Sorghum Festival Attracts Thousands

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Blairsville, GA – Over a period of two weekends, Oct. 14 & 15, and Oct. 21 & 22, the Sorghum Festival, held at Meeks Park in Union County, GA, just west of Blairsville, attracted thousands of people from as far away as California and Arizona. According to Sorghum Festival Treasurer Kim Bridges, over 10,000 people visited the Sorghum Festival this year. She said Saturday Oct. 14 was a record day for visitors.

Several bands played music throughout the four days of the Festival. There was abundant food, children’s games and arts and crafts of all sorts to entice customers. Not only did visitors come from all over the country; so did vendors and craftsmen.

The weather held for the duration of the event… just. The last day of the Festival was mostly clear and topped out at a temperature of about 70 degrees F (21 C). The next day there was over 1 1/2 inches of rain (3.81 cm).

Bridges said the purpose of the Festival is to raise money for several local causes, both yearly and one-off. Money raised from ticket sales and vendor fees, after expenses, goes to fund the Ball Scholarship at Union County High School (UCHS) as well as individual UCHS scholarships; donations to Union County Family Connection; the purchase of firewood for families that need it during the winter months in Union County; the care of needy families in Union County, the purchase of candy for kids to bring when visiting local nursing homes for Halloween and donations to other civic groups that service the Blairsville/Union County community.

The Sorghum Festival is a really fun time for both children and adults. See ya’ there next year!

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