From hotrods to hummingbirds, the Southeast Tourism Society spotlights the season’s Top 20 events
ROSWELL, GEORGIA – JUNE 2015 -Since 1985 the Southeast Tourism Society has recognized the unique, diverse and unparalleled events in the region with the Top 20 Events Program. For every month of the year, STS selects 20 events per month which represent the Southeast’s down home flavor through arts and crafts, music, parades, pageantry, food, sporting competitions, live entertainment and much more.
Save the date for these upcoming opportunities to experience the best of the Southeast and read more about each event at: www.TravelMediaPressRoom.com/sts/fall-2015-top-20-events.
October 2015
September 30 – October 4, Charleston Boulevard Rod Run and Doo Wop, Charleston, WV
October 3 – October 4, The Cotton Pickin’ Fair, Gay, GA
October 3 – October 5, North Carolina Seafood Festival, Morehead City, NC
October 4 – October 11, Cruisin’ the Coast, Mississippi Gulf Coast, MS
October 8 – October 11, 44th Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL
October 8 – October 18, Georgia National Fair, Perry, GA
October 9 – October 11, Daytona Blues Festival, Daytona Beach, FL
October 9 – October 11, Autumn Leaves Festival, Mount Airy, NC
October 9 – October 11, Fall for Greenville, Greenville, SC
October 10, T.O.O.T. (Taste of Our Towns), Lewisburg, WV
October 11, Clearwater Hispanic Heritage Concert/Concierto Herencia Hispana, Clearwater, FL
October 15 – October 18, Hogansville Hummingbird Festival, Hogansville, GA
October 16 – October 18, Carolina BalloonFest, Statesville, NC
October 17, Blacksburg Brew Do, Blacksburg, VA
October 17, New River Gorge Bridge Day, Fayetteville, WV
October 17, Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival, Alpharetta, GA
October 17 – October 18, 26th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, Georgetown, SC
October 17 – October 18, 28th Annual Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Norfolk, VA
October 24 – October 25, Rougarou Fest, Houma, LA
October 24, The Barbecue Festival, Lexington, NC
October 30 – November 8, West Virginia University Mountaineer Week, Morgantown, WV
November 2015
November 5 – November 15, The Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival, Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast, AL/FL
November 6 – November 8, Holiday Market – Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
November 6 – November 8, Ponchatoula Antique Trade Days & Arts & Craft Fair, Ponchatoula, LA
November 6 – November 8, The Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival, Columbia, Columbia, SC
November 7 – November 8, 37th Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, Ocean Springs, MS
November 7, National Pumpkin Destruction Day, The Rock, GA
November 11, Avenue of the Flags, Lake Charles, LA
November 11 – November 14, Christmas Jubilee 2015, Mobile, AL
November 11 – November 15, Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC
November 12 – November 15, 34th Annual Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals, Myrtle Beach, SC
November 13 – November 15, Holiday Market – Charleston, Charleston, SC
November 13 – November 15, Ron Meyers Christmas City Gift Show, Biloxi, MS
November 14, 22nd Annual Sugar Day Festival, Alexandria, LA
November 14 – November 15, Scottish Games & Celtic Festival, Biloxi, MS
November 16 – November 24, Annual Tourism Festival of Trees, Greeneville, TN
November 19 – November 21, Mistletoe and Moss Holiday Market, Lake Charles, LA
November 20 – November 22, Fine Craft Show, Knoxville, TN
November 21 – November 21, 20th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration, Raleigh, NC
November 27 – November 29, The Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic Art & Craft Festival, Greensboro, NC
November 7 – December 13, Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Hammond, LA
November 8 – January 4, Stone Mountain Christmas, Stone Mountain, GA
November 13 – January 2, Galaxy of Lights, Huntsville, AL
November 20 – January 2, Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights, Lookout Mountain, GA
November 21 – December 31, Holidays in the City, Norfolk, VA
November 21 – February 21, Snow Mountain, Stone Mountain, GA
November 27 – January 2, Magic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore, AL
November 27 – December 31, A Country Christmas in Lights, The Rock, GA
November 27 – December 22, Enchanted Airlie, Wilmington, NC
December 2015
December 1 – December 31, Southwest Louisiana Christmas Lighting Festival, Lake Charles/Sulphur, LA
December 1 – December 23, Ruby Falls Christmas Underground, Chattanooga, TN
December 3, Hometown Holidays Parade, Forsyth, GA
December 4 – December 5, Christmas in the Pass, Pass Christian, MS
December 5, Artisans of the Olde English District & Downtown Holiday Market, Lancaster, SC
December 5 – December 6, Old Wilmington by Candlelight, Wilmington, NC
December 5, Christmas on the Water, Gulf Coast, MS
December 5 – December 6, Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour, Marietta, GA
December 12, Historic Decatur Christmas Tour of Homes, Decatur, AL
December 13, 14th Annual Florida Holiday Halfathon, St. Petersburg, FL
December 4 – December 18, The Roanoke Times Dickens of a Christmas, Roanoke, VA
Southeast Tourism Society, www.SoutheastTourism.org, 770-542-1523.
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