Date of Event

April 29, 2017 10:00AM -
April 29, 2017 4:00PM

Event Location

Arcade City Park
Arcade Park Street
Arcade, GA 30549
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Description of Event:

To celebrate its status as the Encore Azalea City, the City of Arcade celebrates its Arcade Encore Azalea Festival Saturday, April 29, 2017, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will include a 5K Run/Walk Race, an arts and crafts festival, car show, children’s activities, festival food and live entertainment at Arcade City Park. Admission is free; the festival takes place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At 7 a.m., registration begins for an 8 a.m. 5K run/walk race, “Pounding for Paws,” near Arcade Park off Ga. 129, benefitting the Humane Society of Jackson County. Registration through April 15 is $20 per person, the morning of the race is $25 pp. Downloadable forms and online registration are available at www.runnersfit.com/poundingforpaws

More than 25 arts and crafts vendors selling jewelry, hand-made items, home décor, arts and photography will open their booths from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Arcade City Park, Arcade Park Street, where the city’s plantings of Encore Azaleas will be showcased. Musical entertainment includes popular singer Kristin Tinsley, plus Tre Powell (The Big Smooth), and performances by students from West Jackson Middle School and Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Children’s activities include a bounce house and slide. Festival food and live entertainment will be available throughout the day.

The Car Show takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Car registration is $15 and begins at 9:30 a.m. at the park entrance.

For more information about the Arcade Encore Azalea Festival, call 770-965-3340 or visit the Arcade website at www.cityofarcade.org. Additional vendors may contact Arcade City Hall at 706-367-5500 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Booth spaces are $40 each.

“The festival and celebration are our gift to the people of Arcade, Jackson County and Georgia,” said Arcade Mayor Doug Haynie. “The City Council is very pleased to present this event to the community that will show our community spirit and pride.”

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