Things to Do on Labor Day Weekend in Georgia
Friday, September 4th, 2015
As the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day signals the upcoming season of fall festivals, football, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, apple picking and brilliantly colored scenery. Don’t miss the chance to squeeze in one more summer blast at these Georgia Labor Day events! Find more information about these and many more things to do in Georgia on ExploreGeorgia.org.
Food & Drink
Sept. 4: Food Truck Friday, Duluth
Sept. 4-5: Bacon Fest, Savannah
Sept. 4-5: 33rd Annual Kingsland Catfish Festival, Kingsland
Sept. 5: Grape Stomping Festival, Blairsville
Sept. 5: Boos and Brews Pub Crawl, Dahlonega
Sept. 6: August Wine Cruise Series, Lake Lanier
At the State Parks
Sept. 4: Labor Day Twilight Paddle, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder
Sept. 4-6: Laborless Day, Little Ocmulgee State Park and Lodge, Helena
Sept. 5: Red Fox Fun Run, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain
Sept. 5: Labor Day at Jarrell Plantation, Juliette
Sept. 5: Labor Day Face Painting, Fort Mountain State Park, Chatsworth
Sept. 5: Labor Day Celebration, Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill
Sept. 5: Dirty Spokes Trail Run, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge
Sept. 5-6: Wild Cave Tours, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn
Sept. 5-6: Labor Day Weekend Night Kayak, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge
Sept. 5-6: Tightrope Lessons, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls
Sept. 5-6: Twilight Night Paddle, High Falls State Park, Jackson
Sept. 5-7: Holiday Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls
Sept. 5-7: Tools and Skills That Built a Colony, Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
Sept. 5-7: Labor Day on the Lake, Florence Marina State Park, Omaha
Sept. 7: Labor Day at Fort King George, Darien
Sept. 7: Labor Day Commemoration, Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway
Family Fun
Sept. 4: Hot Rods on Main Cruise-In, Douglasville
Sept. 4: Dive In Movie, Atlantis, Lake Lanier
Sept. 4-5: Fiddlin’ Flea Market & Family Festival, Newnan
Sept. 4-6: Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
Sept. 4-6: Stone Mountain Park’s Labor Day Weekend Celebration, Stone Mountain
Sept. 5: Dive In Movie, Finding Nemo, Lake Lanier
Sept. 5-6: St. Simons Island Antique Show, St. Simons Island
Sept. 5-7: Labor Day Weekend at the Zoo, Cleveland
Sept. 6: Tybee Island Labor Day Beach Bash, Tybee Island
Free Things to Do
Sept. 4: 1st Friday Concert, Rome
Sept. 4: Friday Night Live: The Great Downtown Tailgate, Woodstock
Sept. 4: First Friday Fireworks, Savannah
Sept. 4: First Friday: The Benders, Thomasville
Sept. 4: First Friday Concert Series, The Swingin’ Medallions, Monroe
Sept. 4: First Friday Concert Series, Top 40 Pop Night, Dublin
Sept. 4: First Fridays, Historic Downtown Brunswick
Sept. 4: First Friday, Valdosta
Sept. 4: First Friday Fest in the Northeast Georgia Mountains, Clayton
Sept. 5: Good Life Drum Circle, Albany
Sept. 5: Buchanan Cruise Night, Buchanan
Sept. 5: Bluegrass on the Square, Tallulah Falls
Sept. 5: First Saturday Programs, Andersonville
Sept. 5-6: Perspectives 2015 – Georgia Pottery Invitational demonstrations and gallery talks, Watkinsville
Sports & Racing
Sept. 4-6: IPRA World Championship Fall Rodeo, Cumming
Sept. 5: South Hall Rotary 5K, Gainesville
Sept. 5: 21st Annual Duck Race, Glenwood
Sept. 6: Callaway Gardens Family Fitness Series Triathlon, Pine Mountain
Last Chance! Events Ending Labor Day Weekend
Through Sept. 7: Summer Music Weekends, Lookout Mountain
Through Sept. 7: Blue Star Museums, Albany
Through Sept. 8: Festival Springs Fountain, Albany
Opening Labor Day Weekend
Sept. 1-Sept. 30: Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
Sept. 4-Oct. 30: Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise, Augusta
Sept. 5-Oct. 11: Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers National Juried Show, Blue Ridge
From the Georgia Department of Economic Development: Georgia.org.