Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival welcomes visitors every year with whiffs of barbecue and other delicious foods, sounds of fiddles and original and creative arts and crafts in and amongst the old homestead buildings throughout the terraced woods under the pine tree canopy. The amphitheater in Dogwood Hollow features bluegrass bands, gospel quartets, and dance teams.
Over 40 old-timers resurrect pioneer ways: dipping candles, carving decoys (in fact, one carver is a member of the prestigious Ward Foundation in Delaware) and knobbits, building fishing rods, weaving chairseats with cornshucks, making baskets, building dulcimers and brooms, tatting, cutting silhouettes, tinsmithing and more. Childrens’ activities include storytelling, farm animals, hayrides, horseback rides and a magician-ventriloquist. |
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Mossy Creek is justifiably rated a “Top 100 Event in North America” and “Favorite Festival in Georgia” in its 30 year run, earning its reputation as “the way things used to be.” People visit from all over the country and even a few world travelers report that when they plan their trip to the U.S., it’s around the Mossy Creek Festival dates.
The semi-annual festival is always the third weekend in April (rescheduled if Easter falls at that time) and the third weekend in October. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $5/adults and $1/children with free parking. Take Warner Robins I-75 exit 144 to Lake Joy Road. Phone 478-922-8265 or visit www.mossycreekfestival.com. and plan to experience a top family festival.
Upcoming Events
• March 12-13: “Peaches to Beaches” 200 mile Antiques & Yard Sale (478-988-8000)
• April 17-18: Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival (888-288-9742)
• May: Koi Pond and Garden Tour of Homes (888-288-9742)
• July 2: Air Force Reserve Command Band Independence Celebration Concert, free (888-288-9742)
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