- Holiday Events
- New Year's Eve Events
- Island Treasures 2009
- New Year's Bluegrass Festival
- Atlanta Boat Show
- 2008 Augusta Futurity
- Southern Gardening Symposium
- Southeastern Flower Show
- Stone Mountain Park - Snow Mountain
- Georgia National Junior Livestock Show and Rodeo
December 2008
See a round up of Southeast U.S. holiday festivals, events and trip ideas.
December 31, 2008
See New Year's Eve Events in the Southeast, including Atlanta's Peach Drop, Chick-Fil-A Bowl Events and more.
January 1 - February 28, 2009 - On the beach above the high water line - Jekyll Island, Georgia
Hand-worked glass float creations including stunning starfish, sand dollars and other pieces will be placed along the beach for lucky winter beachcombers to find and treasure forever.
January 1 - 3, 2009 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center - Jekyll Island, Georgia
Three days of great bluegrass music at the Annual New Year's Bluegrass Festival.
January 14 - 18, 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, Georgia
One of the largest displays of boats in the Southeastern United States, the Atlanta Boat Show features the latest models of boats of all shapes and sizes.
January 23 - 31, 2009 at the James Brown Arena (formerly the Augsuta Richmond County Civic Center Arena) - Augusta, Georgia
The 30th Annual Augusta Futurity features the popular cutting competition, bull riding, a Family Fun Fest, the Futurity Country Dance and much more.
January 16 – 18, 2009 at Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain, Georgia
The annual Southern Gardening Symposium presents professional speakers on topics related to gardening in the South. In addition to the lectures, the program offers a complete one-stop gardening marketplace and optional workshops.
January 28 - February 1, 2009 at the Cobb Galleria Centre (new location) - Atlanta, Georgia
This premier horticultural event in its 22nd year features landscape and floral exhibitions, plus garden merchandise, books, speakers and more. Many of the Southeast's premier garden designers and landscape architects will create extravagant indoor gardens for the Show, transforming the Cobb Galleria Centre into a vision of color and an explosion of scents. Judges from across the country will critique the entries of many of the nation's expert horticulturists and featured national, regional and local speakers will offer their expertise on landscaping, cooking, flower arranging and more.
December 31, 2008 – March 1, 2009 - Stone Mountain, Georgia
New this year, Stone Mountain Park's Laser Lawn transforms into a winterland with Snow Mountain, a family snow park. Snow Mountain opens New Year's Eve and runs weekends through March 1, 2009, featuring three football fields of deep snow including a 400' tubing hill and a 30,000 square foot play area with activities for the whole family. For maximum play time in the snow, advanced ticket purchase is recommended. Related Information - Visiting Stone Mountain Park
February 18 – 22, 2009 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter - Perry, Georgia
The Georgia National Junior Livestock Show is scheduled for February 18 through 22 and the Georgia National Rodeo, which is sanctioned by the PRCA, is scheduled for February 19 though 21.
