Georgia Apple Festival

Would you like to be a vendor at the 2021 Georgia Apple Festival? Your chance is now! Apply today to be a vendor at the 50th anniversary of the Georgia Apple Festival today by clicking the link below: https://www.georgiaapplefestival.org/get-booth.aspx

We wish with all our heart that we were celebrating the first morning of Apple Festival with you today. Instead, we’re looking forward to 2021 and to the 50th Anniversary of the Georgia Apple Festival! We’re dedicated to making next year’s festival one you won’t forget!

This awesome article features 3 Ellijay orchards and is proof there is still plenty of Fall fun to be had in Ellijay!

Gilmer's awesome apple orchards are what have made us Georgia's Apple Capital! This awesome write up from the AJC features several of our awesome orchards and tells what they are doing to help keep your family safe this Fall! We hope you will still plan on coming to see them and make plans for family fun this Fall!

It is with a heavy heart that the Georgia Apple Festival board of directors announces that the 49th annual Georgia Apple Festival Arts & Crafts show has been cancelled for October 2020. The difficult decision was made following the guidance of the local healthcare community, after consultation with local officials, and with extensive feedback from vendors, volunteers, and local citizens. The health and well being of all concerned including our volunteers, vendors, and guests ...was paramount in the decision process. The board also weighed the additional costs and undertaking of trying to produce the event under the current CDC guidelines. It is our belief that the integrity and spirit of the event would suffer and not be profitable for vendors nor provide the type of experience that our guests have come to expect. All vendors and other stakeholders will receive direct communication from the festival management in the coming days. We ask your patience and understanding as we proceed. Moving forward the board will explore various opportunities to celebrate the fall apple season and that safely enhance and promote Georgia’s apple capital. We understand the far-reaching impact that this decision will have on the economic well being of our artists, our local businesses and community at large. The impact will also be felt by the two sponsoring agencies, the Ellijay Lions Club and the Gilmer Chamber. The Georgia Apple Festival is the largest fundraiser for both entities and the loss of revenue will be felt deeply by both in their effort to meet the charitable needs of the community supported by the Ellijay Lions Club and the needs of the Gilmer County business community supported by the Gilmer Chamber. It is our deepest desire that the current health crisis facing our county, state, nation and world will be behind us and that you will make plans to join us October 2021 as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary Georgia Apple Festival.

The Georgia Apple Festival is only 190 days away! Have you made your plans to come visit Ellijay yet?

Are you making plans to visit our sister festival? Georgia Apple Blossom Festival is right around the corner on May 2nd & 3rd and we hope to see you there! Like their page to stay up-to-date on the latest from this fun, free, and pet-friendly event!