The Georgia Apple Festival Journal
One useful question at a time about the Georgia Apple Festival and apple season in Ellijay: dates, parking, crafts, food and the orchards around town. Every post is dated and links its sources.
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Was the Georgia Apple Festival cancelled? What the record shows for 2026, and what is next
One day of it was. The Gilmer County Chamber says the Georgia Apple Festival and the Apple Arts Festival were canceled for Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, and continued on Sunday,…
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The Georgia Apple Festival with kids: free entry age, rides and what to plan
Children 12 and under get into the Georgia Apple Festival free, according to the organizer’s FAQ, and everyone else pays $10. The 2026 vendor list also had a petting zoo…
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Bringing a dog to Ellijay on festival weekend
Dogs cannot go to the Georgia Apple Festival: the organizer allows no pets at the Lions Club Fairgrounds, only service animals, and no animals of any kind may ride the…
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First weekend or second? What the 2026 vendor list says
For most shoppers the weekend made little difference in 2026: of the 235 craft and merchant booths on the organizer’s vendor list, 201 were booked for both weekends, 15 for…
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Georgia Apple Festival or the Apple Arts Festival: how they differ, and doing both in one day
The Georgia Apple Festival is the $10, no-pets show of over 250 vendors at the Lions Club Fairgrounds on South Main Street. The Apple Arts Festival is the free, pet-friendly…
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