What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff If you just can’t get enough banana pudding, head down to Irwinton, Ga., where they have a festival devoted to the popular dessert<\/a>. The festival benefits nonprofits, who present their puddings on the festival’s Puddin’ Path. You sample each nonprofit’s offerings and vote for your favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The festivities actually begin with a 20 or 40 mile bike ride, which should make you good and hungry for a sweet banana-flavored treat. There are also crafts, vendors and a kids corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?: <\/strong>\ufeffApril 7, starting at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?: <\/strong>\ufeff128 East Main Street, Irwinton, Ga. 31042<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff Reptile Day<\/a> at Panola Mountain Park in Stockbridge is your chance to bond with your favorite cold-blooded animals. Learn everything there is to know about snakes, lizards and other reptiles that might sneak their way into your backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong> April 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?: <\/strong>2620 Highway 155 SW, Stockbridge, Ga. 30281<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> $5 general admission, kids 3 and under can attend for free. Parking is $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff If you like history or want your kids to have an appreciation for modern conveniences, head over to the Etowah Indian Mounds for Primitive Tools and Weapons Day<\/a>. This event is all about Native American tools and weaponry and will not only show the tools and the history behind them, but how Georgia’s earliest natives took care of their tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 813 Indian Mounds Road SW, Cartersville, Ga. 30120<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ufeffCost:<\/strong> Admission is between $2 and $6 per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?: <\/strong>Lee Greenwood<\/a> of “God Bless The U.S.A.” fame will be performing at the Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen. The opening act is Bonner Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong> April 14 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff 1031 Alabama Avenue, Bremen, Ga. 30110<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> Premium reserved tickets are\ufeff $43; reserved tickets are $38. All ticket prices increase by $5 if purchased at the door. What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff A fairly typical spring festival at Reed Bingham State Park<\/a>. This one is really good for children and is complete with building projects, music, archery and a fishing rodeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?: <\/strong>542 Reed Bingham Road, Adel, Ga. 31620<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff Parking is $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff The Rock Ranch<\/a> in The Rock, Ga. is hosting Super Hero Day. Expect to see Captain America, Wonder Woman and Spiderman at this one, provided the world doesn’t need saving that day. Kids are invited to dress up as their favorite super heroes and participate in the ranch’s regular attractions as well as interact with their special super-human guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 5020 Hwy 36, The Rock, Ga. 30285<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> $13 for all guests over age 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff No spring event list would be complete without the Atlanta<\/a> Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park. If you’ve never been, it is an art festival that has evolved into so much more, including the disc dogs competition, Midway Rides and the popular Kids Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 13 through April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 1071 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, Ga. 30309<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff The festival itself is free, but there are ticketed attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff If you love steak and want to eat as much of it as possible, all you really need to know about this event is that there will be plenty of steak to go around. It’s in Hazlehurst, Ga.<\/a> and it doesn’t end with steaks. It also has a chicken wing cook-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?: <\/strong>45 Riverwood Trail, Hazlehurst, Ga. 31539 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> Free to attend. If you think your steak is the best in Georgia it’ll cost you $150 to enter. $25 to enter your wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff An Earth Day celebration<\/a> at Tallulah Gorge State Park focused on bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 21, 12 to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Drive, Tallulah Falls, Ga. 30573<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff $5 parking fee. What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff A spring festival combined with a barbecue cook-off in downtown Moultrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?: <\/strong>\ufeffApril 20 and 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 1 North Main Street, Moultrie, Ga. 31768<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff Free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff Woodbine hosts its 33rd annual Crawfish Festival<\/a>, which promises Crawfish as well as children’s amusements, arts and crafts, cloggers and square dancers. The event also features a can’t-miss Crawfish parade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 27 and 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> Waterfront Park in Downtown, Woodbine, Ga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff Anything event that has been going on for 97 years has to be something spectacular. The Thomasville Rose Show and Festival is quite a spectacle. There are flower shows, parades and concerts as well as tours of historic sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 26 through 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 144 East Jackson Street, Thomasville, Ga. 31792<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> Most events are free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff A hybrid of a concert and theatre production highlighting the life and music of Georgia’s own Ray Charles. Kenny Brawner portrays Charles in this must-see performance at Mars Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 28 at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 106 S Laurel Street, Springfield, Ga. 31329<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> Tickets are $35 for floor seating and $30 for balcony seating. What is it?:<\/strong> Graves Mountain is holding a three-day dig and rock swap<\/a>. The concept here is fairly simple, you and your family can spend the day digging for unique rocks and then trade them with other collectors afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 27 through 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> Graves Mountain, Highway 378 Lincolnton, Ga. 30817<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong> Admission is free. You will need to sign a liability release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff The replica Vietnam Memorial Wall is rolling through Lincolnton, Georgia this month. This is the perfect event if you are a veteran, have a veteran in the family or want to teach your children about the Vietnam War without having to leave the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When is it?:<\/strong>\ufeff April 26 through 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is it?:<\/strong> 1972 Rowland-York Drive, Lincolnton, Ga. 30817<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost:<\/strong>\ufeff Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Ferris Wheel over Atlanta (Dogwood Festival)” by “Ferris Wheel over Atlanta (Dogwood Festival)” is licensed under “Ferris Wheel over Atlanta (Dogwood Festival)”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the weather is warming up, Georgian’s are starting to come out of hibernation and many of us are looking for fun things to do with our families, particularly on the weekend days. Here are some of the more intriguing and unique events throughout the state that are worth a weekend or day trip. Only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reptile Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Primitive Tools and Weapons Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lee Greenwood in Concert<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ufeffLittle River Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Super Hero Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Atlanta Dogwood Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Georgia Great Steak Cook-off<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Buzz on Bees Earth Day Celebration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ufeffSpring Fling and BBQ Cook Off<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\ufeffWoodbine Crawfish Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\ufeffRose Show & Festival<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\ufeffRay On My Mind: The Music and Life of Ray Charles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ufeffRock Swap & Dig<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\ufeffThe Wall That Heals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n