The 36th annual Banks County Holiday Festival will be held Friday-Sunday, Aug. 29-31, in downtown Homer.
The theme of the festival will be “Celebrating Banks County’s 150 years.”
Booths will open at various times on Friday, Aug. 29. The Holman Autry Band will perform at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, booths will be open all day. A parade will be held at 10 a.m. Former board of commission chairman Milton Patterson, who served from 1986-1997, will be the chairman.
Entertainment on Saturday afternoon will be provided by the Banks County Band and Majorettes, 11 a.m.; the Banks County Twirlers, noon; cloggers, 1 p.m.; square dancers, 1:30 p.m., Redemption Outreach Dance Team, 2 p.m.; karaoke, hula hoop, limbo and other activities, 3 p.m.; Apple City Cloggers, 3:30 p.m.; cakewalk, 4 p.m.; Marcus Dobbs, 5 p.m. and Peggie Hoskins and Vertigo, 7:30 p.m.
A special feature will be “Tubby,” a snow-tubing activity for all ages. This will be the first time the activity has been offered at a festival in the United States.
On Sunday, Aug. 31, gospel music will be provided by The Browns, Georgia and The Reggie Saddler Family.
