When: Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: Spence Field, Moultrie.The Moultrie Spring Swap Meet is a three-day automotive event that starts on Thursday, with parts, tools, literature, equipment, antique and performance parts, jewelry, crafts, clothing, candles, women’s accessories and more. Collectible and special interest items. The Car Corral offers hundreds of vehicles displayed for sale.Admission: $10, children 11 and under no charge.For more information, go to https://moultrieswapmeet.com/#. File Photo: Alan Mauldin
Take advantage of some early spring-like weather this weekend, with the forecasters predicting sunny and mild days. That means it will be a great time to get out to a car show, a spring fest, a glass-blowing and beer festival in Americus or anything else going on in southwest Georgia.
When: Saturday, from 2 p.m.-6 p.m.Where: 315 W. Lamar St.The annual Hot Glass Craft Beer Festival combines glass-blowing with Georgia’s innovative craft brewing culture, bringing those two artisian worlds together in one epic event. The festival will feature at least 20 regional breweries, with three to four different beers from each. This is a rain-or-shine event with no refunds.Admission: $15-$75, with children 17 and under admitted at no charge. Must be 21 or older to sample beers.For more information, go to https://allevents.in/americus/americus-hot-glass-craft-beer-festival-2024/10000824142681947..
When: Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: Davis Park, 334 1st St NE, Cairo.It’s a new season for the Growing Grady Farmer’s Market, returning each first Saturday for the 2024 season. Bring the family, fur babies and friends for some fun while shopping local and fresh. The amrket will feature fresh produce, citrus trees, plants, local meat, homemade items, lemonade, fresh juices and homemade crafts.For more information or to become a vendor, email [email protected].
When: Sunday, noon-10 p.m.Where: U.S. 19 Dragway, 1304 Williamsburg Road, Albany.Spring Fest 2024 is billed as the biggest festival in south Georgia this spring. Bring your chairs, tents and coolers. Vendors and artists on site.Admission: $10-$100.
When: Sunday, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.Where: Pretoria Fields Brewing, 120 Pine Ave.Come enjoy dinner and a show at the brewery with Lance Farlow, and San Joe’s To-Go. A Thomasville native, Lance is a firefighter and paramedic who enjoys the outdoors, music and teaching. Playing Americana acoustic music that spans all the way from 60’s country and folk to 90’s alternative and modern hits, his style transcends generations.
Alan has been a reporter for 30 years, including at The Moultrie Observer, Thomasville Times-Enterprise and The Albany Herald. His favorite book is “Catch-22,” and he has an Australian shepherd/American bulldog mix named Maxwell.
