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Fairburn Festival this weekend

For over a quarter-century, the city of Fairburn has annually welcomed and anticipated the Old Campbell County Homecoming in their quaint community in South Fulton County. This year the city’s long-time tradition is getting a makeover with the premiere of Fairburn’s Festival of Arts, Antiques and Music. And it’s jammed with food, endless activities and music and events almost too numerous to list.

Fairburn’s Festival of Arts, Antiques and Music is a weekend-long celebration that takes place in the heart of downtown Fairburn. The festival kicks off Friday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. with live music in local restaurants, including Serenata Band as Casablanca Restaurant and a performance of "The Odd Couple, playing at the Southside Theatre at 8 p.m.

The festival goes into high gear Saturday, Oct. 1, with festivities throughout downtown Fairburn. On West Broad Street, artists and antique dealers will display their wares at the Artist's and Antique Market from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Farmer's Market will take place from 8 a.m. until noon. Local producers will feature pumpkins (the pie variety), Indian corn, small decorative wing gourds, tiny pumpkins and corn stalks along with an assortment of vegetables and homemade jellies. Also available at the Farmer’s Market will be handmade herb products, lavender pillows, soaps, bath crystals and knitted scarves.

The Fairburn Festival Parade steps off at 10 a.m. along West Broad Street. Also, downtown visitors can take advantage of a variety of goodies at the Food Court featuring more than 40 items and an Antique Ford Car Show.

Live music on the main stage on West Broad include Cedar Grove Tuesday Night Performers, Peachtree Rattlers, Rhonda Thomas Band and Coy Bowles & The Fellowship.

At the Old Campbell County Courthouse, in addition to tours and displays, this will also be the site for many of the festival’s entertainment. Pony rides, face painting, a puppet theatre and storytelling will be available for the children and an outdoor performance stage featuring a variety of various performance styles will all take place at the historic venue. At 12:30 p.m. crowds can hear gospel and bluegrass trio Southern Mix and from 5-7 p.m. visitors can catch the Twilight Concert at the Courthouse featuring the Big Peach Band. Everyone is invited to bring a picinic dinner and lawn chairs.

The festival concludes with an early evening concert at the Courthouse stage at 5 p.m. and an encore presentation of “The Odd Couple” playing at the Southside Theatre at 8 p.m.

The Fairburn Festival is part of an initiative of the Fulton County Arts Council and a Tour de 29 event. The Festival has been created as a juried event designed to bring together the “best of the best” from the arts and antiques community. FFAA provides a venue for artists and antique dealers to sell original works of art and antiques in a professional environment as well as giving the Fairburn community and surrounding communities the chance to engage in an enriching and family oriented environment.

“We are excited about expanding our Festival and bringing the event to our historic Main Street. This new location will provide a wonderful venue for regional artists and antique dealers to display and sell their wares,” said Betty Hannah, mayor of Fairburn. “Additionally it will provide the members of our community an enhanced fall festival to be enjoyed by all.”

Fairburn’s Festival of Arts and Antiques is located in downtown Fairburn on West Broad Street between Campbellton and Smith Street near the Ga. Highway 92 intersection and at the Old Campbell County Courthouse on East Broad and Cole Street. Admission to the Festival is free and open to the general public.

For information on attending the festival and general information contact the City of Fairburn at 770-964-2244 or visit www.fairburnfestival.com.