2008 Special Events
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Rock City Raptors (Bird of Prey shows)
Rock City Gardens - Thursday through Sunday – show times: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Additional Saturday show 4:30 p.m.)
Come and see hawks soaring in the sky above Rock City.
Get a glimpse at a nocturnal hunter, the owl. Meet a vivacious vulture!
Enjoy this rare opportunity to witness these powerful and majestic birds up close. A unique learning experience high atop Lookout Mountain at Rock City! Visit the official site nearer to event for updates or changes.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Patriotism at The Post
Polo Field on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
The event will begin at 7 p.m. with a "Patriotic Kid" contest and the L'Abri Symphony Concert will begin at 8 p.m. The evening will conclude with Fireworks. There will also be concessions and a Kids Fun Zone with a paradise slide. FREE admission and FREE parking! Sponsored by the City of Fort Oglethrope and Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Committee. FOr more information e-mail info@6thcavalrymusuem.com or call 706-861-2860.
Friday, July 4, 2008
LaFayette Freedom Festival
LaFayette Municipal Park - 5 p.m.- 11 p.m.
The event will include music, fireworks, food vendors, children's activities and much more! Admission to the event is free. Please visit the website or call 706-639-1590 for more information.
September 19-21, 2008
145th Anniversary Battle of Chickamauga
10 minutes south of Chickamauga National Battlefield Park
Bring children to a history lession they will never forget!
Visit the official website for more information.
- Ride a steam engine to the battle
- Wash your feet in Chickamauga Creek
- Exciting battles Saturday & Sunday
- Tactical Saturday morning
- Live Civil War music
- Grand Ball Saturday night
- School day Friday
- Food and beaverages available
- Continuous living history activities
- Two living history tents
- National speakers - book authors
- Ladies tea - fashion show
- Tour the camps and talk to the soldiers
- Civilian community
- Period worship service
- Shop sulters row for period wares
Sept. 19 – Nov. 1, 2008
Rock City’s Enchanted MAiZE at Blowing Springs Farm in Flintstone, GA
Rock City Gardens - Thursday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday 12 Noon – 8 p.m.
Rock City’s fall attraction in the valley below Lover’s Leap: a cornfield maze that will intrigue adventurers. Challenge your skills with a visit to the Enchanted Maize Maze. Enjoy 10 acres of fall fun as you weave your way through the twists and turns of this amazing cornfield maze. Also on site: Rock City’s historic birdhouse barn, tractor pulled hayrides, children’s courtyard playground and millet maze. Visit the official site nearer to event for updates or changes.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Annual Barwick-LaFayette Fly-in
Barwick-LaFayette Airport - 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The event will include airplanes, classic cars and food vendors. Admission to the event is free. Please visit the website or call 706-638-7071 for more information.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Heritage Day at the Marsh House
Marsh Warthen House - 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The event will include Civil War period interaction, food vindors, children's activities, historical reenactments and live music. Admission to the event is free. Please visit the official website for more information.
Saturdays & Sundays in October
Rock City’s Rocktoberfest
Rock City Gardens - 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Get in touch with Rock City’s German heritage! Rock City Square will be transformed for a celebration of harvests and fall foliage.
Stroll through an atmosphere of German music and food. Enjoy a Bratwurst on Rye, Sauerkraut, Rosemary Roasted Redskin Potatoes
Pretzels and German Chocolate Cake! Specialty beer will be on tap in the Beer Garden. Work off dinner with a “chicken dance” at the polka stage. Visit the official site nearer to event for updates or changes.
Nov. 21, 2008 – Jan. 3, 2009
Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights
Rock City Gardens - 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
For the holiday season, Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights is a family tradition. This year marks the 14th Annual Enchanted Garden of Lights, November 21 through January 4 nightly from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., except for Christmas Eve night. This award-winning, light extravaganza features more than 25 holiday scenes and nearly a million lights that transform the gardens’ natural daytime splendor into a nocturnal fantasyland. Enjoy gingerbread cookie decorating, hot cocoa and nightly entertainment. Group rates available. Visit the official site nearer to event for updates or changes.
Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2008
Candlelight Tours of the Marsh House
Marsh Warthen House
The event will showcase wonderful look back in time at the way the house would have been during the Civil War era. During the event there will be live entertainment, refreshments, and tours. A small admission fee will be charged. Please visit the official website for more information.
Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2008
Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 2008
Candlelight Tours of the Gordon Lee Mansion
Gordon Lee Mansion
Visit the Mansion as it is decorated with period decorations from the antebellum period and lit by candlelight as it would have been in 1863..
Hot Cider and Cookies will be served in the warming kitchen. Visit with Congressman Gordon Lee as he was in 1926 in the library. Re-enactors on the lawn as they were at Christmas in 1863. Please visit the official website for more information.
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