September Saturdays Festival
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Contact:
Wes Tallon
Director of Communications and Community Relations
Third Floor, Douglas County Courthouse
8700 Hospital Drive
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone: 770.920.7593
Fax: 770.920.7445
wtallon@co.douglas.ga.us
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Overview:
Saturday, September 22nd
Heroes Day + Touch-a-Truck Experience
Saturday, September 29th
Familly Day + Artist's and Craftsmen's Market
Mark your calendars! Come out and join your friends and neighbors for two Saturdays of fun, music, fellowship, and community!
The single purpose of September Saturdays is the building of community. That's it - providing a time and a place where the residents of our County can come together in a fun atmosphere to see old friends and neighbors, and to meet new ones. A community can only get stronger when it communicates!
September Saturdays is unique in that it is held on two consecutive Saturdays in September, so that people have two chances to attend. There is no cost to attend - charging for any festival feature might preclude someone from coming, and this festival is for everyone. Festival expenses are paid by Douglas County and the generosity of community minded businesses, so that the festival and all features can have free admission.
September Saturdays Festival Features
- Concerts by school, community and Church choruses/choirs and other programs on the Courthouse stage every 30 minutes
- Community Marketplace featuring booths from organizations, businesses, Churches, schools, clubs - a cross-section of the Douglas County community
- Computerized Child ID Program (CHIP)
- Vision screenings
- Rides and inflatable games for the kids
- Food Court (sold out)
- Touch-a-Truck Experience on Heroes Day - featuring equipment and vehicles from Douglas County Fire/EMS, Douglas County Sheriff's Department, and military - for the young and the young at heart to climb on and enjoy!
- Artists' and Craftsmen's Market on Family Day - featuring homemade items, homegrown foods, and arts and crafts by individuals and families
- Family movie each Saturday night at 8 p.m. on the outdoor movie screen
Would you like to be a vendor?
If you are interested in being a vendor in the Community Marketplace or Artists' and Craftsmen's Market, please register here, or call 770.920.7593 to request that a vendor packet be mailed to you. The Food Court is sold out - no food vendor applications are being accepted.
Here's some of the fun from Family Day at September Saturdays 2011! See you in 2012!
Click Here for the Photo Gallery!
Communities in Schools of Douglas County
The proceeds from vendor space rentals in the Community Marketplace go to benefit Communities in Schools of Douglas County, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides after-school programs and mentoring for Douglas County School System students. The Mission of Communities in Schools is to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life. No tax dollars can be used for this program, so it is dependent on grants and donations to help at-risk students become a success. For more information, please call Mitzi Teal, CISDC Executive Director, at 770.651.2039.
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