44th Annual Fall Festival
October 20, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Join us at historic Rocket Field in downtown Watkinsville on Saturday, October 20th for the 44th Annual Fall Festival! With over 200 booth spaces and 20,000 visitors in attendance, this one day outdoor festival is the largest arts & crafts venue in the area.

Craft Vendors : Our vendors are some of the best in the southeast and sell predominately handcrafted one-of-a-kind items.

Food Vendors : Whether you crave a gyro, corndog, BBQ, or hamburger, you will find it at the festival. There will also be funnel cakes, Italian Ice, homemade sodas, kettle corn, and much more!
Parking
Parking during the festival is available at the following locations:

Harris Shoals Park (free parking with hayride shuttle to festival area)
Bethel Baptist Church (free parking, donations accepted)
Oconee State Bank (downtown Watkinsville, $5 parking by Leadership Oconee)
Oconee County Courthouse (free parking behind the courthouse)
Ashford Memorial Methodist Church (free parking, donations accepted)
Southwire (free parking with hayride shuttle to festival area)

Handicap Parking
  • Next to the Courthouse (23 N. Main St., Watkinsville)
  • Lot next to Watkinsville First Christian Church (4 N. Main St., Watkinsville)
Festival Shirts
Festival shirts can be purchased for $15 at booth #117 operated by Big Frog. Big Frog will custom print your shirt with our fall festival artwork created by local artist Jamie Calkin.
Local Downtown Shops
Businesses in downtown Watkinsville will be open during the festival. The Oconee Farmers Market will be set up in front of the courthouse from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Eagle Tavern Museum will be open for free tours from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Road Closures
The map below shows areas (red lines) where barricades will be set up during the festival. The barricades will be put up at 6:00 a.m. and will be removed at 4:30 p.m. If you live or work in areas where barricades will be set up, you will have access to and from your home/business. Please note that Main Street will be open throughout the festival, but with the large number of festival attendees you may be delayed by up to 30 minutes getting from one end of Main Street to the other so please plan accordingly.
For more information on the fall festival, please
Oconee Chamber of Commerce
55 Nancy Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
www.oconeechamber.org
(706) 769-7947