July 4th Old Fashioned Celebration
July, 4 - Ellijay
Food, family entertainment, parade, duck race and fireworks!
Appalachian Regional Fair
August - mid-month - Ellijay
The Ellijay Lions Club Presents an Old Timey County Fair, complete with Midway Rides, Food, Display booths, Contests, Vegetables, Crafts, Farmers market, Flower Show, Livestock, Local & Regional Talent.
Apple Pickin' Jubilee
September
Pick your own apples, wagon rides, playground, pig races, moonshine museum, entertainment, food, corn maze, petting farm and pony rides. Hillcrest Orchards, Hwy. 52 East.
The Cherry Log Festival
October (every weekend)
For four weekends each October, the community of Cherry Log, just north of Ellijay, celebrates the harvest with the Cherry Log Festival.
Georgia Apple Festival
October (Second and third weekends)
Producing 600,000 bushels of apples each fall, Ellijay/Gilmer County is Georgia's Apple Capital, so it's only natural that the second and third weekends of October each year, people from all over the nation come to Ellijay to celebrate the apple. Handmade arts and crafts, homegrown entertainment, and plain old fun, combine with every apple product imaginable to make the weekends a family adventure. Throw in the colorful fall leaves, crisp mountain air, sky-blue days, and star-studded nights and you'll want to visit again and again. Sponsored by the Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce and the Ellijay Lions Club, the festivities include a car show and a parade.
Art & Crafts on the Square
October - Ellijay
Sponsored by DEMA. Food vendors, artists and craft vendors.
Trick-or-Treat on the Square
October 31 - Ellijay
Sponsored by DEMA, costume contest, Jack O'Lantern contest and much more, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
Festival of Trees
December - Ellijay
The Festival of Trees is held during the month of December at the Gilmer County Library. This popular community event is organized and hosted by Friends of the Library. Local businesses and civic organizations provide and decorate theme trees for viewing by the public. An Opening Celebration Night is held during the first week of December.
