Georgia apple festival. Youre in luck thats exactly what the ge. Bring the whole family for fun filled fall day in ellijay. Both weekends of the apple festival are packed with arts and crafts vendors local retailers selling everything under the sun food vendors serving up seasonal favorites childrens activities live entertainment and so much more.
The 49th annual georgia apple festival arts crafts show has been canceled. Open october 10th. The georgia apple festival is the largest fundraiser for both entities and the loss of revenue will be felt deeply by both in their effort to meet the charitable needs of the community supported by the ellijay lions club and the needs of the gilmer county business community supported by the gilmer chamber.
The georgia apple festival brings two exciting weekends to ellijay georgia every year with hundreds of vendors offering food art crafts and more as well visitors from all over. See whos going to georgia apple festival 2020 in ellijay ga. One bite into an apple grown in ellijay georgia and youll be saying how bout them apples and that apple will taste so good that you might want to party.
The georgia apple festival gives visitors an opportunity to try some different apple varieties and perhaps discover a new favorite. Ellijay lions club fairgrounds 1729 south main street ellijay georgia 30540 admission adult 500 children under 10 are free parking donations to local civic and school groups. Although a chilly rainy day there was lots to see apple wise and lots of local vendors with crafts etc.
Sadly the october 2020 georgia apple festival has been cancelled but we are looking forward to october 910 and 1617 2021. Its the latest annual event in the state to be canceled in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Four of gilmer countys local apple houses set up at the festival offering apples and apple products including fried pies fritters cider and more.
There is also plenty of childrens activities. Our local apple growers have booths to celebrate the apple harvest. Recently went to the georgia apple festival in ellijay ga.
We bought fresh picked apples that were delicious while they lasted. Georgia might be known as the peach state but it can also produce some mighty fine apples. A fun day trip.
The food in particular is a popular drawso come hungry. The georgia apple festival is a 250 vendor arts crafts and food festival in the beautiful north georgia mountains held the second and third weekends in october. The ellijay lions club the gilmer county chamber of commerce the cities of ellijay and east ellijay and gilmer county invite everyone to come and enjoy the 50th.