Hankering to get lit for the holidays? Then join us for the Light Up the Nite 5k Fun Run/Walk!! This event is open to all runners and walker ready to get their holidays hoppin' Saturday, November 23, 2024 @ 5PM. Trekking the festively illuminated shores of Lake Chatuge at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, this course will provide you with rolling hills both on paved and offroad terrain. Light Up the Nite will challenge your holiday hustle, all while providing you with a memorable holiday delight! All participants (signed up before 10/6/2024) will receive a holiday festive race tee shirt, as well as a finisher Light Up the Nite ornament. Honorary Finisher Awards to be gifted to the 1st finishing Male, Female, Master's finisher (65 years and up) and well as Child finisher (10 years of age or younger). Holiday Attire Award to be given to the runner or walker dressed in the most creative holiday gear! Proceeds from Light Up the Nite 5K are to benefit the young people of Remnant Youth. Thank you in advance for contributing to our efforts to make a positive, significant impact upon this next generation!

Starts Thursday, November 28th, 2024 - 6:00pmCloses Monday, December 23rd, 2024 - 9:00pm Mountain Country Christmas in Lights 2024, is a holiday treat for the entire family at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, GA along the shores of beautiful Lake Chatuge in the Northeast Georgia mountains. Detailed Hours: Show runs every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday from November 28 - December 7th from 6pm-9pm! Open EVERY night from December 12th - 23rd! (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) Thursday, December 5th - 6pm - 9pm - Towns County Residents Night Tuesday, December 10th - 5:30pm - 8:30pm - Nursing Home Drive Thru Ticket Info and Specials: Admission to the Mountain Country Christmas in Lights is $9 per person and children 12 and under are FREE!

"Candy Canes on Main" Join the Towns County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, November 30, 2024 beginning at 5:30pm from the parking lot of the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. Line up will begin at 4pm and you must be decorated and ready to go at 5pm. NO entry fee is required - donations to Shop with the Sheriff will be accepted. Please contact the Towns County Sheriff's office at 706-896-4444 if you want to participate and for the updated rules.

Christmas Cantata with Macedonia Baptist ChurchSaturday, December 14th 7pm Admission included with Mountain Country Christmas Lights admission. $9 per person and children 12 and under are FREE!

Come out to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds and help us usher in 2025 with bang! Blairsville Crusiers will be on the Fairgrounds from 5pm-7pm for a car show. No charge. All welcome to attend! Craft vendors, Hot Chocolate, BBQ, Firepits, and Hotdogs will be available for sale beginning at 3pm. Fireworks will begin at 8:45pm on Tuesday, December 31st!

January 17-19, 2025The Murder Mystery Weekend ™ Includes: • Accommodations for two nights • Friday welcome reception and hors d’oeuvres • Saturday breakfast, lunch, cocktail reception (cash bar) and dinner • Sunday breakfast and final solution with the awarding of prizes • All taxes and gratuities • Plus a unique and entertaining three day/two night Murder Mystery Weekend™ Adventure Click here to learn more about what to expect during your Murder Mystery Weekend at The Ridges. From $492 per person (double occupancy) Call to Reserve Today!

Chris Janson, proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and multi-platinum songwriter and artist, is part of Country music's new breed. In touch with the lighter side of life with self-penned No. 1s “Fix A Drink,” “Good Vibes,” and the four-times Platinum “Buy Me A Boat,” as well as the more thoughtful truths of “Done,” “Things You Can't Live Without,” and the CMA Song of the Year nominee and ACM Video of the Year “Drunk Girl.” Both “Boat” and “Girl” were named to the Nashville Songwriters Association International's prestigious “Songs I Wish I Wish I'd Written” list. Beyond his artistry is his live shows, where all that heart-on-the-four-wheeler songwriting meets the fans where they come to rock. Rolling Stone proclaimed him “a live legacy in the making,” and Janson is a frequent presence at the nation's biggest country festivals, tours, and unexpected sit-ins. For a man known for his outdoors lifestyle and collaborations with Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, making music from his own life has established the harmonica-forward multi-instrumentalist the go-to guy for young country for the last decade. Janson's Big Machine Label Group debut single, “All I Need Is You,” recently hit the No. 1 spot on the Country music charts (marking 5 career #1 hits) and his latest single “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,” is the first release on the recently re-named Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment imprint.