When: Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Albany Exchange Club fairgrounds, 810 S. Westover Blvd.The Exchange Club’s Car Show, Car Corral and Swap Meet will feature cars, food vendors and local produce, arts and crafts and more.For more information, go to https://visitalbanyga.com/events/exchange-club-car-show/.
When: Saturday, 11na.m.-6 p.m.Where: Wolf Creek Plantation, 207 Wolf Creek Drive.The eigth annual spring festival will feature food vendors, arts and crafts vendors and wine and wine slushies, with free tastings and tours. The event is child- and dog-friendly.Admission: No charge.
When: Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Where: Downtown Pelham.The annual car show and cornhole festival is set for this weekend. Awards will be presented for 50 top cars and one for best of show.Registration for cornhole is $20 pre-registration and $30 the day of the festival.
When: Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday.Where: Mark’s Melon Patch, 8580 Albany Hwy., Dawson.It’s a country music weekend at the patch, with live music by Michael Everson and Cody Murphy on Saturday and Sky Shattles on Sunday. The fesvibal features activities on the farm, including the new animal barrel train ride.Admission: No charge, the purchase of a gold pass covers all activities.For more information or to purchase a pass online, go to https://www.marksmelonpatch.com/marks-melon-patch-festival-activities.htm.
When: Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: Chehaw Park & Zoo, 105 Chehaw Park Road.The day of activities starts with registration at 7:30, followed by the start of the 5k at 8:30 a.m. and the Fun Run at 8:45 a.m. Beginning at 10 a.m. the arts and crafts vendors and kid zones will open, with a cornhole tournament at 10 a.m. and beer relay at 3 p.m. Registration for the cornhole tournament starts at 11:30 a.m. and for the relay at 2 p.m.For more information, go to https://findarace.com/us/events/2024-cancer-ties-5k-fun-run-and-beer-relay-race.
When: Saturday, starts at 10 a.m.Where:100 W. Oblethorpe Blvd., Albany,The second annual Reginald’s Safe Haven Autism Awareness Walk will feature resource vendors, game truck, food truck, retail vendors, games, door prizes, face painting, bounce houses and more.
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.
