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Quick Facts: |
Schedule of Events: |
| Type: Arts &
Crafts |
Friday, October 2, 2009
12 noon: Festival Opens
5:00 pm: Maysville PTO Cake Walk #1
7:00 pm: Street Dance: The Ely Carlan Band
11:00 pm: Festival Adjourns
Saturday, October 3, 2009
9:00 am: Festival Opens
10:00 am: Parade
11:00 am: Welcome Ceremonies
12 noon: Commerce School of Dance
12:30 pm: Waulka Mountain Boys (bluegrass)
1:15 pm: Exception to the Rule (bluegrass)
2:00 pm: Bearfoot Creek (bluegrass)
2:45 pm: Bluebilly Grit (bluegrass)
4:00 pm: Hula Hoop Contest
5:00 pm: Maysville PTO Cake Walk #2
7:00 pm: Street Dance: Time Travelers
11:00 pm: Festival Adjourns
Sunday, October 4, 2009
12 noon: Festival Opens
12:30 pm: Crystal River (gospel)
1:15 pm: The Bakers (gospel)
2:00 pm: The Maxwells (gospel)
2:45 pm: Athens
3:3p pm: The Dalton Gang
5:00 pm: Festival Closes |
| Started:
1966 |
| Duration: 3
days (third oldest in Georgia) |
| Estimated
Attendance: 15,000 - 20,000 |
| Sponsors:
Maysville Community Improvement Club and City of Maysville |
| Cost: Entry
is free. There is a booth fee. |
| Booth types:
Arts & Crafts, Food |
| Not allowed:
Flea market items, alcohol, noisemakers
Parade Grand Marshals: current and
former Maysville City Government mayors and clerks |
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Directions |
| Directions
to the festival from I-85: Take Exit 147(Commerce/Maysville
exit) and travel GA 98 west for five miles to downtown Maysville. The
festival is located in Veterans Park in the center of town. |
| Directions
from Athens GA: Take US 441 North to I-85 at Banks Crossing
(Exit 149). Take I-85 south to Exit 147. Turn left onto GA 98 West.
Travel five miles to downtown Maysville. |
Related & Other Events |
Directions from Gainesville GA: Take US 129 (Athens Hwy) South
to GA 323 (Gillsville Hwy). Turn left onto GA 323. Stay on 323 until
it dead-ends into GA 52. Turn right onto GA 52. Maysville is 10.4
miles southeast on GA 52. |
Autumn Leaf Beauty Pageant (no
information provided)
Maysville High School Reunion: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009
Hewell Pottery's Turnin' & Burnin' |
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Contacts |
General Info: Cyndi Taylor 706.708.6409
Booths: Cyndi Taylor 706.708.6409
Entertainment: Mark Garrison 706.215.1856
Parade: Martha Sims 706.652.2499
Pageant: contact person not known (Maysville PTO)
Magazine Ads: Festival magazine not printed this year |
