Every event below comes from the group that runs it: the Downtown Development Authority, the Blairsville-Union County Chamber, the Union County Historical Society, the county, or the festival’s own organizers. Each card shows its source and the day we checked it. Where an organizer has not published a time or a date yet, we say so instead of guessing, and a date only gets an add-to-calendar button once its organizer has published it.
Coming up
Friday Night Mountain Music at the Old Courthouse
Organizer-published for 2026Mountain and bluegrass musicians in the restored courtroom of the 1899 courthouse. Remaining 2026 acts: Hickory Stands (Oct 16), Billy Kelley (Oct 23), Skillet Lickers (Oct 30), Roy Perren (Dec 4), North Georgia Chamber (Dec 11), John Cochran and the Cowhands (Dec 18).
Source: Union County Historical Society, checked 2026-10-16
Sorghum in the Mountains (the Blairsville sorghum festival)
Organizer-published for 2026Sorghum syrup made the old way, from pressing cane to boiling it down, plus old-time mountain games, a biscuit-eating contest, music and craft and food vendors. Admission for 2026 is not published.
Source: Sorghum in the Mountains, checked 2026-10-16
Sorghum Festival parade
Organizer-published for 2026The festival parade through downtown, theme 'Sweet Sorghum Goodness'.
Source: Sorghum in the Mountains, checked 2026-10-16
Blairsville Boo Bash 2026
Organizer-published for 2026Kids trick-or-treat at decorated business booths, with a costume contest by age group and food trucks.
Free Source: Blairsville-Union County Chamber, checked 2026-10-16
The Great Downtown Pumpkin Hunt + Family Glow Night
Organizer-published for 2026A daytime pumpkin hunt downtown, then glow-in-the-dark putt-putt, light-up cornhole, games and a DJ in the evening. The Glow Night is free; food trucks are extra.
Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
Tour of Trees 2026
Organizer-published for 2026More than 50 decorated trees and wreaths and a gingerbread village, with public voting Dec 1–11.
Free Source: Blairsville-Union County Chamber, checked 2026-10-16
Christmas Parade (Holiday on the Square)
Organizer-published for 2026Blairsville's Christmas parade, held downtown on the first Saturday of December.
Source: Union County Historical Society, checked 2026-10-16
Downtown Holiday Night Market (1st annual)
Date being confirmed: the DDA lists Dec 11 on one page and Dec 12 on anotherA first-year evening market downtown with Christmas music, late shopping, craft vendors, kids' activities and food trucks.
Free Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
Christmas Cookie Crawl (3rd annual)
Organizer-published for 2026Ticket holders collect gourmet cookies from more than 15 downtown shops, with a passport-stamp drawing.
$20 ticket (225 available) Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Organizer-published for 2027The former Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games, now held in Hiawassee about 17 miles east.
Source: Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival, checked 2026-10-16
Butternut Creek Festival
Organizer-published for 2027A juried fine arts and crafts show run by volunteers of High Country Artisans with the county recreation department.
Source: Butternut Creek Festival, checked 2026-10-16
Earlier in 2026 (a guide to next year)
These have already happened. Most repeat on a similar weekend each year, but wait for the organizer’s announcement before you plan around a 2027 date.
Blairsville Music & Seafood Festival (2nd annual)
Organizer-published for 2026Live music and seafood on the Historical Society's museum grounds.
Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
Blairsville Spring Arts, Crafts & Music Festival
Organizer-published for 2026Memorial Day weekend arts, crafts, demonstrations and music around the courthouse.
Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
Fourth of July celebration and fireworks
Organizer-published for 2026The Chamber's free Independence Day evening, with fireworks over Meeks Park.
Source: Blairsville-Union County Chamber, checked 2026-10-16
Butternut Creek Festival (27th annual)
Organizer-published for 2026The 27th annual juried arts and crafts show; free admission and parking.
Source: Butternut Creek Festival (archived page), checked 2026-10-16
Green Bean Festival
Organizer-published for 2026Arts and crafts vendors, food, fresh green beans and live music on the square. Free.
Source: Downtown Development Authority, checked 2026-10-16
The Heritage Festival (Mountain Heritage Festival)
Organizer-published for 2026Labor Day weekend demonstrations: gold panning, woodworking and blacksmithing, with local vendors and food trucks.
Source: Union County Historical Society, checked 2026-10-16
Moved, or not in Blairsville
- Scottish Festival & Highland Games: The Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games moved to Hiawassee, GA in 2025 and is now the Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games. (the festival)
- A Christmas tree lighting on the square: we found none announced for 2026 by the city, the DDA, the chamber or the Historical Society, so we don’t list one.
- The Georgia Mountain Fair is in Hiawassee, in Towns County, not in Blairsville.
Who publishes Blairsville’s calendar
Four groups run most events. The Downtown Development Authority runs the square festivals and the December evenings; the Chamber runs the Fourth of July, the Boo Bash and the Tour of Trees; the Historical Society runs the courthouse concerts, the Heritage Festival and the Christmas parade; and Sorghum in the Mountains, Inc. runs the sorghum festival. One caution: The Chamber’s Fairs & Festivals page mixes years. It lists ‘Sorghum Festival October 11-12, 18-19’ (2025 dates), links nottelymarinainc.com/2024-schedule for July 4, and lists a ‘Chocolate Walk – February 8’ while the DDA has the 2026 Chocolate Walk on Feb 7.
Calendar questions
When is the Blairsville Sorghum Festival in 2026?
Sorghum in the Mountains runs Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18, 2026, 9 AM to 5 PM at Meeks Park. The first weekend, October 10–11, was cancelled for weather. The parade is downtown on Saturday at 10 AM.
Source: Sorghum in the Mountains
Who runs downtown events in Blairsville?
The Downtown Development Authority runs most square festivals and December evenings, the Chamber runs the Fourth of July, Boo Bash and Tour of Trees, and the Historical Society runs the courthouse concerts and Christmas parade.
Source: Downtown Development Authority
When is the Blairsville Christmas parade in 2026?
Saturday, December 5, 2026, downtown, per the Union County Historical Society's event list. The start time and route have not been published yet.
Source: Union County Historical Society
Is the Scottish Festival still in Blairsville?
No. The Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games moved to Hiawassee in 2025 and is now the Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival & Highland Games, set for June 11–13, 2027.
Where is Meeks Park?
Meeks Park is at 490 Meeks Park Road, Blairsville, GA 30512, about two miles west of the courthouse square. The county recreation department runs it.
Source: Sorghum in the Mountains
Dates, hours and fees change. For anything official, the city has the final word: City of Blairsville official site
