Events

Spring - Fall

Bluegrass on the Square in Tallulah Falls. Bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, or instrument of choice & join in, or sit back & enjoy. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Enjoy the bonfire, roasting marshmallows & eating hotdogs off the grill. Admission Free, donations appreciated.
www.TallulahFallsGeorgia.org

Now – September 21

Presenting “Minding the Gap –Photographs of Rabun County at 200 Years,” a two-person show of work by Hambidge Fellows Amanda Greene and Forest McMullin. Selection of images highlighting people and scenes rarely noticed or appreciated. Free to the public.
706-746-5718
www.hambidge.org/the-gallery.html

August 2-3

23rd Annual Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival and Rabun County Bicentennial celebrations are joining to make this year’s event a life-long memory of music, history and fun!
ExploreRabun.com/rabun200th

August 2-4

16th Big E Festival and Elvis Tribute
At the Rabun County Civic Center with Kingwood Resort as host motel. Meet and Greet, Elvis Tribute Artists’ competition, sock hop and more.
Tickets 706-201-8232

August 31

Labor Day Weekend Fireworks in Downtown Clayton
When you celebrate the end of summer you will be celebrating 200 years for Rabun County with a bang! Bring your chairs, listen to live music at the Rock House, then at dusk look toward Black Rock Mountain & watch the sky light up!

September 1

Tal-luau at Tallulah Gorge
Join us for our annual Tal-luau! This will be a final beach bash before swimming beach closes for the season. DJ, door prizes, & games.
Parking fee $5.00. 706-754-7981

September 21st

Clayton Crawl Fall Event 4-7pm
Main Street Clayton comes alive with good food, wine tasting, great music. Donations to local charities, scholarships and CMBA’s Beautification. Join the fun!
Clayton Merchant & Business Association.

October 5

Foxfire Mountaineer Festival - 10-5
Downtown Clayton
Celebrating the rich heritage of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Old-time games, food, traditional music, demonstrations of time-honored skills & trades, games & puzzles for young and old
www.foxfire.org

November 10

White Water Watch Hike - Tallulah Gorge State Park.
Ranger-led hike down sliding rock trail to watch kayakers run the gorge. Children must be at least 10 yrs old & accompanied by someone 18 or older. Strenuous hike down steep trail. No pets allowed.
$15 per person. Limited to first 25. Reserve your spot!

December 7

Rabun County Christmas Parade and Birthday Party 5:30-8:30
Wrap up the yearlong celebration with a Christmas Parade down main street of Clayton. Theme will be the Rabun200th, our Bicentennial. After a fun evening of parade watching we will all flow into the Civic Center just behind main street for the grand finale … a full fledged birthday party with cake and presents, plus an array of creative works of art that have been created during this Bicentennial year.

Annual Events in Rabun County

Aesthetic Water Releases – April-May, Sept-Nov

Tallulah Gorge State Park
gastateparks.org/TallulahGorge

Celebrate Clayton – last weekend in April:

Rabun County’s Art Festival in Downtown Clayton.
Family-friendly, kid’s activity area, refreshments & entertainment.
www.celebrateclayton.com

Spring “Old Time Farm Days” – May

Bluegrass in the Square – Spring-Fall

Tallulah Falls
http://www.tallulahfallsgeorgia.org/events.cfm

Rabun Music Festival – Summer Concert Series

Saturday evenings at the Rabun Gap - Nacoochee School. From Classical to Jazz, you can enjoy an entertaining evening, and be part of the ticket sales which help to award scholarships.
www.RabunMusicFestival.com

Dillard Bluegrass Festival and BBQ Cook off – August

Dillard City Hall
http://www.dillardbbq.org

“Mountain Makings” Arts & Crafts Show – September

Dillard City Hall

“Moonshine Jamboree” – September

Tallulah Gorge State park
https://gastateparks.org/TallulahGorge

Foxfire Fall Festival – October

www.foxfire.org

“Old Fashioned Farm Days” – October

Hillside Orchard Farms http://www.hillsideorchard.com
Georgia Wine Highway Weekend
www.georgiawine.com