The Pine Tree Festival & Southeast Timber EXPO is held each year to celebrated the impact of the timber industry on this area's economy. Th is year's Pine Tree Festival is set for April 17 through May 9th. The Southeast Timber EXPO is set for three big days, May 7th through May 9th, 2009. 

Organized in 1946 by the Swainsboro Kiwanis Club, the Pine Tree Festival is a two-week event paying tribute to this area's vast forestry resources. Highlights of the event include lumberjack shows, beauty contests, auto races, golf tournament, live history reenactment, arts & crafts, wildlife exhibits, forestry exhibits, antique cars & trucks, entertainment and much more.

On Saturday, May 9th, a huge parade is planned for the downtown area with floats, bands, beauty queens, dignitaries and Shriners. The crowd then moves to the Swainsboro/Emanuel County Recreational Complex on McLeod Bridge Road for the Timber EXPO. For more information on the Pine Tree Festival & Sotheast Timber Expo call 478-237-6426.  For more information and a schedule of events choose the icon "Pine Tree Festival" located in the upper left hand of this page. 

The City of Garfield Wash Pot Festival is held each May as a joint project of the Garfield Volunteer Fire Department and the Garfield Masonic Lodge.  This year's event is slated for May 16th, 2009. The celebration centers around delicious foods cooked over open flames, many in authentic wash pots. Be sure to try sweet potatoes boiled in pine resin--you'll never eat a better sweet potato. Other favorites are fried chicken, barbecue, Brunswick stew, lacy corn bread, chicken & dumplings, creamed corn, butterbeans and much more. A parade, arts & crafts, local dancers and musicians, antique cars and antique tractors are featured during the event. For more information call Garfield City Hall at 478-763-3264.

The beauty of this local flower is on full display during this day-long event in the heart of downtown Canoochee, Ga.

Set for Saturday, June 6th, 2009, the festival is sponsored by the local volunteer fire department. Arts & crafts, entertainment, games for young and old and a tour of the local day lily gardens are featured. Call 478-237-5219 for more information. 

The Art Council's fall festival is delight for all ages. Held in September the event features arts & crafts, food, and many local homemade items. Sidewalk chalk drawings, music, face drawings and local vendors make this an event you don't want to miss. All children's activities are free. For more information contact the Emanuel Arts Center, 303 North Green Street or call 478-237-2592.  This year's event has been set for Saturday, September 19, 2009.

Starting at "dark-thirty," the Billy C. Carmichael Complex located on McLeod Bridge Road in Swainsboro, is the setting for this traditional firework display celebrating our nation's birthday. Sponsored by the Swainsboro Jaycees, the event is great for lawn chairs and a picnic.