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Georgia Apple Festival
Ellijay, GA · Food & Drink
- When
- October 10–18, 2026
- Where
- Lions Club Fairgrounds · Ellijay · GA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Downtown Ellijay's arts and crafts festival draws more than 250 vendors selling handmade goods and apple treats from Georgia's self-declared Apple Capital, spread across two consecutive weekends each October at the Lions Club Fairgrounds. Now in its 55th year.
The history within reach
- Georgia Apple Festivalsame spot
Downtown Ellijay's arts and crafts festival draws more than 250 vendors selling handmade goods and apple treats from Georgia's self-declared Apple Capital, spread across two consecutive weekends each October at the Lions Club Fairgrounds.
Federal and state forces began the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from its capital in 1838.
Georgia's oldest multidisciplinary community arts organization has staged this fine arts and crafts festival annually since 1963.
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