Wiregrass Festival

Tattnall County, Georgia

Saturday, September 25 & Sunday Sept. 26, 2010

9 am - 5 pm Saturday and

1pm - 5 pm Sunday at the

Tattnall County Courthouse

Reidsville, Georgia

Events include:

Fun for the whole family!

Arts, Crafts, Food, Rides, Entertainment

Artisans and Crafters

The Wiregrass Festival sponsors invite all artisans, crafters and hobbyists to join this year's festival by showing your arts and crafts.

Food Vendors

The Wiregrass Festival sponsors welcome all civic organizations, churches, schools and other vendors to this year's festival and look forward to the great food each group provides.

Wiregrass Golf Tournament

 4th Annual Wiregrass Golf Tournament

Saturday, August 14, 2010. 

The Wiregrass Festival Committee is pleased to announce it will hold its annual golf tournament in conjunction with the 7th Annual Wiregrass Festival on Saturday, August 14, 2009.  Sign up will begin at 7:30 am and Shotgun at 8:00 am.  This will be the first golf tournament at the anxiously awaited new 18 holes at the beautiful Brazell Creek Golf Course located in the Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park in Reidsville.
For More Information Contact:  James or Linda Curl (912) 557-3186 email: curlreidsivlle@gmail.com or Porter Thomas (912) 557-7745 email: gordoniags@alltel.net   Golf Course Fax:  (912) 557-7741 or David Avery (912) 557-6323/288-1132 email: davidavery61@yahoo.com

Beauty Pageant

 4th Annual Miss Wiregrass Festival Pageant

Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 7:00 pm.  Ages 0-9 & 10-20. 

 The Registration Fee for the pageant is $40 per contestant and an additional $10 if they want to compete in the Most Photogenic category.  Applications can be obtained at the old County Courthouse in Room 202, the Glennville Sentinel office, the Tattnall Journal office,  from Wanda Blair at Pizazz, and from the County Commissioners Office on the 1st floor of the old County Courthouse.  See Trenda Porter or Angela DeLoach or by calling David Avery at (912) 557-6323 or (912) 288-1132 or Wanda Blair (912) 557-4220.

 

Antique & Classic Automobile Owners

The Wiregrass Festival sponsors invite all Antique & Classic Automobile and Truck Owners to participate in our fifth annual people's choice car show.  This event proved to be one of the main attractions during our previous Wiregrass Festivals.

Motorcycle Enthusiasts 

The Wiregrass Festival sponsors invite all motorcycle enthusiasts to participate in our forth annual motorcycle show.

Application deadline for Car, Motorcycle entries are September 15, 2010.

The "Tattnall Invincibles," a Civil war reenactment group, will be setting up a campsite again this year.  Stop by and visit with our local re-enactors.

Our “Kiddie Korral” will feature a bounce house, a huge slide, a train ride, pony rides, a fishing pond and much more!

Diaper Derby

5th Annual Diaper Derby

Join us for the fith annual Diaper Derby.  This is a fun-filled non-competitive event for crawling children.  Bring the entire family and enjoy the fun as the babies crawl, creep and wander their way across the track.  The contest is open to all babies that crawl but do not walk.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive a basket of prizes for the baby and parents.

Ribbons will be awarded for each heat.  1st place winners will compete for the title: 
Lil' Wiregrass Diaper Derby Baby.

Participants:  After sending in your application, detailed information concerning the festival and booth setup procedures will be mailed to you on September 15th.  Canopies may be placed to cover your booth.  Booths will be assigned in a first-come, first-served basis.  The cost of each 14' X 14' booth will be $40.00.

The display area will be held around the Tattnall County Courthouse.

Contacts

If you have an interest in or have questions about:

  • an arts & crafts booth, please contact David Avery at (912) 557-6323 or email:  davidavery61@yahoo.com.

  • a food vendor booth, please contact David Avery at (912) 557-6323 or email:  davidavery61@yahoo.com

  • a classic car, truck or motorcycle entry, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at: (912) 557-6323 or email:  davidavery61@yahoo.com

  • an entertainment entry, call Betty Adams at (912) 557-4626 or email David at: davidavery61@yahoo.com

  • this website, please email Brien Davis at: 

The Wiregrass Festival and Hobby Show is sponsored by the Greater Tattnall Chamber
of  Commerce and the Reidsville Lions Club.

Pictures and captioning provided in part by The Tattnall Journal and local contributors.

An event such as the Wiregrass Festival cannot succeed without the help and support of the community it serves.  If you are interested in volunteering or have any suggestions or advice, please contact Jeannette Deloach (557-4381) or any of the above-mentioned contacts.  Thank you and God bless.