersonville .org.

Winston Salem — Salute! The North Carolina Wine Celebration, June 3, features info sessions and sample pours from North Carolina wineries. www.visitwinstonsalem.com. SOUTH CAROLINA Travelers Rest

— WLS Sandbag Challenge, June 24, features an obstacle-course race that raises money to help veterans with PTSD and other traumas. www. whenlifesucks.org. TENNESSEE

Cumberland Gap — Genealogy Jamboree and Pioneer Day, June 8-10, features constumed history re-enactors, craft demonstrations, lectures, book sales and more. www.www.GenealogyJamboree.us/ VIRGINIA

Alexandria — “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon” exhibit at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum, through Sept. 30, 2018, features artwork, furnishings, archaeological discoveries, documents and interactive displays. www.mountvernon.org.

Chesapeake — Jubilee, May 1821, features live music, food, arts and crafts, street performers, a barbecue cook-off and children’s activities. www.chesapeakejubilee.org.