Set against a backdrop of blazing fall colors and flavored with the scent of roasting peanuts and mulling spices, one of the South’s most enduring festivals returns to Toccoa as it has every fall since 1978. Staged the last weekend in October, the festival along Main Street features more than 160 craft and food vendors. The event hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. mainstreettoccoa.com
When: Friday, August 15, 2025 @ 12:00 am
Blue Ridge Rodeo
Stop by the Kiwanis Fairgrounds in Blue Ridge for the Kiwanis Rodeo, where professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls compete in a variety of events at the fairground arena.