FESTIVAL GUIDE Presented by: Saturday, September 22nd. 10am-4pm
Event Schedule 9am: Walk-A-Mile @ First Presbyterian 10am-4:00pm: Event Information Booth 10am-2pm: Key Club Car Show at the Depot 10am-4pm: Library Book Sale 10am-4pm: Train Museum Open 10am-4pm: Historical Society/ African American Museum 10am-3pm: Chenocetah Tower Hayrides...Leaving from Appletree Alley 10am-4pm: Kid s Zone 10am-4pm: All Vendors Operate 10am-4pm: Harlem Globetrotter Michael Douglas 11am-3pm: M&R Trackless Trains 11am: Cornhole Tournament - Irvin Street 11am-4pm: Live entertainment - Main Stage 2pm: Anything Apple Competition - Main Stage 1
Entertainment Schedule Located at the Depot Stage 10:00am: Matt Fried 11:15am: Starr Phipps 11:45am: Laotian Dance Team 12:30pm: East Coast Band 2:15pm: Anything Apple Competition 3:00pm: Storm Tipton 2
Information Booth Items T-Shirts (While supplies last) Apples: Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith Candied Apples and pastries from Jaemor Farms in the Train Museum Water Hazel Creek Orchards Apple Cider *Event Maps and information will be available*
Event Parking Parking for the event is allowed in the following locations: Post Office Parking Lot (N. Main St.) First Baptist Church (Foreacre St. ) Cornelia Library (Main & Chattahoochee st.) Community House North Main Credit Union Historical Society Museum Public parking on Wells Street *Handicap parking is located at rear of Sugartopia 188 North Main St.
Activities Crabapple Kid Zone: 10am-4pm All vendors in the kid area in public parking and Connextion Church are private vendors & set their own rates/prices for rides & games. Includes Harlem Globetrotter, Inflatables, Fire Safety House, and Airbrush Tattoos Cornhole Tournament Located in front of caboose at the depot. Tournament begins at 11 a.m. and lasts until finished. $5 per person Arts/Crafts Area: 10am-4pm Handmade art/crafts located in Appletree Alley. Merchandise/Food Vendors: 10am-4pm Located near the depot and on Clarkesville St. Anything Apple Competition Located on the main stage at the depot. Must be turned in by 1:30. Judging begins at 2:15 p.m. Train Museum Located inside Depot at 102 Grant Place Trackless Train Rides: Located at Nationwide Insurance Live Entertainment 11am-3pm Located at the Depot at 102 Grant Place Classic Car Show Located at the Depot at 102 Grant Place
Hayrides & Tower Tours Hayrides will depart from Apple Tree Alley and travel up to Chenocetah Tower $3 per adult person (anyone over the age of 12) Children 12 and under are FREE with paying adult passenger (limit 4 kids per adult) US Forestry Service will operate FREE tours up to top of the tower all day during the festival.
Lost Children: Children separated from their parents/guardians should be taken to the festival info tents. The tent workers will notify Wayne Green. Stage area will be notified to make an announcement. First Aid: The Cornelia Fire Department will be on hand to administer First Aid. A basic first aid kit will be located at information booth. If additional help is needed, the volunteer staff working those booths will contact the FD for help. For a life or death emergency, CALL 911!
Organizers DDA Manager & Event Organizer: Jessie Owensby, Brittain Williams Police Dept: Wayne Green Buildings & Grounds Supervisor (bathrooms,trash, etc.) - Kevin Dyer Volunteer Coordinator: Brittain Williams Vendor Coordinator: Mike Owensby, Hope Murray
Thank You Please take the time to find and THANK a city worker. The staff works incredibly hard to host this event for months before, during, and after everyone else has gone home. We love having visitors. The staff would also like to THANK YOU, the visitor, for coming to our city! We are happy to have you anytime!
Ideas to Share: Please write ideas or questions here to share with the organizing committee of the festival. Also please share any suggestions or comments for improvement you may get from attendees. This helps us improve the event each year! THANK YOU to all of our sponsors for helping to make this event happen!
Event Map 2018 Big Red Apple Festival