Community Events

Helen's Annual Lighting of the Village begins at 5 p.m. Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus from 5-7 p.m. The Lighting of the Village is at 6 p.m. The Helen First Baptist Church Choir performs from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Ready to start the Christmas Holiday? Come join us as we embrace this holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas Tree! This event will take place on the courthouse lawn.

This Christmas Season, think Shop Small! What is Shop Small? It’s a movement to shop in your local town in the small shops. Check out our local shops on the square for unique finds and gifts as we shop small, shop locally on the first Saturday of every month!

Show your support for the small independent businesses that make up our great downtown. When you spend $25 with one of our merchants - stores, salons, spas, restaurants are all included - your name will be entered into a drawing for one of two $100 Downtown Dollar gift certificates.

Open air arts and crafts show in downtown Helen.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas," the Emmy and Peabody award-winning story by Charles M. Schulz, has warmed the hearts of millions of fans since it first aired on television over 55 years ago.

Now the classic animated television special comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation that celebrates the timeless television classic so the whole family can join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the "Peanuts" characters in their journey to uncover the true meaning of Christmas.

After the final bow, the show crescendos into a celebration of song as the audience is invited to join the "Peanuts" gang in singing traditional Christmas songs and carols.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage" is a present the whole family can enjoy! There’s no better way for both children and adults to discover the magic of the season!

Show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $55.50-$25.50.

Call 706-447-6767 for more information.

The City of Bostwick is hosting the Cotton Gin Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28, with the parade at 11:00 a.m.

Please park in designated areas for safety. Hayrides are available from the parking field to the festival. We ask that you do not park in areas roped off as it may interfere with festival operations. Violators will be held responsible for accidents or towing.

Please be prepared to park in a field as you are coming to the country!

Handicap accessibility via bus. The parking fee is $5 per vehicle.

Gather the entire family for a new holiday theatrical tradition – A Christmas Story live on stage! The world’s most famous nine-year-old – Ralphie Parker – takes us on a hysterical, hijinks-filled avalanche of adventure filled with all the trappings of a perfect family holiday – an exploding furnace, an innocent experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost, a Red Ryder range BB gun with a compass in the stock, and a wild rash of theatrical fantasies not for the “fra-gee-lay” of heart. Come see this beloved Christmas story live on stage for a night filled with madcap humor, unforgettable characters and the true warmth of the holiday season.

Direct from Broadway, "Mean Girls" is the hilarious hit musical from writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin ("Legally Blonde") and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw ("The Book of Mormon"). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized fremenies, "Mean Girls" “delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.”

Show starts 7:30 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 31, 2023.

Call 706-447-6767 for more information

First Friday in Historic Downtown Brunswick is a fun family event that happens the first Friday of each month. We close the streets from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. so you can come down and enjoy live music, special discounts from downtown merchants, a car show and so much more! Come shop, dine and explore our downtown!

First Friday in Historic Downtown Brunswick is a fun family event that happens the first Friday of each month. We close the streets from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. so you can come down and enjoy live music, special discounts from downtown merchants, a car show and so much more!

Come catch a show at the Warrenton Cultural Center December 1st thru December 3rd.
Visit AreaChildrensTheatre.org for additional information.

Art Exhibit & Reception. Shop local and support our local artists! Enjoy two-days of the regions finest artists and craft persons. Original/handmade works. Free admission.

The Conyers Christmas Parade returns on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. The parade kicks off from the intersection of Rowland Road at Pine Log Road and travels Pine Log Road to Main Street and concludes at Milstead Avenue at Pine Street. Parade entry is only $25 and there are prizes this year in several categories for bragging rights for your business, organization, school group or church, so be sure to complete the application and submit it today. Applications available on our website. Are you anxious to stake out your spot along the parade route? Check out the map of the route and plan where you want to set up to watch all the fun! Stay afterwards for shopping, dining, and the Rockdale County Tree Lighting at the Courthouse at 6:00 p.m.

A holiday tradition in Blue Ridge featuring hand made gifts such as knitted scarves, shawls and more. A variety of food for holiday dining and gift giving including jams, jellies and pickles, plus a variety of cakes, cookies and candy. Frozen casseroles for main dish entrees and side dishes will be offered as well. All proceeds are used to support organizations that assist our mountain neighbors. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free parking, free admission. Handicap accessible.

Join us in downtown Forsyth on the first Saturday of each month for our special 1st Saturday Shop Small event. Enjoy the sweet life in Forsyth and look for the shopping and dining specials sure to please! And don’t miss out on the special treat--Forsyth Mainstreet sponsors a free concert and food trucks on those first Saturday nights, May through August! 

Holiday shopping market with 100+ artists! Join us for a weekend of food trucks, Santa, pony rides, petting zoo and Inflatables. Located on a family Christmas tree farm with hiking trails. This is sure to be a fun family event! Shepeard Blood Mobile will be onsite, and anyone who donates receives 50% off a Christmas tree! Saturday 9-4; Sunday 10-3; Parking is $3; Admission is free.